Max Life Foundation

Fund a happy childhood

Our mission is to help families affected by pediatric cancer through grants to fund happy childhoods.

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Max and his dad Sam playing instruments
Max playing at the hospital
$2,808
given so far
19
gifts
3
fundraising teams

Live from our public dashboard. Every gift is listed there, by name or as Anonymous. See the dashboard

How eternal donations work

One gift that keeps funding grants

  1. Today

    Make your donation

    Donations are held in our bank account today, and will move into high-yield stablecoin accounts.

  2. Next

    Compound your impact

    Once there, your donation earns interest, multiplying your impact.

  3. For good

    Support families

    Interest on your donation is distributed as grants to families fighting pediatric cancer.

Max in a hospital bed with a tablet, Sam beside him
Max and Natalia sleeping in a hospital bed
The scar from Max's surgery on the back of his head

Our story

We're here for Max, and for children like Max.

Our son Max was diagnosed with a racquetball-sized pediatric glioma before he turned two. We were terrified.

It was the heroic efforts of St. Jude Children's Hospital and others that gave Max a second shot at life. After an initial emergency surgery in Orlando, a follow-up scan showed the tumor had continued to grow, and we were graciously accepted to St Jude. The entire clinical team at St Jude, led by Dr. Paul Klimo, were singlehandedly responsible for saving Max's life and preserving his autonomy for childhood. Their incredible skill finished a surgery that other hospitals said would be impossible.

We were inspired to create the Max Life Foundation by other extraordinarily generous members of the community who selflessly sent us their own funds to help with our own transition. We want to help more families, and children like Max, to find their way to happy childhoods through donations like yours. Thank you for being here.

Natalia and Sam

Founders, Max Life Foundation

Get involved

Three ways to help

as a

Creator

Create content on any platform with the hashtag #givemaxlife and get a donation link that tracks what you raise.

Start a creator team
as an

Event host

Host a local event and raise funds in your community. Create a team and see how much each of you can raise.

Start an event team
as a

Donor

Give once or monthly, and add a team code to count your gift toward a creator or event team.

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What is pediatric cancer?

Not one disease, but many

15,000
children under 19 diagnosed each year in the US
43
children a day whose families' lives change in an instant

It occurs when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in any part of a child's body, disrupting normal development during their most crucial years of growth. Unlike adult cancers, childhood cancers are rarely linked to lifestyle or environmental factors. They often develop from genetic changes during early life development.

Max and Sam resting together

Resources for parents

Our guides for parents of children with cancer.

Open resources

Make your impact last forever

Join us in changing how we support families fighting childhood cancer. Your eternal donation creates lasting change.

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