The Mya Lin Terry Foundation
Pediatric Cancer Monetary Grants · About this organization
What you get
Help with transport, medical costs, utilities, rent, childcare, food, or a family trip. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in and sign the grant and consent forms. Add a signed doctor's note and any bill invoices, then email the packet.
Good to know
- Diagnosis must have been within the past 24 months; a bill-specific request needs an invoice.
- Publicity consent is required to process the request; the separate photo is optional.
The details, as published
The foundation accepts emailed PDF applications from current or recent New Jersey residents diagnosed with pediatric cancer within the past 24 months. Families prioritize specific needs and amounts; official examples include transportation, prescription or medical costs, utilities, rent, child care, food, and a family trip. The packet requires a signed application, signed physician diagnosis note, bill invoices when requesting a specific bill, and signed consent form, with review and processing in about three to four weeks.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Household bills
Families may request prioritized help for rent, utilities, and other specified household expenses, with invoices required when a bill is to be paid directly.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Rent
- Utilities
- The form distinguishes initial and supplemental applications but publishes no repeat limit.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Prescription and medical costs
The application lists prescription and medical expenses as examples of needs a family may request.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Prescription expenses
- Medical expenses
Travel And Transportation
Transportation assistance
The application lists transportation as an example and asks the family to state the cost and payee or vendor.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Transportation
Meals And Food
Food assistance
The application lists food as an example of a prioritized family need.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
Childcare
Child care assistance
The application lists child care as an example of a prioritized family need.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Child care
Wishes And Family Experiences
Family trip assistance
The assistance table gives a family trip as an example of a request that can be prioritized and costed.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Family trip
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Prescription and medical expenses can be prioritized in your request.
Travel And Transportation: Transportation is a listed request option; give the cost and the person or business to be paid.
Meals And Food: Food can be named as a priority alongside other family needs.
Childcare: Childcare costs can be included among the needs you prioritize in the application.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official application accepts pediatric-cancer diagnoses within the past 24 months, so a child with B-ALL fits the diagnosis rule.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The program says pediatric cancer but gives no numerical age rule.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- Diagnosis must have occurred within the past 24 months; the form asks whether active treatment is ongoing but does not make that answer an eligibility rule.
- Include a signed and dated doctor's note with diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- The application requests a detailed description of the family's daily financial circumstances but publishes no income ceiling.
- The family must describe current issues resulting in need and prioritize requested expenses.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Current or recent New Jersey resident.
- Applicant must be a current or recent resident of New Jersey.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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: Parent Or Guardian
- Download and complete the January 2025 grant application and separate consent form.
- Obtain the signed physician diagnosis note and applicable bill invoices.
- Sign and date both forms and email the complete packet.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · kellylynnterry@msn.com — Send the completed grant application and supporting documents by email.
Documents to prepare
- Signed and dated grant application
- Signed and dated doctor's note with diagnosis
- Invoice for every specific bill requested
- Signed and dated Consent, Release, and Waiver
- If approved, payment follows shortly after the three-to-four-week review and processing period; the exact payment route is not stated.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The current official page says the foundation is pleased to accept grant applications; award availability remains discretionary and no current funding level is published.
- The official page says it is pleased to accept applications; no deadline is published.
- Published estimate covers receipt, review, and processing.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current or recent New Jersey residence required; recent is not defined.
- Diagnosis must have occurred within the past 24 months.
- Award amount, frequency, financial threshold, and payment route are not published.
- A specific-bill request is denied without an invoice.
- The publicity consent is required for processing even though the separate photo is optional.
- What amount, award frequency, funding level, payment route, financial threshold, and recent-resident definition apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Consent, Release, and Waiver · checked Aug 27, 2026
- The Mya Lin Terry Foundation Grant Application — January 2025 · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Pay It Forward · checked Aug 27, 2026