Impact of Your Giving

When you give to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, you can be confident your support is making a powerful difference in the fight against cancer for adults and children.

Every gift, no matter the size, advances our lifesaving mission. When you give to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund you invest in a world without cancer.

Bench to Bedside

Dana-Farber’s equal commitment to innovative cancer research and compassionate patient care is unique among cancer centers.

This commitment results in an extraordinary level of collaboration between our scientists and clinicians, speeding the translation of groundbreaking laboratory discoveries into treatments that change the lives of patients from all over the world.

Your money goes toward helping sustain Dana-Farber’s lifesaving work and funds things like: ground-breaking clinical trials, the development of new cancer fighting drugs, and equipment that enables revolutionary discoveries. Learn more about where your money goes, why we need your support, and how your support helps make a difference.

Why give to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund?

Dana-Farber played a crucial role in the development of more than half of all cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2018 to 2022.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been the top-ranked cancer hospital in New England by U.S. News & World Report for 24 consecutive years, and is the only cancer center in the country ranked in the top 4 for both adult and pediatric cancer programs.

Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund has received a 4-star rating (highest possible) from Charity Navigator, America’s largest charity evaluator, recognizing our prudent financial management and low cost of funds raised.