Survival starts with science

The Kids' Cancer Project funds vital scientific research to develop better treatments for all children with cancer.

Our dream is for no child to die from cancer.

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429
Projects funded since 2005

11,815
Bears donated in FY24

$ 75 million
Committed to research

57
Scientists currently engaged

30 years
Supporting kids' with cancer
 

Why Research

Research shapes how we diagnose, treat, and improve the lives of kids with cancer. 86% of childhood cancer patients now survive thanks to research, some of which we’ve funded, but we won’t stop until that number reaches 100%.

Read more about our research investment

 

Ways to Help

Signature Events

Bear Program

Become a corporate partner

Fundraise for us

Make a Donation

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Col Reynolds Fellowships

The Col Reynolds Fellows are a cohort of Australian researchers' intent on improving the lives of kids with cancer. All 24 fellows have been selected by The Kids’ Cancer Project’s Research Advisory Committee to investigate all areas of childhood cancer. 

Read more about the Col Reynolds Fellowship Program 

 

Upcoming Events

Join us at one of our upcoming events, or create one yourself!

Your involvement all leads to more funds raised for vital scientific research for kids with cancer.

The Long Lunch (NSW)

May 9

Pirate Day

16 May

Write a Book in a Day

June 1

Winter Golf Day (QLD)

June 13

Latest News & Stories

Ten highlights for ten years: Fundraise Your Way

05/05/2025
The power of community and doing things your way makes up CEO Owen Finegan's next highlight for his ten year tenure!

The supermarket chain leading the charge on the high seas for brain cancer research

03/05/2025
The SS Pirate Day is just one of many ships in a fleet that’s set a course for a world without brain cancer. Early learning centres, offices and retail stores across Australia sign up their crews and...

Ten highlights for ten years: Corporate Partners

02/05/2025
CEO Owen Finegan's next highlight for his ten year tenure discusses our incredible corporate partners.

Write a Book in a Day opens for business on first day of Brain Cancer Awareness Month

01/05/2025
Registrations for The Kids’ Cancer Project’s 'Write a Book in a Day’ 2025 are now OPEN, with schools and writing groups across the nation encouraged to team up and help raise funds for childhood...

How Angelia’s band of bears helped her through her toughest battle

30/04/2025
If you were wanting to witness the effect a bear from The Kids’ Cancer Project has on a child with cancer, look no further than five-year-old Perth local, Angelia.

Ten highlights for ten years: Community Champions

29/04/2025
It’s an honour to be the CEO of The Kids’ Cancer Project for many reasons, but I am eternally grateful to have met the many, many people that help us via their own fundraisers.

Ten highlights for ten years: Kokoda

25/04/2025
I don’t think anything can prepare you for the Kokoda Trail. A 96-kilometre walking track situated through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea.

Ten highlights for ten years: The Bus Trip

23/04/2025
The opportunity to join our Founder, Col Reynolds, on a one-month bus journey from Townsville to Tasmania and back to Sydney as CEO was an amazing experience.

Ten highlights for ten years: Advocacy and awareness

18/04/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project was founded on a promise made by one man who vowed to never give up until every child survives cancer with minimal or no long-term effects. Col Reynolds OAM is that man.

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