Cancer League of Colorado

Cancer League of Colorado, Inc. was founded by five women whose families were affected by cancer.  These women personally experienced the heartache that comes with the disease.  From their individual struggles grew a joint commitment to raise money for research and patient care.  Their dream in founding Cancer League is to help find a cure for cancer.

From the beginning, Cancer League has been committed to supporting cancer research and has raised and dispensed approximately $10 million to support Colorado research, patient care and family programs.  Cancer League grants have been made to projects across Colorado and have helped thousands of individuals and families fight cancer.


 Cancer League of Colorado, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization composed entirely of volunteers.  Unique to non-profits, Cancer League has no paid staff and no offices.  All operating expenses are covered by membership dues.  Cancer League now has more than 400 volunteer members who share the commitment to fight cancer.  Cancer League of Colorado Bylaws as PDF file


Cancer League of Colorado has a compassionate approach to raising dollars for cancer research and patient services within the State of Colorado. We are a 501 (c) 3, founded in 1969, with the mission of finding a cure for, or the means to control, cancer. We are unique in that our organization has no paid staff and no offices. Membership dues pay for all operating expenses.


Cancer League's philosophy states that, "We are a cohesive, caring group with close relations among our members to work toward our goal of fundraising to find a cure for cancer."

Our compassion is in our caring members, dollars raised, and volunteers' time. We reach out with our advisory boards and the time and effort they put in to directing our grant programs. We are companions together as a group of more than 400 members who give personally of their time to make our mission a reality.

Our Services:

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Based on recommendations from our Scientific Advisory Board, each year the Funds Allocation Committee distributes monies for research and service grants. The Scientific Advisory Board is a group of Colorado medical doctors and research specialists who volunteer their time to insure the funds are sent to worthy organizations throughout the state of Colorado. Research for such grants is conducted at several facilities, which include the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado State University, Children’s Hospital and the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Care. Generally 90% of Cancer 


League’s funds are awarded for research grants; the remaining 10% are awarded to service grants.
Service grants are awarded to organizations for such things as hospice care, educational materials, care to indigent patients and recreational activities for children fighting cancer. Past recipients include Boulder Hospice, Doctors Care, AMC Native American Cancer Research Program, Qualife Wellness, and the Visiting Nurses Association. All organizations benefit patients only in the state of Colorado.


Cancer League of Colorado, Inc. was a founding institution for the Cancer Center at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in the Rocky Mountain Region. (website, Contact: Libby Printz)
The League was also instrumental in funding the Colorado Ronald McDonald House and Qualife, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer patients.
Cancer League funded research has been successful in leading to groundbreaking discoveries, particularly in the field of genetic research. Our funding played a major role in the following discoveries:

• Establishment of a link between DDT and testicular, prostate and breast cancer.
   
• Discovery of a protein that controls silencing DNA cell processes, which, if mutate, can lead to cancer.
   
• Identification of cancer-specific gene expression markers.
   
• Discovery of a region of cell cycle protein, which is essential for its function in regulating normal cell division.
   
• Discovery of the gene targets involved in acute leukemia in humans.

For more information, visit ... http://www.cancerleague.org/