Children’s Hospital Bond Act: MoneyWatch

Track who is contributing to the pro and con campaigns and how much.

• Summary Analysis
• Total Contributions and Expenditures For & Against
• Top Ten Contributors For & Against

Proposition 3 (hospital bonds) proponents raised almost $8 million through December 31, 2008, according to the February 2, 2009, campaign filing statements. In contrast, they collected $5.2 million for Prop. 61, a similar children’s hospital bond act in 2004. As was the case with Prop. 61, no campaign committees raised or spent money against Prop. 3.

The vast majority of Prop. 3 contributions are from eight California private, nonprofit children's hospitals. Each children's hospital contributed between $899,000 and $1.5 million. Proponents spent almost $7.2 million for TV ad airtime, petition circulation, legal fees, campaign consultants, and overhead.

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(As of 12.31.2008)

Total Contributions (As of 12.31.2008)	$7,955,000	$0
Yes On Children's Hospitals, Yes On Prop 3, Sponsored By California Children's Hospital Association	$7,955,000	- - -
Total Expenditures (As of 12.31.2008)	$7,242,000	$0
Yes On Children's Hospitals, Yes On Prop 3, Sponsored By California Children's Hospital Association	$7,242,000	- - -

(As of 12.31.2008)

		NAME	AMOUNT
1.		CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES	$1,522,000
2.		RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	$919,000
3.		MILLER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	$904,000
4.		CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY	$904,000
5.		CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA	$901,000
6.		LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD	$899,000
7.		LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	$899,000
8.		CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND	$899,000
9.		CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	$42,000
10		U.C.S.F. FOUNDATION	$35,000
		Total	$7,924,000