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This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

On June 14, 2018, the Chattanooga Pediatric Foundation, Inc., was created when the Connor Pullen Foundation changed its name and Board of Directors. The Pullen Family wished to expand their mission offerings to the entire pediatric medical community and found a partnership in the Department of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital at Erlanger.The Pullen Family has a saying that sums it all up -- "Every family is a team... and every team is a family." In those dark moments, it was the support of their family at home and also their new family at Children's Hospital at Erlanger that carried them through to better days. The Pullen Family and friends knew they had to find a way to support their new Children's Hospital family because every child and their family deserves an amazing team, and thus created the Connor Pullen Foundation (CPF) in 2014 in order to do something to help.Initially, their experience prompted them to act on behalf of children suffering from lung disease. However, as they began forming the Foundation, they realized that there is a shortage of medical students being attracted to pediatric medicine and many of the subspecialties, not just pulmonary medicine. This is not just occurring locally but nationally as well. Thus, CPF's mission was "supporting medical education by attracting, engaging and supporting students, residents and fellows to positively impact the health of our region." No family should have to travel to obtain the necessary care for their children.CPF saw the impact of helping their initial medical students by providing them temporary housing while they did on-month rotations here at Children's Hospital. CPF continued to support medical students as they finished their medical education so that for every student they helped attract into any field in pediatric medicine, they in turn will treat thousands of children throughout their careers. This organization is a private foundation. As a result, this organization was not evaluated in relation to BBB's 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. This is an informational report.