Thankfully, there are many other foundations that focus on different types of support, including financial assistance, emotional support, travel, and housing.
We have compiled lists of other foundations that can help with financial assistance and emotional-support services. Our lists are not exhaustive. There are additional resources available, many times focused more locally. Our nurse navigators are more than happy to help you try to find the additional resources you need.
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Financial Support
Arms Wide Open helps families both financially and emotionally who are suffering hardship due to their child’s diagnosis of cancer, providing them with support during the most difficult time of their lives. Requires hospital staff signature.
The B+ Foundation provides financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer nationwide. Requires hospital staff signature.
Cannonballs for Kayne Foundation
Provides financial support for a child under 21 years of age who is battling DIPG/DMG brain cancer. Requires hospital staff signature.
Dragon Master Foundation is proud to serve cancer patients and their families by creating connections and providing financial assistance, information, and resources. The application does not require hospital staff input. Must be treated at a participating hospital.
The Good Rx app compares pricing of prescribed drugs against the price assigned to drugs by your insurance provider.
Hogs for the Cause is a New Orleans based non-profit that provides financial assistance to families across the country with children undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Hogs currently operates as one of the premier sources of funding for pediatric brain cancer outreach services. The application does not require hospital staff input.
This Family Assistance Grant is a $500 financial assistance grant given to a family with a child diagnosed with DIPG brain cancer. This grant can be used for purposes that benefit the child including, but not limited to, travel expenses for treatment, medical expenses, lodging, airfare, food, gas, etc. Requires hospital staff signature.
The Marc Jr Foundation gifts families $500 to help reduce the financial stress that comes with a diagnosis. This money is to be used at your discretion, without stipulations or reimbursement forms. This money can be used for copays, travel expenses, alternative treatments, prescriptions, etc. It may also be used for a family night out – the zoo, a museum, movie, amusement park, etc. Requires hospital staff signature.
Mission For Maureen assists qualifying brain cancer patients with everyday expenses. Assistance may come in the form of rent or mortgage payments, help with the electric or gas bill, or even gift cards to a local supermarket to help with the cost of food and medicines. Requires a medical report.
Provides housing and boarding assistance, help offset costs not covered by insurance. They also provide assistance acquiring vehicles to assist with travel as well as flights and rental cars. They also offer support to theme parks, and support family outings. Requires hospital staff signature.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: Butterfly Fund
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Butterfly Fund provides emergency financial assistance to families of children in treatment at partnering medical facilities. They assist with out-of-pocket expenses, such as housing, transportation, groceries, professional counseling, long-term rehabilitation, and other services that are often not covered by insurance. Must be treated at one of the participating hospitals listed. Hospital staff must complete the application.
Pinky Swear Foundation provides financial assistance and quality-of-life support. This foundation assists with paying for rent/mortgage, gas, groceries, auto expenses, and more! Requires hospital personnel contact information.
Reflections Of Grace Foundation is proud to offer direct financial assistance to families of children with brain cancer.
SoSo Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
SoSo Strong supports patients by filling the gap of what other organizations and institutions offer. They directly support patients and families with emotional and financial support, comfort and quality-of-life items, in addition to, end-of-life expenses. They also assist in connecting them with other organizations that can help meet other and/or specific needs.
Team Buddy funds awareness of Pediatric Brain Cancers while assisting families of children diagnosed with DIPG. They offer necessary financial support and networking resources for treatment options during this traumatic period.
This foundation sends $99, which was Landon’s Jersey number, to any family within the United States battling a DIPG diagnosis. This money is meant to be used for something fun! The application does not require hospital staff input.
Tough2gether offers financial support for families struggling under the financial weight of pediatric cancer treatments and travel. They get to know the families and their needs, then engage other foundations across the country to join them to assist as they fund the most immediate needs. For some, this may be rent, a car repair, Christmas gifts, airfare for travel, or funeral services for a child.
The mission of The Tyler Robinson Foundation is to strengthen families financially and emotionally as they cope with the tragedy of a pediatric cancer diagnosis by offsetting out-of-pocket life expenses while being treated at participating hospitals. Requires hospital staff signature.
Why Not Devin Foundation to End DIPG
Provides a quarterly family support grant to assist with travel, lodging , medicine or other needs, to alleviate a little of the financial stress.
Regional or State Specific
Angels of Hope provides emergency financial assistance and other programs to families in active treatment for any type of cancer, anywhere in Michigan. They also have a grant program for parents of children enrolled in hospice. Requires hospital staff signature.
The mission of Catching Up With Jack is to help build and grow the Kingdom of God by sharing Jack’s story through an uplifting family event which raises money to support frontline, innovative research and to help financially support local families going through pediatric cancer. For Ohio residents.
Ethen Richardson Foundation (SC & GA)
This foundation provides financial and emotional support to the families of seriously and terminally ill children. Requires a letter of diagnosis attached to the application. South Carolina and Georgia only.
Gabriella’s Smile Foundation was created to provide financial support to families with children diagnosed with DIPG in San Antonio, Texas.
Isaiah Alonso Foundation (KY and GA)
This foundation provides financial assistance to families of kids with cancer in Kentucky & Georgia. Requires hospital staff signature.
The Jenna Kast Believe in Miracles Foundation (MI only)
The mission of Believe in Miracles is to enrich the lives of Michigan children suffering from life-threatening medical conditions by bringing joy and hope to their lives. The organization primarily offers 2nd wishes to kids in Michigan aged 3-21 that have relapsed and have already received their first wish from another organization. Believe in Miracles will meet the needs of suffering children by providing necessities or a fun-filled gift. Requires hospital staff signature.Families with children facing a cancer diagnosis or critical illness need love, guidance, support, and funds. The Love for Linley Foundation offers direct financial assistance to families of pediatric cancer or other critical illness patients who are diagnosed prior to the age of 18. Requires hospital staff signature.Family Financial Assistance Grants help ease the financial burdens associated with this disease and allow families to spend more quality time together. California residents only. Requires hospital staff signature.
New Day Foundation for Families provides financial assistance and emotional support to Michigan families facing cancer. New Day pays critical living expenses (direct to creditors) and offers professional counseling and grocery support to help patients maintain medical compliance and improve quality of life. Open to Michigan residents only. Requires hospital staff signature.
Noah Brave Foundation partners with families to help give them the priceless gift of quality time together by easing the burden of life expenses. They help with the following: loss of wages, car payments, utilities, internet and phone, mortgages and rent, groceries and meals, house cleaning, travel expenses for clinical trials, medical bills, alternative therapies, counseling, funeral costs, and bereavement care.
The M Family Foundation (Florida)
The M Family Foundation is an organization in Florida that raises awareness and directly supports families battling ovarian and pediatric cancers. They listen and provide a tailored approach to support and help alleviate some financial pressures so parents and/or caretakers can enjoy the important moments together. The application does not require hospital staff input to complete. -
Travel Focus
Alex’s Lemonade Travel For Care
ALSF’s Travel For Care program ensures children battling childhood cancer have the financial assistance needed to travel (transportation and lodging) to clinical trials, experimental therapeutics, or treatment innovations not currently available at their local institution. Requires hospital staff signature.
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge communities offers a home away from home for adults facing cancer and their caregivers when cancer treatment is far away.
Angel Flight Central (AFC) serves people in need by arranging charitable flights for health care or other humanitarian purposes with the help of generous volunteer pilots. Requires medical consent.
Children’s Flight of Hope provides air transportation for young patients and their families to grant access to specialized medical care that might otherwise be out of reach.
Mercy Medical Angels provides free transportation to medical care. On the ground with gas cards, bus and train tickets and in the air with trips flown by volunteer pilots and the commercial airlines, Mercy Medical Angels ensures that no one in need is denied medical care because they don’t have transportation.
Provides housing and boarding assistance, help offset costs not covered by insurance. They also provide assistance acquiring vehicles to assist with travel as well as flights and rental cars. They also offer support to theme parks, and support family outings. Requires hospital staff signature.
Ronald McDonald House programs, located near top children’s hospitals, allow parents who are far from home to stay close to their hospitalized child and benefit from the comforts of home without incurring hotel and food costs. Ronald McDonald Family Room programs offer a quiet respite for all families right in the hospital. Requires hospital staff referral.
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Emotional Support
We provide cost-free, year-round, fun-filled events we call adventures for the entire immediate family until the child turns 20 years of age. Our adventures consist of adventures in your home state and might include theme parks, zoos, sporting events, holiday parties and more. We also have our Adventure in a Box which are activities the family can do at home. Requires social worker name and email.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand SuperSibs
ALSF’s SuperSibs program is dedicated to comforting, encouraging, and empowering siblings during their family’s battle against childhood cancer, so these children and teens can face the future with courage and hope. The Comfort and Care mailing programs send age-appropriate mailings over a two-year period that includes coping skills and encouragement for siblings as their brother or sister fights cancer. Requires hospital staff information.
Arms Wide Open helps families both financially and emotionally who are suffering hardship due to their child’s diagnosis of cancer, providing them with support during the most difficult time of their lives. You can submit your prayer request here.
Believe in Tomorrow Foundation (Respite housing)
Believe In Tomorrow developed the concept for the first pediatric respite program in the U.S. Respite housing provides these families with the opportunity to escape from the stressful routine of medical treatments at a relaxing mountain or beach location. Must have a physician and social worker complete a section and must be signed by both parents/guardians.Medical assessment must be completed and signed by the physician.
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF)
The Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) is the nation’s leader in quality of life programs for families impacted by brain and spinal cord tumors. They support families from the day of diagnosis and throughout the brain tumor journey. They offer programs such as Bereaved DIPG/DMG Parent group, DIPG/DMG parent group, Parents of Young Adult groups and much more.
Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer
Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer provides families in need with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating everlasting memories by providing last wishes, gifts, special events, family travel and financial assistance with household expenses. Requires hospital staff signature.
Jesse Rees Foundation (NEGU Joy Jars)
ClubNEGU (Never Ever Give Up) is a free program for all Courageous Kids that are actively fighting cancer, their SuperSiblings, and Courageous Parents, too! Each registered ClubNEGU family receives a fun boost of joy each month. These gifts are delivered for the sole purpose of wanting them to feel encouraged, bring them smiles, create priceless memories and help them know they are not alone in this journey.
Love Not Lost is on a mission to revolutionize the way we grieve in America. By partnering with photographers nationwide, Love Not Lost offers free photo sessions to families facing a terminal illness.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of 2½ and 18 years old.
SoSo Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
SoSo Strong supports patients by filling the gap of what other organizations and institutions offer. They directly support patients and families with emotional and financial support, comfort and quality-of-life items, in addition to, end-of-life expenses. They also assist in connecting them with other organizations that can help meet other and/or specific needs.
Regional Or State Specific
Angels of Hope provides emergency financial assistance and other programs to families in active treatment for any type of cancer, anywhere in Michigan. They provide emotional support through various programs to provide support and memory-making.
Casey Cares Foundation (making memories)
Casey Cares helps keep families’ spirits high by arranging activities for the family – whether it’s a simple movie night and a fresh pair of pajamas or attending a major sporting event. Casey Cares makes life a lot better by adding a personal touch throughout the year and making lasting memories for families. Requires hospital staff signature. Must live in DE, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV, FL, or Washington, D.C.
Ele’s Place is a healing center for grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families. There are four locations in Michigan that support families throughout Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing, and beyond.
Ethen Richardson Foundation (SC & GA)
This foundation provides financial and emotional support to the families of seriously and terminally ill children.
The Friends of Scott Foundation’s (FOS) mission is to help children with cancer and their families. We ensure they receive the emotional and financial support needed to cope with this devastating disease. Care package available for patients receiving care in San Diego County
The Love, Chloe mission provides hope for families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis with immediate financial and family support including the Monkey in My Chair program that keeps kids in cancer treatment connected to their classmates in school. Programs like “Warrior Wagon”, “Family Support Grant” and “Fueling the Fight” are for Kansas residents only.
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