St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Name

St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Legal name

St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Website

https://stjudechild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St. Jude India ChildCare Centres is a Section 8 non-profit founded in 2006 that provides free accommodation, nutrition, transport, education and counselling to underprivileged children undergoing cancer treatment across 68 centres in 13 Indian cities, funded primarily through corporate CSR and donor contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Patient Accommodation and Support Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Complexity & Medically Fragile Childcare (G-tube, trach, seizure care) (HSAAAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Administration & Health Monitoring Childcare (HSAAAJAG), Overnight Special Needs & Medical-Needs Childcare (HSAAADAE), 24-Hour / Extended-Hours Childcare Centers (EDACAAAK), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE)

Keywords

• Childhood cancer support
• Nonprofit healthcare services
• Patient family accommodation
• Holistic cancer care
• Charitable residential care

Headquarters

HQ city

Sewri

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and CSR Funding: The primary revenue stream comes from corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions from companies, individual donor donations, and institutional grants. All services are provided free of cost to beneficiaries.
2. Corporate Partnership and Naming Rights: Companies sponsor named centres (e.g., Morgan Stanley Centre, CITI Centre, Mondelez Centre) providing long-term funding for facilities and operations in exchange for association with the charity.
3. International Chapters (UK, USA, Singapore): Registered charities in the UK (SJICC UK), USA (SJICC USA), and a community network in Singapore raise funds internationally and remit funds to India operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Jude India ChildCare Centres provides free-of-cost 'Home Away from Home' accommodation and holistic support services for underprivileged children (up to 15 years) undergoing cancer treatment and their families. Services include safe hygienic family rooms, daily transport to treating hospitals, shared cooking facilities with nutritious rations, value-based education, parent skill development, and counselling, delivered across 68 centres in 13 Indian cities co-located near major cancer treatment hospitals.

Product overview

St. Jude India ChildCare Centres operates a portfolio of integrated services centred on its core 'Home Away from Home' accommodation model for underprivileged children undergoing cancer treatment. The organisation provides a unified service platform combining safe/hygienic accommodation, hospital transportation, nutritious meals/cooking facilities, value-based education, parent skill development, and counselling. Supporting the core service are two major programmes: St. Judes for Life (survivor empowerment since 2020) offering education, career guidance, employment support, and skilling; and the Centre of Excellence (capacity-building for other NGOs via its Home Away From Home Training Program and Six C Framework). The organisation also provides educational resources including multilingual cancer guides and awareness films. Services are delivered across 68 centres in 13 Indian cities, with named facilities sponsored by corporate partners such as Morgan Stanley, Mondelez, H T Parekh Foundation, and Axis Bank.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Accommodation Services (Home Away from Home)
• Transportation Services
• Value-Based Education Services
• Skill Development for Parents
• Counselling Services
• St. Judes for Life Survivor Programme
• Centre of Excellence
• Home Away From Home Training Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment abandonment reduced from over 30% to less than 5% with St. Judes support (per Tata Memorial Hospital estimates)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Tata Memorial Centre / ACTRECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2025Long-standing partnership where Tata Memorial Centre refers patients to St. Judes centres. ACTREC (Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer) at Kharghar hosts the world's largest St. Judes facility (234 units, 12-storey complex) within its campus. Tata Memorial Centre is building India's largest pediatric blood cancer hospital at ACTREC with 350 beds, with St. Judes as a natural corollary for patient accommodation.
• ChessMates Academy / ChessBase India / Teach Chess MovementsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Volunteer partnership for the Chess Coaching Program launched February 2025 at Kharghar centres, conducted by ChessMates Academy led by ChessBase India. Children receive chessboards, demo boards, and the 'ChessPa' book, with sessions improving focus, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.
• YUVA (Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Partnership with YUVA for conducting three-day residential Leadership Camps for Judians over 18 years old. Camps focus on building awareness of youth identity, leadership development, conflict management, and financial literacy.
• Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLPsupportingOthersOne of the Big Four audit firms serving as statutory auditors for the organisation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Chai Lifeline: US-based nonprofit providing services to families of children with cancer and other serious illnesses, including case management, recreational and residential support. Closely aligned mission around psychosocial wraparound services for pediatric oncology families.
• World Child Cancer: UK-headquartered charity focused on improving childhood cancer care in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable vision (tackling treatment abandonment, building capacity), with a partnership/training rather than direct residential service delivery model.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Global nonprofit operating 'home away from home' accommodation for families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment. Most direct functional equivalent to St. Judes' model; comparable co-location with partner hospitals, free-to-family delivery, and reliance on corporate and individual donations.
• CanKids KidsCan: Indian non-profit supporting children with cancer across the care continuum (detection, treatment, survivorship). Comparable beneficiary population, India-only footprint, similar CSR/donor funding model, complementary rather than overlapping service mix.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society: Large US-based cancer nonprofit with global programs including pediatric oncology support. Comparable scale, brand recognition, and awards footprint, though operates a research/advocacy/service mix rather than the residential care focus that defines St. Judes.
• Hospital Hospitality House: US network of nonprofit houses offering affordable accommodation near hospitals. Same core accommodation-plus-support model as St. Judes but operates through a federated house network rather than a single branded national organization.

Emerging players

• Make-A-Wish India: Indian affiliate of the global wish-granting charity, serving children with critical illnesses including cancer. Shares the target beneficiary (critically ill Indian children) and donor ecosystem, but delivers wish-granting rather than residential/accommodation services.

Regional players

• Indian Cancer Society: One of India's oldest cancer-focused nonprofits, providing detection, awareness, and patient support across the country. Overlapping beneficiary pool and donor base, broader mandate (all cancers, not pediatric-only).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StJudeChildCare
• Facebookfacebook.com/StJudesIndia
• LinkedInin.linkedin.com/company/st-jude-india
• Instagraminstagram.com/stjudesindia

Compliance18 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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