Advita Fund USA was founded in October 2007 (tax ID: 26-1300404). We offer financial assistance to the patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We also serve as advocates for our patients: we help them obtain consultations by world-renowned experts, enroll in clinical trials with emerging medications, develop support network and raise funds for treatment.
Advita Fund USA is a sister organization to AdVita (from Latin “ad vitam” - for life) fund in Russia. It was founded in 2001 by a young man from St. Petersburg who lost his close friend to leukemia. It now works with four cancer hospitals in St. Petersburg and supports hundreds of cancer patients and their families from Russia and the former Soviet Union with daily purchases of medications, medical supplies, lodging and other treatment-related expenses.
Who We Serve
Advita Fund USA’s goal is to lessen financial burden of the families that fight cancer and other serious diseases, and to maximize their chances in their long, difficult and dangerous battles.
We focus mainly on supporting children and adults undergoing treatment in St. Petersburg, Russia or those traveling for treatment abroad. Many of them come from remote parts of Russia and the former Soviet Union. Some patients require bone marrow transplants that are donated by foreign donors, as Russia does not have its own bone marrow donor registry. Some, who have rare and less-studied types of cancer, have to travel for clinical trials abroad. There are also those who need expensive equipment that has to be imported and paid for. And some children are orphans with no family members to support them.
How we use the funds
Your donations help us raise funds for bone marrow donor searches in the international registry (15,000 euros for each search), medical treatment, medications, diagnostic tests and scans, and direct help to affected families. Advita Fund USA is a volunteer-run organization - it means we pay no salaries to our staff and incur only minimal administrative expenses, so that most of the money we raise goes to patients we support.
