Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation consortium to increase access to clinical trials
“We have such an amazing brain trust here in Chicago.” Laura Sage
Category: Donor Stories
Lyon Family Foundation supports pediatric cancer patients and families
Updated May 2024 Over many years of partnership, University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Lyon Family Foundation have worked to meet the needs of young patients navigating
Racing to improve kids’ health
RBC makes a lasting impact with Race for the Kids Every year, at the starting line of the RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s Hospital, hundreds of runners
Towards a better understanding of traumatic brain injury
“The best part of practice today is taking care of patients and learning from them.” Rosabel Young, MD
Corporate gift to cancer pavilion will benefit regional employees
“We have thousands of associates across the region, many of whom have been impacted by cancer.” Louis Pinkham
Chawla family inspired to support pediatric research fund
“This is an incredible institution not only in terms of the quality of research and patient care, but also in its unique mission to serve every child, regardless of background.”
The Gray Foundation invests in collaboration seeking diabetes treatments
Mindy and Jon Gray, founders of the Gray Foundation, prioritize high-risk, high-reward research projects, or as Executive Director Dana Zucker puts it, “funding early, innovative work.” Oftentimes, she explains, “that’s
Cyrus Tang Foundation Award funds partnership to improve community-based healthcare in China
“I believe success in life is not based in assets gained or knowledge acquired. It is how we make use of what we have to contribute to society.” Cyrus Tang
Curiosity and compassion inspire innovation fund for cellular therapies
“Few places have the resources to do this kind of research. It’s particularly meaningful to see how the investment can support opportunities to personalize treatment for pancreatic cancer.” Matt Wulfstat
Linked legacies: estate gift inspired by a lifetime of medical service
“It’s visionaries and forward thinkers who really make these dreams possible, not only for me but for the thousands of patients in the future who I will be able to help.” Alexis Warren, MD