America's Best Charities

Cancer Charities in your state of VA
American Institute for Cancer Research - Arlington

American Institute for Cancer Research

Replacing cancer myths with cancer facts. We're funding innovative research and education to expand understanding of nutrition, weight management, physical activity and cancer.
Thyroid Association, American - Falls Church

Thyroid Association, American

The vision of the American Thyroid Association is Optimal Thyroid Health for All. Thyroid discovery through research, education, and awareness leads to improved patient care, treatments, and outcomes. Your support moves us closer to reaching our goal.
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A Legacy of Hope Scholarships for Survivors of Childhood Cancer

A Legacy of Hope Scholarships for Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer Survivors need help building their futures! Many families deplete their finances for medical treatments for their child. Help fund college education for these survivors to develop the happy and productive lives they deserve!
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Starting with a 4-year-old cancer patient's lemonade stand, we fund research into new treatments & cures for children, provide support to families, & grant travel needs for youth battling cancer.
Alternative Medicine Foundation

Alternative Medicine Foundation

Allergies, Autism, autoimmune diseases, cancer, diabetes. We are searching the world for innovative, effective, nontoxic, and low-cost alternative medical therapies such as holistic healing, innovative therapies, and energy medicine.
American Association for Cancer Research

American Association for Cancer Research

The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, collaboration, funding, and advocacy.
American Breast Cancer Foundation

American Breast Cancer Foundation

Providing education & financial assistance to aid in early detection, treatment & survival of breast cancer. Assistance with medical access, resources & support for underserved & uninsured people, regardless of age or gender.
American Childhood Cancer Organization

American Childhood Cancer Organization

For 50 years, ACCO has been bringing research, education, family support, awareness and advocacy to children with cancer and their families! Celebrate 50 years by giving hope to our nation's littlest cancer patients.
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation

AAMDSIF offers hope, answers and support for patients and caregivers living with bone marrow failure diseases. Leading the search for a cure and better treatments, AAMDSIF provides research grants and educational materials for healthcare professionals.
Asthma, Cancer and Heart Disease Prevention Through Smokefree Air

Asthma, Cancer and Heart Disease Prevention Through Smokefree Air

Secondhand tobacco and e-cigarette smoke, smoking and vaping cause asthma, cancers and heart disease. We fight to protect infants, children and adults from deadly carcinogens, promote medical research, and raise awareness of the benefits of smokefree air.
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Advancing collaborative and cutting-edge research, providing patient information and support, and raising awareness on bladder cancer. We're leading the way to a cure.
Brain Tumor Association, American (ABTA)

Brain Tumor Association, American (ABTA)

Advancing the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goals of improving, extending, and saving the lives of those impacted by brain tumor diagnoses.
Breast Cancer Action

Breast Cancer Action

Breast Cancer Action educates, organizes and takes action for systemic change to ensure that fewer women develop and die from breast cancer and so that no community bears a disproportionate burden of diagnosis or death from this disease.
Breast Cancer African American, Sisters Network Inc.

Breast Cancer African American, Sisters Network Inc.

Sisters Network is committed to saving African American women's lives through breast cancer awareness and early detection. We provide support, financial assistance, promote early detection with free mammography and ultrasound screenings.
Breast Cancer Aid and Research Institute

Breast Cancer Aid and Research Institute

Provides grants to hospitals that do research and treat breast cancer patients. Ships medical supplies, medical equipment and humanitarian aid to programs that treat breast cancer and other degenerative diseases. Supports breast cancer support groups.
Breast Cancer Emergency Fund

Breast Cancer Emergency Fund

Emergency financial assistance helps low-income breast cancer patients maintain basic needs, medical care, and quality of life. Help us keep families fighting breast cancer together.
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

We're the leading science-based advocacy organization working to prevent breast cancer by eliminating our exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation linked to the disease. Our focus is on the intersection of breast cancer prevention & environmental health.
Breast Cancer Research & Assistance Fund

Breast Cancer Research & Assistance Fund

Provides research grants, medical equipment and supplies to hospitals and clinics that treat breast cancer and other chronic diseases. Provides educational materials for patients and families. Provides support to breast cancer support groups.
Breast Cancer Resource Center

Breast Cancer Resource Center

Twenty Five years ago, a woman in Central Texas with breast cancer had very little help available to her. Now we are here to guide, educate and support her with compassionate care. BCRC. Help. Hope. Here.
Cancer Aid and Research Fund

Cancer Aid and Research Fund

Dedicated to caring about curing cancer today. We award scientific research grants, provide medical supplies and equipment to hospitals & clinics that treat cancer and other degenerative diseases while supporting patient/family cancer support groups.
Cancer and Aging Research Program

Cancer and Aging Research Program

Safeguarding human health by performing biomedical research on immunity to foster the development of vaccines, treatments and cures for many life-threatening diseases, including cancer, tuberculosis and influenza.
Cancer Care, Inc.

Cancer Care, Inc.

CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help patients, their families and caregivers manage the emotional, practical & financial challenges of living and dealing with cancer.
Cancer Hope Network

Cancer Hope Network

We provide free one-on-one confidential support to people impacted by cancer thru our professionally-led peer mentorship program. Survivor volunteers create hope by helping clients look beyond their diagnosis/treatment & transition into survivorship.
Cancer in the Family Relief Fund

Cancer in the Family Relief Fund

Cancer effects the whole family - not just the patient. Help us fund vital extracurricular activities so children can maintain continuity and normalcy in their lives as a parent battles breast, ovarian, prostate, lung, kidney, leukemia and all cancers.
Cancer Prevention and Aid Institute

Cancer Prevention and Aid Institute

Every two minutes a woman will die of cancer somewhere in the world. Overall, research shows that one-third of the most common cancers could be prevented. 90% of cervical cancer is curable. Please help us stop this needless suffering!
Cancer Prevention and Research Fund

Cancer Prevention and Research Fund

Cancer will ravage over 1.5 million defenseless people in our communities this year! Research shows common cancers can be prevented! Please help us stop the needless suffering. Your donation will help provide aid and prevention to the most vulnerable!
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund

Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund

Helping prevent all types of cancer and ensuring patients obtain the most effective treatments. We do not take money from companies selling medical products, so you can trust us to evaluate the latest research. We give patients and families help and hope
Cancer Prevention Network

Cancer Prevention Network

Cancer is preventable. Advocating a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of cancer and other degenerative diseases. Provides medical supplies to hospitals and clinics.
Cancer Research America - NFCR

Cancer Research America - NFCR

NFCR is committed to research for a cure - cures for all types of cancer. It's up to all of us to make sure scientists have everything they need to succeed. Help us make 2019 a year where great progress is made in the fight against cancer!
Cancer Research and Treatment Institute

Cancer Research and Treatment Institute

Awards research grants to programs that treat cancer and other related diseases. Ships medical supplies, medical equipment and humanitarian aid to hospitals and clinics worldwide that treat cancer and other degenerative diseases. Educates the public.
Cancer Research Foundation

Cancer Research Foundation

Research is the best hope against all types of cancer - breast cancer, pediatric cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and brain cancer. We fund innovative scientific research to prevent, treat and ultimately cure types of cancer.
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation

Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation

To accelerate breakthroughs, we provide today's best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative cancer research. 100% of your donation funds cancer research.
Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area

Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area

Cancer Support Community provides comprehensive care - including counseling, support groups, nutrition, exercise and education - for cancer patients and their loved ones.
Canine Health Foundation

Canine Health Foundation

The AKC Canine Health Foundation is dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs by funding scientific research and supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease.
Casey Cares Foundation

Casey Cares Foundation

Childhood cancer, sickle cell, cystic fibrosis and other life-threatening illnesses and diseases rob a child of their childhood. Everyone needs a break from medical care. Help us provide activities and memories for families that must make everyday count.
Childhood Cancer Research and Assistance Fund

Childhood Cancer Research and Assistance Fund

Working together for the children! Providing medical supplies, supporting research programs to clinics and hospitals seeking a cure for childhood cancers, humanitarian programs and other terminal diseases.
Childhood Cancer Research for a Cure

Childhood Cancer Research for a Cure

Worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, and in the U.S., more children are lost to cancer than any other disease. Together, let's fund the most promising childhood cancer research and #DFYchildhoodCancers!
Childhood Leukemia Foundation

Childhood Leukemia Foundation

Hair loss shouldn't be an embarrassing factor for kids fighting pediatric cancer! We provide human hair wigs for hair loss, Wish Baskets to lift their spirits, & iPads to allow these children to stay connected to family, friends and their schoolwork.
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation

Children's Brain Tumor Foundation

Hearing the words "Your child has a brain tumor" changes a family forever. Childhood brain tumors are the deadliest childhood cancer and for survivors the impact lasts forever. CBTF is dedicated to finding a cure and supporting families.
Children's Cancer Aid and Research Institute

Children's Cancer Aid and Research Institute

Awards grants to hospitals that do childhood cancer research and treats children fighting cancer. Ships medical supplies, medical equipment and humanitarian aid to programs that treat childhood cancer and other degenerative diseases. Supports summer camps.
Children's Leukemia Research Foundation

Children's Leukemia Research Foundation

Leukemia - the #1 cancer among children. We dream of the day when innocent children won't suffer from this disease by supporting research for a cure.
Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation

Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation

Hope unites us. Neuroblastoma cancer is an aggressive form of pediatric cancer affecting mainly infants/toddlers. Survival rates for high risk children is only 40%. Help fund a cure.
Children's Wish Foundation International

Children's Wish Foundation International

Dying children exist in a world of doctors, hospitals and despair. We fulfill the wishes of children facing terminal illness while they're still healthy enough to fully enjoy it. Give hope, joy and the experience of a lifetime by fulfilling a wish.
Colon Cancer Research and Prevention Fund

Colon Cancer Research and Prevention Fund

Supports Colon Cancer research programs. Provides medical supplies and medical equipment to hospitals and clinics worldwide that treat Colon cancer and other degenerative diseases. Educates the public about Colon cancer treatments. Stand up to cancer!
Curing Cancer Through VHL

Curing Cancer Through VHL

Curing Cancer through VHL commits to its name by awarding millions through its research grants program, and in improving awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. VHLA is dedicated to research, education, and support.
Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's

Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's

We provide essential information, practical tools and inspiration to people living with Parkinson's disease. We fund early-phase, innovative research that focuses on exercise, speech, movement and other factors that affect quality of day to day living.
Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas

Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas

Help children obtain world-class medical care at Dell Children's Medical Center - close to home and regardless of a family's ability to pay.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Fred Hutch's mantra is Cures Start Here. We believe we will have curative therapies for most, if not all, cancers by the year 2025 but we can't do it without your help. We see an end of suffering in sight, and your support is what will propel us forward.
Gift of Life Marrow Registry

Gift of Life Marrow Registry

A match. What glorious words. We help children and adults suffering from life-threatening illnesses find donors for bone marrow transplants. Help us make miracles happen.
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer

GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer

Transforming survivorship through aggressive research, early detection, ending stigma, care & treatment options. Free support to patients. Funding research programs & a worldwide lung cancer patient registry. Empower everyone. Ignore No One.
Hope Strengthens Foundation

Hope Strengthens Foundation

Hope Strengthens Foundation mitigates financial stresses resulting from a life-threatening illness, disease or traumatic injury by paying directly for a beneficiary's medical bills, specialized equipment, and treatments that insurance does not fully cover.
International Myeloma Foundation

International Myeloma Foundation

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure.
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

The mission of Johns Hopkins is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for lifelong learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
Kidney Cancer Association

Kidney Cancer Association

The Kidney Cancer Association is a global community dedicated to serving and empowering patients and caregivers, and leading change through advocacy, research and education. Our vision is to be the universal leader in finding the cure for kidney cancer.
Leukemia Clinical Research Foundation

Leukemia Clinical Research Foundation

Leukemia can be cured! We live that dream by supporting research where it has the most impact - on patients in clinical settings.
Lymphoma Foundation of America

Lymphoma Foundation of America

We are saving lives and working for a cure. Nonhodgkin, hodgkins lymphoma, leukemia. We help children and adults recover from cancer. Nurse counseling, doctor referrals, patient/family support, medical research, new treatments, financial aid, 1.2% overhead
Lymphoma Research Foundation

Lymphoma Research Foundation

The LRF mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by the disease. The Foundation funds innovative research to treat and cure lymphoma and provides crucial resources to Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients and their caregivers.
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Greater Bay Area

Make-A-Wish Foundation, Greater Bay Area

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Help us transform lives, one wish at a time.
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Dedicated to eradicating the life-ending and vicious effects of mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) is the only US-nonprofit dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma by funding rigorous peer-reviewed research.
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

As a patient-founded organization, the MMRF stands together with those battling multiple myeloma while standing apart with our innovative approach to speed the discovery of a cure - for every patient.
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Dedicated to funding research that will lead to less toxic and more targeted therapies to eliminate childhood cancer worldwide.
Palestine Children's Relief Fund

Palestine Children's Relief Fund

We arrange free surgery for sick and injured children from the Middle East by sending them abroad or sponsoring volunteer missions in local hospitals.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States, Inc.

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States, Inc.

More children die of brain tumors than any other cancer and survivors often face lifelong side effects and years of tests and treatment. We're funding the most promising childhood brain tumor research while caring for families along their journey.
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

Someday is today - we fund pioneering research that improves treatment, increases survival rates, and reaches for a cure. Help bring hope to children battling cancer.
Prostate Cancer Research and Assistance Fund

Prostate Cancer Research and Assistance Fund

Awareness builds a healthier lifestyle. Educational information for prostate and other cancer victims. Grants and support to organizations seeking a cure through nutritional treatment therapies.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area

Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area

Child has life-threatening illness. Rushed to San Francisco Bay Area for specialized care. Parents & siblings sleep on hospital chairs - cannot afford hotel. Help provide a home-away-from-home.
Ronald McDonald House of Houston Inc

Ronald McDonald House of Houston Inc

Founded in 1978, Ronald McDonald House Houston provides care, compassion and hope to families with seriously ill children being treated at Texas Medical Center member institutions.
Rose, The

Rose, The

Our mission is to reduce deaths from breast cancer in Texas. With your help, we can accomplish this goal through early cancer screenings, diagnostics and patient navigation into treatment for all women and men regardless of their ability to pay.
San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

We provide no-cost, medically approved, screening for early detection of cancer in both active and retired San Francisco Firefighters.
Sarcoma Foundation of America, Inc.

Sarcoma Foundation of America, Inc.

Sarcoma is a cancer of soft tissue & bone. Though it can strike at any age, the disease makes up 20% of all childhood cancers. SFA educates the public to raise sarcoma awareness, funds grants for scientific research, and advocates for new treatments.
Skin Cancer Foundation

Skin Cancer Foundation

Skin cancer, the world's most common cancer, is occurring at epidemic levels. Your support enables us to continue our public education programs and groundbreaking research.
Stand Up To Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer

STAND UP TO CANCER (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
Stem Cell Foundation

Stem Cell Foundation

Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and more. We're accelerating the search for cures through innovative, advanced, collaborative stem cell research. The future of medicine is here now and will change the life of a loved one.
Sunshine Kids Foundation

Sunshine Kids Foundation

Children with cancer face long stays in hospitals,feeling scared, depressed and lonely. We offer them fun group activities that promote self-esteem and personal accomplishment. We help kids do what they are meant to do...have fun and celebrate life!
The Boston House: Hope and Healing for Children with Cancer

The Boston House: Hope and Healing for Children with Cancer

Home-away-from-home housing for families with children receiving medical treatment for childhood cancer and hematological diseases at Boston area hospitals, including Children's and Jimmy Fund. Accommodations and support provided by staff and volunteers.
Thyca Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc.

Thyca Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc.

Support, education, communication, and events for people with papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic, and pediatric thyroid cancer, plus research funding for a future free of thyroid cancer.
United Cancer Support Foundation

United Cancer Support Foundation

Because of impact investors like you, we are embolden to advocate for meaningful change in the cancer treatment community. Through support and education we strive to maintain the dignity of those in the cancer community as well as those who care for them.
Women of Essence

Women of Essence

The mission is to provide a strong support base and emotional safe haven for breast cancer survivors to express and share their fears, frustrations, medical questions and concerns with other women.
Women's Cancer Resource Center

Women's Cancer Resource Center

Women with cancer are provided with medical navigation, education, wellness workshops, psychotherapy, financial assistance, and the chance to connect with other women with cancer -- all at no cost.

Cancer Charities in your state of VA

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