megan's wings foundation

What megan's wings foundation does

Megan's Wings, Inc. is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in January 2005 by the Savage Family in memory of their daughter Megan Savage, who passed away from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in April 2003 at age nine. The foundation provides financial and emotional support programs to low- and moderate-income families of children with cancer (up to age 26 in active treatment) across Southern California. Its service portfolio comprises six complementary programs: the Patient Aid Program for emergency bill-pay assistance; the Monthly Assistance Program for sustained financial support when household income drops to 50% or less; the Gas Assistance Program, launched in 2018, which provides $50-$100 fuel cards to families traveling to treatment; the Birthday Club, which partners with businesses to deliver gifts during treatment; the Adopt a Family holiday program; and Mentor Connections, which links families to peers with shared cancer experience.

The organization operates with a volunteer-based team of 1-10 staff supported by a family-led board, with no proprietary technology platform — service delivery is coordinated entirely through medical social workers at eight partner Children's Hospitals and Cancer Centers in Southern California. All applications for assistance must be submitted by a hospital social worker, which serves as the primary eligibility and fraud-prevention control. The foundation does not charge beneficiaries for services; rather, it is funded through individual donations, monthly recurring giving via the GiveSignup donation portal, corporate sponsorships, grants, and event-driven fundraising (golf tournaments, virtual 5Ks, car shows, Giving Tuesday campaigns, and partner-hosted initiatives such as the LDS Church's Inland Empire Giving Machine).

Megan's Wings recently received the Candid (formerly GuideStar) 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency, signifying top-tier accountability disclosures, and is approaching its 20th anniversary of operation. Geographic service is restricted to Southern California, and beneficiary reach is approximately 200 families per year, with the Gas Assistance Program alone covering 100-150 families annually.

Name

megan's wings foundation

Legal name

Megan's Wings, Inc.

Website

https://meganswings.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Megan's Wings Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing financial and emotional support programs to approximately 200 families of children with cancer annually across Southern California, delivered through six programs and referral partnerships with eight regional children's hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Family Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Childhood cancer support
• Family financial assistance
• Pediatric oncology aid
• Nonprofit support programs
• Family emergency assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Upland

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. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, including monthly giving programs and direct contributions via website donation portal.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Grants: Funding from corporate partners, businesses, and grant-making organizations to support patient aid and program operations.
3. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated from hosted events including golf tournaments, car shows, virtual 5Ks, holiday events, and community fundraisers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Megan's Wings Foundation provides emergency financial assistance (bill-pay, rent/mortgage, utilities, gas cards, groceries) and emotional support programs (birthday gifts, holiday adoption, peer mentorship) to families of children with cancer in Southern California. All programs are delivered free of charge to eligible families and coordinated through medical social workers at eight partner hospitals and cancer centers, serving approximately 200 families annually.

Product overview

Megan's Wings is a non-profit volunteer-based foundation that provides financial and emotional support services to families of children with cancer throughout Southern California. The organization operates as a unified set of complementary assistance programs rather than a technology platform. The core portfolio includes the Patient Aid Program for emergency bill-pay assistance, Monthly Assistance Program for ongoing financial support, Gas Assistance Program for transportation costs to treatments, Birthday Club for celebratory support, Adopt a Family Program for holiday assistance, and Mentor Connections for emotional peer support. These programs work together to address the various financial and emotional burdens that childhood cancer places on families, serving approximately 200 families yearly through eight Children's Hospitals and Cancer Centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patient Aid Program Emergency bill-pay assistance for pediatric oncology families unable to work full time due to their child's cancer treatment. Covers groceries, medical costs, utility bills, house payments, transportation expenses, alternative therapies not covered by insurance, and funeral assistance.
• Monthly Assistance Program Financial assistance for families experiencing extreme hardship when total household income has been reduced to 50% or less due to their child's medical needs. Provides partial house payment or gas/grocery assistance for up to 3 months.
• Gas Assistance Program Fuel assistance program assisting 100-150 families yearly with gas cards to ensure children can attend cancer treatments and appointments. Qualifying families must travel minimum 15 miles one way to treatment 4 times a month or 45 miles twice a month, and can receive $50-$100 gas cards up to 4 consecutive months.
• Birthday Club Program that partners with businesses to surprise children with cancer on their birthdays with gift cards. Designed for children who are unable to have birthday parties due to hospital stays or compromised immune systems.
• Adopt a Family Program Holiday assistance program that partners with local businesses, individuals, and families to provide gifts for pediatric oncology patients and their siblings, plus gas and grocery gift cards for families struggling during the December holiday season.
• Mentor Connections Emotional support program that connects families dealing with childhood cancer with mentors who have shared experiences. Includes parent-to-parent mentorship, parent grief mentorship, and sibling mentorship services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assists approximately 200 families annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LDS ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2024LDS Church organized and hosted the Inland Empire's first-ever Giving Machine campaign. Megan's Wings was one of five local charities selected to receive donations during this holiday-season fundraising event. Church volunteers managed the event, which generated $33,005 for Megan's Wings.
• Southern California EdisonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner for the Birthday Club program. Southern California Edison employees partner with Megan's Wings to surprise children with cancer on their birthdays with gift donations. Employees can participate in fundraising activities to support birthday gift cards for kids in treatment.
• SoCal Children's HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnerships with eight Southern California Children's Hospitals and Cancer Centers. Hospitals refer families to Megan's Wings programs including Adopt a Family, Patient Aid, Monthly Assistance, and Gas Assistance. Social workers submit applications on behalf of qualifying families.
• Corporate Sponsors (Werner, Stater Bros, Massage Envy, etc.)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVarious corporate sponsors visible in event photography and race sponsor logos including Werner Enterprises, Stater Bros, Massage Envy, Martin Bros, Main Street Signs, KI Upland-Foothill, and Dawson Co. Sponsors support fundraising events and programs.
• Sibling Mentorship OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with nonprofit organizations offering emotional support services for families dealing with cancer. Specifically works with organizations that match siblings of cancer patients with mentors who have experienced similar family cancer journeys.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Childhood Cancer Organization: National nonprofit supporting children with cancer and their families through information, advocacy, and direct assistance programs; highly comparable mission around pediatric oncology family support.
• Family Reach Foundation: National nonprofit providing direct financial assistance to families facing cancer-related hardship; most directly comparable to Megan's Wings Patient Aid and Monthly Assistance programs in target population and intervention type.
• Children's Oncology Group Foundation: Supports the cooperative pediatric cancer clinical-trials network and related family-facing resources; comparable pediatric oncology mission and hospital-based distribution, though tilted toward research vs. direct financial aid.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Childhood cancer nonprofit funding research and family support programs; highly comparable mission, family-support services, and event-driven community fundraising model.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: Volunteer-driven childhood cancer nonprofit combining research grants with family support; comparable grassroots/event fundraising approach (head-shaving events) and pediatric oncology focus.
• National Children's Cancer Society: Provides financial and emotional support to children with cancer and their families; directly comparable target beneficiaries, financial-assistance programming, and hospital-referral distribution.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: Nonprofit dedicated to pediatric cancer research funding and family support; comparable focus on children with cancer and donor-driven funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Largest U.S. blood-cancer nonprofit funding research and providing patient financial aid, including pediatric leukemia/lymphoma families; comparable disease focus and financial-assistance programming but at much larger scale.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Largest U.S. nonprofit granting wishes to children with critical illnesses including cancer; directly comparable target population (pediatric oncology families) and regional affiliate fundraising structure.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Global nonprofit providing housing and family-support services near children's hospitals, including pediatric oncology families; directly comparable in the family-support-during-treatment mission and hospital-partnership distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/wix

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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