General Support

While all of the efforts at Johns Hopkins to advance our understanding of Bladder Cancer and to develop new techniques to diagnose and treat this dreaded disease are proceeding at a record pace, we have more leads than we have resources to pursue them. Financial support is needed to continue these efforts. Some people have given direct donations, some left us money as a bequeath, and some have asked that donations be sent in lieu of flowers. Each donation has helped us explore new avenues of research, and each is a poignant reminder of the human cost of this disease. Importantly, this private giving has provided us with the opportunity to make real advances in our understanding of Bladder Cancer. Those of you wishing to support Bladder Cancer research at Johns Hopkins may do so by sending your tax-deductible contribution payable to The Johns Hopkins University to:
Bladder Cancer Research Fund
c/o Dr. George Netto
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Weinberg / Room 2242
401 Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231-2410


If you have any questions about how you can help support Bladder Cancer research, do not hesitate to give us a call: 410-614-6330.

In Lieu of Flowers

We have received a number of donations in lieu of flowers. This is a wonderful way to both honor a loved one and to help fight this terrible disease. These donations are made at very difficult times, and we therefore wanted to simplify the process. If you have lost a loved one and would like donations sent to Hopkins to help battle this disease in lieu of flowers, all you need to do is:

1. Ask the donor to:
• Make donations payable to: "Johns Hopkins University."
  
  
• Indicate on the memo line of the check the name of the individual in whose memory the donation is being made.



2. Mail the donation to:



Bladder Cancer Research Fund
c/o Dr. George Netto
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Weinberg / Room 2242
401 Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231-2410


3. Please call our office (410-614-6330) to give us the name and address of where you would like acknowledgments to be sent.

When we receive memorial donations, we send a thank you to the donor and we also send a complete list of the names and address of the donors to the individual listed in #3.

We realize that the death of a loved one is extremely difficult. We hope these simplified instructions will help those of you who wish to honor your loved one with bequests to Johns Hopkins for Bladder Cancer research.

Create A Permanent Named Endowment

Individuals interested in making more substantial donations to support Bladder Cancer research may wish to create a permanent named endowment. These gifts not only honor and remember a loved one but they also help in the battle against Bladder Cancer. Named endowments can be established at a number of different levels, and the possibilities include a named research endowment (endowments generally begin at $100,000), a named research or clinical fellowship, and a named chair (Professorship) for Bladder Cancer research.

If you are interested in learning more about how to create a named endowment for bladder cancer research please contact:
Amy M. Helsel
Director, Department Programs
Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
One Charles Center
100 N. Charles Street, Suite 439
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)516-8987
Fax: (410)516-7750
ahelsel@jhmi.edu