Honorary and memorial gifts
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center offers many ways for you to celebrate an important milestone, honor someone who went the extra mile or remember a loved one who has passed away. Your gift will directly assist Massey in our efforts to bring the highest standard of care and leading-edge research to our patients.
We invite you to explore the commemorative giving opportunities listed below and find the option that best suits your needs. If you have any questions, please contact Robinette Tiller, Associate Director of Annual Giving, at (804) 828-0034.
Honorary gifts
Honorary gifts are a meaningful way to pay tribute to someone in your life. Your donation may honor a special occasion or achievement, show support for someone’s cancer journey, or celebrate a completed treatment. Contributions can also be made in honor of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center doctors, nurses or caregivers who may have contributed to a patient’s care.
When making your gift, please mention the name of the person you are honoring and include the name and address of the person we should notify about your thoughtful gesture. Donation amounts are not included in our notification cards, and your gift is fully tax deductible.
Honorary gifts can be made online or can be mailed to:
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Box 980214
Richmond, VA 23284
For those looking to customize your message, we invite you to learn more about our tribute card program.
For more information, contact Robinette Tiller, Associate Director of Annual Giving, at (804) 828-0034.
Memorial gifts
Unfortunately, cancer affects all of us. Remembering your loved one through a donation is a touching tribute that assists VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center's determination to make cancer a thing of the past. If you would like to make a memorial gift to remember someone who has passed away, Massey can notify his or her loved ones about your generosity.
Please mention the name of the person in whose memory you are donating, and include the name and address of the person, family or group you would like us to notify about your thoughtful gesture. Donation amounts are not included in our notification cards, and your gift is fully tax deductible.
Memorial gifts can be made online or can be sent to Massey at this address:
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Box 980214
Richmond, VA 23284
This is the language for the obituary.
"In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center"
For more information, contact Robinette Tiller, Associate Director of Annual Giving, at (804) 828-0034.
Holiday Tribute Cards: Gifts with Lasting Impact
In the spirit of the holiday season, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to make a donation in honor or in memory of a special person in your life. Instead of spending hours shopping, wrapping and waiting in lines at the post office, donate $25 and we will send an exclusively designed holiday tribute card to the person of your choice.
If you wish to honor multiple people, make a $100 donation and we will send five cards to the loved ones of your choice.
Your gift will be a memorable gesture in the fight against cancer by supporting important research efforts at Massey.
Order your gifts online, and we will take care of the rest.
Please order your cards by Monday, December 15 to ensure delivery by the holidays. Orders received after December 15 will be delivered in the New Year.
Mother's Day and Father's Day Tributes
Honor their lives by helping save someone else's.
Mother's Day and Father's Day are ideal times to honor and remember those who have played very special roles in our lives. There's no better tribute than a gift that will have special meaning and lasting impact in the fight against cancer.
This year, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to celebrate your mother, father, grandparent or other loved one with a donation supporting life-saving cancer research. For each $25 donation, we will send a customized card notifying the honoree of your gift. If you wish to honor multiple people, make a $100 donation and we will send five cards to the loved ones of your choice.
Your support will help fund groundbreaking research that will lead to tomorrow's treatments and cures for cancer.
In lieu of flowers
If you recently have suffered the loss of a loved one and would like to ask family and friends to make a donation to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in lieu of flowers, our staff will personally assist you.
Massey offers a variety of options for families going through this difficult time. Our staff can send regular gift reports to specified family members detailing who donates and how much money is raised in memoriam. Address labels can also be provided to assist the family with their personal acknowledgment process. If you have chosen to direct memorial contributions to Massey in memory of your loved one, please complete our short contact form so we know how to inform you about gifts received.