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A Chance for Kids & Families
A Chance for Kids & Families raised over $425,000 in 2024 for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber. Patrons who donate to the Jimmy Fund at participating Burger King, The Paper Store, and Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations receive coupons, with all proceeds supporting Dana-Farber’s lifesaving mission.
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American Heart Association
The American Heart Association awarded $147,000 to research fellow Jee Hyung Sohn, PhD, for her work exploring how increasing the ability of mitochondria (which generate most of a cell’s chemical energy) to burn energy in brown and beige fat cells could reduce the incidence of heart and blood vessel disease.
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Anna Fuller Fund
The Anna Fuller Fund has made a wonderful impact with a $150,000 gift to support breast cancer research conducted by Evanna Mills, PhD, at Dana-Farber. The investment will fuel investigations to better understand risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer with the potential to inform the development of more effective treatments.
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Estate of Carolyn Brophy
The Estate of Carolyn Brophy has generously bequeathed $120,697.36 to support cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Carolyn’s commitment to Dana-Farber’s mission will drive promising research and innovative treatments. Her legacy will inspire breakthroughs and improve patient experiences, helping Dana-Farber continue to defy cancer.
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Estate of Ruth F. Byrne
The Estate of Ruth F. Byrne made a generous gift of $442,698 to the Jimmy Fund of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mrs. Byrne’s gift makes a profound difference and propels our relentless determination to revolutionize cancer science, pioneer world-class cancer care, and increase access to cancer treatments for all.
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The Cancer Couch Foundation
The Cancer Couch Foundation recently made a gift of $125,000 to support metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research under the direction of Daniel Abravanel, MD, PhD. This gift enables Abravanel and his team to leverage cutting-edge profiling technologies, such as single-cell sequencing and spatial profiling, to develop personalized and effective treatments to combat MBC.
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Derby Day
Siblings Susie Mitchell, Lisa Fideli, and Chuck Martin once again hosted their Derby Day fundraiser in memory of their mother, Sharon Crowley Martin, who passed away from melanoma in 2007. They raised $143,000 to advance the vital research of Dana-Farber’s Sharon Crowley Martin Chair in Melanoma, F. Stephen Hodi Jr., MD.
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Carla L. DeSantis
Carla L. DeSantis established the Robert A. DeSantis Fund for Cancer Research with a gift of $150,000 in memory of her father. With this investment, Brian Wolpin, MD, and his team in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center are well-positioned to design new clinical trials with the goal of developing more effective therapies for patients with pancreatic…
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Dr. James and Mrs. Deborah Fanale
Dr. James and Mrs. Deborah Fanale made a gift of $100,000 to establish a fund supporting patient caregivers in the Department of Supportive Oncology. James, a stage IV lung cancer patient, is donating proceeds from his book, “ONWARD: A Teaching, And A Love Story - For Physicians, And Everyone” to Dana-Farber.
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation gave $149,923 to accelerate research led by Betsy O’Donnell, MD, at Dana-Farber. “We seek to support durable change guided by science to positively impact the most people possible,” says foundation President Harvey Fineberg, PhD, of their investment to drive discovery for patients facing hematologic diseases.
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