The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
Seeking treatment?
Our approach makes us different from most children’s hospitals. Learn more about seeking treatment for your child at St. Jude.
Our history
Founder and entertainer Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude in 1962 with the dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life."
Why support us?
Unlike any other hospital, the majority of our funding comes from individual contributions. And thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude.
No child should die in the dawn of life.
Cost to family: $0
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Saving kids worldwide
St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.
Our goal: 100% survival
Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.
Our stories
Meet our patients, families, supporters, and staff and experience the innovative research, pioneering treatments and inspirational stories that happen at St. Jude every day. Experience our stories.
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Happy Paw-li-days: Elvis the Elf helps Puggle and Huckleberry celebrate the season
Elvis the Elf keeps a watchful eye on the holiday adventures of hospital dogs Puggle and Huckleberry.
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A sequence of festive events: ‘Gene Gnome’ delivers holiday hijinks to St. Jude
See how Gene Gnome is bringing some holiday fun to the research community at St. Jude.
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Pediatric Cancer Genome Project Impacts Patient Care
The Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has changed the landscape of how pediatric cancer patients are diagnosed and treated at St. Jude.
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Life after St. Jude: Dakota’s Dreams
This young survivor's treatment was made possible in part by the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project.
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Biorepository is ‘Library’ of the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project
The St. Jude Biorepository collects and stores biomedical samples, allowing scientists to explore the origins of pediatric cancer and develop new diagnostic tests and therapies.
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Your Body, Your Genes, Our Future
Pediatric Cancer Genome Project explores DNA, genome sequencing, and their relationship to cancer.
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Crystal Ball: The Legacy of the PCGP
What will be the legacy of the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project? Several scientists offer predictions.
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100 Trillion Reasons to Love St. Jude
The Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has produced more than 100 trillion pieces of data, freely accessible by scientists around the world.
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The Pediatric Cancer Genome Project: Era of Discovery
In 2010, St. Jude embarked on the world’s most ambitious effort to discover the origins of childhood cancer and seek new cures. Here’s how that historic project has unfolded.
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The Spark that Ignites Innovation
The architect of the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project reflects on the initiative’s origins and legacy.
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Cancer Predisposition: Power through the PCGP
As a result of the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, families facing an increased risk of inherited cancers can turn to the St. Jude Cancer Predisposition Program.
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St. Jude employees have many reasons to say thanks
In a challenging year, read why St. Jude employees are thankful this holiday season.
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St. Jude resource group supports efforts of veterans, active duty personnel and families
Veterans are an important part of the workforce at St. Jude. Learn how the hospital’s Military Support Resource Group helps employee veterans and active duty personnel.
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Meet Marina
Marina is a joyful 2-year-old who loves to laugh and dance with her siblings. She was referred to St. Jude after a white glimmer in her pupil led to her being diagnosed with retinoblastoma, an eye cancer.
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Molecular oncologist Martine F. Roussel, Ph.D., featured in new portrait unveiled at St. Jude
Martine Roussel, Ph.D., is first female researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to receive a commissioned portrait. Read more about her accomplishments.