• Guiding Principles: Fun, fellowship, and philanthropy based on brotherly love, relief, and truth.

• Fraternity Structure: Over 200 temples (chapters) in several countries, thousands of clubs worldwide, and thousands of members dedicated to brotherhood while supporting Shriners Children's.

• Healthcare Mission: Dedicated to improving children's lives through pediatric specialty care (orthopedics, burns, spinal cord injuries, craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip/palate, sports injuries) for children up to age 18, in a family-centered environment.

• Nonprofit Reliance: Operates on donations, fundraising events, estate gifts, and fraternity support to fulfill its three-part mission: patient care, research, and education.

• Global Reach: Locations in three countries, outreach clinics worldwide; treated over 1.5 million children since 1922.

• Hejaz Shriners Connection: As the founding and primary local supporter of Shriners Children's Greenville, Hejaz plays a key role in patient transportation, volunteering, and events like Shriners Days (March 6-7, 2026, in Greenville, SC).

• Patient Care Volume: Served 62,000+ new patients; 24,492 life-changing surgeries; 217,615 clinic procedures; 446,799 rehabilitation procedures; 48,962 inpatient days; 18,765 telehealth encounters; 26 million miles traveled for care.

• Centennial Milestones: Nine locations celebrated 100 years, including Portland, Spokane, St. Louis, and Hospitals for Children Canada, with galas, parades, and community events raising awareness.

• Strategic Plan Progress: Enhanced "One Mission, One Future: Vision 2035" focuses on Best Care, More Kids, Right Places, More Value; created playbooks for service lines and affiliates to triple patient volumes in core areas.

• System Unification: Epic Phase 2 implemented April 5, 2025, unifying inpatient/outpatient records; Workday platform launching 2026 for HR, finance, supply chain efficiency.

• Fraternity Contributions: 233 events raised $5.3 million; $850,000 offset patient transportation costs (totaling $10.4 million in 2023); 35 paper crusades generated $1.7 million; 31 golf tournaments raised $954,619; 14 football games raised $554,457.

• Women's Organizations: Ladies' Oriental Shrine donated $611,000 in 2024; Daughters of the Nile total giving exceeds $75 million.

• Community Fundraising: Golf initiative provides tools for events; 31 Days to Amaze campaign involved 71 partners, raising $1.5+ million in October 2024.

• Giving Tuesday: "Match Magic" campaign exceeded goals, attracting record donors through digital outreach.

Fundraising Category

2024 Amount Raised

Total from Temples $5.3 million

Paper Crusades $1.7 million

Golf Tournaments $954,619

Football Games $554,457

Ladies' Oriental Shrine $611,000

• Global Expansion: International regions (Latin America, Germany, Philippines) showed strongest growth; five of six temples with 3%+ growth were international.

• New Temples: Acrux Shriners (Australia) and Nemity Shriners (Paraguay) received dispensation in 2024.

• Overall Trends: 14 temples achieved 1%+ net gain; 6,404 new members in 2023 (4% decline, lowest in 20 years); focus on fun, fellowship, family engagement, and acts of service.

• Initiatives: NextGen program highlights younger leaders; Project 3-5-7 aims for 357 new clubs; Shriner U Fireside Chats offer recruitment training.

• Why Growth Matters: Sustains fraternity existence and allows more men/families to experience brotherhood while supporting philanthropy.

• Epic Implementation: Phase 2 unified inpatient/outpatient records, improving efficiency and safety; MyChart Bedside engages patients with education/clinical data.

• Motion Analysis: Standardized Shriners Children's Gait Model across 14 labs; new competencies/quality checks; pursuing accreditation; Gait Index simplifies mobility tracking.

• Anesthesia Safety: Reduced opioid use via gabapentin for scoliosis surgery, spinal blocks for burns, cryoablation for chest procedures; joined Wake Up Safe registry for benchmarking.

• Telehealth Growth: 18,765 encounters (11.2% increase); expanded to Canada with bilingual platform; 587 readiness calls and 240 interpreters supported international access.

• Sports Medicine: Expanded at Shreveport with new rehab gym; BEAR Implant for ACL tears preserves natural tissue; consortium advances research/education.

• Burn/Cleft Care: Laser therapy improves mobility/appearance; gene therapy for Epidermolysis Bullosa; PARG knockdown for pediatric MS myelin repair.

• Young Adult Transition: Over 3,000 enrolled; ensures seamless move to adult care.

• Focus Areas: Aligned with service lines (orthopedics, burns, cleft, spinal cord); emphasis on genomics, motion analysis, AI.

• State of Science Meetings: Muscle/bone health (Chicago, Feb. 2025); burns/cleft (Boston, April 2025) fostered collaborations.

• Key Projects: Gene therapy converts Omega-6 to Omega-3 fats to prevent obesity/arthritis; PARG knockdown for pediatric MS; type VII collagen for Epidermolysis Bullosa.

• Internships: Helen Lemieux Program supported 251 interns since 2008; hands-on in research/clinical work.

• Funding/Impact: Exploring research institute; discoveries from 40+ years improving current care; bench-to-bedside translation.

• Revenues/Other Support: $1.93 billion (investments $1.05 billion; bequests $303 million; donations $251 million; fundraising $105 million; patient revenue $170 million).

• Operating Expenses: $1.19 billion (patient care $854 million; research $29 million; administration $137 million; fundraising $164 million).

• Net Assets Increase: $710 million; long-term investments $10.26 billion.

• Efficiency: Fourth consecutive year without endowment draw; strategic budgeting supports growth.

Financial Metric (in thousands)

2024 Amount

Total Revenues/Support $1,934,367

Patient Care Costs $854,837

Research Costs $29,005

Net Assets $11,373,799

Investment Income $1,053,124

• Angel (Seguin, TX): Born with clubfoot; chose amputation at age 7; now thrives with prosthetic, winning art awards and pursuing sports.

• Leufry (Dominican Republic): Severe burns at age 6; laser therapy improved mobility; now plays baseball/basketball.

• Evie (Honolulu): Osteogenesis imperfecta; four surgeries; dances ballet, proving limits are breakable.

• Grady (Portland): Scoliosis surgery; customized PT returned him to basketball in months.

• Raquel (Guatemala): Severe cleft lip/palate; multiple surgeries; now enjoys food and play.

• Drew (Salt Lake City): Dreams of paleontology; care supports his curiosity.

• Colton (St. Louis): Amputee aiming for first Shriners Children's player in Kansas Shrine Bowl.

• Hannea (Philadelphia): Social work/dance graduate; empowers others with disabilities.

• Autumn (Shreveport): Wants to be a vet; care enables her animal passion.

• Press Ganey: 12 Human Experience Awards across 7 locations for patient/employee experience, safety, quality.

• U.S. News & World Report: Ranked in pediatric orthopedics at Erie (#11), St. Louis (#14), Northern California (#32), Salt Lake City (#39).

• Forbes: #1 Midsize Employer in America (1,000-5,000 employees).

• Dromedary Awards: Recognized temples for communications excellence in magazines, newsletters, websites, emails, Instagram, Facebook.

• Telly Awards: Four for “Rewriting Destiny” video (silver in Campaign Branding; bronze in three categories).

• Direct Care: Funds surgeries, therapy, prosthetics; $854 million spent on patient care in 2024.

• No Barriers: Care provided regardless of ability to pay; offsets transportation ($850,000 from fraternities).

• Research/Advancements: $29 million invested; leads to breakthroughs like gene therapies.

• Global Expansion: Supports outreaches/clinics in 23 sites; treated 25,500+ international patients (2011-2024).

• Sustainability: Endowment growth ensures future care; every $1 donated maximizes impact through efficient operations.

• Local Tie-In: Donations to Hejaz Shriners directly support Greenville hospital, patient transport, and events—extending care in South Carolina and beyond.