Legacy and Planned Giving

Create a Legacy That Fuels Breakthroughs

There are many ways for you to power advances in cancer research and care for decades to come. Your enduring gift can provide the solid foundation upon which the next discoveries will be made. And our careful management of long-term support ensures you can have the greatest impact in the area most meaningful to you.

Include Fred Hutch in Your Will or Trust

Fuel the science of the future. A planned gift is an investment in the research that will shape how we prevent, detect, and cure cancer and infectious disease for generations. Our sample language can help you get started.

Recognition and Naming

Inspire our community of researchers, clinicians, patients and supporters by linking your name, or the name of a loved one, with our mission. We welcome the chance to discuss your connection with Fred Hutch and our many ways to recognize your generosity.

Endowments

Provide lasting support for Fred Hutch in the area most meaningful to you by contributing to an existing endowment or establishing your own. Endowments create a permanent source of funding that sustains scientific discovery for generations.

Foundation Giving

Advance innovative research at a range of stages, including pilot projects that take new discoveries from initial idea to proof-of-concept. We work with both institutional foundations and family foundations.

Give Through Your Donor-Advised Fund

Catalyze world-changing discoveries when you direct a one-time or recurring grant from your Donor-Advised Fund.

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Other Legacy Giving Options

There are many ways to support Fred Hutch research through your financial and estate plans. Explore options including:

  • Beneficiary designation: Name Fred Hutch as a beneficiary of your IRA or other retirement account, life insurance policy, or bank account to make a future gift.
  • Gifts that can reduce your taxes: Explore qualified charitable distributions (QCDs), also known as IRA charitable rollovers, along with gifts of appreciated securities and charitable lead trusts.
  • Gifts that can pay you income: Learn how charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts can provide income for you or a loved one while supporting Fred Hutch.

Planned Giving Resources

Find information to help you and your advisors plan and carry out your gift to Fred Hutch.

Giving Clubs

The Thomas Legacy Society honors supporters who have included Fred Hutch in their estate plans. Explore this and other giving clubs to learn how you can connect to the work happening at Fred Hutch and to other members of our community whose collective generosity makes breakthroughs possible.

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Your Impact on Breakthroughs

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Taking action to honor a child, a friend and all those experiencing cancer
Taking action to honor a child, a friend and all those experiencing cancer For legacy donor and volunteer leader Renee Hawkes, supporting Fred Hutch combines a commitment to cures with a lifetime of financial expertise November 4, 2024
Dr. Andrew Hsieh named Larry and Virginia Gordon Endowed Chair in Prostate and Bladder Cancer Research
Dr. Andrew Hsieh named Larry and Virginia Gordon Endowed Chair in Prostate and Bladder Cancer Research A new endowed chair created by Larry and Virginia Gordon helps accelerate discoveries for bladder and prostate cancer August 24, 2026
Turning grief into purpose
Turning grief into purpose Lynn Lippert started fundraising for research at Fred Hutch as a patient and now her partner, Sal Jepson, continues to donate to honor all that she stood for December 10, 2024

Ready to Create Your Legacy?

Make your gift today or speak to a member of our team. You can reach us by phone at 206.667.3396 and by email at plannedgiving@fredhutch.org.

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