Patient Care & Research

Supporting Organizations That Deliver Services to Families & Children Facing Health Challenges

A key part of our community relations work involves supporting organizations that deliver services to families and children when they are facing health challenges and life-threatening illnesses, as well as funding organizations with missions aimed at spurring advancements in care and cures. Our Associates, our customers, and their families often have a personal connection to health-related causes and are eager to participate in volunteer opportunities and join in fundraising efforts that help affected individuals and their loved ones.

For more than three decades, TJX has supported the Dimock Center, a Massachusetts-based community health center recognized nationally in the U.S. as a model for the delivery of comprehensive health and human services in an urban community. Dimock aims to meet the health and wellness needs of members of the community, right where they live, by providing Massachusetts residents with care for the whole person through high-quality, low-cost health care and human services. TJX has supported Dimock’s substance use, mental health, and trauma recovery programs, which work to improve access to care and critical resources to help individuals progress in their journeys. In Fiscal 2025, TJX continued to contribute to the development of a state-of-the-art addiction recovery center for men, designed to support those at the critical step between acute treatment and residential recovery. In line with Dimock’s mission to provide care for the whole person, TJX also supports a variety of Dimock’s Child and Family Services programs. Through sponsorship and Associate volunteerism, TJX has helped Dimock increase access to education and other opportunities for children and families through their early childhood education programs and family shelter. In Fiscal 2025, TJX continued to help Dimock with its Neighbor to Neighbor Clothes Closet through clothing donation drives and helping to sort and maintain the closet. The clothing closet was able to assist community members and patients in Dimock’s residential recovery homes with essentials such as clothing, shoes, coats, underwear, and more.

In the U.S., Marshalls has partnered with Breakthrough T1D (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/JDRF) for 30 years. Marshalls is proud to continue to help the organization work to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and to improve the lives of children and adults living with it. Through an annual in-store fundraising campaign and support of other local Breakthrough T1D events, Marshalls is helping to fund new research and support programs. Marshalls is a Diamond Partner, helping to fund research that may one day eliminate this disease. Marshalls has also supported the Alzheimer's Association for more than 10 years, raising funds and awareness through in-store fundraising programs to support Alzheimer's research, care, and support.

For over two decades, HomeGoods has supported organizations like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in helping families facing cancer and serious illness. Over the years, HomeGoods support has included in-store fundraising and the sale of limited-edition charitable merchandise like snow globes, boxed holiday cards, and items designed by Dana-Farber patients, such as reusable shopping bags and rolls of wrapping paper. Fifty percent of the purchase price of the charitable merchandise benefits St. Jude or Dana-Farber. In Fiscal 2024, HomeGoods launched Find Home Anywhere®, its commitment to helping people feel a sense of belonging – no matter where life takes them. As part of this program, HomeGoods partners with both Dana-Farber and St. Jude to help patients and their families feel a sense of home and belonging. For example, HomeGoods continues to support the Pediatric Patient Assistance Program at Dana-Farber by providing HomeGoods Housing Grants to patient families who are facing financial challenges during treatment. In Fiscal 2025, HomeGoods supported adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology and care research, as well as partnered with Dana-Farber, to open a dedicated and welcoming space for AYA patients to connect with peers during a time that is often incredibly isolating. Additionally, in Fiscal 2025, in partnership with St. Jude, HomeGoods donated merchandise and decorated patient housing facilities. HomeGoods also hosted a fall festival on St. Jude’s campus to bring joy to patients and families during treatment.

Since 2004, TK Maxx has supported Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People through donations from generous customers and Associates. The support continues to fund life-saving research to help more children and young people survive cancer with a better quality of life. TK Maxx has also worked with Enable Ireland since 1997 to help support children with disabilities and their families across Ireland. In Fiscal 2025, TK Maxx continued ongoing support for both organizations through donations from TK Maxx’s Give Up Clothes for Good program. Give Up Clothes for Good encourages customers and Associates in the U.K. and Ireland to drop off their pre-loved clothes, accessories, homeware, and textiles, year-round, at their local TK Maxx store. These items are donated to Cancer Research UK and Enable Ireland shops where they may be sold to help raise funds to support life-saving research and families of children with disabilities.

FY25 Highlights

$22 million

donated for healthcare research and patient care

TJX helped raise approximately $22 million for healthcare research and patient care through foundation grants and from generous donations of our customers and Associates.

Marisa's Mission, Inc.
Marisa's Mission, Inc.

Spotlight: Marisa’s Mission Inc.

Associates in the United States, Canada, and Europe have the opportunity to nominate charities within their local communities to receive a grant from one of the three foundations. In Fiscal 2025, TJX supported more than 1,400 Associate Nominated Grants, which included funding to Marisa’s Mission Inc. Marisa’s Mission is a U.S. nonprofit that is dedicated to financially supporting families experiencing cancer. Through grants that help patients and families pay their mortgages, electrical bills, childcare, and supporting them in finding temporary housing closer to hospitals, or by paying for medical treatments, medications, and devices, Marisa’s Mission helps patients focus on what matters most: their health and their family.

“Marisa was my coworker, my friend, my running buddy, and a mentor. She passed away from breast cancer at age 37, and it was devastating to me and so many others. Her family and friends came together to carry on her commitment to lifting others up and formed Marisa's Mission with the goal of alleviating the financial burdens associated with a cancer diagnosis and treatment for individuals and families who need it most. This organization means so much to me on a deeply personal level. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s growth through an Associate Nominated Grant”.

-Katie, TJX Associate

Updated July 2025