Cameron Boswell is the vice president of administration for the J.G. Boswell Co. He praised the staff at Valley Children's Healthcare for their care for patients. Valley Children's screen grab

The James G. Boswell Foundation has donated $3 million to Valley Children’s Healthcare — the largest philanthropic gift ever made by the J.G. Boswell Co. on its 100th anniversary of farming in the San Joaquin Valley.

The funding will go toward essential programs that rely on community support and grants, helping patients during and after their hospital stay, according to a news release from Valley Children’s Healthcare.

“Our mission is to give back to the communities in which we operate, and it means so much to us to partner with an organization like Valley Children’s that really does make such a profound difference in families’ lives,” said Cameron Boswell, vice president of administration for the J.G. Boswell Company. “They’re at the forefront of saving lives, and I don’t think there is a more important cause than that.”

Cameron Boswell is the fourth-generation of the Boswell farming family. James Griffin Boswell founded the operation in 1925, growing it into a cotton powerhouse  Today, it is also a major producer of processing tomatoes and seed crops. 

An analysis of property records by the San Francisco Chronicle found in 2022 that J.G. Boswell farms 206,000 acres in the Central Valley, making it the sixth-largest landowner in the state.

Funds will support, in part, patient services and programs, including:

• Cancer Survivorship: college scholarships for patients in Valley Children’s in the Fresno Truck Center Cancer Survivorship Program

• Adaptive Sports: purchase of updated equipment to allow children with physical disabilities to participate in athletics and recreational activities.

• Spiritual Support: funding for Valley Children’s chaplaincy program, including the future renovation of the hospital’s Jensen Family Chapel and support for the annual Celebration of Life event, which provides families who have lost a loved one a supportive environment for grieving and healing

• Enhanced services and key social activities that support patients cared for by Valley Children’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and nephrology teams

“We are deeply grateful for the James G. Boswell Foundation’s extraordinary generosity and the family’s unwavering trust in our team,” said Valley Children’s Healthcare President and CEO Todd Suntrapak. “Their support is a testament to their belief in our mission and the vital work we do for the children and families of this region.”