​Funding Finds Cures​​​​​.

Last year, Kate Amato Foundation surpassed $1 million in total funding for pediatric cancer research, a milestone made possible by the generosity of our donors and supporters. Through grants awarded to leading research institutions across the country, KAF is helping advance discoveries that lead to safer, more effective treatments for children with cancer.

Today, we're building on that momentum through Funding Finds Cures, our year-end giving campaign with a goal of raising $100,000 by December 31, 2026, to fund two promising pediatric cancer research projects. Every dollar invested in research helps move innovative ideas closer to life-saving breakthroughs.

KAF-funded research has already contributed to meaningful progress, including support for research that led to a safer treatment for Ewing sarcoma and groundbreaking cancer vaccine research at the University of Florida. With your support, we can help fund the next discoveries and bring hope to children and families facing childhood cancer.

Kate Amato Foundation Mission
Kate Amato Foundation is dedicated to finding safer and more effective treatments for children with cancer by funding innovative pediatric cancer research.

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children. For those who survive, the side effects of treatment can cause severe, long-term health problems including organ damage and secondary cancers. During Kate's illness, we learned how severely underfunded research is for pediatric cancers, resulting in outdated, toxic treatments and low survival rates for children. To honor Kate's life and continue the fight for other children, we are determined to educate, advocate, and fundraise for life-saving research.

Did You Know?

• 42 children are diagnosed with cancer every day.
• 394 children lose their lives to cancer every day worldwide.
• 1 in 264 children develop cancer in the US.
• More than 40,000 children receive treatment for cancer each year.
• Only 12 cancer treatments have been specifically developed for children in the last 20 years.
• 1 out of 5 children with cancer will not survive.
• Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children.
• The genetics and molecular biology of childhood cancers are different from adult cancers, but we still use adult treatments for children that are highly toxic for kids.
• 95% of childhood cancer survivors develop long-term health problems, including organ damage, infertility, chronic pain, and secondary cancers.
• For many childhood cancers, we are still using the SAME treatments that were used in the 1970's.
• The federal government devotes merely 4% of its annual cancer research budget to pediatric cancers.
• The pharmaceutical industry devotes less than 0.1% of research funding to pediatric cancers.
• Americans spend more on Starbucks coffee in THREE DAYS than we invest in pediatric cancer research in an entire year.

Sources: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Coalition Against Childhood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025

Other Ways to Give
If you would like to contribute by check, please send your gift directly to Kate Amato Foundation at 135 Professional Drive, Suite 102, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082.