Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

What Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation does

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 2323 De La Vina Street, Suite 104, Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 2002, TBCF serves families with children diagnosed with cancer who reside in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. The organization delivers three core programs — Financial Stability, Emotional Support, and Educational Advocacy — supplemented by the Teddy Market (in-kind essentials distribution) and a Local & National Resources directory that aggregates financial aid, counseling, travel/lodging support, and camps for children with cancer. Services are provided free of charge to eligible families.

TBCF operates no proprietary technology platform. Program delivery is conducted in person at the Santa Barbara office and across the tri-county service area, with a Wix-hosted website as the primary digital touchpoint and DonorPerfect as the online donation portal. Spanish-language program pages (Programas, Estabilidad Financiera, Apoyo Emocional, Abogacía Educacional, Recursos Locales y Nacionales) extend service access to Spanish-speaking families. The organization's product mix also includes signature community events — the annual Golden Gala in September (its sole annual fundraiser and the capstone of the Gold Ribbon Campaign) and the Teddy Bear Picnic.

TBCF is funded almost entirely through charitable contributions. Revenue streams include individual donations, corporate and individual sponsorships across multiple giving tiers (Ambassador, Visionary, Advocate, Healer, Underwriter), and dedicated fundraising events. The 2026 Golden Gala sponsor stack spans regional banks (Columbia Bank, Montecito Bank & Trust, American Riviera Bank), wealth management firms (Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management), healthcare providers (Cottage Health, VNA Health), family foundations (Beverly S. Mamey & The Saleh Foundation, St. Francis Foundation), and high-net-worth individuals. The stated Tax ID is 14-1872081. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees.

Name

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

Legal name

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

Website

https://teddybearcancerfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides financial, emotional, and educational support to families with pediatric cancer in California's Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties, funded through donations, sponsorships, and annual fundraising events.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Cancer Family Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations (BPAGACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric cancer support
• Family financial assistance
• Nonprofit social services
• Childhood cancer advocacy
• Emotional support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, TBCF generates revenue primarily through charitable donations, event fundraising (Golden Gala, Teddy Bear Picnic), corporate sponsorships, and individual contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation provides free, direct-support services to families with children diagnosed with cancer in California's Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. Its core deliverables are organized around Financial Stability (rent/mortgage, utilities, auto payments, gas and grocery cards), Emotional Support (peer mentoring, support groups, family activities, encouragement cards and care packages), and Educational Advocacy (school re-entry and individualized education plan support), supplemented by a curated Local & National Resources directory.

Product overview

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides a suite of support programs for families in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties affected by pediatric cancer. The organization offers three core programs - Financial Stability, Emotional Support, and Educational Advocacy - designed to address the immediate financial, emotional, and educational challenges experienced with a pediatric cancer diagnosis. Additionally, the organization operates the Teddy Market for essential supplies, maintains a Local & National Resources directory, and hosts signature events including the annual Golden Gala and Teddy Bear Picnic. The Gold Ribbon Campaign runs each September during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to raise funds enabling service to all eligible families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gold Ribbon Campaign: Annual awareness and fundraising campaign held each September in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Products and services

• Financial Stability Program Direct financial assistance for Central Coast families with a child diagnosed with cancer, covering rent/mortgage, utility payments, auto payments, grocery cards, and gas cards, delivered through case-managed support.
• Emotional Support Program Peer mentoring, family support groups, family activities, and the distribution of handwritten encouragement cards and curated care packages to children with cancer and their families in the tri-county service area.
• Educational Advocacy Program School re-entry support and individualized education plan (IEP) advocacy and coordination for children undergoing cancer treatment who need educational accommodations during and after treatment.
• Local & National Resources Directory A curated, publicly accessible directory of local and national resources for families affected by childhood cancer, hosted on the foundation's website.
• Gold Ribbon Campaign Annual awareness and fundraising campaign held each September during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, incorporating the gold ribbon symbolism to drive donations and visibility for the foundation's mission.
• Golden Gala Signature annual fundraising gala hosted to generate revenue and community awareness for the foundation and its programs.
• Teddy Bear Picnic Annual community fundraising picnic event supporting the foundation's mission and programs.
• Teddy Market Branded merchandise storefront associated with the foundation offering limited-edition and signature items, with proceeds supporting the foundation's programs.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Francis Foundationpay it forward award honoreeStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of the 2026 Pay It Forward Award at the Golden Gala, recognizing foundation-level community support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Children's Cancer Society: Nonprofit providing financial and emotional support to children with cancer and their families, including travel assistance and direct financial aid. Closely mirrors TBCF's Financial Stability and Emotional Support programs.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: National nonprofit dedicated to pediatric cancer research and family support. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary population, with a similar mix of research funding and direct family services.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: National nonprofit funding pediatric cancer research and providing family support services. Directly comparable as a childhood-cancer-focused charity offering both research funding and direct-to-family financial/emotional support programs.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: Charity funding childhood cancer research grants while also supporting families and survivors. Comparable in mission (pediatric cancer) and event-based fundraising model (head-shaving events similar to TBCF's gala-driven approach).
• CureSearch for Children's Cancer: National nonprofit accelerating pediatric cancer research and supporting affected families. Comparable in combining research funding with direct family support and in serving the broader pediatric cancer population.
• American Childhood Cancer Organization: National nonprofit providing information, advocacy, and support to children with cancer and their families. Comparable in serving the pediatric cancer family population with a combination of emotional, educational, and resource-navigation support.

Broad incumbents

• Children's Oncology Group: Largest pediatric cancer research organization in the world, comprising children's hospitals and institutions conducting clinical trials. Comparable mission population (pediatric cancer) but operates as a research consortium rather than a direct family-support nonprofit.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Large, established nonprofit supporting families of seriously ill children with lodging and wraparound services near hospitals. Comparable in mission (family support during pediatric treatment) but operates a much broader, national footprint with hospital-house infrastructure.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Major nonprofit granting wishes to children with critical illnesses, including cancer. Comparable in mission (improving the experience of children with serious illness) but operates a much larger, national footprint with a different intervention model.

Emerging players

• Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: Nonprofit supporting children with brain tumors and their families through research funding, family support, and advocacy. Comparable in serving pediatric cancer families with financial and emotional support, but with a narrower (brain tumor) disease focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/teddybearcancerfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teddy-bear-cancer-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/teddybearcancerfoundation

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