Hyundai Hope on Wheels Surpasses $303 Million in Lifetime Giving to Pediatric Cancer Research
Hyundai Hope on Wheels, supported by Hyundai Motor America and its dealers, has donated over $303 million to pediatric cancer research since 1998.
$303 million
75% to 85%
40,000
What Happened
Hyundai Hope on Wheels, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by Hyundai Motor America and its 855 U.S. dealers, announced that it has surpassed $303 million in lifetime giving to pediatric cancer research since its founding in 1998. The organization celebrates its 28th anniversary this year. According to the press release, the funding has helped increase U.S. childhood cancer survival rates from approximately 75% to 85% and positively impacted over 40,000 children.
- 75%
- 85%
“Three hundred million dollars in lifetime giving represents the children who are alive today because researchers had the resources to find new treatments.”
$303 millionUSD
Since 1998
Why this matters
The milestone underscores the automaker's long-standing philanthropic commitment, with childhood cancer survival rates rising from 75% to 85% and over 40,000 children impacted.
Terms in This Story
- 501(c)(3)
- A U.S. tax-exempt nonprofit organization status.
- Pediatric oncology
- The branch of medicine dealing with cancer in children.
- Children's Oncology Group (COG)
- A clinical trial group that coordinates pediatric cancer research in the U.S.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.