Our Funding Focus
We fund cancer-related initiatives that include research and discovery, patient services, or access for underserved or underinsured populations that focus on all types of cancer, with special interest in Pediatric, Pancreatic, Gynecologic, Breast, Colorectal, Melanoma, Brain and Lung Cancers.
Who We Fund
We fund 501(c)(3) organizations and accredited institutions of higher education in the Greater Houston area whose initiatives benefit the people who live in our communities.
2024 Grants Funded ($1,065,000)
Pediatric Brain Tumor Research – Shifting the Narrative: Prevention Rather Than Cure for Childhood Medulloblastoma
Texas Children’s Cancer Center
Dr. Michael D. Taylor
$215,000
Targeting Cell Cycle Alterations to Overcome Resistance to FOLFIRINOX for Pancreatic Cancer
Baylor College of Medicine
$200,000
Dr. E. Ramsey Camp and
Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee
Targeting Resistance in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
MD Anderson Cancer Center
$200,000
Dr. Helen Piwnica-Worms
Houston PAP (Prevenir, Ayudar, Poder) Project for Cervical Cancer Screening
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
$175,000
Dr. Abigail Zamorano
Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer: Normal Risk Ovarian Cancer Screening Study 2
MD Anderson Cancer Center
$150,000
Dr. Robert C. Bast and
Dr. Denise Nebgen
Immunotherapy for Sarcoma: Cell Engineering to Improve CAR T-Cell Therapy for Pediatric Sarcomas
Baylor College of Medicine
$125,000
Sujith Joseph, PhD