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Saving children from Asia and across the globe

Generosity changes everything. Supporting St. Jude means funding lifesaving treatment and critical research impacting children, including those of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent in communities around the world.

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St. Jude patient Misheel holds one of her very own balloon art creations.

St. Jude patient Misheel has a talent for balloon art and likes to share her creations with others.

 

From our founding by unique visionary Danny Thomas in 1962, to our latest breakthroughs in science and medicine today, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has consistently proven one simple fact:

Generosity changes everything — unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors.

 
 

Thanks to supporters like you:

 
 
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When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate in the U.S. from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.

 
 
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St. Jude is leading research to improve chemotherapy safety and effectiveness for pediatric patients of East Asian descent affected by acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer.

 
 
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Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped raise the survival rate for children with cancer in the United States, where 4 out of 5 children survive cancer. In many countries, however, 1 out of 5 children who develop cancer will survive. The mission of St. Jude Global is to improve the survival rates of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide through the sharing of knowledge, technology and organizational skills

 
 
 

Ways to support St. Jude

Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.

 
 
St. Jude patient Aditya lays back on a bed in a treatment room with his arms crossed behind his head.

Make a donation

Help further lifesaving treatments and discoveries. You can also dedicate a donation as a way to honor or commemorate a special person or occasion.

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Artwork by patient Aspen depicts a play area at St. Jude.

Invest in the future of St. Jude

You can achieve your financial and personal goals while making an impact on the lives of children fighting cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Find the Right Gift
 
St. Jude patient Maelin posing with a putter while participating in the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament.

Attend an event near you

From galas and fundraising dinners to golf tournaments and concerts, events across the country help support our mission.

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St. Jude patient Misheel makes a heart sign with her hands in this overhead photo taken with her balloon art creations.

Volunteer for St. Jude

Join volunteers from around the country and donate your time and talents to support St. Jude. Supporters are vital in helping us continue our lifesaving mission

Learn About Volunteering
 
 
 

Explore the impact of your support

St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Read about our progress and our care and treatment for kids, all thanks to the generosity of our donors.

 
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St. Jude campus in Memphis, Tennessee

St. Jude Strategic Plan

St. Jude is in the midst of a six-year, historic $12.9 billion strategic plan. This bold commitment outlines a plan to accelerate progress in the laboratory, in the clinic and around the globe. Read the details of the plan >

St. Jude patient Hayden paints a picture.

St. Jude patient Hayden paints a picture.

St. Jude school program

St. Jude Imagine Academy by Chili’s, our onsite school, is one of our numerous services for patients and families and allows patients to keep up with school curriculum back home. Learn more about the school >

 
St. Jude survivor Emily holds a framed photo of herself from when she was undergoing treatment at St. Jude.

St. Jude survivor Emily

Survivorship

St. Jude researches survivorship to improve care for all patients. A survivorship portal with its ability to facilitate breakthroughs in pediatric cancer survivorship is free to use as a part of the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem. Read more about the portal >

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Pediatric cancer genome project

St. Jude was the first children’s hospital to make a major investment in pediatric cancer genome sequencing with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital–Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project. Learn about the collaboration >

 
 
 

Meet Maelin-Kate

Maelin-Kate was referred to St. Jude after a diagosis of Fanconi anemia, an inherited blood disorder that prevents bone marrow from making enough blood cells, leading to bone marrow failure and, in some instances, leukemia.

 
St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate, who is pictured with her mother, wears a red St. Jude t-shirt with a rainbow graphic inspired by patient artwork.

St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate with her mom;
Art by Maelin-Kate

 

We joke that she has glitter in her veins because she’s just the happiest, most loving, most excitable human on the planet.

St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate's mother

 
 

Generosity changes how legacies are made

Entertainer Danny Thomas' legacy is founding St. Jude on the principle of equity in health care for children with cancer and life-threatening diseases. When it opened in Memphis, Tennessee, in  1962, St. Jude  became the first fully integrated children's hospital in the South

For more than 60 years, St. Jude has cared for some of the world’s sickest children regardless of their race ethnicity, beliefs or ability to pay — all thanks to generous donors like you.

 
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