What we fund

In our first three years, Rally Foundation has provided more than $1 million in childhood cancer research grants, 2nd year research awards for young investigators, research nurses and fellowships supporting 39 projects in 22 hospitals nationwide. For every dollar Rally receives, 93 cents goes to support Rally’s mission according to our audited financials. Rally Foundation supports all phases of childhood cancer research from science at the bench (very early research) to Phase I, II, and III clinical trials including targeted therapies, DNA studies and survivorship studies.  Rally Foundation is also excited to help fund the collaborative research of more than 5,000 physicians, scientists and nurses at 200 hospitals nationwide. These physicians and nurses treat more than 90% of the children in the US with cancer. Eighty percent of these children are enrolled in clinical trials. Rally gives research grants once a year during its fiscal year fourth quarter - January through March. If you would like to contact Rally about receiving a research grant, please visit Request Funding.

Learn more about recipients.

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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Research Nurse (2008, 2009)
Carter Martin Experimental Research Fund (2007)
Tumor Bank (2009)
Atlanta, Georgia

Children’s Healthcare of Los Angeles
Relapsed ALL Leukemia (2009)
Los Angeles, California

Children’s Hospital of Boston
Leukemia Research (2009)
Boston, Massachusetts

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Neuroblastoma Research (2007, 2008, 2009)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children’s Memorial Chicago
Rhabdoid Tumors (2009)
Chicago, Illinois

Children’s Oncology Group
Late Effects Study (2007)
Childhood Cancer Research Network
(2007, 2008, 2009)
Brain Tumor Research (2008)
ALL Research (2008)
Arcadia, California

Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Brain Tumor Research (2008, 2009)
Cleveland, Ohio

Duke University
Medulloblastoma Research* (2007)
Durham, North Carolina

Emory University
Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors (2008)
Atlanta, Georgia

Johns Hopkins Hospital
AML Research Study** (2008)
Baltimore, Maryland

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Osteosarcoma Research* (2008)
Desmoid Tumor Research (2009)
Hope Fund for Sarcoma Research Study (2009)
Neuroblastoma Research (2009)
Houston, Texas

Medical College of Georgia
Research on DNA of Childhood Cancer Survivors
(2008, 2009)
Augusta, Georgia

Medical University of South Carolina
Neuroblastoma Research (2007, 2008, 2009)
Charleston, South Carolina

Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Ewing’s Sarcoma Research (2007, 2008)
Metastatic Tumor Research* (2007)
Neuroblastoma Research Fellowship (2008, 2009)
New York, New York

National Institutes of Health
Ewing’s Sarcoma Research (2007)
Bethesda, Maryland

Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Sunshine Project Sarcoma Research (2008, 2009)
Tampa, Florida

St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital
Glioma Research
(2007, 2008, 2009)
Memphis, Tennessee

Stanford University
MLL Research: Mixed Lineage Leukemia* (2007)
Stanford, California

University of Michigan
Solid Tumor Research* (2008)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Rhode Island
Neuroblastoma Research (2009)
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Texas Children’s Cancer Research Institute
Rhabdomyosarcoma Research (2009)
Medulloblastoma Research (2009)
San Antonio, Texas

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Sarcoma Research (2007)
ALL Research* (2008)
Recurrent Sarcomas (2009)
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Rally Foundation is excited to be partnering with other childhood cancer research organizations:
**Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Children’s Oncology Group
*Hope Street Kids
Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Children’s Oncology Group Research Centers: Omaha, NE; Columbus, OH; Gainesville, FL; Arcadia, CA; Bethesda, MD

Sunshine Project locations: Baltimore, MD; Gainesville, FL; Tucson, AZ; Phoenix, AZ; Jacksonville, FL; Orlando, FL; Tampa, FL; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Duarte, CA; Atlanta, GA; Alberta, Canada; New York, NY; Nashville, TN

 

 
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Meet Steven

Steven was five years old when his mother discovered a mass in his upper left arm.  After several visits to specialists and surgery, Steven was diagnosed with a Neurogenic Sarcoma attached to the Schwann nerve.  Doctors determined that another surgery was needed to remove a diseased nerve and they grafted in a new nerve using nerves from both of his legs.  Steven then underwent several months of radiation therapy at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.  For the next 10 years, Steven traveled from his hometown in Orlando, Florida to Gainesville for check-ups every three months.

Steven is now 21 years old and doing great! He will graduate in December 2007 from the University of Florida with a degree in History and Religion. Steven is currently the President of a campus ministry at UF and loves spending time with his friends. He enjoys playing racquetball, football, and underwater hockey. Steven has realized that one of his passions is missions work.  Last summer he spent two months in Kenya as a missionary intern working in the urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He plans on returning to Kenya again this summer and hopes to attend seminary sometime after graduating from college.