Kevin, Greta Warren pledge $1 Million to Lurie Children’s Hospital through Warren Family Foundation

That moment was special to Warren as he reflected on the many moments in his life that led Greta and him to making the donation, specifically the passing of his sister, Carolyn, who battled cancer and his own experience of spending months in a hospital following a bike accident that left him in traction and a full body cast when he was 11 years old.

As Warren addressed hospital staff, patients and their families, he expressed his gratitude for having the resources to help children and their families in Chicago.

“We’re all in here with Lurie Children’s Hospital,” Warren said. “We’ve been blessed with two incredible, healthy, talented, vibrant children – our daughter, Peri, and our son, Powers. I’m in prayer every day on my hands and knees thanking God for them. We live downtown. We love Chicago. This is the greatest city on the planet. And the opportunity to help children, to help families [here], is critically important to us.

“We look forward to building a long-term, fortified, powerful relationship with Lurie Children’s Hospital. This will be the first of many donations that we’ll make. We look forward to building with them to be able to continually deliver financial resources to this hospital. The other thing we look forward to – spending our time here, to be able to volunteer our time and spend time with families and children, to be able to add value here. This is very special to us. We’re honored, we’re grateful, we’re blessed to be able to stand here today.”

Through the Warren Family Foundation, the $1 million pledge will mainly be allocated to initiatives that directly assists families in managing the logistical and financial burdens associated with their child’s treatment journey.

Helping families who are impacted by pediatric cancer and serious blood disorders manage the day-to-day challenges is something Warren has been committed to since his time in Minnesota with the Vikings. During Carolyn’s final moments with Warren and Greta, she asked them to “Do what you can to make [children’s] lives easier.”

Following Carolyn’s passing in 2014, Warren and Greta established Carolyn’s Comforts Fund, a children’s cancer emergency assistance program at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. Warren and Greta donated $1 million to Masonic Children’s Hospital in honor of Carolyn.

In November 2023, Carolyn’s Comforts disbursed its 1,000th grant, which Warren commemorated at the…