What is the foundation’s main funding focus?

Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation focuses on less toxic therapies for children with cancer. Its program descriptions also point to pediatric cancer research, clinical trials, survivorship, palliative care, family support, and disease-specific work in neuroblastoma, DIPG/DMG, sarcomas, and leukemia.

How large are its typical grants?

The distribution centers on a median grant size of $40,000, with p25 at $10,185 and p75 at $125,000. Recent awards include both smaller grants at the lower end and six-figure research commitments.

Does it accept unsolicited applications?

Yes, for some programs. The foundation accepts unsolicited family support applications by form and email, and it also accepts unsolicited research applications through Proposal Central for its annual childhood cancer research process.

What kinds of grantees does it support?

Its recent grants go to pediatric oncology research institutions, cancer centers, and collaborative research funds. Examples in the data include university-affiliated medical centers, children’s hospitals, and named donor funds that direct money to pediatric cancer research and specific initiatives.

Where does its grantmaking land most often?

Grant recipients are U.S.-based across the board, and Georgia shows up most often by recipient count. Recent Georgia recipients include Atlanta organizations, while other grants reached New York, California, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Washington, Illinois, and New Jersey.

Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation

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About Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation

To fund less toxic therapies for children with cancer so they can have a better quality of life during treatment, to fund and expand access to potentially life‑saving clinical trials, to support families emotionally and financially, and to raise awareness through advocacy and their Emmy‑award winning documentary campaign The Truth 365.

Focus Areas

Pediatric cancer researchNeuroblastomaDIPG / DMG (pediatric brain tumors)Sarcomas (Ewing, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma)Leukemia (AML, ALL)Clinical trials / less toxic therapiesSurvivorship, palliative care and quality of lifeFamily financial and bereavement supportMental health and wellness for survivors and families

Who They Fund

children with cancer/pediatric oncology patients

About Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation

Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation centers its giving on less toxic therapies for children with cancer, and its recent grants show that mission reaching hospitals, research centers, and collaborative research funds across the country. One of the clearest signals is its support for large research awards tied to pediatric oncology, including $397,500 to Tough2gether in Manhattan, Kansas, for cancer research and $155,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for an anti-NB vaccine trial. The foundation also backs named donor funds that direct money into disease-specific work, such as the Awoccf Neuroblastoma Initiatives Fund in Marlboro, New Jersey. Beyond research, it supports the broader childhood-cancer ecosystem with grants that link research institutions, advocacy groups, and clinical programs. Its mix of awards includes both broad collaborative research support and targeted funding for neuroblastoma, DIPG/DMG, immunotherapy, and other pediatric cancer projects. That pattern suggests a funder focused on moving research toward therapies that may reduce treatment toxicity while also strengthening the infrastructure around children and families affected by cancer.

What Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation Funds

A major theme in the portfolio is pediatric cancer research aimed at safer treatment. The foundation gave $99,996 to Stanford University for pediatric cancer immunotherapy research and $60,185 to the Regents of the University of Michigan for the same purpose, showing support for translational work in major academic centers. Neuroblastoma appears as a specific priority through the $155,000 grant to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for an anti-NB vaccine trial. The foundation also backs collaborative pediatric cancer research through a $128,628 award to Rally Foundation under its Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program. Another research angle is therapeutic development through grants such as $50,000 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute and $49,500 to Sonalasense Inc.

How Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation Gives

Typical grants cluster around a median of $40,000, with a lower quartile of $10,185 and an upper quartile of $125,000. The recent record includes a wide spread, from $10,185 awards to six-figure research grants. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent-grants list, including Tough2gether, Rally Foundation, Sonalasense Inc, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, Solving Kids Cancer, The Chadtough Foundation, and Awoccf Neuroblastoma Initiatives Fund. The foundation uses both its own research-grant programs and named donor funds, and it accepts unsolicited applications for some programs, including general research grants through Proposal Central and monthly family support grants by form and email.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$515K

Total Assets

$457K

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $125K, with a median of $40K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$40K

75th Percentile

$125K

Geographic Reach

National14 states funded

About 3% of grants go to recipients in GA.

Funding intensity

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Headquarters

Leadership

DENA SHERWOOD

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER	NEW YORK, NY	$310,000	2026	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
RALLY FOUNDATION	ATLANTA, GA	$103,924	2026	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	SEATTLE, WA	$45,000	2026	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
LUCILLE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH	PALO ALTO, CA	$35,000	2026	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
AKANIMO CANCER FOUNDATION	BROOKLYN, NY	$11,000	2026	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
TOUGH2GETHER	MANHATTAN, KS	$10,000	2026	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
RALLY FOUNDATION	ATLANTA, GA	$128,773	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S CANCER THERAPY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE	HILLSBORO, OR	$50,000	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
ONCOHEROES	HOLLISTON, MA	$45,000	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
TOUGH2GETHER	MANHATTAN, KS	$28,942	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
THE EVAN FOUNDATION	GERMANTOWN, MD	$10,000	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA	ATLANTA, GA	$10,000	2025	TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH
TOUGH2GETHER	MANHATTAN, KS	$397,500	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
RALLY FOUNDATION	ATLANTA, GA	$128,628	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH- COLLABORATIVE PEADIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM
AWOCCF NEUROBLASTOMA INITIATIVES FUND	MARLBORO, NJ	$125,000	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
SONALASENSE INC	OAKLAND, CA	$49,500	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION	PHILADELPHIA, PA	$40,000	2024	RESEARCH FUNDING
THE CHADTOUGH FOUNDATION	SALINE, MI	$25,000	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
SOLVING KIDS CANCER	NEW YORK, NY	$20,000	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
STAMFORD UNIVERSITY	STANFORD, CA	$10,185	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	SEATTLE, WA	$10,185	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
LURRE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	CHICAGO, IL	$10,185	2024	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
UCSF PEDIATRIC NUERO ONCOLOGY	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$170,236	2023	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER	NEW YORK, NY	$155,000	2023	FUNDIING ANTI-NB VACCINE TRIAL
RALLY FOUNDATION-COLLABORATIVE PEDIATRIC CANCEL RESEARCH	ATLANTA, GA	$125,000	2023	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH- COLLABORATIVE PEADIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	DENVER, CO	$110,178	2023	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY	STANFORD, CA	$99,996	2023	PEDIATRIC CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	ANN ARBOR, MI	$60,185	2023	PEDIATRIC CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCHPEDIATRIC CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCHPEDIATRIC CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCH
FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOUNDATION	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	$25,000	2023	TO ASSIST WIHT CANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION	PHILADELPHIA, PA	$24,000	2023	RESEARCH FUNDING
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA	ATLANTA, GA	$10,185	2023	RESEARCH FUNDING
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	SEATTLE, WA	$10,000	2023	TO ASSIST WITH CANCER RESEARCH
GREATER MANHATTEN COMMUNITY	MANHATTAN, KS	$10,000	2023	PEDIATRIC CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCH

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Where does its grantmaking land most often?

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