Endowments
Research institutions are only as strong as the investment portfolio that backs them. Endowment gifts allow us to invest for the future while using part of any investment income for current needs.
Recruitment & Retention
The University of Colorado Cancer Center grows stronger when we are able to bring top talent to our campus. Without private money, we would not have been able to provide the funding necessary to recruit top people and grow our programs. What's more, competition for the best cancer researchers and clinicians is strong. We rely on private funding to help us hold on to the excellent talent we have.
Research Seed Funding
When a researcher has new idea, s/he needs start-up money to
begin investigating it. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get government
grants until data and results exist. Thanks to generous donations and a
partnership with the American Cancer Society, we are able to help more
than a dozen researchers each year get started on projects that can lead
to next year's cancer breakthroughs.
Space
We are privileged to work on a new, state-of-the-art medical research campus. Because of generous donations, we have labs, offices and other space dedicated to cancer research. However, we are constantly growing and more space is always needed.
Equipment
Research equipment can range from thousands to millions of dollars. Our Shared Resources bring technology to all CU Cancer Center members, allowing individual researchers access to instruments that they could not buy for their own labs.