Areas of Support
KU Medical Center

Ensure that Kansas has exceptionally trained doctors, nurses, and therapists to treat and prevent illness – all informed by groundbreaking research toward new cures.

Areas of Support
KU Medical Center

Ensure that Kansas has exceptionally trained doctors, nurses, and therapists to treat and prevent illness – all informed by groundbreaking research toward new cures.

Toward Revolutionary Science and Extraordinary Care

Seeking Cures and Improving Treatment

KU Medical Center prepares future generations of caregivers to treat you and your family. Our research creates effective therapies and seeks cures that once seemed impossible. We dedicate ourselves to your health and well-being.

Saralyn Reece Hardy
Marilyn Stokstad Director of the Spencer Museum of Art
Ready to give to the Spencer Museum of Art to support these initiatives?
CONTACT:
Clint Paugh
Spencer Museum Development
785-832-7428

Health care headlines in recent years have raised alarms. They predict shortages of doctors and nurses, particularly in rural areas, as well as challenges to aging populations. Fast-rising rates of cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and diabetes threaten every family.

KU Medical Center provides solutions for Kansas and the nation – for you and your family.

We train exceptional caregivers. With campuses in Kansas City, Salina and Wichita, KU School of Medicine ranked 5th among all public medical schools in the country for graduates practicing in rural areas, and 9th for graduates practicing in primary care. Our undergraduate nursing program rose to 17th in the nation and partners with 8 community colleges across Kansas to train accomplished and compassionate caregivers who make all the difference for patients and their families.

We pursue revolutionary research that will save and change lives. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is among the top 1% in the world, and a national leader in cellular therapeutics.  These therapies could one day replace chemotherapy, are more easily tolerated by patients, and go beyond treatment to cure. Our Proton Therapy Center offers the most advanced, targeted form of radiation – precision technology that spares healthy tissue and blasts tumor cells. Our Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center helped develop one of the first treatments to slow progression of the disease and is actively working to prevent it.

Your investment in KU Medical Center will save lives and support healthy, vibrant communities.

PARTNERING WITH US

Join us in ensuring that more Kansans survive and thrive, now and for many years to come.

United in Hope: Building a Future Beyond Cancer

Cancer touches — threatens — every family. Now is the time to bring boundary-pushing science and real-time treatment together in one remarkable building to save thousands of lives. Hundreds of clinical trials, treatments with enhanced quality of life, and precision therapies are being developed and delivered here in Kansas City. Patients are an incredible 25% more likely to survive when treated at an NCI-comprehensive cancer center like ours. With your investment, someone you love will live because of The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

Building the Brain Health Initiative

Six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. The newest treatments to slow the disease are tested and developed here. Now is the time to create a Brain Health Center for families affected by neurological diseases such as dementia and stroke, Parkinson’s, neuromuscular disease, migraines and traumatic brain injuries. Working with doctors across Kansas, we will provide earlier diagnosis and intervention, enhance caregiver support, reduce costs, and improve care. We will triple the number of clinical trials and patients seen. We will prevent Alzheimer’s and lead the way to a cure.

Centers for Excellence

Creating healthier futures and solving chronic issues takes community collaborations with available expertise from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Whether you are in an urban center or a rural town, interdisciplinary teams are partnering in hundreds of Kansas communities to improve access for people who are medically underserved. To improve the health of all people requires addressing underlying problems that may require data and tailored solutions. Innovation must quickly be translated into straightforward solutions at the local level. And long-term improvement requires partnerships and leadership for greater momentum and impact.      

OUR STORIES

Cinelli Family Foundation provides $10 million gift to support KU Cancer Center
The Cinelli Family Foundation of Lawrence, Kansas has provided a $10 million gift to create a cellular therapeutics Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) laboratory in the new University of Kansas Cancer Center building.
Honoring a father's legacy
The University of Kansas is special to Jeff Lindenbaum, a physician in Billings, Montana. The KU alumnus met his wife, Joan Sorenson, M.D., while they were basketball-loving undergraduates on Mount Oread.
Funded by fundraisers
One fall afternoon in 2016, a group of co-workers at KU Endowment’s office in Kansas City were inspired by a discussion on a daily walk to make a meaningful difference in a new way.

ALL AREAS OF SUPPORT

KU Life Span Institute
When you support the KU Life Span Institute, you help our efforts to realize a future where everyone across the spectrum of intellectual and physical ability can attain the best quality of life.
Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Your contributions help us train and mentor the next generation of biodiversity specialists, including providing essential and ethical fieldwork experiences in Kansas and around the globe.
School of Music
Your gift to the School of Music will help students and families discover the wonder of music through our world-class educational programs and hundreds of performances each year.
School of Education & Human Sciences
Ranked as a top 10 public education school in the nation, a donation to the School of Education & Human Sciences enables future educators and human science professionals to create a lasting impact on society.
Spencer Museum of Art
Your gift supports the Museum’s commitment to keep art at the core of learning, teaching and research at KU and beyond and bolsters its ability to sustain and grow its comprehensive collection.
KU Medical Center
Your investment in KU Medical Center will save lives and support healthy, vibrant communities.
KU Alumni Association
Your investment attracts new Jayhawks, helps current students succeed academically and find satisfying careers, deepens connections across generations.
University Honors Program
Your investment in the KU Honors Program will support exceptional students, give our top faculty the inspiration and connection that keep them engaged, and nurture innovation on campus.
Lied Center
A gift to the Lied Center in support of this initiative will allow the program to expand, eventually reaching all 104 counties in Kansas outside of Lawrence on an annual basis in perpetuity.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Your gift can make a transformative difference in the educational foundation for KU students, offering them a broad set of knowledge and skills that will serve them well throughout their lives.
International Affairs
KU International Affairs helps prepare students to be successful in a world that is more connected than ever.
University of Kansas School of Professional Studies
KU’s new School of Professional Studies is building programs and pathways to high demand careers and economic mobility for students, and their families.
School of 
Architecture & Design
Your contribution plays a vital role in providing our Architecture & Design students with hands-on experience in the studio, fostering both innovation and imagination.
Dole Institute of Politics
With your support, the Dole Institute will continue to provide unique experiential learning opportunities for new generations at KU, across Kansas and beyond.
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, donating to the KU School of Journalism and Mass Communications gives students real-world experiences so they can thrive in future media professions.
KU Research
KU's core research labs support investigators and industry partners by providing assistance and training on specialized instrumentation, experimental design, and data analysis.
School of Engineering
Your support for the KU School of Engineering propels innovation and drives groundbreaking research, empowering students to shape the future of society.
The University of Kansas Health System
By supporting The University of Kansas Health System, you will save and improve lives – now and for generations to come.
School of Business
Your gift to the School of Business provides the pathway for students to get an innovative learning experience at one of the nation’s top-ranked programs.
Libraries
When you support KU Libraries, you support all Jayhawks. Your gift empowers the discoveries made, the stories written, the minds expanded with impacts that shine across the university, the greater community and the world.
School of Pharmacy
Your support of the KU School of Pharmacy will help the school continue to improve the health of Kansans and the world through excellence in all aspects of pharmaceutical care.
School of Law
Donating to the KU School of Law allows students to gain practice-ready skills with firsthand experience, forging future members of the legal profession in 13 different areas of study.
School of 
Social Welfare
Your gift to the School of Social Welfare will help change social work practice and social policy to support those served by the social work profession.