Gold Rush Cure Foundation
Pot of Gold Program · About this organization
What you get
About $500 in a personalized gift package for your child, with gifts for siblings too.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Fill in the English or Spanish PDF with your child's interests and give it to treatment-center staff.
Good to know
- Available only where a volunteer can deliver.
- Only one Pot of Gold is allowed per child.
The details, as published
Pot of Gold is a one-time personalized in-kind gift package valued at approximately $500 for a child or young adult from birth through age 20 who is actively receiving cancer treatment. A parent completes an English or Spanish PDF and treatment-center personnel submit it. There is no income requirement, sibling gifts are included, typical delivery is four to six weeks, and availability depends on a volunteer in the child’s state.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Pot of Gold Program — practical items and home help
Pot of Gold is a one-time personalized in-kind gift package valued at approximately $500 for a child or young adult from birth through age 20 who is actively receiving cancer treatment. A parent completes an English or Spanish PDF and treatment-center personnel submit it. There is no income requirement, sibling gifts are included, typical delivery is four to six weeks, and availability depends on a volunteer in the child’s state.
Up to $500 · One Time
Can cover
- Bedding
- Clothing and shoes
- Electronics
- Outdoor play items
- Personalized gifts selected from the child's wish list
- Room decor
- Smaller companion gifts for siblings
- Toys
Does not cover
- Furniture
- Gift-card-only requests
- Large outdoor structures or playground equipment
- Meet-and-greets or celebrity experiences
- Tickets to specific events
- The program page describes a gift valued around $500 and the request form says the total value of requested items must not exceed $500.
- Only one Pot of Gold request is allowed per child.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program serves U.S. patients from birth through age 20 with an active cancer diagnosis, and the current program page lists children with A.L.L. among past recipients; pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia qualifies.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at application.
- The program serves patients from birth through age 20.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A social worker, child life specialist, or other treatment-center personnel must submit the completed request.
- The official program page states there are no income requirements.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- In-person delivery depends on volunteer availability; current residence eligibility and delivery territory are not fully published.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Set up the ask for my social worker
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Ask the treatment-center staff member to email the completed form to info@goldrushcure.org.
- Complete it with the child's information, interests, wish list, and relevant clothing or shoe sizes.
- Download the English or Spanish Pot of Gold request form.
- Give the form to the child’s social worker or child-life specialist for submission to info@goldrushcure.org.
- Give the form to the child's treatment-center social worker or child life specialist.
- Parent or guardian completes the request form.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Completed Pot of Gold request form with patient, diagnosis, treatment-hospital, family-contact, sibling, interests, and requested-item information
- Optional photo and video release; declining it does not affect approval
- Treatment-center submission
- The foundation shops for the approved items and arranges an in-person delivery whenever possible.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The current program page links live English and Spanish request forms and reports 2026 requests and deliveries. Fulfillment depends on volunteer availability in the child's location.
- The current program page accepts requests without a seasonal deadline, subject to volunteer availability.
- Typical turnaround is four to six weeks and may be longer when an item or volunteer is unavailable.
- Delivery typically takes about four to six weeks; this is not an approval-response guarantee.
- The program states that it will be in touch within four to six weeks and coordinates delivery timing around treatment.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Available only where a volunteer can deliver.
- Delivery depends on volunteer availability and may take longer than four to six weeks.
- Large items may be limited.
- One request per child.
- Only one Pot of Gold is allowed per child.
- Photo release is optional and does not affect approval.
- The patient must be from birth through age 20 and have an active cancer diagnosis.
- Total requested items may not exceed $500, larger items are limited, and several experience or gift categories are excluded.
- Treatment-center personnel must submit the request.
- Confirm coverage, approval criteria, sibling-gift accounting, capacity, territories, and service languages.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Pot of Gold Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Pot of Gold Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Pot of Gold Program · checked Aug 24, 2026