Help Us Get One Step Closer to a Cure

Triple your impact when you give during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Each year, hundreds of children and teens in the U.S. are diagnosed with osteosarcoma, but treatments haven’t advanced for 40 years. This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, you can help change that.

When you donate to the Osteosarcoma Institute in September, your impact will be tripled, thanks to the generous gift matches from the Fego and Khanna families. That means that a donation of $50 from the community will result in $150 going to osteosarcoma research during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. And, as always, 100% of your donation goes directly to supporting research.

Osteosarcoma Statistics

Osteosarcoma is the most common childhood bone cancer.

No new treatments have been approved for osteosarcoma patients in 40 years.

1 in 3 children with osteosarcoma will not survive.

“Research and trials are necessary to help kids like me.”

A fierce advocate for the advancement of childhood cancer research, Izzy Martin was just 12 years old when she lost her battle against osteosarcoma, but her legacy lives on through the TeamIzzy Foundation Research Fund.

Read Izzy’s story

“We wanted the money to stay focused on osteosarcoma research. When we found the OSI, we were just like, ‘Wow, this is it.’”

After the passing of their son, Scott, Terriann and Steve Shockley established the Scott Shockley Foundation. In 2023, the foundation donated $25,000 to the Osteosarcoma Institute.

Read Scott's story

“It is unacceptable that children are dying, that families are wrecked, because we do not prioritize osteosarcoma research.”

David and Ingrid Hartz have made it their life’s work to end osteosarcoma in honor of their son, Miles (2006–2023).

Read the Hartz family’s story

“A two in three survival rate isn’t good enough.”

Although Sarah Bright’s son Cole is in remission from osteosarcoma, she worries that he may relapse. Advocating for osteosarcoma research has become an outlet for her caregiver trauma.

Read Sarah's story

What We Do

Our Strategy

Globally estimated, there are over 26,000 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed each year, with 1,000 being diagnosed in the United States, but treatment options haven’t advanced in 40 years. To find a cure for osteosarcoma, we have to collaborate, innovate, and translate around the most promising science.

Our Mission

The mission of the Osteosarcoma Institute is to dramatically increase treatment options and survival rates in osteosarcoma patients through identifying and funding the most promising and breakthrough osteosarcoma clinical trials and science.

Our Impact

Funding, removing obstacles, raising awareness and working together. The Osteosarcoma Institute funds breakthrough clinical trials and science to identify new treatments, and ultimately a cure for osteosarcoma.

$2,901,411

to Translational Studies

$1,000,000

to Clinical Trials

$900,000

to Correlative Research

$346,402

to Discretionary Grants

Ways to Get Involved

Attend a Fundraising Event

All across the country, osteosarcoma advocates are coming together this month to raise money and awareness for the fight against osteosarcoma.

Saturday, September 21: The OSI Board of Ambassadors Pickleball Tournament in Santa Monica, CA. Learn more.
Friday, September 27: The 2nd Annual Team Lydia ‘Give Kids A Shot’ Charity Golf Tournament in Meadow Vista, CA. Sponsor, purchase a team or ticket, or make a donation.
Saturday, September 28: The 7th Annual Lizzy’s Walk of Faith 5K Walk/Run in Columbia, MO. Register to attend virtually or in person.

Raise Money for Cancer Research

Families and friends affected by osteosarcoma share inventive fundraising event ideas they have used to fund breakthrough science on the disease and to create broader awareness of the need for a cure. Join the movement.

A child in a wheelchair viewed from the back, wearing a #TeamIzzy shirt

Go Gold and Join #TeamIzzy

Izzy Martin was a fierce advocate for the advancement of childhood cancer research. Read Izzy’s story and help us honor her legacy by donning gold in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Buy a shirt and show your support.

Start a Facebook Fundraiser

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, encourage your friends to give towards osteosarcoma science. It only takes a few clicks to set up your own Facebook fundraiser, and it makes a big difference. Create your fundraiser.

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Who We Work With

At the Osteosarcoma Institute, we care about progress — not who gets the credit. We collaborate with organizations throughout the cancer and sarcoma spaces.