St. Jude Hope in the Harbor

Thank you for joining us on Friday, April 11, 2025 for the 15^th annual St. Jude Hope in the Harbor gala at the M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Guests enjoyed dinner and cocktails, live and silent auctions with one-of-a-kind experiences, live entertainment and powerful stories of St. Jude patients and their families, all to benefit the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Matching gifts are an easy way to increase your donation to St. Jude — at no additional cost to you! Many employers support your altruistic efforts by offering matching gift programs to your favorite charities. Check if your employer will match your gift to St. Jude or contact us at matchinggifts@stjude.org.

For information on sponsorship and volunteer opportunities at next year's event, please contact Ingrid Feigenbaum at ingrid.feigenbaum@alsac.stjude.org.

Regardless of the duration or the cost of care, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.

St. Jude patient Swayzie

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St. Jude patient Han, pictured with family

IRA charitable contributions

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can contribute to St. Jude from your IRA and potentially receive tax benefits. You can have your IRA administrator use our sample letter.

Donor-advised funds

You can recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund by calling your fund manager or by signing in to your granting institution and selecting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Gifts of stock

When gifting stock, you can reference our transfer form, or call us at (800) 395-4341 to inform us of your gift, so we can properly acknowledge your gift and provide you with a tax receipt.

Charitable gift annuities

Charitable gift annuities may interest you if you want to transfer cash or securities to St. Jude and receive lifetime payments for yourself or a loved one.

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Every gift you give makes a real impact in the lives of St. Jude kids and their families.*

St. Jude patient Luna with her dad

A gift of $250…

... could help provide one day of oxygen for a St. Jude patient*

During treatment, St. Jude patients may need oxygen to help their bodies function properly and aid in healing.

Give $250

St. Jude patient Kaleb

A gift of $500…

... could help provide 20 days of meals for a St. Jude patient*

St. Jude provides patients and their families with meal cards for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Kay Kafe, the hospital’s cafeteria.

Give $500

St. Jude patient McClain with her mom

A gift of $1,000...

… could help provide 7 sets of school supplies for St. Jude patients*

Many patients can keep attending school after diagnosis and during treatment. These patients may need accommodations or other services to help them succeed.

Give $1,000

St. Jude patient Yates with his parents

Or give any amount...

Any amount supports kids around the world. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save even more children.*

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* Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude, where no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.

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St. Jude Hope in the Harbor

April 11, 2025 | Baltimore, Maryland