The '''Eric Trump Foundation''' was established in 2006 to raise money for children battling life-threatening diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. To date, the Foundation has donated and pledged nearly $30 million dollars to St. Jude.
Each year, The Eric Trump Foundation hosts several golf tournaments across the country to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at various Trump golf courses.
The Eric Trump Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Paige Scardigli is Executive Director. She is a fellow classmate and longtime friend of Eric Trump from [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erictrumpfoundation.com/executive-director|title=Executive Director|accessdate=December 23, 2016}}</ref>
Following the election of [[Donald J. Trump]] as President, the Foundation had to cancel several fundraisers because they could create the impress of selling access to the members of the first family.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/2016/12/22/506598437/facing-criticism-eric-trump-will-stop-actively-fundraising|title=Facing Criticism, Eric Trump Will Stop Actively Fundraising For His Foundation|first=Scott|last=Detrow|work=National Public Radio|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 23, 2016}}</ref>