About National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation is dedicated to funding research to eliminate childhood cancer, with a focus on finding less toxic, more effective treatments through collaborative initiatives such as the Sunshine Project.
Focus Areas
pediatric cancer researchclinical trialsimmunotherapy researchpatient & family support resources
Who They Fund
children with high‑risk pediatric cancerspediatric patients with metastatic or central nervous system (leptomeningeal) diseasepatients with specific pediatric sarcomas (Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma)
Funding Style
clinical trials supporttranslational/early-phase research fundingdisease-specific challenge/project grants
About National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc. centers its giving on collaborative pediatric cancer research, especially the Sunshine Project, which funds multi-institutional studies and clinical trials aimed at less-toxic, more-effective treatments for childhood cancer. Recent awards show the scale of that approach: $992,092 to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital for clinical trials under the Sunshine Project, and $850,000 to H Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute Foundation Inc for the same purpose. The foundation also uses targeted challenge projects to back specific disease questions. Albert Einstein College of Medicine received separate grants of $820,000 and $713,110 for work on c-MYC-driven pediatric cancers, one-carbon metabolism in Ewing sarcoma, and related translational research. Other awards point to a research model built around hospital partners, scientist-led projects, and trial support rather than direct service delivery. The recent record includes both large trial grants and smaller project grants, with a strong emphasis on pediatric oncology therapeutics, immunotherapy, and studies for high-risk or metastatic disease. Its funding pattern suggests a research funder that supports both broad clinical infrastructure and narrower scientific problems within childhood cancer.
What National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Funds
Clinical trials are a core part of the foundation’s grantmaking. Under the Sunshine Project, it gave $657,764 to H Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa for clinical trials, and $400,000 to The Regents of the University of California in Los Angeles for clinical trials conducted under the same initiative. The foundation also backs translational research aimed at specific pediatric cancers. It awarded $300,000 to Paratope Bio Inc for “Harnessing the power of innate antibodies for novel therapies in pediatric cancer research,” linking immunology to treatment development. In another disease-specific line, it provided $400,000 to The Regents of the University of California for “treating leptomeningeal spread of pediatric medulloblastoma with quantum radiobiology.” Challenge projects appear to be a second mechanism for focused research support, including work on c-MYC-driven pediatric cancers and Ewing sarcoma, as well as biomarker trial pillars within the Sunshine Project.
How National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$6.2M
Total Revenue
$4.4M
Total Expenses
$5.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $37K and $166K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$37K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$166K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
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