Overview
- The Patricia Allen Fund surpassed $17 million in total donations, a milestone reported Wednesday after more than five years of fundraising.
- Founder Josh Allen became emotional when a parent told him hospital equipment bought with the fund’s money saved her child’s life.
- The fund began as $17 grassroots gifts after Patricia Allen’s death in November 2020 and was formalized in December 2020 to support pediatric critical care.
- Major boosts have come from partnerships and large gifts such as a Fisher-Price/Wegmans campaign, a Cash App Bitcoin challenge, and a $2,000,017 donation from West Herr Auto Group.
- Donor totals vary by outlet—reports cite roughly 60,000 to 90,000 contributors—and all donations are directed to emergency, trauma and intensive care at Golisano Children’s Hospital, which was renamed after a $50 million gift in January 2026.