Our Impact

Jewel Charity is known throughout Texas and the surrounding states as one of the most respected children's charities and as Cook Children's largest single donor organization. We are immensely proud of our long history and the thousands of children who have benefited from our support at Cook Children's.

81+

Million Dollars Raised

Since our inception in 1953, we have raised over $81 million for the precious patients at Cook Children's. These funds have been used to provide for the medical needs of countless children regardless of their families' ability to pay.

70+

Years Serving the community

The vision of Jewel Charity began over 70 years ago with two women, Mrs. Nenetta Burton Carter and Mrs. Bille Bransford Clark. Together they saw the need to provide medical care for children regardless of their families’ ability to pay. A committee of fifteen women was formed and within a month, these women wrote a constitution, recruited the membership, and held the first meeting. Jewel Charity’s first year of fundraising, which culminated with the first Jewel Charity Ball, resulted in a $9,000 donation to Fort Worth Children’s Hospital.

1.6+

million children Impacted

During the 2020 fiscal year,
there were over 1.6 million visits to
Cook Children’s. Of these, there were 478 heart cardiothoracic procedures, 1047 infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and 49 stem cell/bone marrow transplants. There were 20,960 total surgeries performed, including 16,486 outpatient surgical procedures and the list grows daily.