Tasha Mellett was bigger than a plaque on a park bench. Her love and energy lit rooms, lifted strangers, and kept going past the diagnosis the world handed her.
Tasha and Jimmy married on 11-11-2000. The number was sacred long before the foundation existed. A seed planted years earlier on a beach walk grew into this: a way to keep her love reaching the families who need it most.
We do not give medical advice. We offer light, kindness, and the steady reminder that no one fights alone.
We amplify the impact of partner organizations by funding grants, sharing their voice, and uniting efforts to build a stronger ecosystem against cancer.
We multiply what other foundations are already doing well, visibility, voice, and resources.
Direct grants to partner foundations and individuals raising money for cancer-related causes.
Initiatives in Tasha's name, scholarships and community events. Coming soon.
You might be multiple. There are hundreds. we chose 11 to start the conversation. Each is a real role someone plays during cancer. Find yourself. Find someone you love.
The one in the fight
Spouse, family, friend, neighbor
Children, siblings, family witnesses
Medical pros. nurses, doctors, hospice
Body, mind, spirit care
Ride-or-die action-taker
Supporters, friends, strangers
Through treatment, navigating after
Husband, wife, partner who carries loss
Angels placed on earth
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Three organizations doing the work on the ground. Every dollar we raise multiplies through their reach.
Comfort... Until a Cure
We were honored to receive a $1,111 donation on 11/11, the day The Tasha Mellett Foundation launched. This donation will support three months of our Equine Therapy program. over 200 hours of goodwill where kids get to be kids, riding horses instead of thinking about doctor's appointments.
$1,111 on 11/11 → 200+ hours of equine therapy. TMF team members volunteer at Sunday sessions through summer and fall.
Visit Lucy's Love Bus →We won't stop®
The Tasha Mellett Foundation's support helps us continue leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer.
Partner through Ty Muller and Cause Logistics. Survival rate driven from 20% (1962) to 80%+ today.
Visit St. Jude →Cancer tries, but we tri harder!
The Tasha Mellett Foundation's donation for myself and my daughter went directly to the Tri for a Cure fund that helps people currently battling cancer. We are thankful for their support. For all warriors in the ring.. Mother-daughter triathlon team
1,200+ women annually. $26M+ raised since 2008. Every dollar reinvested into Maine communities.
Visit Tri for a Cure →Real names plug in soon. Until then, the wall is waiting.
Blog. Newsletter. One short letter, monthly. Tawk amongst yourselves.
Every hoodie, every hat, every patch carries a piece of this work into the world. 11.11% of profits flow back to the families.
