James Van Der Beek's Family Raises Above $450K on GoFundMe Hours After His Death: wife and children "are facing an uncertain future"
After the death of James Van Der Beek on February 11, 2026, the grief surrounding his family quickly turned into something else: urgency. Friends close to the Van Der Beeks launched a GoFundMe campaign to support his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, and their six children after what organizers describe as a financially devastating two-year battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.