Where, Why and How to Donate

Several of you have asked and I wanted to you know where we have decided to donate our money with regard to Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia research and education.    Since Jim Beau was born at Shands and they have such a significant leading survival rate, we feel it is important to donate to them.  Clearly they are doing something right!
They have their own active philanthropic program to support CDH research and education at UF.  Dr. Kays says they feel it is incumbent upon them to refine their techniques, publish their data, and to teach locally, regionally,  and nationally.  Their philanthropic initiatives are all focused on these goals.

Donations to the program go to a special fund within the College of Medicine that Dr. Kays controls completely.  They are used entirely for CDH research, education, and program development initiatives that Dr. Kays directs.  Their vision of what this program can do and be is big, and there are many unborn children who could benefit from what they can do and teach.   Obviously, they can use anything from $10.00  to $1 million and up!  :)

If you are interested in making a donation in honor of Jim Beau or another CDH baby, here is the information you need:

You can donate online here.  Sometimes the website takes a while to load, but I donated online and it worked fine.


All donations are tax deductible (tax id  59-0974739) and checks can be made out to:

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Fund
Send to:
David W. Kays, MD
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Fund
c/o Pediatric Surgery
University of Florida Box 10119
Gainesville, FL  32610-0119