Emergency Fertility Preservation Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Review Timeline: Rolling basis”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Sperm banking
- Embryo preservation
- Egg preservation
- Ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Overview
Focus: Financial support for adolescent and young adult cancer patients seeking to preserve fertility before undergoing cancer treatment.
Geographic Scope: United States
Eligible Uses:
- Sperm banking
- Embryo preservation
- Egg preservation
- Ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be looking to preserve fertility
- Have NOT yet received cancer treatment
Application Process: Online application reviewed on a rolling basis
Award Frequency: One preservation grant per month (organization hopes to increase as funding grows)
Timeline: Applicants learn of approval status within 10 days
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submission Format: Online application
- Review Timeline: Rolling basis
- Decision Timeline: Applicants notified of approval status within 10 days
- Note: Process remains the same as of the application process update
What Worth the Wait actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Worth the Wait reported $1,500 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2021, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2021
- 1
- Total given
- $3,250
- Median grant
- $3,250
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Example grants
Hope 4 Kids · San Juan Capistrano, CA
Adoption expenses related to Foundation mission
$3,250
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Reproductive health
- Cancer
- Hardship
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