Tyler Robinson Foundation
Signature Grant · About this organization
What you get
$12,000 a year ($1,000 monthly) for nonmedical living expenses, plus a volunteer financial adviser. Renewal may bring the total to $36,000 across three years.
How to start
Your social worker sends the referral.
Good to know
- Outside fundraising or grants can affect eligibility under the published rules.
The details, as published
The U.S. Signature Grant provides $12,000 as $1,000 monthly support for one year toward approved nonmedical expenses, paired with a volunteer professional Financial Planner who helps with budgeting, debt reduction, recommendations, and check-ins. A partner-hospital social worker must refer a family of a child age 0–18 with cancer and diagnosis-related financial need; unsolicited applications are not accepted. Renewal may be reviewed annually for as many as three years, but the Family Portal was unavailable on the research date.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Signature Grant — household bills and cash assistance
The U.S. Signature Grant provides $12,000 as $1,000 monthly support for one year toward approved nonmedical expenses, paired with a volunteer professional Financial Planner who helps with budgeting, debt reduction, recommendations, and check-ins. A partner-hospital social worker must refer a family of a child age 0–18 with cancer and diagnosis-related financial need; unsolicited applications are not accepted. Renewal may be reviewed annually for as many as three years, but the Family Portal was unavailable on the research date.
$12,000 · Recurring
Can cover
- Approved nonmedical living expenses
- Ongoing family-adviser support
- The standard award is described as $1,000 monthly for one year and may be renewed for up to three years.
- Renewal is reviewed and is not automatic.
Meals And Food
Signature Grant — meals and food
The U.S. Signature Grant provides $12,000 as $1,000 monthly support for one year toward approved nonmedical expenses, paired with a volunteer professional Financial Planner who helps with budgeting, debt reduction, recommendations, and check-ins. A partner-hospital social worker must refer a family of a child age 0–18 with cancer and diagnosis-related financial need; unsolicited applications are not accepted. Renewal may be reviewed annually for as many as three years, but the Family Portal was unavailable on the research date.
$12,000 · Recurring
Can cover
- Approved nonmedical living expenses
- Ongoing family-adviser support
- The standard award is described as $1,000 monthly for one year and may be renewed for up to three years.
- Renewal is reviewed and is not automatic.
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Signature Grant — navigation guides and advocacy
The U.S. Signature Grant provides $12,000 as $1,000 monthly support for one year toward approved nonmedical expenses, paired with a volunteer professional Financial Planner who helps with budgeting, debt reduction, recommendations, and check-ins. A partner-hospital social worker must refer a family of a child age 0–18 with cancer and diagnosis-related financial need; unsolicited applications are not accepted. Renewal may be reviewed annually for as many as three years, but the Family Portal was unavailable on the research date.
$12,000 · Recurring
Can cover
- Approved nonmedical living expenses
- Ongoing family-adviser support
- The standard award is described as $1,000 monthly for one year and may be renewed for up to three years.
- Renewal is reviewed and is not automatic.
Travel And Transportation
Signature Grant — travel and transportation
The U.S. Signature Grant provides $12,000 as $1,000 monthly support for one year toward approved nonmedical expenses, paired with a volunteer professional Financial Planner who helps with budgeting, debt reduction, recommendations, and check-ins. A partner-hospital social worker must refer a family of a child age 0–18 with cancer and diagnosis-related financial need; unsolicited applications are not accepted. Renewal may be reviewed annually for as many as three years, but the Family Portal was unavailable on the research date.
$12,000 · Recurring
Can cover
- Approved nonmedical living expenses
- Ongoing family-adviser support
- The standard award is described as $1,000 monthly for one year and may be renewed for up to three years.
- Renewal is reviewed and is not automatic.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Monthly nonmedical assistance may help with food; your financial adviser can explain which living costs are approved.
Travel And Transportation: The monthly grant addresses nonmedical expenses; ask your adviser whether your transportation costs are approved.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The grant serves cancer patients ages 0 through 18, including B-ALL.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A social worker at a partner hospital must refer the family.
- The family must have insurance or another means to cover medical treatment.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income ceiling was published on the reviewed official page.
- The family must show financial need resulting from the child’s diagnosis.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Partner hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.
- Applications are received by request through social workers from partner hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Texas — Texas — Texas
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston — MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands — Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands
How to get started
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: Social Worker
- Review the current official rules.
- Submit the requested information through the published intake route.
- Wait for the program or referring team to confirm the decision or next step.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — A social worker at a partner hospital submits the referral.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page presented the program as active on the verification date; assistance remains subject to program review.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A partner-hospital referral is required.
- Outside fundraising or grants can affect eligibility under the published rules.
- Confirm current intake route while the Family Portal is unavailable.
- Confirm whether the U.S. published amounts are fixed or maxima and how grants are paid.
- Define middle income and significant outside support, and confirm required documents and renewal rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Fun Grant · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Fun Grant · checked Aug 24, 2026
- TRF partner locator · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Signature Grant · checked Aug 23, 2026