Together we are riding to fight childhood cancer.
Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) is a national leader dedicated to ending childhood cancer. Our main focus is to fuel transformational research to bring better treatments and cures to children with cancer. We fund the brightest scientists across the country – not just at one hospital or institution – whose ideas can make the greatest impact for children fighting cancer.
We also help families find community, amplify their stories and offer resources of hope and healing when they need it most.
"We stick with GCC + CCRF because without funding there is no research...Research has provided our son with new medication when his leukemia becomes resistant to his current medication. We can see the results of what we do by participating in GCC." -Jeff, long-time GCC rider and father of a childhood cancer survivor
OUR WHY
Children’s Cancer Research Fund began with a single act of generosity. In 1979, 13-year-old Katie Hageboeck donated her bike savings to a small fund at the University of Minnesota before losing her life to leukemia. That gift launched what is now CCRF – a national leader that has invested more than $235 million in research, education, and quality-of-life programs for children with cancer.
Katie never got the chance to ride her new bike – so now, we ride for her. Through the Great Cycle Challenge, thousands of riders across all 50 states are pedaling toward Katie’s dream of a world without childhood cancer. Since 2015, our community has ridden nearly 37 million miles and raised more than $80 million to support research for better treatments and to carry Katie’s legacy forward.
OUR RESEARCH
Our funding priorities address cancers with the lowest survival rate, life after cancer and outcome disparities. We fund research in three main areas:
Hard-to-Treat Cancers.
Thanks to the groundbreaking work of researchers, more kids are surviving cancer than ever before. But some cancers still have very low survival rates. CCRF invests in research focused on finding effective treatments for these aggressive and relapsed cancers.
Survivorship Research.
There are half a million childhood cancer survivors in the U.S.; and more than 95% will face a significant health issue related to the treatment they received. CCRF invests in research aimed at ensuring that kids who survive cancer can live longer and healthier lives. We believe that kids with cancer should not just survive, but thrive.
Eliminating Health Disparities.
Children from underserved or socially disadvantaged communities are less likely to survive cancer – even when they receive the same treatment at the same hospitals. CCRF is one of the only funders supporting research on breakthrough interventions to help all kids survive.
Read about the latest research we’ve funded.
WHERE WE'VE FUNDED RESEARCH
With our community of CCRF donors, we’ve funded innovative and promising U.S.-based research in the following hospitals, universities and research centers. Our rigorous review process includes multiple rounds of peer-review and final selection by our Research Advisory Committee. Since 2016, we've funded the most promising research at these institutions across the country:
Alabama
• Jacksonville State University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
California
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
• Children’s Oncology Group
• Sanford Burnham Prebys
• Stanford University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, San Francisco
District of Columbia
• Children’s National
Florida
• University of Miami
Georgia
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
• Emory University
Illinois
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
• Northwestern University
• University of Chicago
Indiana
• Indiana University
Maryland
• Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Michigan
• University of Michigan
Minnesota
• Childhood Cancer & Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC)
• Children’s Minnesota
• Katie Hageboeck Children’s Cancer Research Fund Clinic
• University of Minnesota
New York
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• New York Medical College
• University of Rochester
Ohio
• Case Western Reserve University – School of Medicine
• The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Oregon
• Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute
Pennsylvania
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Drexel University
• University of Pittsburgh
Texas
• Baylor College of Medicine
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Tennessee
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Vanderbilt University
Virginia
• University of Virginia
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Washington
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
• Seattle Children’s Research Institute
DONATE WITH CONFIDENCE
We’re committed to transparency and accountability with our financial information and how fundraising dollars are used to further our mission. As a result, CCRF is recognized for meeting all 20 standards by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance and we are a GuideStar Platinum Participant.
WANT TO DO MORE FOR KIDS FIGHTING CANCER?
If you’re interested in learning more or becoming more involved with CCRF or GCC, please contact Raquel Caretta for more information.
Raquel Caretta
GCC Champion Director
Raquel@greatcyclechallenge.com
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