Breaking New Ground – Our 25-26 Annual Report

Our FY26 Annual Report is here!

This year, together, we provided families with:

• 38,608 hours when cancer wasn’t the center of the conversation.
• 3,048 meals shared around the table, creating space for connection, laughter, and normalcy.
• No-cost respite care for families facing cancer, 90% of whom experienced financial hardship.

These numbers tell a story far bigger than statistics. They represent families finding moments of relief, caregivers catching their breath, children making joyful memories, and loved ones spending meaningful time together.

For more than 25 years, For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation has provided restorative Respite Experiences for adult cancer patients, caregivers, and children because time away from the weight of cancer isn’t a luxury. It’s care.

This year marked one of the most transformative moments in our history. We broke ground on Pete’s Dream, the nation’s first-of-its-kind cancer respite center, bringing us one step closer to a future where every family facing cancer has access to respite care.

Your support also helped us:

• Respond to 546 program inquiries, ensuring every family seeking support received a path forward.
• Serve families facing complex medical realities, with 62% of patients navigating advanced-stage cancer.
• Support children, who represent 38% of all Respite Recipients, helping families create memories beyond diagnosis and treatment.
• Engage 469 FPS Alumni through programs and events that foster connection, healing, and community.
• Reach 3,162 families who have experienced the healing impact of respite since our founding.

This year, we also launched the Alumni Connection Series and refreshed our brand, logo, and tagline to better reflect what we know to be true: Cancer respite is cancer care.

None of this happens without you. Every gift, volunteer hour, event attended, family referred, and story shared helps provide healing today while building a future where respite care is available to more families than ever.

This report looks back on a remarkable year and ahead to what we will accomplish together as we bring Pete’s Dream to life.

Thank you for being part of this mission.

Read the FY26 Annual Report or click below to view it as a flipbook.