Break Through Cancer
Radical Collaboration
Breaking Through Cancer: Collaborative translational research goes nationwide March 16, 2021 The family of Richmond philanthropist William H. Goodwin Jr. has pledged $250 million toward the creation of a cancer foundation, which represents one of the largest gifts ever in cancer research. Read at Richmond Times-Dispatch...
Dana-Farber, MIT partner on $250M effort to cure most challenging cancers | Boston Business Journal March 9, 2021 Two Massachusetts powerhouses in cancer research have joined together with three other partners to find treatments to some of the most challenging cancers, a pledge for which President Joe Biden has already signaled support. The Break Through Cancer foundation is supported by a $250 million pledge from Virginia real estate moguls Mr. and Mrs. William Goodwin Jr. and the estate of William Hunter Goodwin, III, their son who passed away of cancer in 2020. The gift is one of the largest ever......
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Break Through Cancer March 4, 2021 Dr. Bill Nelson and Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee discuss the creation of Break Through Cancer, a new collaborative partnership between The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that will help accelerate research, clinical trials, and new treatments for the most lethal cancers. Listen Here...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle March 1, 2021 The Goodwin family has made a challenge pledge of $250 million to endow this new foundation in Cambridge, Mass., that will back research on four types of cancer: acute myelogenous leukemia, glioblastoma, ovarian cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Read More...
Philanthropy News Digest: $250 million gift launches cancer research foundation March 1, 2021 Five leading cancer research institutes have announced a pledge of $250 million from William H. Goodwin, Jr., his wife, Alice, and their family and the estate of William Hunter Goodwin III in support of a new public charity focused on developing solutions to the most intractable challenges in cancer. Read More...
Survivor Net: Top 5 Cancer Centers Team Up after a $250 Million Contribution — Incredible Family Behind One of the Largest Donations for Cancer Research talks to SurvivorNet March 1, 2021 Benefactor Bill Goodwin says he was convinced he was “on to something” when the cancer center directors personally got involved “not just taking our money, but really trying to do collaborative work with it,” he tells SurvivorNet. Read Full Article...
$250m Philanthropic Capital Infusion Launches Break Through Cancer Targeting Cures for Most Intractable Cancers February 27, 2021 One of the largest gifts, even in support of cancer research, $250 million thanks to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr., their family, and the estate of William Hunter Goodwin III just helped create the Break Through Cancer foundation, designed to find new solutions to the most challenging cancers. Read More...
The Bidens announce initiatives on health inequity and DARPA-like research for cancer February 26, 2021 On a visit to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center Feb. 24, first lady Jill Biden issued an unprecedented presidential call to action on reducing health inequities… Read More...
The launch of a new foundation called Break Through Cancer was announced February 26, 2021 The foundation will bring together cancer scientists at five institutions: The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, MA, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read More...
M.D. Anderson, four other hospitals launch national cancer research foundation with $250M gift February 25, 2021 A new research foundation, Break Through Cancer, will combine research teams from five of the country’s leading cancer centers to develop new treatments, advance clinical trials and improve patient outcomes, the organization announced Feb. 25. Read More...
