In June of 2010 a new charitable alliance was announced among the Memorial Tournament, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. The new alliance establishes Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation as a lead charity of the Memorial Tournament and supporter of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The relationship enables the Memorial to increase its long-standing support and promotion of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Memorial Tournament NICU, while combining the strengths of three very powerful organizations, all for the benefit of Central Ohio pediatric care.
Driven by a passion to come to the aid of all those impacted by childhood illnesses, the Nicklaus family formed its Foundation almost five years ago. The mission of the Foundation was and remains simple yet powerful: To support programs and activities that advance and enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of childhood diseases and disorders. In its relatively young history, the Foundation has already raised more than $14 million for support of pediatric health care programs in a five-county area of South Florida. But the goal of the Nicklaus family has been to broaden the reach of the Foundation’s helping hand.