Help Bring Cold Cases Back to Life

Every missing child deserves answers—no matter how much time has passed.

The Jack and Jill Rosenthal Foundation for Missing and Unidentified Children exists to generate new investigative leads in cold missing child and identity restoration cases. By bringing together families, law enforcement, genetic genealogists, historical researchers, and experienced professional volunteers, we help breathe new life into cases that have remained unanswered for years—or even decades.

The Challenge

Thousands of missing children and unidentified individuals remain without answers because investigations eventually exhaust available leads. As time passes, witnesses disappear, records become harder to locate, and critical evidence is often overlooked or never reexamined using today's investigative tools.

JJRF was created to change that.

Through genetic genealogy, historical research, forensic record analysis, investigative consultation, and multidisciplinary collaboration, we help identify new avenues of investigation and provide law enforcement and families with resources that may not otherwise be available.

How Your Gift Makes an Impact

Your donation directly supports the programs that generate new leads and restore hope.

Genetic Genealogy

Supporting DNA analysis, family tree reconstruction, and identity restoration that can uncover biological relationships and identify previously unknown family connections.

Historical Research

Funding archival research, historical records retrieval, document analysis, and investigative timelines that reveal overlooked evidence and new investigative opportunities.

Law Enforcement Collaboration

Providing professional case reviews, investigative recommendations, and specialized expertise to agencies working to solve long-standing missing child and unidentified person cases.

Family Support & Advocacy

Offering compassionate guidance, investigative resources, and ongoing support to families who have spent years searching for answers.

Public Education & Awareness

Expanding awareness through media, educational outreach, and community engagement so that forgotten cases remain visible and new information continues to emerge.

Join the Search

Every breakthrough begins with someone who refuses to give up.

Your tax-deductible donation helps fund the research, technology, and professional expertise needed to generate new leads, restore identities, and support families and law enforcement in the search for missing and unidentified children.

Together, we can ensure that no child is forgotten and no family searches alone.

Make Your Gift Today

Help us restore identities. Generate new leads. Bring families the answers they deserve.

Support Our Mission

Join the Search

The search for a missing child is a race against time. By contributing today, you are not just making a donation; you are investing in the infrastructure of hope and the science of recovery. We have set an ambitious goal for this campaign to ensure that our services remain free of charge for every family we assist. Together, we can provide the professional advocacy that these children deserve.

We invite you to join us in this investment. Your generosity makes the difference between a cold case and a child returned home.

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