Give the best gift of all
There are great research institutions, great hospitals and great charities — St. Jude is all three. Our mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. And, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for anything.
Make your gifts even more meaningful this year by exploring ways you can give to the kids of St. Jude. Happy holidays!
Ways to give this holiday season
Dedicate a donation
Donate on behalf of a loved one, and send them a holiday or Christmas card or e-card to let them know.
St. Jude Gift Shop
Shop holiday gifts for women, men, kids and home. Your purchases support our lifesaving mission.
AmazonSmile
Choose St. Jude as your designated charity on AmazonSmile to give through purchases.
Dedicate a brick
Dedicated bricks make up the walkway around the St. Jude campus. They start at $1,000.
Donate your gift cards
Turn those partially used and unused gift cards into a donation for St. Jude through CardCash.
Send a free virtual card to the kids of St. Jude
Choose your favorite holiday card, and write a message to send to the patients of St. Jude.
How is my donation used?
A gift of $10 ...
could help St. Jude provide a new toy for hospital play areas or recreational areas at St. Jude housing facilities.*
A gift of $25 ...
could help St. Jude provide rehabilitation weights to help improve patients’ quality of life.*
A gift of $50 ...
could provide art supplies to patients.* Art therapy is used to reduce stress or anxiety, explore complex feelings, manage side effects and improve quality of life.
A gift of $100 ...
could help provide a red wagon, which is the preferred mode of travel through the halls of the hospital for our youngest patients.*
A gift of $1,000 ...
could help cover about two-thirds of the cost of one day of chemotherapy.*
A gift of any amount ...
supports the work being done at St. Jude. No family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for anything, and our research is shared freely with doctors and scientists around the world.
*When you make a donation using this information, your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. Read more.
Meet the patients you're helping
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Meet Eleanor
Eleanor is a sweet and determined baby who arrived at St. Jude on her first birthday. She was diagnosed with down syndrome and a type of blood cancer.
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Meet Abraham
Abraham loves to color and play outside with his sister. He and his family leaned on each other and reached out to St. Jude when he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor.
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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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Meet Mia
Mia is a friendly, caring child who was referred to St. Jude from her home country of Nicaragua when she was 5 years old.
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Meet Ashtyn
Described by her mom as full of energy and sass, Ashtyn hasn't let her cancer diagnosis stop her from her love of cheerleading.
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Meet Maelin
Maelin-Kate was diagnosed with a rare blood disease at age 5, but her mom says, "Every day, she finds a reason why it's the best day ever."
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Meet Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn first came to St. Jude at just over a year old when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer. Despite all she’s been through, her smile shines bright.
St. Jude patient Mia with her mom
No family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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Ways to give
There are many ways you can give. Make a donation, memorialize a loved one, give through work, or include St. Jude in your will.