Name

Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation

Legal name

Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation

Website

https://jeffgordonchildrensfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Philanthropic Foundation (Pediatric Cancer Research Funding)

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Pediatric cancer research
• Childhood cancer funding
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Charitable donations
• Physician scientist fellowships

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individual donors supporting pediatric cancer research. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
2. Recurring Giving (The Fuel): Monthly recurring donation program providing sustainable and predictable revenue stream. Members receive VIP perks including t-shirt, annual Christmas ornament, exclusive news, updates, and merchandise discounts.
3. Vehicle Donations: Vehicle donation programs including Corvette for a Cure and Camaro for a Cure, leveraging automotive community connections.
4. Employer Matching: Corporate matching gift program where employers multiply employee donations to amplify impact for pediatric cancer research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises charitable donations to fund pediatric cancer research and to support physician-scientist training programs, such as the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Pediatric Oncology Fellowship awarded to doctors conducting childhood cancer research at partner institutions. It also operates a vehicle donation program and cultivates corporate partnerships to expand fundraising reach.

Product overview

Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on a single unified mission: funding pediatric cancer cure research. The foundation operates as a charitable organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include direct research funding to leading pediatric oncologists across the country, recurring giving through THE FUEL program, and branded fundraising initiatives (Corvette for a Cure, Camaro for a Cure). The foundation funds several named research programs including the Project: EveryChild Initiative with the Children's Oncology Group, the Levine Endowment at Levine Children's Hospital ($2 million), and the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Lab at Riley Children's Hospital. Additional programs include the Pediatric Oncology Precision Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (POPMPSTP) and partnerships with Children's National Health System supporting medulloblastoma research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Fuel: Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation's exclusive recurring giving program that provides sustainable and predictable revenue through pre-determined regular donations.
• Corvette for a Cure
• Camaro for a Cure

Products and services

• Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Pediatric Oncology Fellowship A named research fellowship awarded by the foundation to a physician-scientist performing pediatric cancer research at a partner academic medical center. It targets early-career physician-investigators in pediatric oncology.
• Pediatric Cancer Research Grants Grant funding awarded by the foundation to pediatric cancer researchers at leading U.S. research institutions to advance treatments, cures, and quality-of-life outcomes for children with cancer.
• Vehicle Donation Program A donation channel that accepts donated vehicles from individuals, provides donors with a tax-deductible receipt, and converts proceeds into funding for pediatric cancer research and related programs.
• Corporate Sponsorship and Matching Gift Programs Programs that allow corporations to sponsor foundation events and initiatives and to facilitate employer matching of employee donations, broadening the foundation's donor base beyond individual giving.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43 children diagnosed daily with pediatric cancer; nearly 16,000 per year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Levine Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017JGCF committed $2 million to establish an endowed chair in support of research efforts at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. The endowment supports a new pediatric cancer translational research laboratory and launches clinical trials to enhance treatment and diagnosis of cancer and blood disorders. Dr. Javier Oesterheld serves as the first Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Endowed Chair for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
• Children's Oncology Group (COG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOG is the world's largest organization of childhood cancer research experts. JGCF partnered with COG on the launch of their Project: EveryChild Initiative to capture the biology and outcome of every child diagnosed with cancer in the United States and COG's affiliated countries. More than 90 percent of all children diagnosed with cancer in the US are cared for at COG member institutions.
• Children's National Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supports Dr. Brian Rood's work to develop a molecular snapshot of the most common malignant childhood brain cancer (medulloblastoma). This research aims to help pediatric oncologists minimize treatment side effects and improve detection of cancer relapse, giving survivors a better chance at long-term quality of life.
• Riley Children's Hospital and Indiana University Department of PediatricscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJGCF partnered on establishment of a pediatric cancer research fund and the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Lab. Also supports the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Pediatric Oncology Precision Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (POPMPSTP) guiding the next generation of oncology-focused pediatric physician scientists.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stand Up To Cancer: Broad incumbent in cancer research funding that uses celebrity ambassadors and large televised fundraising events. While covering all cancers rather than pediatric-specific, its celebrity-driven model is structurally similar to JGCF's NASCAR-branded fundraising.
• V Foundation for Cancer Research: Broad incumbent covering all cancer types (not just pediatric) with a much larger celebrity-driven fundraising operation. Comparable use of celebrity founders and grantmaking model, but with a wider mission and significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research: Direct peer that funds childhood cancer research through grassroots events and individual giving. Comparable revenue model (donations driving research grants) and similar target donor audience.
• CureSearch for Children's Cancer: Direct peer funding children's cancer research through individual donations and corporate sponsorships, including support for the Children's Oncology Group. Mission, beneficiary institutions, and donor base closely overlap JGCF.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Direct peer in pediatric cancer research funding. ALSF raises donations to fund research grants and investigator-initiated trials, and runs a national volunteer-driven fundraising program analogous to JGCF's grassroots giving channels.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: Direct peer focused on childhood cancer research funding. St. Baldrick's signature head-shaving volunteer events power grassroots fundraising, and it provides research grants to COG and individual investigators — overlapping the same beneficiary institutions as JGCF.
• Hyundai Hope On Wheels: Corporate-funded pediatric cancer research foundation with an automotive connection (Hyundai dealer network), making it analogous to JGCF's motorsports-driven giving programs. Both fund research at children's hospitals nationwide.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: Direct peer with a similar narrow mission of funding pediatric cancer research through donations and corporate partnerships. Comparable scale and grant-making model make it a close operating comp.

Others

• Be The Match Foundation: Related to JGCF board chair Dr. Jeffrey Chell's former organization (Be The Match). Operates in the adjacent bone-marrow-transplant space serving many of the same pediatric oncology patients and institutions JGCF funds.
• Children's Oncology Group: While a research partner rather than competitor, COG is the world's largest childhood cancer research organization and the principal recipient of JGCF grant dollars. Its scale and reach make it the most relevant ecosystem entity for benchmarking JGCF's research impact.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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