Giving to the Rogel Cancer Center
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Make a Difference for Cancer Patients

You can impact the cancer journey for patients and families. From rare childhood brain cancers and leukemia to breast, lung, prostate cancers, and more, we are providing breakthrough care today and creating the therapies of tomorrow.

Your gift will enable us to:

  • Accelerate discovery research
  • Develop new treatments and conduct clinical trials
  • Provide support and complementary therapies to patients and families
  • Increase access to care and decrease disparities
  • Educate the next game changers in the cancer field

The Rogel Cancer Center is one of the top providers in the country and No. 1 in Michigan. We are a critical resource for everyone who needs us, with faculty collaborating across 53 departments. Your support will drive progress and help save and improve lives.

Giving Opportunities
Rogel Cancer Center Fund for Discovery
Help support cancer research at its earliest stages by providing funds to create an "incubator" for promising ideas to be developed. To date, every dollar of seed money in the fund has generated approximately $8 in subsequent federal funding!
Help us find answers
Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery Fund
The Forbes Institute will encourage scientists across the university to undertake high-risk, high-reward initiatives with the potential to drive new advances in cancer research, fueling rapid development of innovative technology and new therapies.
Bolster cancer research
Rogel Cancer Center Patient and Family Support Services Program
Gifts to this fund relieve many of the burdens cancer places on patients and their families. Services are provided by cancer specialists in psychology, social work, art therapy, nutrition, finance, and countless other areas.
Help patients and families
Rogel Cancer Center Director's Leadership Fund
From the purchase of new equipment, to the establishment of new laboratories, to keeping doctors, nurses, and researchers abreast of the latest cancer information, the Director's Leadership Fund enables quick response to keep work at the cancer center mov
Advance our mission
Rogel Cancer Center Fund
Your gift enables the cancer center to direct resources where they are most needed or where opportunities are greatest, from upgrading or replacing a critical piece of medical equipment to providing important resources to researchers and clinicians.
Support cancer innovation and care
Other ways to make a difference
Ways to Give

There are many ways to support patient care, research, and medical education, and all gifts have an important impact. Explore opportunities to contribute in ways that align with your priorities and goals.

Host Your Own Fundraiser

Community fundraisers of all sizes advance your cause while supporting patient care, research, and education. Our resources can help you host an impactful and memorable event.

Philanthropy is really a critical element in our success — the initial rocket stage that gets the very best research ideas off the launch pad.

Eric Fearon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center
Eric Fearon
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TODAY show star and breast cancer survivor helps raise support for women’s health
TODAY show star Jill Martin aims to help improve health care for all women through the Women's Health Luncheon.
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Dedicated football fans create professorship for life-saving research after wife’s glioblastoma treatment
U-M football fans Jim and Connie Achtenberg are turning their experience with glioblastoma into hope by funding research at Rogel Cancer Center.
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Entrepreneur bridges gaps in integrative oncology
Mary Vandewiele's commitment to integrative oncology training programs is a powerful example of how philanthropy advances patient care.
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Granger family supports prostate cancer research with dedicated fund
With the same high standards that drive their successful construction company, Glenn and Trish Granger approach philanthropy with a commitment to meaningful impact.
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Rogel Cancer Center receives $50M gift to revolutionize pancreatic cancer care, research
New Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer will bring together researchers and clinicians to drive forward new treatments and improve outcomes
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A Family’s Cancer Journey and Loss Inspire an Oncology Nursing Excellence Award
Julie was a master gardener who grew up on a fruit farm in southwest Michigan. She also had a family history of cancer, which sadly foreshadowed her own ovarian cancer diagnosis.
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Upcoming Fundraising Events
4th Annual Brian McVeigh Memorial Golf Outing
Join us on May 31st for our Annual Brain McVeigh Memorial Golf Outing! Proceeds from this event will support brain cancer research at Michigan Medicine.
Graphic of a green shield with two golf clubs and a picture of a golf ball on a tee. Text reads "Brian McVeigh Memorial Golf Outing. Supporting brain cancer research since 2022."
Joe Liparoto Memorial Golf Outing
Join us on June 13 for our 3rd Annual Joe Liparoto Memorial Golf Outing! Proceeds will support patients undergoing bone marrow transplants and their families at Michigan Medicine.
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Stomp Out Sarcoma 5K
Join us July 27, 2025 for our annual Stomp Out Sarcoma 5K! This event raises awareness and funds for sarcoma research at the Rogel Cancer Center.