GEORGETOWN, Texas (MAR. 17, 2026) - Sport Clips Haircuts is launching its annual fundraiser supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, inviting clients to donate in stores nationwide from March 22 through May 2 to help fund childhood cancer research.
Clients are encouraged to “Step Up to the Plate” to donate to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S. Since 2005, St. Baldrick’s has awarded more than $371 million to support lifesaving research, and Sport Clips has contributed nearly $5 million to that total. Donations collected during the campaign support programs aimed at developing more effective treatments and cures for childhood cancers, which remain the leading cause of disease-related death among children.
“Sport Clips clients and team members continue to show up each year with incredible generosity to support St. Baldrick's and its work to fund childhood cancer research,” says Amanda Palm, Sport Clips director of communications and partnerships. “This is important to us as a brand, and through our partnership with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, we’re helping fuel the scientific breakthroughs that give children and families hope.”
This year’s campaign will also highlight the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Ambassador Stephen Foltin, a teenager from Arlington Heights, Illinois, who was diagnosed in 2023 with Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. After undergoing extensive treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery, and amputation, Foltin is now in remission and advocates for childhood cancer research funding.
Despite the challenges he's faced, Stephen is focused on his future. He’s an avid hockey fan and student broadcaster and has aspirations of competing in sled hockey at the Paralympics and becoming a sports announcer. As an ambassador, Stephen travels across the country sharing his story and speaking on behalf of the roughly 400,000 children worldwide diagnosed with cancer each year. He is scheduled to attend the Sport Clips National Huddle this April in Louisville, Kentucky, where he will share his story with thousands of franchisees, stylists, and team members to rally the crowd to step up for childhood cancer research and play their part in the nationwide fundraising effort.
Clients can contribute by making donations during visits to Sport Clips locations. Find out more by visiting StBaldricks.org or SportClips.com.
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About Sport Clips Haircuts
Sport Clips Haircuts is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. It was established in 1993 and began franchising in 1995. The sports-themed haircutting franchise, which specializes in haircuts for men and boys, offers online check in for clients, and ranks #81 in the “Entrepreneur” Franchise 500” for 2026 and is among the “Franchise Hall of Fame.” There are nearly 1,800 Sport Clips stores open in the U.S. and Canada. Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises, and ranks #13 in the 2025 Top Franchise for Veterans list by Entrepreneur. Sport Clips provides “Haircuts with Heart” through its annual Help A Hero fundraiser that has contributed more than $16 million to the VFW; national partnership with St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants; and other national and local philanthropic outreach. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing team, Minor League Baseball (MiLB), and partners with local sports teams and organizations. To find a location near you, visit SportClipsHaircuts.com or download the Sport Clips app for locations and easy online check in.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, has awarded more than $371 million to researchers to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you don’t just give to one hospital – you support every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick’s ensures that children fighting cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the next generation of researchers, to lifesaving clinical trials. St. Baldrick’s has played a role in virtually every advancement in the field over the past 25 years and remains essential in advancing progress and fostering innovation in childhood cancer research. Visit StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.