Financial & Other Resources

Angels of Hope (MI Only)
Angels of Hope provides emergency financial assistance and other programs to families in active treatment for any type of cancer, anywhere in Michigan. They also have a grant program for parents of children enrolled in hospice. Requires hospital staff signature.

Catching Up With Jack
The mission of Catching Up With Jack is to help build and grow the Kingdom of God by sharing Jack’s story through an uplifting family event which raises money to support frontline, innovative research and to help financially support local families going through pediatric cancer. For Ohio residents.

Ethen Richardson Foundation (SC & GA)
This foundation provides financial and emotional support to the families of seriously and terminally ill children. Requires a letter of diagnosis attached to the application. South Carolina and Georgia only.

Arms Wide Open
Arms Wide Open helps families both financially and emotionally who are suffering hardship due to their child’s diagnosis of cancer, providing them with support during the most difficult time of their lives. Requires hospital staff signature.

B+ Foundation
The B+ Foundation provides financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer nationwide. Requires hospital staff signature.

Cannonballs for Kayne Foundation
Provides financial support for a child under 21 years of age who is battling DIPG/DMG brain cancer. Requires hospital staff signature.

Dragon Master Foundation
Dragon Master Foundation is proud to serve cancer patients and their families by creating connections and providing financial assistance, information, and resources. The application does not require hospital staff input. Must be treated at a participating hospital.

Good RX
The Good Rx app compares pricing of prescribed drugs against the price assigned to drugs by your insurance provider.

Hogs For the Cause
Hogs for the Cause is a New Orleans based non-profit that provides financial assistance to families across the country with children undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Hogs currently operates as one of the premier sources of funding for pediatric brain cancer outreach services. The application does not require hospital staff input.

Julianna Saylor Foundation
This Family Assistance Grant is a $500 financial assistance grant given to a family with a child diagnosed with DIPG brain cancer. This grant can be used for purposes that benefit the child including, but not limited to, travel expenses for treatment, medical expenses, lodging, airfare, food, gas, etc. Requires hospital staff signature.

LiveBrave2Gether Family Support Network
Provides financial support to families utilizing one application for Tough2Gether, Live Gray’s Way, and Noah Brave Foundation, in collaboration with over 20 family foundations. LiveBrave2Gether will support a family’s request for assistance by utilizing their shared resources and offer families to be connected with an area coordinator for families in the fight who are geographically close.

Marc Jr’s Foundation
The Marc Jr Foundation gifts families $500 to help reduce the financial stress that comes with a diagnosis. This money is to be used at your discretion, without stipulations or reimbursement forms. This money can be used for copays, travel expenses, alternative treatments, prescriptions, etc. It may also be used for a family night out – the zoo, a museum, movie, amusement park, etc. Requires hospital staff signature.

Mission For Maureen
Mission For Maureen assists qualifying brain cancer patients with everyday expenses. Assistance may come in the form of rent or mortgage payments, help with the electric or gas bill, or even gift cards to a local supermarket to help with the cost of food and medicines. Requires a medical report.

Parker Project
Provides housing and boarding assistance, help offset costs not covered by insurance. They also provide assistance acquiring vehicles to assist with travel as well as flights and rental cars. They also offer support to theme parks, and support family outings. Requires hospital staff signature.

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: Butterfly Fund
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Butterfly Fund provides emergency financial assistance to families of children in treatment at partnering medical facilities. They assist with out-of-pocket expenses, such as housing, transportation, groceries, professional counseling, long-term rehabilitation, and other services that are often not covered by insurance. Must be treated at one of the participating hospitals listed. Hospital staff must complete the application.

Pinky Swear Foundation
Pinky Swear Foundation provides financial assistance and quality-of-life support. This foundation assists with paying for rent/mortgage, gas, groceries, auto expenses, and more! Requires hospital personnel contact information.

Reflections of Grace
Reflections Of Grace Foundation is proud to offer direct financial assistance to families of children with brain cancer.

SoSo Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
SoSo Strong supports patients by filling the gap of what other organizations and institutions offer. They directly support patients and families with emotional and financial support, comfort and quality-of-life items, in addition to, end-of-life expenses. They also assist in connecting them with other organizations that can help meet other and/or specific needs.

Team Buddy Forever
Team Buddy funds awareness of Pediatric Brain Cancers while assisting families of children diagnosed with DIPG. They offer necessary financial support and networking resources for treatment options during this traumatic period.

Team Landon Clay Foundation
This foundation sends $99, which was Landon’s Jersey number, to any family within the United States battling a DIPG diagnosis. This money is meant to be used for something fun! The application does not require hospital staff input.

Tough2gether
Tough2gether offers financial support for families struggling under the financial weight of pediatric cancer treatments and travel. They get to know the families and their needs, then engage other foundations across the country to join them to assist as they fund the most immediate needs. For some, this may be rent, a car repair, Christmas gifts, airfare for travel, or funeral services for a child.

Tyler Robinson Foundation
The mission of The Tyler Robinson Foundation is to strengthen families financially and emotionally as they cope with the tragedy of a pediatric cancer diagnosis by offsetting out-of-pocket life expenses while being treated at participating hospitals. Requires hospital staff signature.

Why Not Devin Foundation to End DIPG
Provides a quarterly family support grant to assist with travel, lodging , medicine or other needs, to alleviate a little of the financial stress.

Regional or State Specific

Gabriella’s Smile Foundation
Gabriella’s Smile Foundation was created to provide financial support to families with children diagnosed with DIPG in San Antonio, Texas.

Isaiah Alonso Foundation (KY and GA)
This foundation provides financial assistance to families of kids with cancer in Kentucky & Georgia. Requires hospital staff signature.

The Jenna Kast Believe in Miracles Foundation (MI only)
The mission of Believe in Miracles is to enrich the lives of Michigan children suffering from life-threatening medical conditions by bringing joy and hope to their lives. The organization primarily offers 2nd wishes to kids in Michigan aged 3-21 that have relapsed and have already received their first wish from another organization. Believe in Miracles will meet the needs of suffering children by providing necessities or a fun-filled gift. Requires hospital staff signature.

Love for Linley
Families with children facing a cancer diagnosis or critical illness need love, guidance, support, and funds. The Love for Linley Foundation offers direct financial assistance to families of pediatric cancer or other critical illness patients who are diagnosed prior to the age of 18. Requires hospital staff signature.

N8 Foundation (CA only)
Family Financial Assistance Grants help ease the financial burdens associated with this disease and allow families to spend more quality time together. California residents only. Requires hospital staff signature.

New Day Foundation (MI only)
New Day Foundation for Families provides financial assistance and emotional support to Michigan families facing cancer. New Day pays critical living expenses (direct to creditors) and offers professional counseling and grocery support to help patients maintain medical compliance and improve quality of life. Open to Michigan residents only. Requires hospital staff signature.

Noah Brave Foundation
Noah Brave Foundation partners with families to help give them the priceless gift of quality time together by easing the burden of life expenses. They help with the following: loss of wages, car payments, utilities, internet and phone, mortgages and rent, groceries and meals, house cleaning, travel expenses for clinical trials, medical bills, alternative therapies, counseling, funeral costs, and bereavement care.

The M Family Foundation (Florida)
The M Family Foundation is an organization in Florida that raises awareness and directly supports families battling ovarian and pediatric cancers. They listen and provide a tailored approach to support and help alleviate some financial pressures so parents and/or caretakers can enjoy the important moments together. The application does not require hospital staff input to complete.