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To fight pediatric cancer by funding research, supporting clinical programs, and granting wishes and services to children and families affected by childhood cancer.
Cal's All-star Angel Foundation Inc directs most of its visible grantmaking toward pediatric cancer, with a strong emphasis on leukemia research and clinical support. In 2025, its largest recent grant was a $590,428 research pledge to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago for research, followed by a $92,250 research pledge to Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation in Saline, Michigan. Those awards fit the foundation's stated purpose: funding research, supporting clinical programs, and granting wishes and services to children and families affected by childhood cancer. The foundation operates as a public charity with annual grants of $682,678 and total assets of $4,946,546. Its active programs show two distinct modes of support: a leukemia clinical and research program, and direct-service offerings such as wish granting and activities assistance for children fighting cancer. That mix places the foundation across research, patient support, and family-centered services rather than in a single grantmaking lane. Its program pages also indicate a willingness to support both institution-based work and direct-help programs tied to pediatric cancer care.
Leukemia research is a defining part of the foundation's giving. The largest 2025 pledge went to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago for research, and the active Cal's Angels Advanced Leukemia Clinical & Research Program is explicitly described as supporting advanced leukemia clinical care and research. Patient and family support also appears in the foundation's program structure. The Wish Granting program is set up to register and grant wishes for children fighting cancer, while 12 Oaks Activities Assistance extends support through an activities-assistance application. The foundation's named cause areas also include pediatric cancer research and clinical trial support, which aligns with its research pledge to Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation in Saline, Michigan for research. Across these examples, the pattern is centered on children with cancer and the family-facing services around treatment.
Cal's All-star Angel Foundation Inc gave $682,678 in annual grants, with total assets of $4,946,546. The largest recent awards were $590,428 and $92,250, which suggests a pattern that includes one very large research pledge alongside smaller research support. The foundation is a public charity, not a private family foundation or DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Its active programs show both invitation-style or structured program support and at least some publicly accessible program pages, including wish granting and activities assistance. The recent-grants list shows two grants in 2025, both to U.S. recipients.
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Recent grants landed in two U.S. cities: Chicago, Illinois, and Saline, Michigan. Chicago received the larger of the two 2025 awards through Lurie Children's Hospital, while Saline was home to Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation. The grant record shown here is entirely domestic, with 2 grants in the U.S. and no non-U.S. recipients in the recent list. Although the foundation is headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, the grants shown here were made outside the headquarters city.
The foundation focuses on pediatric cancer, with emphasis on pediatric cancer research, leukemia clinical and research support, patient and family support, and wish-granting programs for children with serious illness. Its stated purpose is to fund research, support clinical programs, and grant wishes and services to children and families affected by childhood cancer.
No. The foundation is marked as funds individuals: False, and its support is organized through programs and organizational grants rather than direct grants to individuals.
The recent grants provided are $590,428 and $92,250, showing a wide spread between a very large research pledge and a smaller research pledge. The foundation's annual grants total $682,678, but the available grant-size detail in the recent record is limited to those two awards.
The active programs include Cal's Angels Advanced Leukemia Clinical & Research Program, Wish Granting, and 12 Oaks Activities Assistance. The site also includes Planned Giving / Gift of Securities as a donor option.
The recent grants went to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation in Saline, Michigan. Both grants were in the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $571,428 | 2026 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $92,250 | 2026 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $590,428 | 2025 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $92,250 | 2025 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CS MOTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | ANN ARBOR, MI | $175,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| UNIVERSRITY OF IOWA STEAD FAMILY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | IOWA CITY, IA | $125,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH PLEDGE |
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CS MOTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$175,000RESEARCH PLEDGE
UNIVERSRITY OF IOWA STEAD FAMILY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$125,000RESEARCH PLEDGE