The Brooke Healey Foundation

Name

The Brooke Healey Foundation

Legal name

The Brooke Healey Foundation

Website

https://brookehealey.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Pediatric Cancer Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Pediatric cancer research
• Family financial assistance
• Nonprofit foundation services
• DIPG research funding
• Community scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations solicited through website, events, direct mail, and email campaigns. Tax-deductible contributions to 501c3 organization.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of Foundation-branded apparel through MakeYourImprints.com online store.
3. Event Fundraising: Golf outings and casino night galas generate funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, auctions, and raffles. 2025 Golf Outing raised $300,000.
4. Corporate Partnerships: September awareness month generates funds through restaurant give-back programs, brewery partnerships, and retail partnerships where percentage of sales donated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Brooke Healey Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by Steve and Stefani Healey in memory of their daughter Brooke, who died from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a pediatric brain cancer. The foundation raises funds to support DIPG research, provides direct financial assistance to families affected by pediatric cancer, and awards scholarships to civically engaged students.

Product overview

The Brooke Healey Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization offering a suite of programs to fight pediatric cancer, particularly DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma). The core offerings include DIPG Research Funding through the DIPG/DMG Collaborative, direct Family Assistance to help families with financial burdens, Scholarship Awards for civically active students, and various Fundraising Events including the annual Casino Night Gala, Golf Outing, and Bikers For Brooke motorcycle event. The Foundation also runs awareness initiatives like the September Awareness Campaign and recognition programs like the Butterfly Award for medical professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DIPG Research Funding Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Life expectancy after DIPG diagnosis increased from 8 months (when Brooke was diagnosed) to 2 years and counting
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DIPG/DMG CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership Partner (Visionary Partner) of the DIPG/DMG Collaborative - a collection of nearly 90 foundations worldwide with common interest in inspiring DIPG/DMG research. The Collaborative has funded nearly $22M in DIPG research. Experts believe curing DIPG will lead to advances in all cancer research.
• CONNECT (Collaborative Network for Neuro-oncology Clinical Trials)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner supporting CONNECT - a virtual hospital and global collaboration of world-class childhood cancer centers and pediatric neuro-oncology experts seeking to increase the number and speed of clinical trial process. $265,000 donated.
• Children's Brain Tumor Project / Weill Cornell Brain and Spine CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding recipient - $80,000 donated to support pediatric brain tumor research.
• Children's Brain Tumor FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding recipient - $10,000 donated.
• DIPG RegistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation helped create the DIPG Registry - a joint effort by physicians and researchers from North America, Europe and Australia to centralize clinical data and tumor samples. Has become an AI engine for cancer research being replicated by other organizations like the Children's Brain Tumor Network.
• DIPG.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource website hosted by DIPG/DMG Collaborative for families of newly diagnosed. Foundation directs families to this resource for facts, treatment information, and support.
• BeautyCounterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to donate 870 Beauty bags valued at $31,640 to hospital moms with children battling cancer at Morristown Memorial, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2017-2019).
• Fiddler's Elbow Country ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for annual Golf Outing event held in October at their Bedminster, NJ location.
• The Palace at Somerset ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for annual Casino Night Gala. Marc Hamel, President of The Palace at Somerset Park, is on the foundation board.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• St. Baldrick's Foundation: Largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research in the US. Directly comparable pediatric cancer research grantmaking and family support structure, at far greater scale.
• Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research: Volunteer-driven non-profit funding childhood cancer research through grants and supporting families. Comparable all-volunteer model, comparable research grantmaking focus, comparable community fundraising ethos.
• Children's Brain Tumor Foundation: Non-profit funding pediatric brain tumor research and family support. BHF is a documented research-funding donor to CBTF, making it both a peer and a partner organization.
• Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: One of the largest US non-profits funding pediatric brain tumor research and family support. Directly comparable mission area (pediatric brain tumors, including DIPG) at a much larger scale.
• Chad Tough Foundation: Family-founded non-profit that raises funds for DIPG research and provides family support, founded in memory of Chad Carr after his DIPG diagnosis. Closest peer in mission, structure, and family-driven origin.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: Non-profit funding pediatric cancer research and supporting families, with an emphasis on less toxic treatments. Comparable mission, comparable research-grantmaking focus, comparable scale range.
• CureSearch for Children's Cancer: Non-profit accelerating the search for cures for children's cancer through research grants and family support. Directly comparable programmatic focus and beneficiary population.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Major pediatric cancer research grantmaking and family support foundation. Comparable event- and community-driven fundraising model, comparable beneficiary population, comparable research-grantmaking function.
• Michael Mosier Defeat DIPG Foundation: Family-founded non-profit dedicated to funding DIPG research and family assistance. Direct peer in the DIPG Collaborative network with overlapping programs and donor constituencies.

Emerging players

• Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research: Family-founded non-profit funding brain tumor research and providing patient education/support. Comparable family-driven origin and similar focus on rarer brain tumor types including DIPG-adjacent conditions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BrookeHealeyFD
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrookeHealeyFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-brooke-healey-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/brookehealeyfoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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