Hyundai Hope On Wheels Grants $15 Million

The 503©(3) nonprofit organization, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, supported by the Hyundai Motor Company, announced the winners of its annual research and programmatic grants. The total amount of money being awarded for 2022 is $15 million, which brings this organization’s lifetime donation total to $200 million.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels will present 75 different grants to organizations across the country that are focused on helping to improve the treatments and outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer. The grants will go to the following:

• 25 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grants: $300,000 each
• 25 Hyundai Young Investigator Grants: $200,000 each
• 25 Hyundai Impact Grants: $100,000 each

The Hyundai Scholar Hop and Young Investigator grants go to eligible Children’s Oncology Group (COG) member institutions. Applications in this competitive peer-reviewed process are reviewed by the Hyundai Hope On Wheels Medical Advisory Committee. This committee is made up of leading pediatric oncologists from children’s hospitals and research institutions across the nation. The grants help fund children’s hospitals for childhood cancer research processes or program initiatives like clinical care.

Since Hyundai Hope On Wheels started in 1998, it has awarded over 1,100 research grants with the aim to help save lives. The critical research these grants fund is part of the longest-running corporate social responsibility efforts in the automotive industry. Hyundai Hope On Wheels is the leading funder of pediatric cancer research in the United States.

Executive Director of Hyundai Hope On Wheels, John Guastaferro, recently said “We are honored to present this year’s grant winners with funds to perform their lifesaving work and continue to bring hope to the brave pediatric cancer fighters and their families across the nation. This year’s theme is ‘Powered by Hope,’ paying homage to the children battling cancer who inspire our organization’s mission and to the doctors and researchers dedicated to finding a cure for the disease. Congratulations to this year’s grant award winners, and we thank you for sharing in the commitment to ensure that every child battling cancer has a fighting chance.”

The grants will be presented later this year during a Hyundai Hope on Wheels Handprint Ceremony. This signature event allows children impacted by cancer to dip their hands in paint and place their handprints on a Hyundai vehicle. This act symbolizes the fight against pediatric cancer and the hope for an eventual cure.

2022 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Grand Winners

Scholar Hope

• • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: Los Angeles, CA
  • The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: Palo Alto, CA
  • The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado: Aurora, CO
  • Children’s National Medical Center and Children’s Research Institute: Washington, DC
  • Georgetown University: Washington, DC
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: Atlanta, GA
  • The University of Iowa: Iowa City, IA
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Boston, MA
  • Massachusetts General Hospital: Worcester, MA
  • Yale University: New Haven, CT
  • Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation: St. Louis, MO
  • Atrium Health Foundation: Charlotte, NC
  • Montefiore Medical Center: Bronx, NY
  • New York Medical College: Valhalla, NY
  • Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center: Oklahoma City, OK
  • Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR
  • The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine: Hershey, PA
  • Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Memphis, TN
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: San Antonio, TX
  • Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: Seattle, WA

Hyundai Young Investigators

• • • University of Alabama at Birmingham: Birmingham, AL
    • University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
    • The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: Palo Alto, CA
    • Children’s Hospital Colorado: Denver, CO
    • Yale University: New Haven, CT
    • University of Florida: Gainesville, FL
    • All Children’s Research Institute: St. Petersburg, FL
    • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: Atlanta, GA
    • The University of Chicago: Chicago, IL
    • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Boston, MA
    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Baltimore, MD
    • The Regents of the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI
    • St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation: St. Louis, MO
    • University of Rochester: Rochester, NY
    • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: NY, NY
    • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Columbus, OH
    • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA
    • Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: Pittsburgh, PA
    • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine: Hershey, PA
    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Nashville, TN
    • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Memphis, TN
    • Children’s Health – UT Southwestern Medical Center: Dallas, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX
    • Children’s Hospital and Healthcare Services Foundation: Richmond, VA
    • Seattle Children’s Hospital: Seattle, WA

Impact Grant Winners

• • • The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders: Birmingham, AL
    • Phoenix Children’s Hospital: Phoenix, AZ
    • Children’s Hospital of Orange County: Orange, CA
    • Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation: San Diego, CA
    • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital: Hollywood, FL
    • Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children: Orlando, FL
    • St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital: Tampa, FL
    • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children: Honolulu, HI
    • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital: Chicago, IL
    • Baystate Medical Center : Springfield, MA
    • The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital: Portland, ME
    • Levine Children’s Hospital : Charlotte, NC
    • Cure 4 the Kids Foundation: Las Vegas, NV
    • Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital: Albany, NY
    • Roswell Park Alliance Foundation: Buffalo, NY
    • Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital: Cleveland, OH
    • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center: Cincinnati, OH
    • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis: Tulsa, OK
    • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX
    • El Paso Children’s Hospital: El Paso, TX
    • Dell Children’s Medical Center: Austin, TX
    • Primary Children’s Hospital: Salt Lake City, UT
    • Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters: Norfolk, VA
    • Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin: Milwaukee, WI
    • Hoops Family Children’s Hospital: Huntington, WV

You can learn more about Hyundai Hope On Wheels at https://hyundaihopeonwheels.org/.