The Jeff Gordon Foundation is privileged to be associated with organizations that share in our mission to improve the lives of children battling pediatric cancer and to support The Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital.  As a Foundation, we strive to show our generous donors exactly where their dollars are going and the difference their contribution has made in the lives of children fighting the toughest battle of all, the fight for their life.  We are proud of our ongoing partnerships and the many accomplishments we are able to make together.

The Foundation also offers a competitive grant program for certified 501(c)(3) organizations with a similar vision as ours.  Programs must be based in the United States.  The Foundation does not make loans or grants to individuals or endowment funds. 

Read more about the Grant Program.
 

2009 Grants

State-of-the-Art Pediatric Pulmonary Lab - Community Outreach Spirometry Program –
Children’s Advocacy Center - Child Life Specialists
Support from The Jeff Gordon Foundation built a new state-of-the-art Pulmonary Lab in conjunction with a new Community Outreach Spirometry Program at the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pavilion.  The program provides 26 pediatric practices with equipment, training, and support to ensure that all children in our area suffering from asthma and other pulmonary diseases are provided with the latest in diagnostic and treatment options. Funds were also distributed specifically to address child physical and sexual abuse in Cabarrus County and outlying areas utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach to child abuse through the Children’s Advocacy Center.  Support was also given to provide items needed by the Child Life Specialist to aid them in their work with the pediatric patients. The Child Life Specialist help to promote effective coping of the child’s experience in the hospital through play, preparation, education, and self-expression activities.

Pediatric Blood Cancer Research Portfolio
The Jeff Gordon Foundation supports breakthrough advances in diagnostics, stem cell transplantation, combination chemotherapies and safe and effective "targeted" therapies researched and achieved through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  The pediatric cancer research portfolio provides funding to nine researchers conducting the most promising work in basic biology, and transitional and clinical oncology research.  By funding these latest research advances the Foundation can help improve outcomes for blood cancer patients.

The Jeff Gordon Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Fund
The Jeff Gordon Foundation proudly provides funding for leading clinical research trials.  These trials evaluate the usefulness of the most promising therapies; performing laboratory investigations to uncover potential cancer therapies, and linking lab discoveries with their value in children.  The establishment of the Jeff Gordon Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at Riley Hospital for Children in Indiana will provide for immediate research needs and an endowment to ensure ongoing pediatric cancer research at Riley.

Phase 1 Long-Term Follow-Up Study
The Jeff Gordon Foundation allocated funds for a new study aimed at collecting data from pediatric cancer patients and their doctors to compare their treatment protocols with long-term health histories, in order to develop less invasive treatments in the future.  The study is being conducted by CureSearch in conjunction with the Children’s Oncology Group (C.O.G.) the world’s leading pediatric cancer research collaborative that treats 90% of all children with cancer at more that 200 children’s hospitals, university hospitals and cancer centers. 

Tissue Typing for 30,000 New Potential Marrow Donors
The Jeff Gordon Foundation continued its support of the National Marrow Donor Registry by providing funding for tissue typing of 30,000 new potential donors through the Be The Match Foundation. Tissue typing helps find the best match of tissues or blood cells, allowing doctors to determine if donor tissue is compatible with the recipient. 70% of all people needing transplants do not find their match within their own families and must turn to the national registry.  Expanding the registry increases patients’ chances of finding their life-saving match.

Competitive Grant Program Recipients
Cancer Center for Kids – New York
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation – National
Children’s Cancer Research Fund- Minnesota
CURE Childhood Cancer – Georgia
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital – Ohio
The Children’s Inn at the National Institute of Health – National
The Wellness Community - Ohio