Giving

Patient & Family Support Service Donor Levels

When you donate to the Patient & Family Support Service, you become a member of one of our special groups. See membership levels and learn about annual celebratory events.

  • To donate online, go to UC San Diego Online Giving.
  • To donate by phone, call the Moores Cancer Center Development Office, (858) 246-1566, and direct your gift to the Patient Empowerment Fund, F-2321. You can also choose to give quarterly with this option. 

Benefactor's Circle: $25,000 or more

Make the Hope HappenThe Benefactor's Circle is our most prestigious level of giving. It is demonstrative of a Benefactor's exceptional commitment to existing and future services and programs that the Patient & Family Support Service can provide to all patients and their loved ones — before, during, and after the completion of treatment at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. Benefactors are prominently recognized at "Make the Hope Happen" Patient & Family Support Service events and programs.

Founder’s Circle: $10,000 - $24,999

The Founder’s Group  is recognized for their vision and commitment to the patients and their loved ones served by the Patient & Family Support Service.  Each year, they gather for a private, intimate evening to celebrate their dedication to “Make the Hope Happen” and to learn first-hand about the patients that they have helped. 

Director’s Circle: $1,000 - $9,999

The Director’s Circle is recognized for their commitment to the essential and unique role that the Patient & Family Support Service offers to enhance medical outcomes and the quality-of-life for the “whole” patient.   Each year the Director’s Circle gathers for a “Make the Hope Happen” Celebration of Hope.

Friends Circle: $25 - $999

Each member of our wonderful Friend's Circle recognizes one of the hardest challenges faced by the Patient & Family Support Service is to care for patients and loved ones who are coping with the impact of cancer on their lives.  The Friend's Circle celebrates what the Patient & Family Support Service does to “Make the Hope Happen” for all patients and their loved ones. It is anticipated that the first Friend's Circle celebration will take place in 2013 near the Toby and Howard Cohen Healing Garden.