PGA TOUR Pro Jordan Spieth and Family Visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Present $500,000 Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Grant

MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 14, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PGA TOUR star Jordan Spieth and his wife, Annie, kicked off FedEx St. Jude Championship week with a special visit: a personal tour of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® where they presented a check for $500,000 on behalf of the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation.

The foundation named St. Jude a 2024 Community Partner and awarded the grant to support research and treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the second most common form of childhood leukemia after acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This is the first grant received by St. Jude from the foundation, which includes pediatric cancer as one of four funding pillars in tribute to friends and family affected by childhood cancer.

“When we had the opportunity to start the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, we just wanted to find a way to help as many families as possible,” said Jordan. Annie added, “Our family has seen the insufferable impacts of Pediatric Cancer, and this investment into AML is personal for us. After years of visiting with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, we have come to trust not only their breadth of knowledge and best in class research and treatments, but we see and feel their mission for worldwide progress.”

Following the check presentation, the Spieths learned more about the lifesaving work happening at St. Jude with a personal tour that included stops at a research lab focusing on AML and The Domino’s Village, the newest patient family facility which offers short- and long-term housing. They also heard from two St. Jude cancer survivors, one of whom was treated at St. Jude for AML.

“Jordan is an incredible competitor on the golf course — and he and Annie have hearts of gold when it comes to using their platforms to give back to the community. We’ve seen it up close here at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “We are honored to be selected as a 2024 Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Community Partner. This generous commitment will fuel research to accelerate progress toward cures for acute myeloid leukemia and other childhood cancers while helping ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.”

Since opening its doors in 1962, St. Jude has helped bring the survival rate for children in the United States with ALL from 4% to 94%. However, progress with AML has been slower. The five-year United States survival rate for childhood AML is about 70%, and current therapeutic approaches continue to cause short- and long-term toxicities in a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors.

“When we had the opportunity to start the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, we just wanted to find a way to help as many families as possible,” said Jordan. Annie added, “Our family has seen the insufferable impacts of Pediatric Cancer, and this investment into AML is personal for us. After years of visiting with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, we have come to trust not only their breadth of knowledge and best in class research and treatments, but we see and feel their mission for worldwide progress.”

Following the check presentation, the Spieths learned more about the lifesaving work happening at St. Jude with a personal tour that included stops at a research lab focusing on AML and The Domino’s Village, the newest patient family facility which offers short- and long-term housing. They also heard from two St. Jude cancer survivors, one of whom was treated at St. Jude for AML.

“Jordan is an incredible competitor on the golf course — and he and Annie have hearts of gold when it comes to using their platforms to give back to the community. We’ve seen it up close here at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “We are honored to be selected as a 2024 Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Community Partner. This generous commitment will fuel research to accelerate progress toward cures for acute myeloid leukemia and other childhood cancers while helping ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.”

Since opening its doors in 1962, St. Jude has helped bring the survival rate for children in the United States with ALL from 4% to 94%. However, progress with AML has been slower. The five-year United States survival rate for childhood AML is about 70%, and current therapeutic approaches continue to cause short- and long-term toxicities in a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors.