Donna Bandelloni to Lead Gift Planning for Children’s Health Foundation

PALO ALTO – Donna Bandelloni has been named the new director of gift planning at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health in Palo Alto, Calif., effective May 29.

The Foundation is the fundraiser for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and for pediatric programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In her new capacity, Bandelloni will be responsible for providing gift and legacy planning services to donors and their professional advisors.

Most recently, Bandelloni served as vice president and senior director of charitable gift services at Mellon Financial Services Corporation. Previously, she was managing director of Paul L. Comstock Wealth Advisory Services and director of advisory services for the San Francisco Foundation.

Bandelloni serves as advisor to a number of charitable institutions, including the Marin Community Foundation, the Marin General Hospital Fund Development Board, the Nollenberger Partners Capital Foundation, Give2Asia, and the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut.

She is currently a member of the National Committee on Planned Giving, and is a former conference chair and board member for the Northern California Planned Giving Council.

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health is a public charity whose mission is to “promote, protect and sustain the physical, mental, emotional and behavioral health of children.” For more information about the foundation, call (650) 497-8365 or visit www.lpfch.org.