Funding hospitals
A commitment to better facilities and care
1,240 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia, and providing kids with the best possible facilities and staff comes at a significant cost for hospitals.
Kids with Cancer Foundation has helped by providing more than $24 million in funding to date, assisting with facilities and positions that make today easier for kids and their families living with a cancer diagnosis.
The new Cancer Centre for Children at Westmead would not be possible without the support of the Kids with Cancer Foundation.
Kristina Keneally, CEO of Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation
Our impact
in 2024
FY24 figures
Children’s hospitals across Australia received funding
Clinician positions funded in oncology wards
Support positions funded as part of the Genetics program
Finding out if a child’s cancer has been caused by certain genetic changes helps provide information about how to best care for that child and their relatives.
Thanks to the money from the Kids with Cancer Foundation, together with wonderful genetic counsellors, we have been able to establish a paediatric cancer genetic risk service at our hospital.
Sarah Josephi-Taylor, Genetic Staff Specialist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Why is funding needed?
At the direct request of each hospital’s Head of Oncology, we have funded social and welfare workers, oncology fellows, clinical nurse consultants, research nurses, oncology neuropsychologists, late effects coordinators and researchers. Without Kids with Cancer Foundation funding, these positions would not exist as they are outside the scope of government-funded roles.
Our goal is to fund vital clinical positions in every children’s oncology hospital in Australia to help secure the best possible future and provide brighter hope for tomorrow.
Hospitals
we've helped
Monash Health Foundation - Monash Children's Hospital
$2,327,200 has been donated since 2004
John Hunter Children’s Hospital
$1,452,946 has been donated since 2000
Women’s & Children’s Hospital Adelaide
$2.9M has been donated since 2003
SCHF - Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
$9M has been donated since 1998
SCHF - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
$8.3M has been donated since 1998
Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation
In 2024, we pledged $450,000 over 3 years
Queensland Children’s Hospital
Over $400,000 has been donated since 2001
The Bear Cottage
$1.18 million provided since 2012
Fundraise for
Kids with Cancer Foundation
Every dollar counts, and with your help, we can continue to fund specialist clinicians and support workers in hospitals throughout Australia.
Could fund 1 part-time Oncology Haematology Fellow to analyse levels of leukaemia present after treatment
Could fund 1 part-time Geneticist Staff Specialist to provide excellent clinical services to children with cancer
Could fund a Senior Oncology Welfare Worker to provide kids and their families with coping mechanisms relating to their diagnosis and discharge planning
What will your fundraising goal be? Make a difference to the future of children’s cancer care and fundraise 4 us today.
Funding
achievements
Since 1998 Kids with Cancer Foundation has provided over $34 million to fund specialist clinicians and support workers for childhood cancer services across Australia.
2024
In 2024, Kids with Cancer Foundation committed to a $10.5 million dollar pledge to help redevelop the new Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Supporting Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and cancer vaccine development
2022
Over $24 million in lifetime contributions to hospitals and funding research
2020
Care Packs 4 Kids Program Launched
2017
Funded a Bone Marrow Transplant Fellow and $139K Behavioural Sciences Unit Assistance at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
2011–2012
Incurable Cancer’s Research funding – Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
Construct and fit-out of Research Unit Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
First of ongoing payments to fund a Social Worker Position
2008
$250K Refurbishment of the Day Unit for John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle
2004
$1M Benefactor of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Cancer Study funded at University of Melbourne
$650K construct and fit-out Paediatric Day Oncology Unit, Monash Children’s Hospital Melbourne
2002–2003
Founder of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Sydney cord blood bank refurbishment
First social work position funded at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Support for Women’s
and Children’s Hospital funding a Senior Registrar position
2001
$50K First Assistance to QCH Brisbane, Research Assistant Position
HEPA Filtration John Hunter Children’s Hospital Newcastle
1999–2000
CCIA Bereavement Fund Established
First Clinical Nurse Funded at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
Support for Mater Children’s Hospital Brisbane
1998
First Funding to Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
First clinical Fellow and Research position funded
