We cannot promise a cure, and we are still building what we can offer. What we can promise is that no family walks through this alone, and that we are working toward being able to help in bigger ways.
In Jayden's Honor
His fight became our fight.
The JaydenZ Foundation stands with families facing sarcoma, walking alongside them when other options have run out.
"Jayden was fearless. He lived loud, loved deep, and never stopped fighting."
Learn Jayden's Story →Why We Exist
When a family has run out of other options, we still show up.
We walk with families through late-stage and end-of-life sarcoma diagnoses, and we fund the research that could keep it from happening to another family.
How We Help
Support that can't wait, when it can't wait.
Priority order. End-of-life sarcoma needs first, then osteosarcoma, then other sarcomas (rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and more).
Travel Assistance
Commercial flights, trains, and buses to get families where treatment is.
Lodging
A place to stay near treatment, so families can stay together.
Meals
One less thing to worry about during an impossible week.
Bereavement Assistance
Support for families in the hardest moments, and after.
Funding What Comes Next
Beyond direct assistance, we're funding the research that creates more options.
Radiation-Induced Cancer Research
Jayden was diagnosed with radiation-induced osteosarcoma, a second cancer caused by treatment for his first. We are working to fund research so fewer children face a second cancer caused by treatment for their first.
Clinical Trial & Compassionate Use Access
Some of the most promising options for late-stage sarcoma are trials and compassionate-use programs many families never hear about in time. As we grow, closing that gap is one of our goals.
Grants for Safer Treatments
Our three-to-five-year goal is to fund our first research grant, and to help support innovative medical and surgical procedures after that.
Your Donation At Work
What your gift actually does.
Other organizations help too. What we do differently is tell you exactly where the money goes. 100% of every gift goes to families and to research, and our financials will be public.
Covers a gas card so a family can get to the hospital.
Feeds a family for a full day while they focus on treatment.
Covers a child's airfare to get a second opinion that could change everything.
Covers a week of room and board near treatment.
Every gift also helps fund research into safer treatments, including research into radiation-induced cancers like the one Jayden faced.
Where We're Headed
Built around a goal, not a headcount.
Direct assistance for families with the least time to wait, while we build toward our research goals.
Reach the funding level to make a meaningful research donation, and begin supporting innovative medical and surgical procedures.
This Is Jayden
Cancer never defined him.
Two-time state wrestling champion. Guitar player. Jayden's Cards4Cancer founder. Jayden faced two different cancers across his life and never let either one write his story for him. This foundation continues it.
Explore His Story →Get Involved
There's a place for you here.
Become a founding donor, a sponsor, a volunteer, or a partner. Every role moves a family closer to help.