What does St. Jude do with donations?
Donations to St. Jude are used to fund research and cover the cost of lifesaving treatment and world-class patient care. Your donation will be used to support day-to-day operations at St. Jude, and help ensure a future for St. Jude so that we can continue to grow and treat as many children as possible.
No matter what amount you're able to give, every donation makes a difference!
Why donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital?
Many families come to St. Jude thinking it’s like any other hospital, but families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
As a large pediatric cancer research hospital, St. Jude treats more than 8,000 patients each year.
St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% in 1962 to 80% today. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.
St. Jude has achieved a 94% survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The survival rate for ALL was only 4% when St. Jude opened in 1962.
St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world treat childhood cancer.
We treat children from all 50 states and from around the world.
Donation breakdown and charity ratings
The majority of funds needed to operate and sustain St. Jude must be raised from our generous supporters.
82 cents of every dollar received from donations, research grants, insurance recoveries and investment returns goes to support the current and future needs of St. Jude.
According to Charity Navigator, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a four-out-of-four star rating for our Overall Score and Rating.
Where do St. Jude donations go?
Learn more about what your donation could mean for a St. Jude patient and their family.
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Your $10 gift could help provide one platelet count test for a St. Jude patient.*
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Your $25 gift could help provide one rehabilitation ball for St. Jude patients. Rehabilitation balls help patients regain strength and mobility after cancer treatment.*
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Your $100 gift could help provide a red wagon, which is the preferred mode of travel through the halls of the hospital for our youngest patients.*
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Your $1,000 gift could help provide seven sets of schools supplies so patients can continue their education while receiving treatment away from home.*
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Your $5,000 gift could help cover the cost of the daily room rate of the ICU, which has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.*
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Your $10,000 gift could help provide one CT scan for a St. Jude patient to provide parents with much-needed answers about their child’s health.*
*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.
Make a positive impact on the children of St. Jude
Because of your support, we can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families. Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors. Join us and be part of our mission to save more lives.
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