What kind of research does the St. Baldrick's Foundation fund?

The St. Baldrick's Foundation has made more than 250 grants totaling over $55 million for childhood cancer research since 2005, its first year as a foundation. In 2010 alone, over $12.8 million was funded - more than by any other foundation making grants for research to cure childhood cancers. More grants will be distributed in the fall.

To see the funding types, current recipients, where they are located, and areas of research focus click the links to the left.

Just as the St. Baldrick's community bands together to raise funds, the childhood cancer research community works together to find cures. In fact, childhood cancer led the way in creating "cooperative research groups" and as a result, children who had almost no chance of survival fifty years ago now have a survival rate of over 80%.

How we wish that statistic applied to all kids with cancer! Some types of the disease remain extremely hard to cure, and many treatments come with a steep price in life-long damage or risk to bodies and minds.

To cure even the most difficult cancers and improve the quality of life for every survivor, we need to do more than fund the experts of today. We need to encourage the best and brightest new doctors to choose childhood cancer research as a career. The truth is, other medical specialties often pay more, and pediatric cancer is not for the weak of heart.

In addition to the enthusiasm of participants and the generosity of donors, the St. Baldrick's Foundation is grateful for the many childhood cancer researchers who give freely of their time and expertise - and sometimes their very hair!

We are honored to work with some of the most cutting-edge doctors and scientists in the world to see that every donor dollar is funding the most important research - the kind that will save precious young lives.

Where the money goes

• Annual Report
• View Grants
  • Grant Types
  • By Recipient
  • By Location
  • By Research Focus
• Apply For A Grant