Where family values meet healthcare impact.

A multi-generation family foundation dedicated to improving healthcare for patients, families, and caregivers everywhere.

Pickett Family Foundation - Honoring our grandmother's legacy

Welcome to the Pickett Family Foundation

We are a family foundation dedicated to improving healthcare for patients, families, and caregivers. Our foundation was created to bring our shared values of compassion, service, and community to life.

We have experienced healthcare from many angles: as patients, caregivers, clinicians, innovators, and system leaders. We have seen extraordinary care that changes lives, and we have also seen gaps where people need more support, understanding, and connection.

Our foundation exists to help close those gaps. Through philanthropy, advocacy, and partnerships, we support the people who care for others, the families navigating health challenges, and the innovators working to shape the future of healthcare.

Our Mission

To improve healthcare by supporting patients, families, caregivers, and innovators. We invest in organizations and ideas that elevate compassion, expand access, and strengthen care.

Our Vision

A world where every person has access to exceptional care, caregivers feel supported and valued, and innovation drives lasting improvement across the healthcare system.

Focus Areas

1

Cancer Support & Behavioral Health

Supporting organizations that help individuals and families navigate the emotional and psychological challenges of serious illness.

2

Frontline Caregiver Support

Investing in initiatives that uplift nurses, clinicians, and caregivers: the people at the heart of every care journey.

3

Healthcare Innovation & Technology

Backing early-stage entrepreneurs, digital platforms, and responsible AI solutions that expand access, improve outcomes, and modernize care.

4

Patient & Family Experience

Enhancing the human experience of healthcare by supporting programs that provide comfort, navigation, clarity, and compassion.

5

Health Equity & Access

Advancing efforts that ensure high-quality care is available to all, regardless of geography, background, or circumstances.

Our Family

Four perspectives. One shared mission.

Each of us contributes unique expertise—from community engagement, cancer support, behavioral health and pharmacy benefits to healthcare technology. Our work brings together these distinct perspectives, united by a shared commitment to improve healthcare.

The Pickett Family - Caroline, Olivia, Dan IV, and Dan

Caroline

A behavioral health professional with a degree from Boston University dedicated to psychosocial support for individuals and families facing cancer and other serious illnesses. Caroline focuses on community engagement and programs that provide counseling resources and compassionate support for patients and families.

Olivia

A health sciences professional with a degree from Northeastern dedicated to preparing the next generation of clinical excellence, supporting initiatives that uplift nurses and frontline caregivers and enhance the clinical experience.

Dan IV

A software engineer with a degree from Northeastern who supports healthcare technology entrepreneurship, focused on early-stage innovation in digital health, patient empowerment tools, AI-driven care platforms, and emerging technologies that improve access and outcomes.

Dan

A private equity investor and advisor with a 25+ year track record of founding, scaling, and advising growth-stage technology companies focused on improving healthcare through innovate ways to support patients, families, providers and other support resources that elevate compassion, expand access, and strengthen care.

How We Give

The Foundation supports organizations that demonstrate:

  • Meaningful community impact
  • Commitment to improving care or the caregiver experience
  • Innovation that creates lasting value for patients
  • Responsible stewardship and transparency
  • Alignment with our family's mission and values

Our support includes grants, multi-year partnerships, program funding, and catalytic investments that help promising ideas grow.

Our Grantees

Organizations we are proud to support

We partner with leading healthcare institutions, research organizations, and community foundations that share our commitment to improving lives and advancing care.

  • Albany Medical Center Foundation
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • Boston University
  • CAP COM Cares Foundation
  • The Community Foundation
  • Dake Foundation for Children
  • Double H Ranch
  • FIRST Robotics
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
  • Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation
  • Northeast Association of the Blind
  • Northeast Kidney Foundation
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Saratoga Hospital Foundation
  • Saratoga Senior Center
  • Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar
  • Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
  • Saratoga WarHorse
  • Shenendehowa Educational Foundation
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • St. Peter's Health Partners
  • 15-LOVE

Partnering With Us

We welcome collaboration with:

  • Nonprofits and community organizations
  • Healthcare systems and hospitals
  • Academic and research institutions
  • Healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs
  • Patient and caregiver support programs

If your work aligns with our mission, we would love to learn more.

Connect With Us

Reach out to explore partnership opportunities or learn more about our work.