How to Help

Donate to the Research Efforts of the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center

Call the LSU Health Sciences Center Foundation at (504) 568-3712.

Support the Research Efforts of the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center

Excellence in Giving
Annual and Planned Giving contributions are essential to the Cancer Center's ability to achieve its mission of excellence in education, patient care, research, and community outreach. Because state support provides only about one-third of the LSU Health Sciences Center's yearly expenditures, private dollars are needed to achieve health care levels that are acceptable and impressive to the public.

Annual Giving
Annual giving provides an opportunity for alumni, grateful patients, parents, and friends to support the LSU Health Sciences Center each year. Participation in annual giving is a standard of measure of satisfaction with a university and is taken into consideration by corporations and foundations when awarding grants and by other donors when making their philanthropic decisions.

Gifts to the annual fund can be unrestricted, allowing the Foundation and the University to allocate resources to the most critical areas of need, or donors may choose to focus the impact of annual gifts by designating them to the Cancer Center or one or more programs within each school. Such gifts may be made in the form of cash or check, online with a credit card, or for university employees, through convenient payroll deduction.

To learn more about how your annual gift can strengthen the LSU Health Sciences Center, please contact Stephanie Gelpi at 504-568-3712 or via email at sgelpi@lsuhsc.edu. You may also make an individual gift online by visiting the Foundation for LSUHSC - Individual Giving.

Planned Giving
While every gift is planned, planned giving generally represents the ultimate gift from one's estate. The Planned Giving office includes an attorney who is familiar with income, gift, and estate tax laws as well as financial and estate planning concepts and is available to work with prospective donors and their professional advisors to facilitate a wide variety of complex gifts. Such gifts may include outright gifts of: closely held or publicly traded stock; real estate; artwork; and other appreciated assets. Additionally, we work with donors who wish to make significant tax-wise gifts as part of their overall estate plans. Often these gifts are deferred and can take the form of a bequest in one's will; a gift of retirement plan assets; or a gift of life insurance. In addition, there are a variety of trust arrangements, such as charitable remainder trusts, which can provide an income stream to the donor or other beneficiaries, as well as charitable lead trusts, which can work towards the preservation of one's estate.

If you would like a complimentary copy of An Introduction to Planned Giving or you wish to schedule a private consultation, please contact Katherine A. Hoffman, JD, CPA, at (504) 568-3712 or via email at khoffm@lsuhsc.edu. To learn more about Planned Giving on line, please visit the Foundation for LSUHSC - Planned Giving.

Volunteer at Cancer Center Events

Contact B.J. Lovell at (504) 568-2727

The Cancer Center is dedicated to the early detection and treatment of cancer. To this end, the Cancer Center relies heavily on volunteers to augment traditional means of communication and education resources. The object of this non-profit, charitable volunteer organization is to provide manpower needed for a variety of outreach programs, fundraisers and special events specifically for the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center.

Membership in the volunteer organization is open to anyone sixteen (16) years and older who wishes to assist the Cancer Center by participating in a variety of jobs such as staffing at fundraisers and special events, telephoning, and assisting with mass mail outs.