Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas has committed $2.5 million to support heart research at Arkansas Children’s, continuing a decades-long partnership aimed at improving outcomes for children with cardiovascular conditions.
The funding is designated specifically for heart research, advancing innovation in diagnosis, treatment, and care for pediatric patients across the state and region.
The gift follows the organization’s completion of a previous $2.5 million heart institute fundraising endowment in 2024. Additionally, they have endowed two heart-related chairs at Arkansas Children’s Hospital: the Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery and the Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas Endowed Chair in Congenital Cardiac Disorders.
Log a Load for Kids began in 1988 when loggers and others in the forest products community donated the value of a load of logs to their local Children’s Miracle Network hospital. Today, the program is a national leader in fundraising for Children’s Miracle Network, raising more than $6.5 million annually through golf tournaments, sporting clays events, fishing tournaments, auction dinners and log donations.
In Arkansas, Log a Load for Kids has supported Arkansas Children’s since 1993. The organization typically sets multiyear fundraising commitments designed to be fulfilled within five years. In their more than 30-year tenure, Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas has raised over $12 million for Arkansas Children’s, demonstrating their unwavering commitment to the hospital.
Arkansas Children's Heart Institute is ranked No. 27 by U.S. News & World Report.