Our mission at Fred Hutch is urgent. To speed the start of more cures, we need partners who share our vision. One way you can build a legacy of support for lifesaving cancer research is by creating an endowment.
Endowments form a bedrock of permanent support that drives discovery at Fred Hutch. By design, endowments are sustainable resources, continually replenished by investment returns. As the most long-lasting and dependable sources of private funds, endowments offer our scientists a smart and strategic path to future breakthroughs.
You can endow a chair either in your name or a name of your choosing.
Gifts of any size, including estate gifts, can be directed to the general endowment, the returns from which are distributed to Fred Hutch’s areas of greatest need.
You can also create a named endowment in an area of interest and importance to you and your family. Options include:
As we work to eliminate cancer, it is our faculty who will drive us forward to cures. Endowed chairs help Fred Hutch recruit and retain the finest minds in the world — stars who lead truly transformative research.
An endowed chair provides long-term, sustainable funding that gives our faculty the freedom to take risks in their research and pursue uncharted paths of exploration. It is also one of the highest accolades faculty members can receive and publicly honors their contributions and achievements.
Fleischauer Family Endowed Chair in Gene Therapy Translation
Funded by Mark and Kristin Fleischauer
Fred Hutch 40th Anniversary Endowed Chair
Funded by 40th Anniversary Hutch Holiday Gala donors
Metcalfe Family/Frederick Appelbaum Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Funded by Norman and Suzanne Metcalfe
John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation Endowed Chair
Funded by John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation
Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Collaborative Research
Funded by James and Sherry Raisbeck
Miklos Kohary and Natalia Zimonyi Kohary Endowed Chair
Funded by Miklos Kohary and Natalia Zimonyi Kohary
Rosalie and Harold Rae Brown Endowed Chair
Funded by Rosalie and Harold Brown Foundation
Mark Groudine Chair for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Service
Funded by an anonymous donor
José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Funded by Friends of the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation
Kathryn Surace-Smith Endowed Chair in Health Equity Research
Funded by Kathy Surace-Smith and Brad Smith
Stephanus Family Endowed Chair for Cell and Gene Therapy
Funded by Barbara H. Stephanus
David and Patricia Giuliani/Oliver Press Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Funded by Patricia and David Giuliani
Helen G. Edson Endowed Chair for Breast Cancer Research
Funded by the Edson family
Leonard and Norma Klorfine Endowed Chair for Clinical Research
Funded by Leonard and Norma Klorfine
Jennifer Lynn Kranz, Unravel Pediatric Cancer Endowed Chair
Funded by Unravel Pediatric Cancer
Fred Hutch 40th Anniversary Endowed Chair
Funded by 40th Anniversary Hutch Holiday Gala Donors
Madeline Dabney Adams Endowed Chair in AML Research
Funded by Howell and Madeline Adams
Burke O’Reilly Family Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy
Funded by Dave Burke and Louise O'Reilly
Dr. Penny E. Petersen Memorial Chair for Lymphoma Research
Funded by James and Sherry Raisbeck
Anderson Family Endowed Chair for Immunotherapy
Funded by Ric and Kaylene Anderson
Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Pancreatic Research
Funded by James and Sherry Raisbeck
Ensuring that your gift is used according to your wishes is our highest priority. All donors who establish a named endowment receive annual reports on their fund’s financial status. Endowed chair donors have opportunities to meet regularly with the researchers or program teams they support.
Your endowed gift of $50,000 or more will be recognized with a plaque at the tranquil Grace Fountain on the Fred Hutch campus. The Grace Fountain is named for Grace Eileen Listwin, the mother of philanthropist and former board member Donald Listwin who dedicated this calming space in Grace’s memory after she died from ovarian cancer.
Endowment management is central to our strategy of providing a secure stream of research dollars. Fred Hutch’s endowment funds are professionally managed and operated under the authority of the Board of Trustees Investment Committee. The committee receives investment advisory services from top-tier, global financial consultants.
We pursue a smart, conservative strategy of asset allocation where consistent returns are emphasized over individual year results. In meeting that objective, our endowments will remain a robust engine for innovation and a permanent tribute to the generosity and vision of the donors who create them.