Support
for Families
When treatment costs rise and everyday life becomes overwhelming, we help cover essentials like rent, groceries and gas so families can focus on what matters most: time together.
Turn empathy
into action.
Help families facing childhood brain
cancer feel seen and supported.
What began as one family’s response to unimaginable loss has grown into a community of compassion. Evan’s Golden Heart Foundation exists to remind families they are not alone — that care, kindness and connection can still find their way in. Because even in the hardest moments, love still has work to do.
Heart-led.
Action-driven.
It’s easy to look away from what hurts. Join a community that leans in with love. Every gift
turns empathy into something real for families walking through their darkest days.
Joy
for Children
From toy deliveries to celebration packages, we bring small moments of happiness to children in treatment and remind them they’re still kids, not just patients.
Hope
for Tomorrow
We plan to also help fund research for childhood brain cancer, with a special focus on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) – the rare, aggressive tumor that took Evan’s life far too soon.
A love story
Evan’s Story
Evan was a bright, loving four-year-old who filled every day with laughter and imagination. In May 2022, he was diagnosed with Grade 4 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), an inoperable and terminal brain tumor. For thirteen months, he faced each challenge with courage and an open heart that touched everyone around him.
Evan’s parents, Gloria and Scott, created Evan’s Golden Heart Foundation to try and carry some of that courage forward – with comfort, connection and care for families navigating the same devastating diagnosis. Through every act of giving, Evan’s golden heart continues to shine.
Stand beside families facing
childhood brain cancer.
What is DIPG?
DIPG stands for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a fast-growing type of brain tumor that starts in the part of the brain stem called the “pons.” The pons controls functions such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and the nerves; muscles used in seeing, hearing, walking, talking and eating,
Survival Rate
1%
Less
than
than
Average
Survival
Survival
8-11
months
90%
of children will die within 2 years of DIPG diagnosis
Only
4%
of Government Cancer Research Funding goes to Pediatric Cancer Research
Most frequently
affects children ages
affects children ages
4 to 11
