TidyUp Cleaning × Cleaning for a Reason
TidyUp Cleaning is a proud Cleaning for a Reason Premium Partner, providing free home cleaning for cancer patients across Madison, Verona, Waunakee, and the wider Dane County community. It’s our way of offering real community support for cancer patients and their families when they need it most.
Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit that provides free professional house cleaning to people undergoing cancer treatment. As a Premium Partner, TidyUp Cleaning provides eligible patients with two consecutive months of complimentary residential cleaning — during active treatment, after surgery, or while in hospice care — creating a healthier, more comfortable home while easing the demands of everyday chores.
Cancer patients can
apply for free house cleaning
directly through Cleaning for a Reason.
See our Premium Partner listing on the
CFAR provider map.
Read the
program FAQs
for eligibility and how it works.
Eligible patients must reside in Madison or neighboring communities within Dane County. Our Cleaning for a Reason service territory centers on Verona and Waunakee alongside Madison, and also includes Middleton, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Cottage Grove, Monona, DeForest, McFarland, Cross Plains, Maple Bluff, Oregon, Stoughton, and Shorewood Hills.
For Immediate Release
By Lucy Lee · Madison, WI · July 2, 2026
Madison, WI — July 2, 2026 — A clean home can provide comfort, reduce stress, and offer a sense of normalcy during life’s most difficult moments. That’s why TidyUp Cleaning is proud to announce its partnership with Cleaning for a Reason, a nonprofit organization that provides free professional house cleaning services to cancer patients.
“As a cleaning company, we see every day how much a clean, fresh home can lift someone’s spirits,” said Greg Bardosy, owner of TidyUp Cleaning. “When I learned about Cleaning for a Reason, partnering felt like a natural fit. It lets us give the comfort of a clean home to local cancer patients who already have more than enough to carry. Providing free house cleaning to these families is one of the most meaningful things we do, and we’re honored to be part of this mission.”
Cancer patients of any age, gender, or cancer diagnosis may apply to receive free house cleaning services through Cleaning for a Reason by visiting cleaningforareason.org. Through the partnership, eligible cancer patients can receive complimentary home cleanings during active treatment, following surgery, or when in hospice care, creating a healthier, more comfortable living environment while easing the demands of everyday household chores.
TidyUp Cleaning proudly provides cancer patients with two consecutive months of complimentary residential cleaning services. Eligible patients must reside in Madison or neighboring communities within Dane County, including Middleton, Verona, Waunakee, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Cottage Grove, Monona, DeForest, McFarland, Cross Plains, Maple Bluff, Oregon, Stoughton, and Shorewood Hills.
This new partnership comes as Cleaning for a Reason celebrates 20 years of providing practical support to cancer patients across North America. Together with residential cleaning companies like TidyUp Cleaning, the nonprofit continues to make a meaningful difference—one clean home at a time.
TidyUp Cleaning is a locally owned residential and light commercial cleaning company proudly serving Madison, WI, and the surrounding communities since 2022. The company specializes in recurring and one-time house cleaning services, using non-toxic, family- and pet-safe products that leave homes healthier as well as spotless. TidyUp Cleaning’s commitment to reliable, detail-oriented service has earned the company a loyal client base and a nomination for Best of Madison 2026. As a Madison house cleaning service rooted in the community, TidyUp Cleaning believes a clean, comfortable home should be within reach—even for neighbors facing life’s hardest moments. For more information, visit tidyupcleaningwi.com.
Cleaning for a Reason partners with more than 1,400 residential cleaners throughout the United States and Canada to offer free house cleaning to any household battling cancer. Since 2006, the nonprofit and its partners have donated more than $23 million in services, helping more than 65,000 cancer patients. In 2017, Cleaning for a Reason was adopted by ISSA Charities, the charitable arm of ISSA, the association for cleaning and facility solutions. To apply for services, to join as a cleaning partner, or to support the work of Cleaning for a Reason, visit cleaningforareason.org.
If you or a loved one in the Madison area is facing cancer, free home cleaning is only a few steps away. Apply through Cleaning for a Reason, or call TidyUp Cleaning and we’ll help point you in the right direction.
