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Our Story


The Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) was founded by Dr. Mark Thornton, Patricia (Tricia) Thornton, and Dr. John (Jack) Brooks in 2000. The seeds that led to the birth of SFA were planted after the sarcoma diagnosis of then 3-year-old Jeffrey Thornton.
Grappling with Jeffrey’s diagnosis, they found there wasn’t a national patient advocacy and research organization dedicated to sarcoma patients and their families, so they sought to fill that void. Mark, Tricia, and Jack were motivated to help not only Jeffrey but also every other person diagnosed with and living with sarcoma.

Started in the basement of the Thorntons’ home, SFA quickly became an organization with impact. The founders knew that more research funding and regulatory changes were necessary to improve outcomes for people diagnosed with sarcoma. Their vision of what was needed to change the landscape for sarcoma still drives the organization today.

Early on, founding members Gary and Addie Tomei began the tradition of the Annual New York/Stand up to Sarcoma Gala, where SFA honors and celebrates the international sarcoma community. With this support, SFA launched its grant program. Since these humble beginnings, SFA has grown exponentially, becoming the largest private funder of research in the sarcoma community, having invested more than $26 million in sarcoma research.

Today, SFA is the most comprehensive and visible patient advocacy organization, with tens of thousands of allies in all 50 states and internationally, representing all subtypes of sarcoma. We amplify the voice of the sarcoma community and advocate on behalf of all people affected by sarcoma. SFA has brought together thousands of team members, advocates, and allies from around the world to advocate for the sarcoma community and build a world where no one dies from sarcoma.

Please join us by becoming an SFA Ally—people who share SFA’s goals and mission and want to be a part of the SFA community. Membership is free.

Top Donors

$15,540 Raised By 139 Donors

$1,035 on behalf of Karin Jurczak
$1,035 on behalf of Lisa Fenske
$535 on behalf of Amy Lovell
$500 on behalf of Amy Walker
$500 on behalf of Kathryn Huhn
$500 on behalf of Peggy Huhn
$570 on behalf of Steve and Andrea
$400 from Anonymous
$250 on behalf of Bill Rogalinski
$250 on behalf of Brenda Curtis
$285 on behalf of David Rabiega
$320 on behalf of Jenna Rogalinski
$355 on behalf of Jodi Cegielski
$250 on behalf of Kim Welsh
$250 on behalf of Rosanne Elliott
$390 on behalf of STEVEN ROGALINSKI
$330 on behalf of The Huhn family
$200 on behalf of Don Peterson
$200 on behalf of Karl and Karen Mesikapp
$200 on behalf of Shelly Thompson
$100 on behalf of Aaron L
$135 on behalf of Adel Korkor
$100 on behalf of Anna Witt
$100 on behalf of Anthony Schank
$100 on behalf of Anthony Schank
$135 on behalf of Caroline Pike
$135 from Anonymous
$135 on behalf of Dave Sterna
$100 on behalf of Dawn Dobie
$100 on behalf of Dawn Dobie
$135 on behalf of Debi Blazei
$100 on behalf of Edi Unknown
$100 on behalf of In honor of your care team
$100 on behalf of In memory of Mike Lovell
$100 on behalf of Jackie LaFleur
$180 on behalf of Joanna, Blake, and Elizabeth Johnson
$100 on behalf of Joe and Cindy
$100 on behalf of John Beale
$135 on behalf of Kim Wells
$100 on behalf of Laurie Graham
$170 on behalf of Linda Govier
$170 on behalf of Lisa Parker
$100 on behalf of Martha Meyer
$135 on behalf of Melissa Tweedale
$135 on behalf of Michael Gordon
$100 on behalf of Michelle Klemme
$155 on behalf of Neal Haas
$100 on behalf of nicole ader
$100 on behalf of Pam Hosty
$100 on behalf of Paul Jogenson
$100 on behalf of Paul Jorgenson
$100 on behalf of Paul Jorgenson
$100 on behalf of Paul Jorgenson
$100 on behalf of Paul Jorgenson
$100 on behalf of Paul Jorgenson
$135 on behalf of Payton Alexander
$100 on behalf of Plymouth Professional Business Women
$100 on behalf of Sam Kube
$135 on behalf of Sam Thomas
$215 on behalf of Sara Stein
$100 on behalf of Scott and Amy Schubert Family
$135 on behalf of Steve Staehling
$100 from Anonymous
$190 on behalf of Those currently undergoing treatment
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Vincent Truong
$100 on behalf of Yvonne Kriston
$145 on behalf of Brenda Xiong
$100 on behalf of Jeff Weber
$100 on behalf of Madeline Parker
$50 on behalf of Becky Risch
$50 on behalf of Bessie LeRose
$120 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Bradley Dobie
$140 on behalf of Brittany Wells
$50 on behalf of Cameron Robidoux
$140 on behalf of Chip Johnson
$50 on behalf of Craig & Cindy Meyer
$85 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Eric Gnatzig
$85 on behalf of Eric Larson
$85 on behalf of Eric Larson
$50 on behalf of Forking Wanda
$50 on behalf of Hannah Drews
$150 on behalf of Hannah Winkelbauer
$85 on behalf of James Weber
$85 on behalf of Jean Weigand
$50 on behalf of Jennifer Sacho
$50 on behalf of Joanne Pall
$50 on behalf of john arnold
$85 on behalf of Kari Foster
$50 on behalf of Katie Meyer
$85 on behalf of Keri Kelsey
$50 on behalf of Kim Crawford
$260 on behalf of Kimberly Alexander
$50 on behalf of Lindsay Bertrandt
$85 on behalf of Lisa Smith
$120 on behalf of Melissa Buday
$50 on behalf of Michael Geisler
$85 on behalf of Mike Lovell and Laura Haas
$85 on behalf of Mona Delsman
$85 on behalf of Nancy Anderson
$50 on behalf of Nancy Bisek
$85 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Nina Chomak
$120 on behalf of Payton Thomas
$85 on behalf of Peggy Huhn
$50 on behalf of Roselyn Baker
$85 on behalf of Sara Giudice
$50 on behalf of Sherry Joseph
$50 on behalf of Steven Ng
$50 on behalf of Susan Schroeder
$85 from Anonymous
$120 on behalf of Timothy Poulson
$235 on behalf of Tracie Rogalinski
$50 on behalf of Tricia Staehling
$140 on behalf of Wilcox Clan
$35 on behalf of Audrey Parker
$35 on behalf of Brianna Kippenhan
$35 on behalf of Joe Parker
$35 on behalf of Olivia Gray
$100 on behalf of Jenna Rogalinski
$30 on behalf of lindsay pelletier
$25 on behalf of Andi McKinsey
$60 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Carrie Merickel
$25 on behalf of Elizabeth Ackley
$60 on behalf of Gloria Dixon
$25 on behalf of Laura Stutzman
$25 on behalf of Pamela Brand
$25 on behalf of Sandee Sinks
$25 on behalf of Sharyl Babcock
$25 on behalf of Taylor Fitzgerald
$25 on behalf of The Mattick Family
$20 from Anonymous
$20 on behalf of Patrick
$45 on behalf of Michael Vickery
$45 on behalf of Nancy Bisek
$10 on behalf of Sarah Bebb

Fundraisers

A. Johnson
$10 Raised
Aaron Larson
$35 Raised
Aaron Stein
$35 Raised
Adam Schreiner
$35 Raised
Adel B Korkor
$135 Raised
Alex Page
$35 Raised
Alex Sterna
$10 Raised
Alex Winters
$135 Raised
Amber Catterall
$35 Raised
Amy Lovell
$535 Raised
Amy Tradewell
$35 Raised
Amy Walker
$535 Raised
Amy Young
$35 Raised
Andrea Boudreau
$535 Raised
Andrew Bellavin
$35 Raised
Andriana Greco
$35 Raised
Angela Parker
$35 Raised
Ari Huhn
$35 Raised
Ashli Cegielski
$35 Raised
Austin Alexander
$135 Raised
Autumn Patrick
$60 Raised
Ben Catterall
$35 Raised
Ben Salmon
$35 Raised
Benjamin Wheeler
$35 Raised
Beth Hasse
$85 Raised
Billie Rau
$35 Raised
Blake Dobie
$435 Raised
Blake Johnson
$35 Raised
Brad Buday
$35 Raised
Brad Holtman
$35 Raised
Bradley Dobie
$35 Raised
Brandon Joyce
$35 Raised
Brenda Xiong
$110 Raised
Brett Rogalinski
$35 Raised
Brittany Allen
$35 Raised
Brittany Wells
$85 Raised
C. Huhn
$10 Raised
C. Stein
$10 Raised
Calli Dwyer
$35 Raised
Carey Primozic
$60 Raised
Caroline Pike
$135 Raised
Carrie Huhn
$35 Raised
Carter Dobie
$10 Raised
Cassie Wilcox
$35 Raised
Catherine Puckering
$35 Raised
Cecelia Huhn
$35 Raised
Charlie Salmon
$35 Raised
Charlotte Huhn
$260 Raised
Cheri Lemke
$35 Raised
Chip Johnson
$85 Raised
Chris Paulsen
$35 Raised
Christina Sprenger
$35 Raised
Christine Louis
$35 Raised
Clarice Hnilicka
$135 Raised
Clayton Walker
$35 Raised
Cole Young
$35 Raised
Colleen Wilkens
$35 Raised
Cristina Salmon
$35 Raised
Dan Huhn
$35 Raised
Daniel Cortez
$35 Raised
Danielle Dobie
$235 Raised
Daryl Wheeler
$35 Raised
Dave Sterna
$135 Raised
David Rabiega
$285 Raised
Dawn Czaikowski
$85 Raised
Debi Blazei
$135 Raised
Donna Rosenberg
$35 Raised
Dustin Fletcher
$35 Raised
Dylan Weigand
$35 Raised
Elizabeth Johnson
$10 Raised
Ellie Rogalinski
$35 Raised
Ellie Staehling
$35 Raised
Elsa Blad
$35 Raised
Emme Catterall
$10 Raised
Emmitt Huhn
$35 Raised
Enid Glisch
$10 Raised
Eric Hasse
$35 Raised
Eric Larson
$135 Raised
Eric Thyne
$35 Raised
Erik Rogalinski
$35 Raised
Estin Salmon
$35 Raised
Evelyn Wheeler
$35 Raised
Forest Welch
$35 Raised
Gabriel Wheeler
$35 Raised
Gloria Dixon
$60 Raised
Gracecyn Parker
$10 Raised
Greg Wilcox
$85 Raised
Gus Glisch
$10 Raised
Hana Goeser
$35 Raised
Hannah Winkelbauer
$85 Raised
Hazel Prill
$10 Raised
Hazel Winkelbauer
$105 Raised
Henry Tradewell
$35 Raised
Henry Winkelbauer
$10 Raised
Hudson Catterall
$10 Raised
Jack Doman
$35 Raised
Jack Rogalinski
$35 Raised
James Weber
$85 Raised
Jane Cimperman
$135 Raised
Jane Milburn
$35 Raised
Jason Joyce
$35 Raised
Jason Prill
$35 Raised
Jean Weigand
$85 Raised
Jeanne Salmon
$35 Raised
Jeff Cegielski
$35 Raised
Jeff Weber
$100 Raised
Jenna Johnson
$35 Raised
Jenna Rogalinski
$65 Raised
Jennifer Joyce
$35 Raised
Jerry Glisch
$135 Raised
Joanna Johnson
$135 Raised
Jodi Cegielski
$285 Raised
Joe Rogalinski
$35 Raised
John Parker
$35 Raised
Julie Sterna
$35 Raised
Kaitlin Schumaker
$35 Raised
Kari Foster
$85 Raised
Kari Kamin
$325 Raised
Karin Jurczak
$1,035 Raised
Kathleen Cullen
$85 Raised
Kelly Haefs
$85 Raised
Keri Kelsey
$85 Raised
Kevin Wells
$35 Raised
Kiera Hankes
$35 Raised
Kim Wells
$135 Raised
Kimberly Alexander
$185 Raised
Kimo Ah Yun
$35 Raised
Kirk Wilkinson
$35 Raised
Larry Sterna
$35 Raised
Leslie Kleinhans-Blad
$35 Raised
Liam Huhn
$35 Raised
Lily Tradewell
$35 Raised
Linda Doman
$35 Raised
Linda Govier
$135 Raised
Lisa Fenske
$1,035 Raised
Lisa Parker
$135 Raised
Lisa Smith
$185 Raised
Liz Glisch
$35 Raised
Lizzie Prill
$35 Raised
Mackenzie Poulson
$35 Raised
Madalyn Sterna
$35 Raised
Madeline Parker
$90 Raised
Madeline Stein
$35 Raised
Maggie Staehling
$35 Raised
Marc Chart
$35 Raised
Marge Mattick
$35 Raised
Marie Chantal Chavez
$35 Raised
Marissa Lovell
$35 Raised
Matilda Rogalinski
$10 Raised
Matt Nie
$35 Raised
Matthew Primozic
$35 Raised
Melina Flynn
$35 Raised
Melinda Cross
$285 Raised
Melissa Buday
$85 Raised
Melissa Tweedale
$135 Raised
Michael Gordon
$35 Raised
Michael Vickery
$45 Raised
Michaela Reimert
$35 Raised
Mike Huhn
$35 Raised
Miranda Kapfhammer
$35 Raised
Mona Delsman
$85 Raised
Nancy Anderson
$85 Raised
Nancy Bisek
$45 Raised
Nancy Salmon
$85 Raised
Nathan Huhn
$35 Raised
Neal Haas
$135 Raised
Nick Salmon
$35 Raised
Oscar Roloff
$35 Raised
Paige Alexander
$135 Raised
Payton Thomas
$85 Raised
Peggy Huhn
$35 Raised
PEGGY ROGALINSKI
$35 Raised
Rachel Thomson
$35 Raised
Rachel Witt
$285 Raised
Randy Govier
$35 Raised
Reagan Svicek
$35 Raised
Reece Wilcox
$10 Raised
Renee Staehling
$35 Raised
ROBERT ROGALINSKI
$35 Raised
Rose Haas
$10 Raised
Ryan Menken
$135 Raised
Ryan Milburn
$35 Raised
S. Johnson
$10 Raised
Sally Nie
$35 Raised
Sam Roloff
$35 Raised
Sam Thomas
$135 Raised
Sara Giudice
$85 Raised
Sara Roloff
$35 Raised
Sara Stein
$135 Raised
Sarah Wheeler
$35 Raised
Sawyer Wilcox
$10 Raised
Seamus Haas
$10 Raised
Shannon Cole
$35 Raised
Shaunise Pierce
$35 Raised
Sherri Camacho
$35 Raised
Siggi Witt
$35 Raised
Stacy Knaus
$35 Raised
Stephen Alexander
$135 Raised
Stephen Boudreau
$35 Raised
Steve Staehling
$135 Raised
Steven Huhn
$35 Raised
STEVEN ROGALINSKI
$285 Raised
Sydney Wells
$10 Raised
Tammy Chart
$35 Raised
Teresa Suttner
$85 Raised
Teri Larson
$85 Raised
Tess Huhn
$85 Raised
Tim Roloff
$35 Raised
Tim Salmon
$35 Raised
Timothy Poulson
$85 Raised
Todd Winkelbauer
$35 Raised
Tom Lemke
$35 Raised
Tracie Rogalinski
$85 Raised
Trevor Wells
$10 Raised
Vinny Varga
$10 Raised
Warren Winkelbauer
$10 Raised
Zach Sterna
$10 Raised

Team Fundraisers

Amber's Sunflower Strollers
$340 Raised
Chasing the Ice Cream Truck for Dylan
$995 Raised
Fork Wanda!
$5,440 Raised
Glorious Team
$60 Raised
Jenna Strong
$2,890 Raised
Ken's Crew
$1,600 Raised
Nama Strong
$565 Raised
Nemo Resideo
$285 Raised
Payton Alexander Foundation - Steps for Ewings
$1,165 Raised
SamStrong
$310 Raised
Sara’s Support Squad
$85 Raised
Team Jurczak
$2,595 Raised
Team Kari
$455 Raised
Team Larson
$405 Raised
Team LOVELLSTRONG
$1,510 Raised
Team Moonshot
$1,565 Raised
Team Sterna
$705 Raised
Walk by Grace
$320 Raised

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