St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Read St. Jude Stories Explore Holiday Giving

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.

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Seeking treatment?

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital approach makes them different from most children’s hospitals. Learn more about seeking treatment for your child at St. Jude.

History

Founder and entertainer Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude in 1962 with the dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life.”

 

Why support St. Jude?

Unlike any other hospital, the majority of our funding comes from individual contributions. And thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude.

No child should die in the dawn of life.

Danny Thomas, founder

Cost to family: $0

Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food—so they can focus on helping their child live.

Saving kids worldwide

St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.

Their goal: 100% survival

Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.