The mission of the Michael Magro Foundation is to better the lives of children with cancer, pediatric cancer survivors, and their families, as well as other chronic pediatric illnesses.
We work each day to help families meet the complex issues of care. By educating patients, families, teachers, physicians, and communities about pediatric cancer care and long-term treatment effects, we touch the lives of thousands each year. We enhance the health and well-being of our pediatric patients, provide support for children with cancer and other chronic illnesses, and help families navigate a stressful and turbulent time in their lives.
Imagine having a child with cancer. Complete shock and anguish. Then one parent has to stop working to care for the sick child. Medical bills go up, but so do bills for parking, transportation, supplements, and so much more. We know because we lived it… twice in 2004.
Since then we’ve raised and given away more than $3.5 million and serve more than 300 families a year.
90% of every dollar you donate to the Michael Magro Foundation (MMF) goes directly to families and children. The diagnoses for childhood cancer are rising dramatically and so is the need to serve affected families.