St. Jude patient Mikayla with her mom
When you make a donation in memory of a loved one to St. Jude, you will receive an acknowledgment for your donation and you can choose to have a card sent to the family of the loved one being memorialized.
A memorial donation to St. Jude is a gift that will help fund cancer research and treatments for children and their families affected by childhood cancer. Thanks to donations, including memorial donations, no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
St. Jude is a U.S. tax-exempt non-profit organization where donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
When you make a memorial donation, you can select a recipient to be notified of your gift. St. Jude will send a personalized e-card or mail card to the recipient you list. The individual or family member listed will promptly receive the personalized tribute e-card or mail card, without revealing the amount.
Donate in memory of a loved one through a tribute gift fund
Donate in memory of someone by contributing to a tribute gift fund. You can establish a fund in their memory, or contribute to one that's already been set up.
Donate in memory of someone by mail
To make a memorial donation by mail, print out our memorial donation form, and send it to the following address:
Mailing address:
Memorial Giving
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Resources for funeral home directors and professionals
We are happy to provide funeral home directors and professionals with St. Jude branded envelopes and other memorial gift supplies. To inquire about these resources or for more information, please contact memorial giving at:
Phone: (800) 873-6983
Email: memorials@stjude.org
Looking for more information or have any questions related to memorial donations?
Visit our memorial donations FAQs or contact the office of Memorial Giving at (800) 213-6584 or at memorials@stjude.org.
The impact of your memorial donation
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$500
Could help provide one platelet transfusion.
During chemotherapy, the platelet count of patients can drop to dangerously low levels making transfusions essential.
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$1,000
Could help cover the cost of three chest x-rays.
Doctors use X-rays to help diagnose and monitor a patient’s treatment.
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$1,500
Could help provide three hours of physical therapy.
Physical therapy is used to improve or maintain a child's strength, balance, endurance, gross motor skills and mobility while receiving treatment.
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$2,500
Could help provide an ultrasound study.
An ultrasound study is among the diagnostic imaging tests that doctors use to diagnose and monitor disease and treatment.
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$250
Could help provide a red wagon
which is the preferred mode of travel through the halls of the hospital for our youngest patients.
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. Learn more here.
Brick dedications
Engraved bricks are located on the pathway leading to the Kay Research and Care Center on the St. Jude campus.
Recognition wall plaques
Recognition Walls are located in the corridor linking the Patient Care Center and Chili’s Care Center on the St. Jude campus.
