In 2024, The Little Giraffe Foundation funded 21 NICU Support grants.

2024 NICU Support Grants

• Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts — to receive $1,000 to ensure infants in the NICU receive the specialized bottle systems necessary for safe and effective feeding practices.

• Redeemer Health, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 to provide families with basic needs, holiday gift bags, meals, and vouchers for transportation.

• Arvo James MacLure Memorial Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts — to receive $1,000 to provide each family in the NICU with a book to read together and take home, in hopes of creating lasting memories while also promoting infant brain development.

• Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, Illinois — to receive $1,000 for the purchase of gas/food cards for their NICU Transportation Fund.

• Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida — to receive $700 to revamp their CPR education program for families prior to getting discharged from the NICU.

• Jackson Health System—Holtz Hospital, Miami, Florida — to receive $1,000 to create a unit library, expand the way they offer sibling support, and expand the resources they provide to families during bereavement.

• At Home In The Crib, Iowa City, Iowa — to receive $500 to resupply NICU bed linens and give families the option to choose something bright and cheerful to match their nursery at home.

• Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio — to receive $1,000 to provide families in the NICU with gas and food gift cards.

• Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota — to receive $1,000 to expand their NICU reading program and purchase books written in both English and Spanish.

• University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, California — to receive $1,000 to purchase the NuRoo Pocket skin-to-skin wraps for use during holding and skin-to-skin care by their patients' parents.

• Edward Foundation, Naperville, Illinois — to receive $1,000 to provide NICU patients and families with a strand of beads to provide support and help tell their story of courage during their NICU stay.

• University of Maryland Medical System Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland — to receive $989 to expand their Goslings Program offerings to include NICU siblings and ensure families have a book to read to their babies.

• Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky — to receive $1,000 to purchase gift cards for NICU family support bags. These bags are filled with baby necessities and educational materials.

• Franciscan Health Lafayette, Lafayette, Indiana — to receive $1,000 to purchase approximately 100 gas cards. These cards will be shared with NICU families in need over the next twelve months.

• Ascension St. Alexius Women and Children's Hospital, Hoffman Estates, Illinois — to receive $1,000 to support the capital purchase of the AngelEye video technology for the NICU.

• North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, Colorado — to receive $1,000 to purchase Boppy pillows, newborn carriers, and discharge books for NICU families.

• Franciscan Health Crown Point, Crown Point, Indiana — to receive $1,000 to purchase insulated coolers to protect the mother's breast milk for transport from home to the NICU.

• Massachusetts General for Children, Boston, Massachusetts — to receive $1,000 to initiate a program called the "Beginning Bag," which will establish and memorialize a baby's story, providing a tangible connection for families facing a life-limiting diagnosis or who are unable to spend considerable time at the bedside due to extenuating circumstances.

• UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 to provide age-appropriate activity kits to send home to siblings of NICU patients.

• Harmonie Grace Foundation, Houston, Texas — to receive $1,000 to assist with funding care packages (hospital and transition home packages), gas cards, lodging, and final care/burial assistance for NICU families.

• Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 for the purchase of voice recorders aimed at enhancing pain management and maternal bonding in the NICU.