Children’s Cancer Research Fund is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending childhood cancer. Our main focus is to support the research of bright scientists across the country whose ideas can make the greatest impact for children fighting cancer. We also fund resources and programs that help kids and families as they navigate the difficult experience of cancer treatment and survivorship.
Children’s Cancer Research Fund is defined by sustained support for childhood cancer research that moves from early ideas into clinical use. In the recent grants list, its largest award was $1,250,000 to Fred Hutch Cancer Center for leukemia research, followed by $750,095 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for a clinical trial focused on rare AML. That pairing shows a funder willing to support both broad disease research and a targeted trial in a hard-to-treat subtype. The foundation also backs work across specific pediatric cancer areas, including osteosarcoma, brain and neural tumors, and neuroblastoma. University of Minnesota Foundation appears repeatedly in the grant records, with awards for osteosarcoma research, survivorship care and research, and capital support tied to pediatric cancer infrastructure. Other grants go to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatric neuroblastoma research and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and the University of Virginia for hard-to-treat cancer research. Its portfolio includes research, survivorship, fellowships, and equipment support, showing a mix of project funding and institutional investment.
A major theme is hard-to-treat pediatric cancers. The foundation gave $250,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for hard-to-treat cancer research, and also funded Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the University of Virginia for the same purpose. It also supports disease-specific research on childhood solid tumors and brain tumors. Examples include $650,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatric neuroblastoma research, $715,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation for osteosarcoma research, and $200,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation for research on pediatric brain and neural tumors. Survivorship is another clear focus. The University of Minnesota Foundation received $700,000 for survivorship care and research, and the Regents of the University of Michigan received $150,000 for research on pediatric cancer survivors. The funder also backs training and research infrastructure, including $200,000 for medical fellowships and several equipment-oriented awards through University of Minnesota Foundation.
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$11.2M
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Most grants fall between $75K and $125K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$125K
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Typical grants cluster around six figures: p25 is $75,000, median is $100,000, and p75 is $125,000. The recent list also shows a long tail of larger project grants reaching into the $650,000 to $1,250,000 range. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially University of Minnesota Foundation and Fred Hutch-related institutions, which suggests repeated relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation funds individuals as well as institutions, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including Seed Grants for Innovative Research, Research Grants, and Health Disparities Research Award.
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States. By count, Washington leads, with Seattle-based Fred Hutch and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center appearing multiple times. Minnesota is also prominent because of repeated awards to University of Minnesota Foundation in Minneapolis, which accounts for 65% of grants in the HQ state. Other recipient cities in the record include Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Charlottesville, Ann Arbor, Medford, and York. The country distribution shows 141 grants to US recipients and no non-US grants in the dataset.
The funder supports childhood cancer research across preclinical, translational, clinical trial, and survivorship work. Recent grants include leukemia research at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, rare AML clinical trial support at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, osteosarcoma research at University of Minnesota Foundation, and pediatric neuroblastoma research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Yes. Its active programs include Emerging Scientist Award and Emerging Scientist Awards for postdoctoral and early-career investigators. The recent grants list also includes $200,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation for medical fellowships and $200,000 for emerging scientist awards.
Typical grants cluster around six figures. The stated distribution is p25 of $75,000, median of $100,000, and p75 of $125,000. Recent awards also include larger research grants such as $650,000, $700,000, $750,095, and $1,250,000.
Some programs accept unsolicited proposals, including Seed Grants for Innovative Research, Research Grants, Accelerating Impact for Hard-to-Treat Cancers Award, Healthy After Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivorship Award, and Health Disparities Research Award. Other programs, including Accelerating Hope: Clinical Trials for Hard-to-Treat Cancers and Filling the Funding Gaps Grants, do not accept unsolicited applications.
Hard-to-treat cancers, osteosarcoma, brain and neural tumors, neuroblastoma, survivorship, and infrastructure support appear repeatedly. The grant list includes hard-to-treat cancer research at multiple universities, osteosarcoma awards totaling more than one recent grant, and survivorship care and research through University of Minnesota Foundation.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Children'S Cancer Research Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Investigators and institutions conducting childhood cancer research; typically projects that are not yet funded by federal sources or need gap funding to advance to the next stage. Specific eligibility requirements available on the awards page.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,575,000 | 2026 | DEPT OF PEDIATRICS FELLOWSHIPS AND SEED GRANTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $579,550 | 2026 | TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR DR. JOHN WAGNER'S RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | DR. MATTHEW HOCKING FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | DR. MICHAEL ANDREEFF FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESERACH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $187,799 | 2026 | DR. OLIN'S BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH |
| LAD IN A BATTLE LLC | YORK, ME | $150,000 | 2026 | BIG DREAMS TOUR - JAMES ORRIGO |
| LAD IN A BATTLE LLC | YORK, ME | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR VIRTUAL CAMP NORDEN FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $750,095 | 2025 | DR. SOHEIL MESHINCHI FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL FOCUSED ON RARE AML |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $650,000 | 2025 | DR. JOHN MARIS FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROBLASTOMA RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $650,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $300,000 | 2025 | CADE FAMILY ENDOWED CHAIR |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $214,901 | 2025 | DR. BEAU WEBBER FOR OSTEOSARCOMA RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $200,000 | 2025 | CORRIGAN CGI EQUIPMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $200,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN AND NEURAL TUMORS |
| LAD IN A BATTLE LLC | YORK, ME | $175,000 | 2025 | FOR BIG DREAMS TOUR |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $150,000 | 2025 | DR. ANAO ZHANG FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $148,756 | 2025 | TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR CGI EQUIPMENT |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $137,500 | 2025 | DR. ALLISON O'NEILL FOR PEDIATRIC HEPATOBLASTOMA RESEARCH |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. BIRGIT KNOECHEL RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER OUTCOMES |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. ROSS OKIMOTO FOR CIC-DUX4 SARCOMA THERAPY RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. SOGOL MOSTOUFI-MOAB FOR RESEARCH ON IMPROVING CARE FOR THYROID CANCER SURVIVORS |
| CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. JENNIFER LEVINE FOR RESEARCH ON ALL SURVIVORS |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. NEERAV SHUKLA FOR AML CLINICAL TRIAL |
| THE RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. JOHN BUSHWELLER FOR RESEARCH ON MLL1 FUSION LEUKEMIA |
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. JEFFREY GREENFIELD FOR PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH ON EMBRYONAL TUMOR WITH MULTILAYERED ROSETTES |
| JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY | JACKSONVILLE, AL | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. LE SU FOR CIC-DUX4 SARCOMA RESEARCH |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CLEVELAND, OH | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. ALEX HUANG FOR OSTEOSARCOMA RESEARCH |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. SAMEER SAIT FOR CLINICAL TRIAL OF NOVEL TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMORS |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. WILLIAM WEISS FOR RESEARCH ON PFA EPENDYMOMA |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. CAROL FRIES SIMPSON FOR RESEARCH ON INFANT ALL |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | DR. KIRA BONA FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER OUTCOMES IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $113,749 | 2025 | FOR KATIE HAGEBOECK SURVIVORSHIP FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $109,740 | 2025 | FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION | MONROVIA, CA | $105,000 | 2025 | SUPERGRANT - DR. PATRICK GROHAR RESEARCH ON MYC INHIBITORS FOR OSTEOSARCOMA |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | DR. BRIAN CROMPTON HTT PROFILING CIRECULATING DNA |
| ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION | MONROVIA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPERGRANT - DR. MITCHELL CAIRO FOR RESEARCH ON VIROIMMUNOTHERAPY FOR OSTEOSARCOMA |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $94,523 | 2025 | FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $60,000 | 2025 | OSTEOSARCOMA- DR. BEAU WEBBER |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $51,079 | 2025 | DR. BEAU WEBBER'S RESEARCH ON EWING SARCOMA |
| THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | DR. MARGOT LAZOW FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CANCER |
| CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | MINORITY YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $48,800 | 2025 | TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR DR. JOHN WAGNER'S RESARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $46,470 | 2025 | FOR PEDAIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $28,901 | 2025 | RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS |
| LAD IN A BATTLE LLC | YORK, ME | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR VIRTUAL CAMP NORDEN FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,776 | 2025 | FOR PEDIIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR NORMA RAMSEY LECTURE SERIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $9,166 | 2025 | FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $700,000 | 2024 | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: GA#032922-3 UMF FUND #24232 KATIE HAGEBOECK CLINIC PURPOSE: SURVIVORSHIP CARE AND RESEARCH |
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$1,575,000DEPT OF PEDIATRICS FELLOWSHIPS AND SEED GRANTS
TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR DR. JOHN WAGNER'S RESEARCH
DR. MATTHEW HOCKING FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$250,000DR. MICHAEL ANDREEFF FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESERACH
DR. OLIN'S BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
LAD IN A BATTLE LLC
$150,000BIG DREAMS TOUR - JAMES ORRIGO
LAD IN A BATTLE LLC
$25,000FOR VIRTUAL CAMP NORDEN FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS
DR. SOHEIL MESHINCHI FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL FOCUSED ON RARE AML
DR. JOHN MARIS FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROBLASTOMA RESEARCH
DR. BEAU WEBBER FOR OSTEOSARCOMA RESEARCH
RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN AND NEURAL TUMORS
LAD IN A BATTLE LLC
$175,000FOR BIG DREAMS TOUR
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$150,000DR. ANAO ZHANG FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS
TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR CGI EQUIPMENT
DR. ALLISON O'NEILL FOR PEDIATRIC HEPATOBLASTOMA RESEARCH
DR. BIRGIT KNOECHEL RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER OUTCOMES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO
$125,000DR. ROSS OKIMOTO FOR CIC-DUX4 SARCOMA THERAPY RESEARCH
DR. SOGOL MOSTOUFI-MOAB FOR RESEARCH ON IMPROVING CARE FOR THYROID CANCER SURVIVORS
DR. JENNIFER LEVINE FOR RESEARCH ON ALL SURVIVORS
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$125,000DR. NEERAV SHUKLA FOR AML CLINICAL TRIAL
THE RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$125,000DR. JOHN BUSHWELLER FOR RESEARCH ON MLL1 FUSION LEUKEMIA
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$125,000DR. JEFFREY GREENFIELD FOR PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH ON EMBRYONAL TUMOR WITH MULTILAYERED ROSETTES
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
$125,000DR. LE SU FOR CIC-DUX4 SARCOMA RESEARCH
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$125,000DR. ALEX HUANG FOR OSTEOSARCOMA RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$125,000DR. SAMEER SAIT FOR CLINICAL TRIAL OF NOVEL TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMORS
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO
$125,000DR. WILLIAM WEISS FOR RESEARCH ON PFA EPENDYMOMA
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$125,000DR. CAROL FRIES SIMPSON FOR RESEARCH ON INFANT ALL
DR. KIRA BONA FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC CANCER OUTCOMES IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
SUPERGRANT - DR. PATRICK GROHAR RESEARCH ON MYC INHIBITORS FOR OSTEOSARCOMA
SUPERGRANT - DR. MITCHELL CAIRO FOR RESEARCH ON VIROIMMUNOTHERAPY FOR OSTEOSARCOMA
FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH
DR. BEAU WEBBER'S RESEARCH ON EWING SARCOMA
THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$50,000DR. MARGOT LAZOW FOR RESEARCH ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CANCER
MINORITY YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD
TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR DR. JOHN WAGNER'S RESARCH
LAD IN A BATTLE LLC
$25,000FOR VIRTUAL CAMP NORDEN FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: GA#032922-3 UMF FUND #24232 KATIE HAGEBOECK CLINIC PURPOSE: SURVIVORSHIP CARE AND RESEARCH