What We Fund
Our unique approach to funding research and support programs makes us the organization where your donation, big or small, will stretch as far as possible. To ensure this, we focus our funding in three main areas:
We fund innovative and promising research.
We fund research at institutions nationwide, focusing on projects that allow researchers to prove their idea, then reach for even larger grants. Federal funding sources often don’t fund projects until much later in the process. Our goal is to “unstick” these great ideas by closing that funding gap.

We enhance healing and care for families.
We understand that when a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the whole family. That’s why we fund programs that help families find joy and support during and after cancer treatment, from peer support groups to camps to programs for caregivers and siblings.

We educate the world about childhood cancer.
Today’s cancer treatments for kids can be safer and more effective -but not without your help. Through stories of families fighting cancer and researchers who won’t stop looking for answers, we educate the world about we can do to create a world without childhood cancer.

Apply for a Research Grant
We fund research in these areas: hard-to-treat cancers, Emerging Scientists, survivorship and data and infrastructure. Learn more about our research granting process and apply here.
You’re helping us remove roadblocks and move innovative research forward.
We’re committed to making sure as much of your donation as possible goes towards our mission.
We fund the most promising research at institutions around the country.
All of our beneficiaries since 2016
Baylor College of Medicine
Childhood Cancer & Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC)
Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute
Children's Minnesota
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's National Health System
Children's Oncology Group
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Colorado
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Lurie Children's Hospital
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Seattle Children's Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
University of California - San Francisco
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Texas - San Antonio
University of Texas - Southwestern
Vanderbilt University
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