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Over $1.8M in donations pour in for James Van Der Beek’s wife, 6 children

Friends and fans raised over $1.8 million via GoFundMe to help cover medical and living expenses for James Van Der Beek’s wife and six children after his cancer battle.

  • On Feb. 11, friends launched a GoFundMe for Kimberly Van Der Beek and their six children after actor James Van Der Beek's death, raising nearly $1.5 million.
  • James Van Der Beek said this year was "the hardest year of my life" as treatment absence affected his roles as husband and father, prompting fundraising for his family’s uncertain future.
  • Posting tributes, Dawson's Creek costar Alfonso Ribeiro shared a final photo, and Chad Michael Murray linked to the GoFundMe on Feb. 12.
  • Organizers say the fundraiser will provide immediate support to Kimberly Van Der Beek and their six children as they face uncertainty, and the family has asked for peaceful privacy.
  • Given his public reflections on mortality, the family's situation drew widespread sympathy as James Van Der Beek often spoke about his devotion to Kimberly Van Der Beek and their six children, including Jeremiah.
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With emotional words and family photographs, Jared Van Der Beek paid tribute to his brother and thanked him for the solidarity that surrounded the family after the tragedy.

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PHL17 broke the news in on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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