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About Liv Like A Unicorn
Support families dealing with pediatric cancer, as well as support research, so one day no other family will be told to "go home and make memories."
Focus Areas
pediatric cancer supportpediatric cancer research (CNS, DIPG/DMG)family financial assistancehospital patient comfort programs (Unicorn Club)volunteer and youth engagement
Who They Fund
medical researchers / scientistsacademic medical centers and research institutionsclinicians involved in researchpatients (indirect beneficiaries of research outcomes)
Funding Style
research grantsproject-based funding
About Liv Like A Unicorn
Liv Like a Unicorn directs private research grants toward pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, including DIPG and DMG, while also supporting families facing pediatric cancer. In 2023, its largest listed grant was $50,000 to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for medical research, alongside $30,000 awards to Dr. Nick Vitanza and Tough 2 Gether National Dipg Tumor Board. That mix shows a funder that backs both institutional research and individual investigators working on pediatric oncology. The foundation’s stated mission combines research support with practical help for families told to "go home and make memories." Its grantmaking includes month-to-month financial assistance for families with children under 18 diagnosed with pediatric cancer, as well as patient-comfort efforts such as Unicorn Club. It also supports volunteer and youth engagement tied to its cause. Across the organization, the emphasis is tightly centered on pediatric cancer, with a particular focus on CNS tumors, translational research, and therapies that can improve outcomes for children and their families.
What Liv Like A Unicorn Funds
One major thread is pediatric neuro-oncology research. Liv Like a Unicorn gave $50,000 to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for medical research, and its research program explicitly supports pediatric brain and spinal cord tumor work, including DIPG and DMG. A second area is investigator-led translational research. The foundation awarded $30,000 to Dr. Nick Vitanza for medical research, matching its stated interest in CAR T-cell approaches, immune therapies, and pre-clinical drug dosing or pharmacology. It also funds collaborative research infrastructure. A $30,000 grant to Tough 2 Gether National Dipg Tumor Board points to support for coordinated work around DIPG, while the site also describes direct funding for researchers at institutions such as Seattle Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital.
How Liv Like A Unicorn Gives
Typical grant size sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The organization is a public charity, and the profile shows both larger research awards and smaller event or sponsorship grants in the $250 to $1,000 range, with a broader corporate-engagement range up to $100,000. The recent grants list is concentrated in 2023, and the named recipients are all U.S.-based. The grant program descriptions indicate both unsolicited and non-unsolicited channels depending on program, including a family-assistance track that accepts unsolicited requests and research support that does not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$105K
Total Assets
$561K
Total Revenue
$863K
Total Expenses
$524K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $40K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in KS.
Funding intensity
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