SURVIVOR (noun) a person diagnosed with cancer from the time of diagnosis through the balance of life. BELIEVE (verb) to have a firm conviction that we will find cures for cancers. KNOWLEDGE (noun) part of the cure for cancers derived from cancer investigations in basic and clinical research laboratories. HOPE (noun) desire accompanied by expectation that it is possible to conquer cancer. CONQUER (verb) to defeat and to be victorious over cancer! YOU (pronoun) the heart of giving!

Ways to Give

Cash Gifts—simplicity and ease of delivery make cash the most convenient asset to donate. Cash gifts generally are given in support of the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute’s annual giving program. They are most often unrestricted donations used to support research and education activities. Your gift to support cancer research at the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute may be given in the form of cash, check, money order or bank draft.

Gifts of Real Estate, Securities and Tangible Personal Property—the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute Development Office and the Kansas University Endowment Association will be pleased to assist you with gifts of capital assets to be certain that you and the institution both receive the full benefits of this type of transfer. For more information, please contact the Development Office at the above address or call (913) 588-4705.

Pledges—for individuals who wish to make payments over a period of time, the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute gladly accepts pledge payments.

Planned Gifts—Where there’s a will, there’s a way—planning wisely is the most thoughtful thing you can do for those you love. For donors who would like to help support the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute, but who need to preserve their financial resources for the immediate future, planned gifts, such as bequests, life insurance policies, charitable annuities and trusts, etc., offer a suitable means of accomplishing this objective. Effective planned giving, coupled with charitable giving, can create significant savings—both now and in the future. The Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute Development Office and the Kansas University Endowment Association will be pleased to assist you in this important aspect of financial planning. For more information, please contact the Development Office at the above address or call (913) 588-4705.

Program Specific Gifts—as a donor to The Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute you may wish to direct your gift to help meet a specific funding area as defined in our Mission Statement. For example, you may wish to designate your gift to a specific research program, a disease-specific clinical study, or an educational or outreach activity. For more information, please click on Current and Future Funding Needs.

Special Events—such as the annual "Try 4 A Cure" and the "Vin KC TasteVin Wine Auction and Dinner" benefit basic and clinical cancer research programs at The Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute. For other special events and activities, please click on Special Events.