Ellie’s Army Foundation
Financial Assistance Grant Program · About this organization
What you get
Help with clothing, food and supplements, copays, medical care and therapy, rent or mortgage, utilities, relocation, and other approved emergencies. The amount isn’t published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the prequalification questionnaire linked from What We Do. Watch your email for the decision and full-application instructions.
Good to know
- A treating-physician confirmation and a social-worker letter are required with the full application.
The details, as published
Ellie’s Army offers medical and emergency financial assistance to a U.S. citizen under age 30 with a life-threatening illness. Covered categories include medical bills or copays, therapies, nutritional supplements, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, clothing, relocation, and other individual emergency needs. The current public route is a live prequalification questionnaire; it asks about previous assistance and whether the request exceeds $1,000 but publishes no cap or repeat rule, and full-application, funding, payment, and review details remain unknown.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance Grant Program — household bills and cash assistance
Ellie’s Army offers medical and emergency financial assistance to a U.S. citizen under age 30 with a life-threatening illness. Covered categories include medical bills or copays, therapies, nutritional supplements, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, clothing, relocation, and other individual emergency needs. The current public route is a live prequalification questionnaire; it asks about previous assistance and whether the request exceeds $1,000 but publishes no cap or repeat rule, and full-application, funding, payment, and review details remain unknown.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Food
- Insurance copays
- Medical bills
- Mortgage or rent
- Nutritional supplements
- Other approved emergency expenses
- Other illness-related medical costs
- Relocation costs
- Respiratory, physical, or occupational therapy
- Utility bills
- No fixed award amount or public ceiling is published.
- The form asks about prior Ellie’s Army and other-foundation assistance but does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Meals And Food
Financial Assistance Grant Program — meals and food
Ellie’s Army offers medical and emergency financial assistance to a U.S. citizen under age 30 with a life-threatening illness. Covered categories include medical bills or copays, therapies, nutritional supplements, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, clothing, relocation, and other individual emergency needs. The current public route is a live prequalification questionnaire; it asks about previous assistance and whether the request exceeds $1,000 but publishes no cap or repeat rule, and full-application, funding, payment, and review details remain unknown.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Food
- Insurance copays
- Medical bills
- Mortgage or rent
- Nutritional supplements
- Other approved emergency expenses
- Other illness-related medical costs
- Relocation costs
- Respiratory, physical, or occupational therapy
- Utility bills
- No fixed award amount or public ceiling is published.
- The form asks about prior Ellie’s Army and other-foundation assistance but does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance Grant Program — medical and insurance costs
Ellie’s Army offers medical and emergency financial assistance to a U.S. citizen under age 30 with a life-threatening illness. Covered categories include medical bills or copays, therapies, nutritional supplements, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, clothing, relocation, and other individual emergency needs. The current public route is a live prequalification questionnaire; it asks about previous assistance and whether the request exceeds $1,000 but publishes no cap or repeat rule, and full-application, funding, payment, and review details remain unknown.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Food
- Insurance copays
- Medical bills
- Mortgage or rent
- Nutritional supplements
- Other approved emergency expenses
- Other illness-related medical costs
- Relocation costs
- Respiratory, physical, or occupational therapy
- Utility bills
- No fixed award amount or public ceiling is published.
- The form asks about prior Ellie’s Army and other-foundation assistance but does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Practical Items And Home Help
Financial Assistance Grant Program — practical items and home help
Ellie’s Army offers medical and emergency financial assistance to a U.S. citizen under age 30 with a life-threatening illness. Covered categories include medical bills or copays, therapies, nutritional supplements, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, clothing, relocation, and other individual emergency needs. The current public route is a live prequalification questionnaire; it asks about previous assistance and whether the request exceeds $1,000 but publishes no cap or repeat rule, and full-application, funding, payment, and review details remain unknown.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Food
- Insurance copays
- Medical bills
- Mortgage or rent
- Nutritional supplements
- Other approved emergency expenses
- Other illness-related medical costs
- Relocation costs
- Respiratory, physical, or occupational therapy
- Utility bills
- No fixed award amount or public ceiling is published.
- The form asks about prior Ellie’s Army and other-foundation assistance but does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Food and supplements are included among the costs the assistance can cover.
Practical Items And Home Help: Clothing and other approved emergency needs are included alongside bill help.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official application covers U.S. citizens under 30 with a life-threatening illness; pediatric B-ALL is a life-threatening cancer within that published scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 29, measured at application.
- The official downloadable application says financial assistance is available only to applicants under age 30.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- The application requires a social-worker letter describing the patient’s situation and needs.
- The application requires proof of diagnosis and current condition from the treating physician.
- The patient must be a United States citizen and provide proof of citizenship.
- Applicants must provide health-insurance and prescription-coverage information or state that they have no insurance.
Financial need is required.
- Latest federal income-tax return, current income information, and recent financial history are reviewed; no numerical limit is published.
- The applicant must explain the current financial situation and requested need.
- The downloadable form requires household gross income, the latest IRS Form 1040 with W-2 or 1099 forms when applicable, current pay stubs when applicable, and three months of financial-account history.
- Insurance, Medicaid, Title V, or other program denials are required when applicable.
- The application requires documentation for the specific expenses requested.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- The official application limits assistance to U.S. citizens but does not publish a separate state-residency rule.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Collect the required bills, citizenship evidence, financial-account history, tax and income records, and applicable insurance or public-program denials.
- Complete all patient, household, insurance, financial, provider, and requested-assistance sections.
- If qualified, follow the emailed next steps and provide proof of citizenship and a treating-physician statement.
- If using the downloadable form, sign the required authorization pages before a notary.
- Obtain proof of diagnosis and current condition from the treating physician and a social-worker letter describing the situation and needs.
- Open the assistance portal linked from the current What We Do page, or contact Ellie’s Army to confirm whether the 2025 downloadable form is still accepted.
- Submit the complete application and supporting documents through the confirmed current channel.
- Submit the live prequalification questionnaire.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Bills for the requested assistance
- Completed application
- Latest IRS Form 1040 with W-2 or 1099 forms when applicable
- Latest pay stubs when applicable
- Medicaid, Title V, or insurance denial when applicable
- Most recent three months of financial-account and transaction history
- Proof of applicable out-of-pocket expenses
- Proof of diagnosis and current condition from the treating physician
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
- Proof of United States citizenship
- Required signed and notarized authorizations when using the downloadable form
- Social-worker letter describing the current situation and needs
- Treating-physician statement certifying the life-threatening diagnosis
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The current official What We Do page displays an Apply for Assistance link that redirects to a live dynamic portal.
- The portal fields could not be reviewed through automated access, and the separate downloadable form is labeled 2025.
- The current official page links an application portal and publishes no seasonal or monthly window.
- No processing lead time is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A treating-physician confirmation and social-worker letter are required under the downloadable application.
- Award size, delivery method, review timing, repeat-assistance rules, and current funding capacity are not published.
- The detailed official-domain PDF is labeled 2025 and may have been superseded by the live portal.
- The live application portal is dynamic and could not be reviewed through automated access.
- The patient must be a U.S. citizen and under age 30.
- Does U.S. citizenship also require residence?
- Is the March 2026 closure notice obsolete and is full assistance funded?
- What current full-application documents, amount, repeat, payment, and timing rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Assistance Grant Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Financial Assistance Grant Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Financial Assistance Grant Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Financial Assistance Grant Program · checked Aug 24, 2026