Foundation grants to St. Jude
Our foundation partners are critical in the fight against the toughest cancers. A grant from your foundation will help ensure the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
St. Jude patient Allie
What is foundation giving?
When your foundation works with a charitable organization, like St. Jude , the foundation becomes a partner to the nonprofit. These partners can contribute via various foundation grants, including program grants and general operating support. Contact us today to explore all the ways your foundation can partner with St. Jude.
St. Jude patient Harry and his dad
Why foundation grants are important to St. Jude
Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors, so gifts from public and private family, community and corporate foundations provide vital support for our lifesaving work. Thanks in large part to those donations, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
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$4,000 could help cover the cost of the daily room rate of the ICU.
The Intensive Care Unit at St. Jude has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2009, the St. Jude ICU became Tennessee’s first ICU to win the honor.
St. Jude patient Kenadie
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$10,000 could help provide two years of grocery stipends for one St. Jude family.
Families whose children are undergoing long-term treatment at St. Jude live at the Target House, The Domino’s Village, or Ronald McDonald House – at no cost. Each week, families receive a grocery gift card so that they may cook their own meals and eat together in their apartment if they choose. These shared meals help families maintain a sense of togetherness during trying times.
St. Jude patient Crosslyn and her family
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$15,000 could help cover two CT scans for a St. Jude patient.
A CT scan takes detailed, 3D images of the inside of the body. CT scans often focus on a certain area of the body such as the head, chest, or abdomen and can help doctors diagnose a child’s medical condition, find out the extent of the disease, see if the disease is responding to treatment, and more.
St. Jude patient Madelyn
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$20,000 cover help cover five sessions of proton therapy for a St. Jude patient.
St. Jude is home to the world’s first proton therapy center just for children. Proton therapy is one of the most advanced and precise forms of radiation treatment, allowing doctors to aim high-dose radiation at cancer cells and spare healthy cells.
Proton Therapy Center at St. Jude
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$30,000 could help cover three days of inpatient care for a St. Jude patient.
St. Jude offers high-quality inpatient services for a child who may need to be admitted to the hospital for inpatient treatment. Inpatient services may be needed if a child has fever or low blood counts, to manage serious side effects, or after a major surgery.
Kay Research and Care Center Inpatient Room
*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. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude.
Interested in learning more about giving through a foundation, or receiving information about the research and discoveries at St. Jude?
Contact us:
Phone: (800) 876-3372
Email: foundations@alsac.stjude.org
Are you a financial planner, estate attorney or other financial advisor? Contact us here.
St. Jude patient Rinoa
Please use the following legal name and tax identification:
Tax ID Number:
62-0646012
We are a tax-exempt, charitable institution listed in the Federal Internal Revenue Service Publication #78, "Cumulative List of Organizations," revised IRS Code 501(c)(3).
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Foundation giving FAQs
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Key differences between a private foundation, a family foundation, a corporate foundation and a community foundation include the following:
Private foundations:
A private foundation has a different tax status than a community one. Private foundations are 501(c)(3)s while community foundations are classified as public charities (501(c)(3)s or 509(a)(1)s).Private foundations may have specific donors and their trusted appointees, and the governing body of the organization has to approve everything: grant opportunities, funding requests, advocacy and human services.
Family foundations:
Family-owned foundations are often private. They tend to be funded by a particular family’s endowment, and sometimes family members take an active role in running the foundation as well.Community foundations:
A community foundation may be run similarly to a private foundation or employ an advisory committee. In a community foundation, the decision-making process for fundraising initiatives and funding options can vary, so it can be helpful to understand how your foundation funding works, along with any relevant existing grant programs.Corporate foundations:
Typically, corporate foundations are established as separate legal entities from the corporation that sponsors them. However there’s often a close relationship between the foundation and the corporation itself. -
A foundation grant is a certain amount of money that a private or community foundation gives to a nonprofit organization — such as St. Jude.
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St. Jude accepts general operating, capacity-building, and programmatic grants from private, family, community, and corporate foundations.
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Charitable organizations, like St. Jude, can benefit from the generosity of foundations through new grants. If you’re passionate about serving local and global communities with vital healthcare and human services, we want to empower you to consider a foundation grant program with us.
You don’t necessarily need to start a private foundation to provide foundation grants to St. Jude — a donor-advised fund (DAF) through your local community foundation can work as well.
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Yes. Donations made by qualifying foundations to St. Jude are generally tax-deductible under IRS guidelines, depending on the foundation’s structure and tax status.
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Grants from private foundations can help fund research initiatives, patient care programs, infrastructure at St. Jude, and more. Your charitable foundation partnership can help St. Jude accelerate breakthroughs in childhood cancer treatment.
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St. Jude provides detailed impact reports, financial disclosures, and program updates to foundation partners to ensure accountability and transparency.
ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. This material is prepared and made available to you for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide or be relied upon for tax, legal or accounting advice. You should always consult a tax professional to determine your particular tax benefits that may result from any particular type of gift to charity.
Why partner with St. Jude?
According to Charity Navigator — an organization that evaluates nonprofits based on transparency, financial health and accountability — ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a four-out-of-four star rating for our Overall Score and Rating.
82 cents of every dollar received from donations, research grants, insurance recoveries and investment returns goes to support the current and future needs of St. Jude.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
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