Newly Diagnosed
A child’s brain tumor diagnosis is overwhelming. We’re here to help.
Our Mission
With a mission to Care. Cure. Thrive., the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation leads the way in funding childhood brain cancer research to cure the kids, supports families affected by this disease, and advocates for policies that help patients, survivors and their loved ones.
Family Education & Support
Life After a Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Support for Families
Join the Cause. Help Us Cure the Kids.
Donate
Whatever form your gift takes, you can be confident your generosity will help us lead the way toward a future without childhood brain cancer. Learn more about the different ways you can donate and make a difference.
Become An Advocate
Join our efforts at the national and local level to educate policymakers and the public about the critical issues families face and the need for more research funding.
Start a Fundraiser
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Do-It-Yourself Fundraising Program makes it easy for anyone, anywhere, anytime to raise funds and awareness for lifesaving cures and care.
Create for a Cure
Host a charity livestream
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's charity streaming program gives content creators, streamers, esports organizations, and gamers a fun and easy way to fundraise for children with brain cancer.
Our Community's Impact
Thanks to supporters like you, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is actively managing more than $5.3M in research funding to accelerate progress for kids with brain cancer.
Stories
Advocacy Takes Many Forms – Gretchen Spreads PBTF’s Mission via Pageant Competitions
“I finally found my community, and it was life-changing,” says Gretchen about finding the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and participating in a Ride for Kids event in 2017 when she was 16. “It took me almost 12 years to find people that I could actually have a conversation with [about my diagnosis and treatment], and my mom and dad felt that way too. It was an immediate bond with these families that we were meeting for the first time.”
Mick: A Childhood On Hold
"Children should not have to go through this disease and its treatments. You only get one childhood, and it hurts my heart to know that my son’s got taken away."
Defying the Odds: Chris’s Brain Tumor Diagnosis Leads to a Life of Service
Diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer, Chris has faced a prognosis that would shatter most spirits. At just 17 years old, he was given less than two months to live.
Updates
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act: Improving Healthcare for Children Across State Lines
The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on September 17 to improve children’s access to essential health care, while eliminating administrative burdens for providers and states.
Groundbreaking Voice of the Patient Report for pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) published by Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
“This report lays groundwork to improve the experience of people living with this disease,” said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, one of the country’s leading neurosurgeons, and a member of PBTF’s Board of Directors. “I believe it shines a much-needed spotlight on the wide-ranging and extensive challenges that this type of tumor causes for patients and their families, and I am hopeful that this moment is a significant milestone for this community.”
Ursula Burns, Former Xerox CEO, and Jordan Wertlieb, EVP and COO of Hearst, Appointed to Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Advisory Board as Inaugural Members
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation today announced the appointment of Ursula Burns and Jordan Wertlieb as inaugural members of the organization’s new Advisory Board. Burns and Wertlieb offer their exceptional business acumen and experience to PBTF, the largest patient advocacy funder of pediatric brain tumor research.
