Ways to Give.

Click the button below to make a fast and secure online donation to support our efforts fighting melanoma, or in tribute or memory of a loved one. Please indicate to whom, if anyone, we should send a notification that a donation was made. All financial contributions to the MRF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, are tax deductible.

Mail your donation to:
Melanoma Research Foundation, PO Box 719329, Philadelphia, PA 19171-9329

Please make checks payable to the Melanoma Research Foundation. Note: this address only accepts deliveries from the United States Postal Service (USPS) and cannot accept mail from other couriers like FedEx or UPS. If your donation is in memory of a loved one, please download the memorial donation form and include it with your gift. Please note the individual’s name in the memo line of checks.

Click the button below to sign up for our Text-to-Give secure mobile donation program to support our efforts to eradicate melanoma, or in tribute or memory of a loved one. You will receive timely updates from the MRF regarding donation opportunities straight to your phone.

If you’re passionate about supporting the MRF’s mission to cure melanoma and are considering making a lasting impact through a planned gift in your estate, we invite you to explore our Planned Giving site here.

We are so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Thank you for thinking of the MRF during your time of grief and supporting research that could one day lead to a cure. To establish a memorial giving page in your loved one’s honor, please click here.

Your broker can electronically transfer your securities to the MRF. To make a transfer, please provide the information below to your broker:

Broker: First Clearing Corp
Name: Melanoma Research Foundation
Broker’s DTC Number: 0141
Federal Tax ID Number: 76 0514428

Please email donate@melanoma.org for ACH information. Your gift will be acknowledged by the MRF according to the value of your stock on the date of transfer.

The MRF welcomes gifts through workplace giving campaigns, including: Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Employer-matching gifts. Contact your HR department for details on designating your contribution. Federal employees, please choose CFC #35748 to designate the MRF as your beneficiary. If your employer has a matching gift program, please work with your employer to submit your gift form to donate@melanoma.org.

Using these secure tools, it only takes a few minutes to access the Melanoma Research Foundation’s account information to share it with a broker or, if your brokerage permits, fill out the forms online to complete the gift electronically.

When you donate your cryptocurrency to the Melanoma Research Foundation, there’s no capital gains tax to pay, meaning a larger impact on our work today. Use these secure tools to make your gift today.

If you are 70 ½ or older, IRA gifts are a powerful way to support the Melanoma Research Foundation and possibly reduce your future tax burden. If you are subject to Required Minimum Distributions (RMD), making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows you to meet your RMD without increasing your taxable income.
With this secure online tool, you can save time filling out all the necessary forms from your IRA custodian or printing out what you need to get started.