About Rutledge Cancer Foundation
Ease the impact of cancer for adolescents and young adults, raise survival rates through awareness and early detection, and fund research and clinical trials to find less-toxic, personalized cures for sarcomas and other solid tumor cancers.
Focus Areas
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer supportSarcoma research (including Ewing sarcoma)Clinical trials fundingFertility preservation / oncofertilityPsychosocial support and AYA care plansPatient comfort programs (Carley’s Closet)
Who They Fund
cancer patientspatients undergoing fertility preservationpatients/families receiving social work supportrecipients of in-kind assistance (Carley's Closet beneficiaries)
Funding Style
About Rutledge Cancer Foundation
Rutledge Cancer Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored in adolescent and young adult cancer care and research, with a strong emphasis on sarcomas, Ewing sarcoma, fertility preservation, and patient support programs. Recent funding shows both sides of that model: a $474,093 research-and-grants allocation to Var Hospitals & Med Institutions in 2025, and repeated assistance for Carley’s Closet across multiple years to meet patient needs in partner hospitals. The foundation also backs program-specific work that brings care tools into oncology settings, including the implementation of AYA psychosocial screening and care plans. Their approach reaches beyond laboratory research. In 2023, Rutledge Cancer Foundation gave $60,000 to Univ Texas Foundation for a fertility preservation program and $40,350 to Cook Childrens Hospital for the same purpose, indicating that oncofertility is part of the foundation’s practical support for patients. Smaller grants also support social work and hospital-based patient services, such as the $12,960 grant to Fwaya Oncology Coalition for social work. Across these grants, the foundation funds restricted projects rather than open-ended operating support, with a clear focus on treatment access, psychosocial care, and less-toxic cancer therapies.
What Rutledge Cancer Foundation Funds
In research, Rutledge Cancer Foundation backs sarcoma and solid-tumor work with an emphasis on less-toxic, personalized therapies. A 2023 grant of $89,000 to Qana Theraputics - Austin TX supported cancer research, while $50,000 to Unt Health Science Center combined cancer research and patient programs. The foundation also participates in collaborative research funding through the ACES Award for relapsed or metastatic Ewing sarcoma. Patient-facing support is another major line of work. It funded Carley’s Closet through repeated hospital-based assistance, including the 2025 and 2024 grants to Var Hospitals & Med Institutions. The foundation also supports AYA psychosocial screening and care-plan implementation in oncology practices, and it has backed social work support through Fwaya Oncology Coalition. Fertility preservation is part of the portfolio as well. Rutledge Cancer Foundation gave $25,000 to Moncrief Cancer Institute for a fertility preservation program and $60,000 to Univ Texas Foundation for the same broad area, alongside additional support to Cook Childrens Hospital.
How Rutledge Cancer Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $105K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$105K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAURA RUTLEDGE
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