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Coach Kill Cancer Fund · About this organization
What you get
Help with cancer-related medical bills, cancer-treatment medical equipment, copays, fuel to cancer treatment, lodging, nutritional needs and groceries, prescription assistance and transportation.
How to start
Fill in and sign the application; a legal guardian may sign for a child. Have copies of your bills ready.
Good to know
- Requests may not be fully funded and are considered first-come, first-served.
The details, as published
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — household bills and cash assistance
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Lodging Near Treatment
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — lodging near treatment
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Meals And Food
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — meals and food
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — medical and insurance costs
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Practical Items And Home Help
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — practical items and home help
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Travel And Transportation
Coach Kill Cancer Fund — travel and transportation
The Coach Kill Cancer Fund considers need-based requests from cancer patients and families in 16 southern Illinois counties. Covered costs include treatment fuel, transportation, lodging, copays, cancer-related medical bills, prescriptions, groceries, nutrition, and treatment equipment, with payment ordinarily going to the vendor. A patient or legal guardian submits the paper application, and only one application per person is accepted in a 12-month period.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Cancer-related medical bills
- Cancer-treatment medical equipment
- Copays
- Fuel to cancer treatment
- Lodging
- Nutritional needs and groceries
- Prescription assistance
- Transportation
Does not cover
- Car repairs or payments
- Rent or loan payments
- Utility payments
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Later amendments may be considered case by case.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Groceries and nutritional needs can be included alongside treatment expenses.
Practical Items And Home Help: Cancer-treatment equipment can be requested as part of the broader financial assistance.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers cancer generally and expressly provides a legal-guardian signature route, so a child with B-ALL is within scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official material uses child, pediatric, or young-patient wording without a numeric age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Financial need is required.
- No numeric income limit is published in the reviewed official material.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Alexander County; Franklin County; Gallatin County; Hamilton County; Hardin County; Jackson County; Johnson County; Massac County; Perry County; Pope County; Pulaski County; Randolph County; Saline County; Union County; White County; Williamson County.
- The applicant must live in one of the 16 named southern Illinois counties.
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: Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Attach documentation supporting the requested expense.
- Complete and sign the application; a legal guardian may sign for a child.
- Confirm county, cancer-treatment, and financial-need rules.
- Submit by mail or hand delivery for first-come, need-based review.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Completed signed application
- Documentation for the requested cost
- Medical bill when assistance with a medical bill is requested
- Payment ordinarily goes directly to the institution or vendor; other arrangements require approval.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- A current official page presents the program and application; current award activity and available funds are not explicitly confirmed.
- A live application route does not establish that funding is currently available.
- Applications or requests are accepted on an ongoing basis, subject to program capacity.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Only one application per person per 12 months.
- Requests may not be fully funded and are considered first-come, first-served.
- The current page links an application packet dated December 2021.
- Have any rules changed since the December 2021 packet?
- What is the current award ceiling and review time?
- Which bills, receipts, trip logs, provider letters, or income documents are required?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Coach Kill Cancer Fund Application Packet · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Coach Kill Cancer Fund Application Packet · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Coach Kill Cancer Fund — SIH · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Coach Kill Cancer Fund — SIH · checked Aug 23, 2026