As Little Giraffe Foundation prepares for its signature Night for the NICU gala, B96's Rebecca Ortiz featured the organization and co-founder Mike Santoro on Chicago Connection. Listen in to hear how the organization was started, the work we do in the community and how you can get involved.

Limited tickets still available: 4th Annual Night for the NICU

This Valentine’s Day, the Little Giraffe Foundation is thrilled to spread love and joy with our special delivery of over 500 gift bags to 21 Chicagoland NICUs. Each bag is filled with a classic children's book, including favorites like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," along with a toy, bringing smiles and comfort to families during their stay. Our mission is to provide moments of joy and connection, especially during this heartfelt season. We hope these gifts brighten the hearts of patients and their families. Enjoy the moments captured as our incredible volunteers make these special deliveries!

We’re in the midst of our busy season for hospital deliveries with our packages of hope being delivered for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then our final end of the year delivery. This Thanksgiving we delivered over 600 books and toys to patients and their families in the NICU. Our favorite book to deliver this time of the year is Give Thanks for Each Day, a positive connection to the holiday and a good reminder for those struggling in the NICU. Enjoy the photos!

Our biggest event of the year has been scheduled for Saturday, April 26. Grab a splash of purple and join us as Little Giraffe Foundation presents Casino Royale: Night for the NICU! Proceeds from this event will directly benefit families with babies in Chicagoland neonatal intensive care units.

In honor of World Prematurity Day, Little Giraffe Foundation is proud to announce the 21 recipients of the foundation’s 2024 NICU Support Grants. The nonprofit will be donating a total of $20,189 in grant money to 21 medical institutions and non-profit organizations to support NICU patients and their families.

Little Giraffe Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families with premature babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), proudly announces the delivery of its 30,000th gift bag to NICU families. This significant milestone, achieved over the past 13 years, would not have been possible without the dedication of the organization's volunteers.

As summer arrives, many families are still struggling in the NICU. Thanks to our volunteers, 580 gift bags were delivered to hospitals across the Chicagoland area. Gift bags included a small toy and a book to read such as Goodnight Moon or Guess How Much I Love You. We hope all the little firecrackers and their families enjoyed the gifts for the Fourth of July! Click to see the photos from our July donation.

A big thanks go out to the Little Giraffe Foundation board, volunteers, and all their guests for making last week's 3rd Annual Night for the NICU our most successful fundraising event to date. The event helped raise for more than $35,000 for patents and their families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Proceeds will directly go to our gift bag programs (six times each year) as well as our NICU Support Grant and Medical Research Grants which will be decided in our fall board meeting.

Co-founder Mike Santoro shared the story of Little Giraffe Foundation today on WGN’s Spotlight Chicago. Hosts Sarah Jindra and Ji Suk Yi covered why we started the foundation, what we do, and how viewers can help.

Melissa's son spent 67 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and when she received a gift from the Little Giraffe Foundation she wanted to learn more. She found an organization that was all about helping preemies and has been volunteering for our organization for many years. Learn more about her journey and why she chooses to give back with the Little Giraffe Foundation!

Join the fun of March by purchasing a raffle square and helping the Little Giraffe Foundation. Due By March 15, 2024

Purchase a square by completing the form on our page and then making payment. Make sure your phone number and email are correct as this will be how we will contact our winners!

Casino Royale: Night for the NICU is back for a third year. We'll be hosting our annual gala on Saturday, April 20 and hope to see you there!

Grab a splash of purple and join us as Little Giraffe Foundation presents Casino Royale: Night for the NICU! Proceeds from this event will directly benefit families with babies in Chicagoland neonatal intensive care units. Early bird tickets are available for $124.50 until March 23 when they increase to $149.50.

Last Friday, the Little Giraffe Foundation received a giant check in front of 100s of cheering Lewis University volleyball fans. The donation was made possible thanks to the Rae Strong Foundation and founders Dan Friend and Lorelee Smith.

As we kick off National Prematurity Awareness Month, we are proud to announce our 2023 NICU Support Grant recipients. The Little Giraffe Foundation is excited to provide nearly $15,000 to fund impactful programs for NICUs across the country.

We were lucky enough to spend the holiday with 656 NICU families at 22 hospitals! We loved all of the costumes that were so very cute and we hope that our gifts brought some joy and happiness to all. Thank you as always to our amazing army of volunteers and the sweet hospital staff that make these gift deliveries possible!

On July 29, Little Giraffe Foundation hosted the 2nd Annual Night for the NICU. Over 100 supporters joined us to raise over $20,000 for the 21 hospitals our organization supports and had an incredibly fun time while doing so.

Tickets are now available for Casino Royale: Night for the NICU! Join us at Tree House Chicago on Saturday, July 29. Proceeds from this event will directly benefit families with babies in Chicagoland neonatal intensive care units.

Enjoy drinks and food before heading to the casino tables and trying your luck at blackjack, roulette, and craps. At the end of the night, redeem your chips for your chance to win fabulous prizes. Doors open promptly at 6:30 pm and gaming will conclude at 9 pm.

WOW! Little Giraffe Foundation delivered gifts to nearly 600 families at 20 hospitals this Valentines Day! We are happy to spread much love to everyone, but especially to the amazing NICU families this holiday. We hope our gifts brought smiles to all of the gift recipients and know that all of us are thinking of you and sending well wishes!

12 years ago, our twins, Cheyenne and Evan, were born at 25 weeks, 6 days gestation and weighing only 1 pound each. In honor of this special anniversary of their birth and the reason for the existence of LGF, we are announcing the expansion of our holiday NICU gift giving program to THREE new hospitals!

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉🎉 We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2023 is off to a good start! Little Giraffe Foundation finished the year off strong with holiday gift deliveries to NICU's totaling 539 at 18 different hospitals. Thank you to all of the generous donations throughout the year that continue to make large reaching donations like this possible! Looking forward to another impactful year in 2023 and best wishes to everyone in the new year! ❤️