MICHAEL MATTERS FOUNDATION
DEDICATED TO HELPING BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS IN NEED
OUR MISSION
The Michael Matters Foundation exists to help brain tumor patients and their families manage incidental costs while they are focused on their treatment. This support can help with costs such as gas, mortgage, utilities, groceries, medications and travel expenses. Our goal is to allow families to better focus on their care by easing their financial pressures.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to become the leading provider of incidental financial support to primary brain cancer patients and families receiving care for this devastating disease. Already underway with several leading health systems, our goal is to grow our support base and expand our support to patients and their families, while collaborating with the medical providers that help provide their care.
THE MICHAEL MATTERS GRANT
Since first starting in 2014, we have partnered with five Chicagoland hospital systems to best serve brain tumor patients and their families by providing financial assistance in the amount of $2,000 grants. We are proud partners with NorthShore University Healthsystem, Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Lurie Children’s Hospital and University of Illinois (Chicago) Hospital.
Our grants are designed to help patients maintain their quality of life during their treatment. To date, more than $350,000.00 has been donated to these Michael Matters Grants, and more than 180 families have been positively impacted by these funds.
Your donations make a direct and significant impact to patients in need.
COMMITTED TO HELPING THOSE AFFECTED BY BRAIN CANCER
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Offering hope to those in need
During Michael’s treatment, he frequently expressed his sadness for those stricken with the same disease, but who were unable to receive certain life-extending medications or even cover important secondary expenses—like transportation to treatment, hotel stays, food and childcare—due to financial restraints caused by their disease.
Michael passionately believed everyone should be able to maintain a high quality of life throughout the treatment process. We hope to make his wish a reality.
