FAQ

Assistance

Cancer patients who are financially challenged and have to travel to other cities for the necessary treatments.

Currently, our organization can assist you for the following regular commercial airlines:

  • United Airlines
  • Southwest Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • Delta Airlines

We can currently provide support with the following hotels:

  • Marriott
  • Holiday Inn
  • Comfort Inn
  • Best Western
  • Wyndham
  • Hilton

Donation

We are currently working on fleshing out this process. At the moment we are collecting information on willing donors. Please fill out the form on our donate page if you want to donate airline or hotel points.

Yes! We will use the money to buy airline tickets, hotel lodging, as well as ground transportation for patients.

You can find that specific donation method here on our website.

Yes! When you choose any form of donation method, you will not be required to enter your First or Last Name unless you choose to.

Yes! If you find you do not wish to donate a larger portion at once, there is the option to donate a monthly amount which would pull from your desired payment method.

Cash donations are tax deductible, however, points donations are not. Paulos points is an IRS Recognized 501(c)(3) with an EIN of 84-2542898. Unfortunately, we cannot answer questions about your specific tax situation. We advise consulting with a tax professional for additional information on deductions.

The point cost of a single flight varies greatly. Some of the factors that go into the point cost of a flight include:

  • Airline
  • Booking date
  • Time between flight and booking date
  • Date of departure, and day of week of departure
  • Date of return, and day of week of return
  • origin airport
  • destination airport
  • and more...
For estimates of flight costs using airline points, please visit the airline's website and try to book a flight using points.