Research
V Foundation-funded researchers relentlessly pursue groundbreaking advancements to provide new treatment options, diagnostic techniques, and preventative measures, accelerating Victory Over Cancer® and saving lives.
Our Work is Essential
Reliable funding from organizations like the V Foundation empowers researchers to keep going in the face of uncertainty. We invest in bold, high-risk, high-reward projects that have the potential to leave a long-lasting ripple effect on cancer research. We are willing to take these risks because we hold to the belief that innovative breakthroughs favor the audacious.
While cancer research funding in a state of uncertainty, we are stronger than ever before in our pursuit of our mission. In the last five years alone, the V Foundation has generated nearly 42% of our total grant fund awarding in our 33-year history. This won’t stop – every family who is faced with cancer is counting on us.
Each donation to the V Foundation goes to bold, fearless research projects that move us closer to Victory Over Cancer®.
Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes.
The 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined has reached a milestone: 70% for people diagnosed from 2015 to 2021, up from 49% in the mid-1970s.
Lives saved since 1991 as a direct result of innovative advancements in research. We are dedicated to accelerating this progress across all cancer types.
A World Class Team That Finds The Best of the Best
The V Foundation’s commitment to funding the brightest scientists in North America is not taken lightly. Our grants are awarded through a process strictly supervised by our world-renowned Scientific Advisory Committee, comprised of the nation’s top doctors and scientists.
Our Scientific Advisory Committee rigorously reviews and recommends the most promising proposals from the 73 National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers and other exceptional institutions in North America. The Committee looks for creative, forward-thinking projects to accelerate Victory Over Cancer®. This process ensures that our funding goes to the best of the best.