Our Cause
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation’s 2025 Black Tie Tailgate will once again benefit the Department of Nursing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The department’s 6,000 nurses, respiratory therapists and technicians are committed to providing expert, compassionate care while advancing education and research. Funds raised will support the department’s patient, family, community, and staff programs and initiatives.
The Department of Nursing has been the Black Tie Tailgate beneficiary since 2018. A total of $2.5 million has been raised through the past five Black Tie Tailgate events.*
*The Black Tie Tailgate was not held in 2021 or 2022.
History
The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) made its first donation to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1986. The $50,000 donation was given after the 1986 Philadelphia Auto Show. Since then, the ADAGP and its entities have donated more than $10 million to the Hospital. Today, donations are made through the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation.