Families never receive a bill from St. Jude

Everyone's support makes a difference

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.

In the years ahead, an estimated 89% of the funds necessary to sustain and grow St. Jude must be raised from generous donors. This is why supporters are so important in fulfilling the promise of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, who believed that "no child should die in the dawn of life."

Everyone is very friendly. They always look for a solution so that children do not suffer, even when they use needles.

Charlye's mom

Thanks to our generous supporters, we're leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

It’s been a blessing honestly,” she said. “It’s a horrible situation having to find out your child is diagnosed with cancer, but I couldn’t have asked to be in a better place.

Valetina's mom

We were incredibly lucky to have wound up at St. Jude.

Nico's mom

St. Jude is helping make lifesaving treatments available to more children in more places.

That means investing in patient care, research and technologies that keep us on the leading edge. St. Jude leads more clinical trials for pediatric cancer than any other hospital in the United States. Read more