THE PAYDEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Montana individuals, families and groups living with children who have been touched by cancer.

Our mission is to ensure a reasonable quality of life, to help with access to care and to provide a smile and a flame of hope in the face of adversity.

Meet the Foundation team >>

The Payden Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 166
Livingston, MT 59047
406.222.6700

THE FAMILIES IN OUR LIVES
Our goals include helping Montana families and individuals in need with funds for flights to regional treatment centers, for food, clothing and other necessities. We founded The Payden Memorial Foundation because we recognized the tremendous needs of those living with children who have cancer.  In 2007, we served 50 families.

Meet some of the families in our lives >>

For more information about how The Payden Memorial Foundation can help you or someone you know, please call 406-222-6700 or email us: contact@payden.org

Visit our links to resources for families, or download a PDF file of clickable links.

REGISTRATION FOR BLAZING SADDLES VIII: July 18, 2009 will be open March 1 through July 15. This annual ride is our major fundraising event.

You can register online and set up a page for pledging.

If you can't join the ride, consider pledging a rider.

We thank the sponsors, volunteers, and riders who made Blazing Saddles VII a safe, fun, healthy, and successful event. We look forward to seeing you for Blazing Saddles VIII.

Every spring we invite school children to submit art for our Blazing Saddles poster. Click here to see our amazing 2008 finalists.

The Payden Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your gift is tax-deductible.

The Payden Memorial Foundation is named after Payden Polsak, a six year old who died in November 2001 as a result of a brain tumor (medulloblastoma). The Foundation was established after realizing the tremendous need present on so many levels for those living with children with cancer in Montana.

Read "Pedaling for Payden" to find out how Payden inspired a family, a Foundation, a community, and an annual event. [Bozeman Chronicle article, July 2005]