Choose the level of support that fits your life and your budget:
Your donation can also be made in honor of a friend or loved one whose life was affected by cancer.
Joining the Cure Club, our Monthly Giving Club, means more than just a donation. It’s a commitment to support patient programs, research, and clinical trials that improve treatment options and bring us closer to a cure for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer.
To maximize your philanthropic goals, we’ve partnered with FreeWill to provide you with new tax-efficient ways to give through non-cash assets that can support both your financial goals and AYAs with cancer.
Whether it’s a gift from your Donor-Advised Fund, a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA, donating stocks and securities or cryptocurrency, maximizing your charitable giving has never been easier.
You may also mail a check to:
Rutledge Cancer Foundation
5608 Malvey Ave., Suite #306
Fort Worth, TX 76107
A donor advised fund (DAF) which is like a charitable savings account set up with your financial advisor allows you to combine favorable tax benefits with flexibility to support Cook Children’s. You can recommend a grant or recurring grants now to make an immediate impact or use your fund as a tool for future charitable gifts.
With a DAF you can:
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a tax-efficient way for those 70 ½ or older to donate from their IRA, while also counting towards your annual Required Minimum Distribution.
If you are at least 59½ years old, you can take a distribution and then make a gift from your IRA without penalty. If you itemize your deductions, you can take a charitable deduction for the amount of your gift.
You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to Rutledge Cancer Foundation without having to pay income taxes on the money.
For a gift from your IRA to be eligible for your current year tax return, it must be completed by December 31. Remember that it may take several business days to process after you submit the information.
When you contribute stocks or securities directly to a charity, the receiving organization gains the full proceeds from the sale, and you potentially eliminate capital gains exposure.
Compared with donating cash, or selling your appreciated securities and contributing the after-tax proceeds, you may potentially increase your gift and tax donation.
These are non-cash gifts of goods, services, time, or expertise.
Hosting an in-kind donation drive for the items we use for Carley’s Closet is a great way to involve your workplace, church or any other business or organization that may be interested in giving back.
Interested in hosting an in-kind donation drive? Contact us.
Crypto donations are a new innovative way for philanthropists to accomplish their individual philanthropic goals.
By donating crypto to charity, you can bypass capital gains taxes and claim a deduction based on its fair market value, assuming you’ve owned it for more than one year.
Many employers match donations to charitable organizations for their employees, retirees and family members. Employer matching gifts can double or even triple your donation.
Check with your employer (or your spouse’s employer) to find out if your company will match your contribution to Rutledge Cancer Foundation.
We are helping to fulfill the unique unmet needs of AYAs with cancer, a segment of cancer patients whose needs often go unrecognized. Our mission is threefold:
Ease the impact of cancer on adolescents and young adults
Raise survival rates by improving awareness and early detection
Find a cure by funding research into less toxic, more personalized therapies
We are committed to openly sharing our financial information, program details, and governance structure with the public. Our decision-making processes are based on ethical principles and accountability to our donors and beneficiaries.
Whether you’re helping us out in the office, supporting our pre-event needs or volunteering during one of our patient or signature fundraising events, our work wouldn’t be possible without the help of our hard-working, dedicated volunteers.
Thank you for being a part of the passionate, dedicated community we’ve built. Your support, whether as a patient, family member, volunteer, or advocate, plays a vital role in our shared mission to create a brighter, healthier future for AYAs with cancer. We couldn’t do it without you.
