January 27, 2025
Support the MRF
With your help, the MRF can raise awareness, support medical research to find effective new treatments for melanoma, and provide resources and education to the melanoma community.
Donate
When you give to the MRF, we put your dollars to work. The MRF is committed to research, education and advocacy in our battle to find more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for melanoma. With your help, we can raise awareness, support medical research to find effective new treatments for melanoma, and provide resources and education to the melanoma community. Together, we are making a difference!
There are several ways to support the MRF:
Online
Click the button below to make a donation online, 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.
By Check
Mail your donation to:
Melanoma Research Foundation
P.O. 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.
Electronic Transfer Authorization
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
Account Number: 43207352
Federal Tax ID Number: 76 0514428
Your gift will be acknowledged by the MRF according to the value of your stock on the date of transfer.
Stocks/Securities
There can be additional tax benefits for donating stocks and/or securities. If you are interested in more information, please email [email protected] and we will provide you with additional details.
Donor Advised Funds
If you wish to make a donation through a donor advised charitable fund, please use the information below:
Tax ID: 76-0514428
Kyleigh LiPira, Chief Executive Officer
Melanoma Research Foundation
1411 K Street, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
T 202.742.5904
[email protected]
Planned Giving
If you are interested in helping the MRF find a cure for melanoma through planned giving, please email [email protected]. A staff member will get in touch with you to start the process.
Workplace Giving Campaigns
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 [email protected].
IRA Charitable Rollovers
As of 2015, donors over the age of 70 ½ are now permitted to transfer funds directly from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to the MRF without first withdrawing the funds and assuming tax liability. If you are interested in utilizing this tax benefit to make your gift to the MRF, please email [email protected] so that we may assist you.