St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1962, it is a designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. In 2021, St. Jude received $2 billion in donations. The hospital costs about $1.7 million dollars a day to run, but patients are not charged for their care. St. Jude treats patients up to age 21, and for some conditions, up to age 25.