About Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Midland and Gladwin
Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Midland and Gladwin concentrates its grantmaking on direct help with cancer-related medical bills. The largest recent award in the data was $88,872 for Hospital Fees in Michigan, pointing to a funding pattern built around immediate treatment costs rather than institutional programs. The foundation’s support reaches individual patients through grants for hospital fees, doctor fees, patient support, and prescriptions, all within Michigan.
Its recent grants show a steady emphasis on practical expense relief. In 2024, it awarded $65,198 for Hospital Fees and $33,223 for Patient Support; in 2025, it provided $31,228 for Patient Support and $29,524 for Doctor Fees. Earlier grants include $57,592 for Hospital Fees in 2023 and $30,750 for Doctor Fees that same year. The pattern suggests a funder that responds to the cost of treatment at the patient level, with grants sized to cover specific medical expenses. The foundation also funds cancer research through a separate competitive program for U.S. nonprofit research institutions, adding a second, research-oriented track alongside its patient assistance work.
What Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Midland and Gladwin Funds
Patient financial assistance is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $31,228 to Patient Support in 2025 and $33,223 in 2024, both aimed at helping cancer patients handle treatment-related costs.
Hospital expenses are another major area. Awards of $88,872 in 2025, $65,198 in 2024, and $57,592 in 2023 for Hospital Fees show repeated support for direct medical bills tied to cancer care.
Doctor-related costs also appear regularly. The funder provided $29,524 for Doctor Fees in 2025, $24,800 in 2024, and $30,750 in 2023, indicating a consistent role in covering physician charges.
Prescription costs are part of the same pattern, with grants of $6,753 in 2024, $6,069 in 2023, and $4,866 in 2025.
How Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Midland and Gladwin Gives
Typical grant size is moderate and fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $20,288, the median is $30,137, and the 75th percentile is $39,315. That fits a grantmaker that awards individual medical-expense payments at a relatively consistent scale. The recent record also shows recurring support for the same expense categories across multiple years, especially hospital fees, doctor fees, patient support, and prescriptions. The foundation operates two active grant programs: one for financial assistance funds serving cancer patients and one competitive research grant program for U.S. nonprofit research institutions. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the research grants, while the patient assistance funds are awarded by foundation decision.