Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation
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About Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation
To support pediatric cancer research and help bring new treatments and better outcomes to children facing cancer.
Focus Areas
Pediatric cancer researchChildhood cancer treatmentPhysician-scientist trainingPrecision medicinePediatric oncology
Who They Fund
UT Health San Antonio researchers / academic research teampatients with ATRT (ATRT tumor population)
Funding Style
project-specific research grantsclinical and laboratory research supportdisease-targeted research fundingtargeted/seed funding for translational studies
About Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation
Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation centers its giving on pediatric cancer research and on helping early-career physician-scientists develop less toxic, more effective treatments for children with cancer. A defining recent grant was the $1,000,000 award to Atrium Health Foundation in Charlotte for cancer research, signaling a large, project-specific commitment to research infrastructure in the foundation’s own city. Another major award went to Kansas University Cancer Cent for $499,737 in 2025, alongside a $307,900 grant to V Foundation the same year. The foundation also backs institutions working on translational and disease-specific questions, including Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Childrens Hosp, and the University of Texas Health Sc. Its recent grants show a blend of large research awards and targeted support for specialized programs, including work tied to ATRT genomics and clinical and laboratory translational research. Leadership is listed as Jeffery M Gordon, and the foundation reports program-related investments as part of its financial activity.
What Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation Funds
Pediatric cancer research is the foundation’s core theme. In 2025, it gave $300,000 to Cincinnati Childrens Hosp and another $300,000 to Childrens Hospital of Philad, both under cancer research. The foundation also funded cancer-research work at Arizona State University with an $85,000 grant in 2025. A second thread is translational research support. Ptctc received $225,000 in 2025 for clinical and/or laborat research, following a $100,000 award in 2023 for cancer research and a $10,000 grant in 2025. The foundation also gave $200,000 to University of Texas Health Sc to support UTHSAs research project. Disease-specific genomics appears in its recent giving as well. CureSearch for Childrens Can received $75,000 in 2025 for expanding the targetable ATRT genom, linking the foundation’s grantmaking to ATRT genomics and targeted therapeutics.
How Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is relatively high, with a p25 of $100,000, a median of $250,005, and a p75 of $307,900. The recent record includes both very large awards and smaller targeted grants, including a $1,000,000 grant in 2023 and a $10,000 grant in 2025. The pattern suggests project-specific research funding rather than broad operating support. Grants also recur to the same organizations across years, including Ptctc, which appears in 2023 and 2025. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker that also makes program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$3M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $308K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$308K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 19% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Jeffery M Gordon
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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