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St. Jude is one of the top charities in the US, and for good reason. Learn why your donation to St. Jude is worth every penny.
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About St. Jude
St. Jude is a children’s hospital that is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The hospital treats children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude is a top charity because it provides free treatment to all patients and families. The hospital also conducts research to find cures for children’s diseases.
What they do
St. Jude is a leading children’s hospital pioneering research and treatments for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Our mission is to find cures and save children, which we achieve through research, patient care, professional education, outreach and advocacy.
St. Jude has treated children from across the United States and around the world, providing them with the best possible care and giving them hope for a cure. No family ever pays St. Jude for anything because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
What makes them unique
St. Jude is one of the world’s leading organizations fighting childhood cancer, and they are making incredible progress. In the 1960s, the survival rate for most types of childhood cancer was 20%. Today, thanks in part to advances made at St. Jude, that number has jumped to 80%.
But St. Jude doesn’t just focus on cures; they also work to prevent childhood cancer by finding its causes. They are one of the world’s largest funders of children’s cancer research, and their discoveries have led to new ways to treat and prevent the disease.
What makes St. Jude unique is that they treat children from all over the world, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. They also cover all expenses not covered by insurance, so families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – everything they need is taken care of.
Finally, St. Jude shares all of their discoveries freely so that other hospitals can benefit from their work and save even more lives. Childhood cancer is a global problem, and St. Jude is leading the way in finding solutions.
Why donate to St. Jude
When you donate to St. Jude, you become a partner in the lifesaving work that takes place every day at our hospital. Your donation makes a real difference in the lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
The impact of a donation
When you donate to St. Jude, you become a partner in the lifesaving work we do every day. Whether you give your time, money or talent, it all comes together to support the fight against childhood cancer. Every dollar makes a difference in the lives of the children we treat and helpes us find cures for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Our donors are vital to our mission of finding cures for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Your support is more than just a donation. It’s an investment in the future of children’s health. When you give to St. Jude, your donation goes to work immediately – funding life-saving research and treatment for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Your generosity also allows us to provide free housing and meals for families who travel far from home for their child’s treatment, as well as raise awareness about childhood cancer and help kids everywhere grow up healthy and strong.
When you choose to donate to St. Jude, you can be confident that your donation will be used effectively and efficiently to support our lifesaving mission. We promise to put your donation to work quickly and efficiently because every child deserves a lifetime.
What your donation goes towards
When you donate to St. Jude, you are helping to fund life-saving research and treatment for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Your donation also supports the education of medical professionals who will care for future generations of patients, and helps to keep families together during some of the most difficult times in their lives.
The money you donate goes to support the specific mission of St. Jude: “Finding cures. Saving children.” In 2018, 82% of the total expenses at St. Jude were used for this purpose.
The research conducted at St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% in 1962 to more than 80% today. And while there is still much work to be done, every day we get closer to achieving our ultimate goal: a cure for all children with cancer.
How to donate
When considering where to donate, it’s important to look at how much of your donation will actually go to the cause. St. Jude is one of the most efficient charities, meaning that they spend less on administration and fundraising than most charities. This means that more of your donation will go directly to the children they serve.
Online
The easiest way to donate is online at stjude.org/donate. You can choose to make a one-time gift, or sign up to be a monthly partner. You can also designate your gift to a specific area of need or disease group.
You can also donate by mail or phone:
Send your check or money order, made payable to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, to:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Call 1-800-822-6344 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. CT) to donate by credit card or to get information about other ways to give, including securities and planned giving.
By mail
To donate by mail, simply print out this form (https://www.stjude.org/give/donate-by-mail.html) and mail it to the following address:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
PO Box 1000, Dept. 142
Memphis, TN 38148-0142
Please make your check or money order payable to “St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital” and include the name of the person you are honoring, if applicable, on the memo line.
In person
The easiest way to donate is to drop off your donation at one of our local offices.
You may also mail in your donations:
Online:
Visit stjude.org/donate.
Mail:
Complete a donation form and mail it with your check or credit card information to:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
P.O. Box 50
Memphis, TN 38101-9929
