Pancreatic cancer
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Funding science. Supporting patients.
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Every action makes a lasting impact.

Your gift funds the seed grants that make earlier detection possible — and the tools that carry patients and families through treatment.

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Donate $100
Tax-deductible · 501(c)(3)
Fund seed grants and patient tools
More ways to help

Give time, rally others, or plan a lasting gift.

Volunteer

Lend your time at events and in the community across Michigan.

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Start a Fundraiser

Rally your circle with a peer-to-peer page for a birthday, memorial or team.

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Corporate Sponsorship

Partner your brand with measurable, local impact and an engaged audience.

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Planned Giving

Bequests, stock and IRA gifts that build a lasting legacy.

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Where your gift goes

Seed grants for the science — and tools for the patient.

Research proposals are reviewed by our Scientific Advisory Committee for innovation, impact and feasibility. Your gift also builds our network of Michigan specialists and pays for the tools patients use — the Sky Companion app, the medical research library, and the medication & symptom checker.

$50,000
Where a seed grant starts
19
Researchers funded to date
Meet the researchers we fund

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Giving beyond a one-time gift

Three vehicles donors use to make a bigger difference now and for generations to come.

Publicly-traded securities
Appreciated stock

Donate shares held more than 12 months and you generally deduct full fair market value while avoiding capital-gains tax on the appreciation. Your gift converts to research funds rather than being reduced by tax.

Decide which shares to give
Request our brokerage transfer information
Complete your brokerage's transfer form
Let us know so we can acknowledge it
DAF grants
Donor-advised funds

Contribute cash or stock to your fund, take the deduction now, then recommend grants to Sky over months or years — useful for aligning giving with tax or liquidity planning.

Name Sky Foundation as a grant recipient
Earmark for research, patient support or advocacy
Many sponsors accept non-cash gifts
Bequests and planned giving
Legacy gifts

Gifts arranged now that support Sky later, often from estate assets. They let you create a philanthropic footprint larger than annual giving, without changing your current lifestyle.

A bequest in your will or living trust
Beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance
A charitable remainder trust or gift annuity
Planned giving packet
Matching gifts

Your employer may double your gift.

More than 18 million people work for a company with a matching gift program, and $4–7 billion goes unclaimed every year.

Match ratio
What the company gives relative to your donation. A 1:1 ratio doubles your gift.
Minimum and maximum
The least you must give to qualify, and the most the company will match per employee each year.
Employee status
Your role can change the cap — some companies match far more for senior staff, and some match retirees too.
Deadline
Every program has one: often December 31, or a window such as 90 days after your donation.
Search your employer
Give your time

Committees and volunteering.

Your time and expertise make a difference alongside passionate advocates and survivors.

Fundraising Committee
Help plan the annual events.
Ann Arbor Art Fair
Take a shift at our booth, or another community event.
Spread the word
Share symptoms and risk factors — awareness catches this earlier.
Sign up to volunteer
Questions about giving
Not sure where your gift would do the most good? Ask us.
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