Awards 100% of direct donations to cancer research and programs.
The Foundation’s endowment covers administrative expenses. This places the V Foundation among the top 2% of all charities evaluated.
The Foundation’s endowment covers administrative expenses. This places the V Foundation among the top 2% of all charities evaluated.
Twelve consecutive 4-star charity ratings
(out of 4) by Charity Navigator, a leading charity evaluator
Platinum-rated charity by GuideStar
The V Foundation has awarded over $353 million in cancer research grants
1,258 grants at 163+ institutions
We have funded over 1,260 grantees
including those who have been funded more than once
V Funded researchers have collectively published over 3,000 publications from their funding
and have been cited by other researchers more than 290,000 times
The number of U.S. cancer survivors has grown to
18.1 Million
By 2032 that number is expected to rise to
22.5 Million
The cancer death rate for men and women combined fell 33% from its peak in 1991. This translates to 4.1 million fewer cancer deaths during 1991 through 2021.
BY CANCER TYPE
Blood Cancers
Funded almost $71 million, for Leukemia, the 5-year relative survival rate has increased from 33% in 1975 to 65.7% between 2012-18.
Breast Cancer
Funded nearly $34 million, Breast cancer death rates have been decreasing steadily since 1989, for an overall decline of 43% through 2020.
Lung Cancer
Over $27.5 million funded. Lung cancer death rates declined by 51% from 1990 to 2017 among men and 26% from 2002 to 2017 among women.
Prostate
Over $12 million funded to date. Cancer death rates declined 52% from 1993 to 2017 among men.
Pediatric Cancer
Nearly $84.6 million funded. 85% of children (0-14) and 87% of adolescents (15-19) with cancer now survive 5 years or more. Overall, this is a huge increase since the mid-1970s, when the 5-year survival rate was about 58%.
Gastrointestinal
Nearly $35.8 million funded. The death rate has dropped by 50% 1992 to 2020.
