Philanthropist Annie Stamps has joined the Board of Directors of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, the fundraising arm of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. Stamps is a passionate community activist who has worked at nonprofits including Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden and City Year.
"We are thrilled to have Annie on the Foundation’s board of directors and look forward to working closely with her to transform the lives of children,” said Allison Baker, President of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation. “Annie shares our vision of increasing access to pediatric healthcare in South Florida, so every child receives the very best care. She brings tremendous experience and dedication to the many roles she serves in our community, and we are honored to include her as a supporter and leader for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation.”
In addition to her Foundation board role at Nicklaus Children’s, Stamps serves on the alumni board of Ransom Everglades, the board of St. Philip’s Episcopal School, the Dean’s Advisory Council at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, and as vice president and trustee for The Stamps Scholar Program, founded by her father E. Roe Stamps, IV and her late mother Penny Stamps.
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation is governed by a volunteer-led board of directors composed of 14 community and business leaders.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Children Matter Most ™ (2024)
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.