DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.
Dana-Farber is:
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.
Dana-Farber is:
- Ranked one of the top cancer hospitals in the nation
- Providing expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases
- Transforming scientific discoveries into innovative therapies for patients around the world
- Designing programs that promote public health, particularly among high-risk and under served populations
- Training the next generation of talented physician-scientists
THE JIMMY FUND
The Jimmy Fund solely supports Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has raised millions of dollars through thousands of community fundraising events.
The story of the Jimmy Fund is one of grassroots involvement — of thousands of people organizing bake sales, lemonade stands, runs, walks, golf tournaments, dances, and softball games to raise money for cancer research and care.
The Jimmy Fund is:
The Jimmy Fund solely supports Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has raised millions of dollars through thousands of community fundraising events.
The story of the Jimmy Fund is one of grassroots involvement — of thousands of people organizing bake sales, lemonade stands, runs, walks, golf tournaments, dances, and softball games to raise money for cancer research and care.
The Jimmy Fund is:
- Dana-Farber’s principal fundraising arm
- Integral to the success of treatment for once-incurable cancers in children and adults
- Attracting tens of thousands of event participants and volunteers through hundreds of fundraising events each year
- One of America’s favorite charities, the Jimmy Fund is the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, and Variety Children’s Charity of New England
Why give to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund?
Ninety cents of every dollar you give goes directly to cancer research and patient care.
U.S.News & World Report consistently ranks Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center as the best cancer hospital in New England and #5 in the U.S. In May 2013, U.S.News & World Report ranked Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center as the best pediatric cancer hospital in New England and #2 in the country.
Dana-Farber has consistently been given a 4-star rating—the highest ranking—by Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of non-profit organizations, for our ongoing commitment to maintaining a low cost-of-funds raised and being fiscally prudent.