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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States
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About Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States
To accelerate progress toward cures for childhood brain tumors and provide comprehensive support to children and families affected by pediatric brain cancer (Care. Cure. Thrive.).
Focus Areas
pediatric brain tumor researchfamily support and educationpatient and family servicesadvocacy and policyclinical translation/precision medicine
Who They Fund
early-career researchers/scientistscancer researchers/oncologistsresearch institutions and university laboratories
Funding Style
project-specific research fundingearly-career investigator supportconference/symposium funding
About Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States
A defining feature of Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc is its repeated support for the same research institutions across multiple years, especially Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which received the largest recent award at $747,855 in 2025 and additional major grants in 2024 and 2023. That pattern points to a funder that backs sustained pediatric brain tumor research rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s stated purpose is to accelerate progress toward cures for childhood brain tumors and provide comprehensive support to children and families affected by pediatric brain cancer, and its active grant programs include seed funding for early-stage therapeutics, competitive research grants, and named partnership awards. Recent grants also show an emphasis on translational work, including precision medicine, patient-derived organoids, biomarker development, and preclinical testing. Beyond research institutions, the foundation funds early-career development, as seen in grants to Duke University, and collaborative projects designed to move promising science toward clinical relevance. Its grantmaking also reaches patient support and advocacy areas within the broader childhood brain tumor space.
What Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Funds
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc funds a mix of translational science and disease-specific research. In precision medicine, it gave $190,047 and $204,686 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for pediatric low-grade glioma projects studying tumor-brain interactions, MAPK inhibitor response, and rebound. For preclinical model development, it funded a Koschmann Grant to support patient-derived organoid work for pediatric brain tumors. The foundation also backed a collaborative award of $100,000 to maximize detection of childhood brain tumors in biofluids, linking liquid biopsy and relapse detection. Early-career development appears in $100,000 grants to Duke University. The portfolio also includes work on therapeutics, diagnostics, and translational pathways tied to pediatric brain tumor biology.
How Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Gives
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $15,389, with a first quartile of $8,495 and a third quartile of $83,240, showing a mix of smaller project grants and larger research awards. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients over multiple years, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Regents of the University of Michigan, Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital, and Washington University in St Louis. That points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation operates as a disease-focused funder and makes grants to institutions and individual researchers. It also accepts unsolicited applications through at least one active program, the PLGA Fund.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.3M
Total Assets
$3.3M
Total Revenue
$5M
Total Expenses
$6.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $83K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$83K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 9% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Geoff Still
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 100 | $7.1M | 96.2% |
| 2 |
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