Where the Money Goes

Since 2005, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has funded over 800 research projects at more than 135 hospitals working towards putting an end to childhood cancer.

Our grants team carefully selects projects to make sure ALSF supports the most substantive and critical contributions to the field of childhood cancer research. Proposals are evaluated and rated by ALSF’s Scientific Review Board or Nursing Review Board and approved by the Board of Directors. ALSF is also the only childhood cancer research organization that has been given the NCI peer-reviewed funder designation for rigorous selection of research grants.

Read below to see how ALSF invests in every stage of research in the three areas outlined below.

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Our Latest Funded Projects

ALSF Funded Research Projects

Role of Inflammatory Microenvironment in Clonal evolution and Progression from FPD to AML
Oregon Health & Science University / Anupriya Agarwal, PhD
Novel Approaches to AML Differentiation Therapy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Andrew Lane, MD/PhD
Drug Screen for FPD/AML Therapeutics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Mortimer Poncz, MD
Reversing mSWI/SNF (BAF) Complex Misassembly and Genomic Targeting in Human Synovial Sarcoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Cigall Kadoch, PhD

Program Areas Funded by ALSF: A Complementary Approach

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Browsing our archive of funded studies is the best way to understand the scope and appreciate the power of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s impact on the field of childhood cancer research.

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Travel For Care Program

Travel For Care Program

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Recognizing the financial burden that families often encounter, the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Travel For Care Program offers assistance to families who face the need to travel for childhood cancer treatment. Since 2008, ALSF has provided over:

  • 530 flights
  • 3,400 nights of lodging
  • 18,000 gas cards

How You’re Helping

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In 2006, at age 11, Taylor was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. After 9 months of chemotherapy and surgery on her right arm, Taylor was declared cancer-free. Unfortunately, she relapsed 18 months later when a spot was found on her lung. After her third relapse, the family was desperate for a cure. Thanks to a clinical trial, made possible by an infrastructure grant from ALSF, Taylor and her family finally had hope.

MyChildhoodCancer

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This database aims to understand the different reasons and ways that childhood cancer can impact families.

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Grants Calendar

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Reach Grant – Due 05/21/2018
'A' Award Grant – Due 05/21/2018
Psychosocial Launch LOI – Due 06/11/2018
Psychosocial Family Impact LOI – Due 06/11/2018
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