St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude exists because treating childhood cancer shouldn’t depend on a family’s ability to pay. Their mission is to advance cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases while ensuring that families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing, or food. It’s a model built on removing barriers—so parents can focus on their child, not the cost.

The Work

St. Jude combines clinical care with research to improve outcomes for children facing life-threatening diseases. Their work includes:

Treating children with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses
Conducting research to develop new therapies and improve survival rates
Sharing discoveries globally so other hospitals can adopt better treatments
Running clinical trials that give patients access to cutting-edge care
Supporting families with housing, travel, and daily living needs during treatment

Their reach extends beyond Memphis, with research and protocols shared worldwide to improve pediatric care.

The Spend

Funding supports patient care, medical research, clinical trials, hospital operations, housing for families, and global knowledge-sharing initiatives. A significant portion goes toward research and treatment development, while also covering the full cost of care for patients and their families.

When possible, support strengthens both direct patient care and the research that drives long-term improvements in survival.

The Impact

Survival rates for childhood cancer have increased significantly over the past decades, with St. Jude contributing to many of those advancements
Thousands of children treated annually without financial burden to their families
Research findings shared globally, influencing treatment protocols worldwide
Clinical trials providing access to emerging therapies for high-risk patients

St. Jude publishes research findings, clinical outcomes, and annual reports detailing these results.

The Connection

We support St. Jude because their model removes financial barriers while advancing real medical progress. Their work focuses on both immediate care and long-term solutions, combining treatment with research in a way that produces measurable improvements in survival.