Offer Hope, Fuel Progress
Whether you’re living with ALK-positive cancer, caring for someone who is, or simply want to make a difference—there are powerful ways to get involved. Your support fuels the research, advocacy, and programs that give patients and care partners more time, more options, and more hope.
From starting a fundraiser or making a monthly gift, to volunteering or including ALK Positive in your estate plans, every action moves us closer to a world where ALK-positive cancer is no longer a terminal diagnosis.
With every step forward, we’re accelerating the path toward better treatments—and one day, a cure.
SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Give Today
Your gift helps create a future where ALK-positive cancer patients can celebrate more milestones, enjoy more time with loved ones, and receive the care they deserve. Every donation fuels hope, healing, and the breakthroughs that save lives.
$8 million
raised by ALK Positive since 2017 to fund research to improve outcomes for ALK-positive patients.
Tell your story. raise awareness. fundraise.
Rally your community to make a difference. Start a peer-to-peer fundraising page to share your story, add photos and updates, and invite others to support you by giving to a cause that deeply matters to you. Every gift you inspire brings us closer to better treatments—and one day, a cure.
SUPPORT A FUNDRAISING PAGE
Fundraising takes heart—and our community brings it in abundance. Explore active campaigns, follow their progress, and support the dedicated individuals raising funds to accelerate ALK Positive’s mission. When you give to a team, you become part of their journey and our shared impact.
Maximize the Impact of Your Support
Your generosity fuels progress. Whether you’re giving time, resources, or creativity, your support drives breakthrough research and a better quality of life for people living with ALK-positive cancer. Together, we’re building a future filled with hope, health, and possibility.
Double Your Impact with Company Matching
Corporate matching gifts are a great way to maximize personal contributions to ALK Positive and increase the impact of your gift.
Ask your employer if they participate in charitable matching program and if they would match your gift to ALK Positive Incorporated.
Gifts of Stock
Donating appreciated stocks helps further our cause and also provides potential tax benefits. By contributing stocks that have increased in value, you may avoid capital gains taxes and receive a charitable deduction for the full market value, maximizing the impact of your gift.
Donor Advised Funds
DAFs allow you to recommend grants to ALK Positive, offering a flexible and efficient method to manage your charitable donations. Utilizing this approach provides potential tax advantages while ensuring sustained support for our initiatives.
Give with Cryptocurrency
Donating crypto is a safe, fast, and impactful way to support ALK Positive’s mission. Through our trusted partner The Giving Block, your donation is processed securely via Gemini Trust Exchange.
Making a crypto gift is simple:
- Choose your cryptocurrency and gift amount
- Enter your email and basic information (or give anonymously)
- Complete your donation in just a few clicks!
Once your transaction is confirmed on the blockchain, you’ll receive an automatic tax receipt to the email address you provide—making it easy to track your charitable giving.
💡 Did you know? The IRS classifies cryptocurrency donations as property, meaning you may be eligible to avoid capital gains tax while receiving a fair market value deduction—a win-win for you and ALK Positive.
Your crypto gift fuels life-changing research, advocacy, and patient support. Thank you for investing in a future where ALK-positive cancer is no longer a terminal diagnosis.
QCDs
Give Through Your IRA (Qualified Charitable Distribution)
If you’re 70½ or older, you can make a tax-free gift directly from your IRA to ALK Positive through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). This is a powerful way to support our mission while meeting your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
How it works:
- You must be age 70½ or older
- You can give up to $100,000 each year from your IRA
- Your gift can satisfy all or part of your RMD
- You won’t pay income tax on the amount transferred
To initiate a QCD, contact your IRA custodian and request a direct transfer to:
ALK Positive Inc.
EIN: 85-2221062
6595 Roswell Rd, Suite G2310
Atlanta, GA 30328
Be sure to let us know so we can properly acknowledge your gift and express our gratitude. Please email us at fundraising@alkpositive.org with your name and donation details.
Planned Giving
As part of our commitment to supporting patients and families of ALK-positive cancer, we understand the importance of planning for the future.
Your legacy matters. Your support transforms lives.
By including ALK Positive in your estate plans, you’ll help accelerate life-saving research and support patient advocacy for generations to come. And thanks to our partnership with FreeWill, creating a will is easy, secure, and completely free.
🔹 Protect what matters most
🔹 Leave a lasting gift to ALK Positive
DONATING BY MAIL
Please send your check or money order to:
ALK Positive Incorporated
PO Box 24960 | New York, NY | 10087-4960
Donating in honor or memory of someone? Make sure to leave us a note of whom. If you would like us to notify someone of your gift in honor or memory of a loved one, please give us the name and contact information to be able to notify them.
Invited to donate to a cause? Make sure to let us know the team’s name and we will apply your gift to their online donation tracker.
HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALK+
Having a glass half full attitude is the only way I know how to be. Life is short, and no one knows when their card will be called, so I choose to enjoy as much of it as I can.
AMANDA – CALIFORNIA, USA