Help UC fight cancer when you file your taxes

As you prepare to file your state income taxes this year, you have the opportunity to help University of California researchers in the fight against cancer.

UC administers two highly-regarded cancer research funds on behalf of the State of California. The Research Grants Program Office manages the donations to fund research that focuses on prevention, treatment and the survivability of cancers that affect many Californians.

All donations, no matter the size, make a difference, and 95% of contributions go directly to research and education efforts. If you’d like to support this important work, you can do so when you fill out California’s 540 Income Tax Return form. It includes a section that lists funds to which taxpayers may contribute:

• Line 405 supports the California Breast Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. Examples of breast cancer research funded include investigations into mitigating workplace contributors to breast cancer risk, optimizing care access for breast cancer survivors and developing a therapeutic that is delivered intranasally to treat breast cancer brain metastases.

• Line 413 supports the California Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. Donations are used to advance research to prevent, treat, and cure all types of cancer. Recent grants are funding research on the impact of pesticide exposure on stem cells, developing psychosocial support for pancreatic cancer patients, and understanding bioelectric signatures of cancer cells to develop novel targeted treatment.

Together, we can help UC researchers and others across California in the quest to end cancer and heal healthcare disparities for all Californians.