The Julien Fleming Memorial Fund was founded in 2001, in honor of Sterling, Virginia resident Julien Fleming who passed away from an orphan disease that raised awareness of the potentially high costs for both medical and non-medical supplies that are part of these illnesses. The purpose of the fund is to provide grants to families with critically or terminally ill children based on need, as a small way to help these families worry less about bills so they can concentrate on their child. Administrative costs are kept very low and the board of directors are not compensated so that the maximum amount of donations can go to these families