Our Impact

Our nurses bring help. Our research brings hope.

In the fight for a DIPG/DMG cure, we help patients and families by funding game-changing research and providing navigation throughout their journey.

Dedicated 1-on-1 Support for families battling DIPG.

We offer dedicated one-on-one support for families battling DIPG. Launched in 2021, My DIPG Navigator has now provided help to hundreds of families battling DIPG or DMG.

Learn more about my dipg navigator

405+

Families Supported

42

States

36

Countries

Funding research that brings hope to the DIPG

We directly fund the most promising, innovative research. Childhood brain cancer researchers are almost fully dependent on foundations like ChadTough Defeat DIPG to support their life-saving work.

Funded Grants

$41M

Funded

100

Researchers

46

Institutions

Annual Impact Report

In each annual impact report, you’ll find an overview of all the foundation accomplished that year. Read about the incredible projects we helped fund, inspiring stories of DIPG warriors, and more about our Family Partners from across the United States and Mexico who join us in our mission.