Why Adopt

There are a Million Reasons. All You Need is One.

People are skeptical and more and more reluctant to give money to causes, even those they are familiar with, because they often never know where or how their contributions are being allocated. Or they discover that a large part of the money they’re giving is going toward overhead and not reaching its intended recipients. One of our goals is to ensure that the money given goes toward research. Adopt-A-Scientist will never deduct any amount for overhead, unless expressly permitted by the donor. A minimal amount may go to the institution’s overhead but the vast majority of funds will go directly toward research, freeing up scientists to pursue new treatments and a cure. Rather than spending their time writing grants with a very low success rate, they can concentrate on work in the lab, where they excel and where they are most needed, getting us all closer to a cure.

Recent research breakthroughs are helping to develop new treatments targeting tumors at the molecular level. One of the most exciting breakthroughs recently is in the field of immunotherapy, which teaches the body’s own immune system to attack cancers.

However, toxicities can threaten the results and a patient’s wellbeing. Improving treatment benefit and finding ways to recognize and mitigate toxicity are essential for alleviating unnecessary pain and suffering in cancer patients. Through its support, Adopt-A-Scientist brings

Other Outstanding Benefits

  • Help fund research that otherwise may not be adequately funded or conducted in a timely manner
  • Help ensure that donations go to the designated projects
  • Money goes to accredited cancer facilities
  • Donations are grants directly to cancer facilities
  • Negotiate to minimize overhead charged by the research facility
  • Reduce the time devoted to grant writing by researchers – spend time curing cancer, not writing grants
  • Grants are reviewed by professionals
  • Periodic reviews of projects supports
  • Specialized giving for cancer you despise the most
  • Donors can pick area of research and we will help find research for that particular cancer
  • Avoid the black hole of giving
  • Financial responsibility
  • Overhead funded separately – not from donations except by prior agreement
  • Adopt-A-Scientist does not compensate its principals. All your money goes where designated
  • There’s fun in giving – knowing your donations make a difference
  • Donors get to see how their money is spent
  • Meet the researchers, who report back with progress on their work
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