Through philanthropy, we translate science into health.
Your generosity fuels discovery. Philanthropic support accelerates scientific research, trains our next generation of scientists, sparks innovative ideas and advances new therapeutics that bring hope to patients. Every gift helps transform bold science into real-world impact, improving lives today and shaping a healthier future.
“The purpose of Medicine is to improve patients’ lives and well-being. As a physician, it means using the most effective treatments and cures. Places like Sanford Burnham Prebys are where it begins, with brilliant scientists making foundational discoveries that translate into new drugs and therapies. Your investment drives that process. It’s an investment in change, hope, lives improved and saved and a healthier future for all of us.”
Donald Kearns, MDSanford Burnham Prebys Board Chair
President Emeritus, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
You Can Help Fund the Next Breakthrough
Your contribution to this effort can be life-changing, moving forward our collective journey toward conquering diseases that touch everyone. The opportunities to forge a lasting impact are limitless, with giving options that will resonate with your personal passions and hope for a better tomorrow. Every gift is more than a donation; it invests in a healthier future.
Sanford Burnham Prebys has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator. This top rating reflects our strong financial health, accountability, and commitment to using donor support effectively to advance biomedical research.
Sanford Burnham Prebys has earned a Candid Gold Seal of Transparency, demonstrating our commitment to openness and sharing detailed information about our programs, impact, and use of funds with the public.
Donor Impact
The Hearst Foundations
The Hearst Foundations fund research to accelerate the discovery, translation and application of scientific breakthroughs.
The Hearst Foundations seek research projects that address the most challenging health care problems. Executive Director Paul “Dino” Dinovitz shared, “We partner with leading institutions to support the work of researchers who pursue innovations to detect and eradicate disease earlier, faster and more efficiently.”
The Hearst Foundations awarded Sanford Burnham Prebys a grant to purchase equipment that will allow scientists like Sanju Sinha, PhD to bolster next-generation translational research. Sinha, who is part of the Institute’s Cancer Molecular Therapeutics Program, uses and develops computational tools to analyze large quantities of biomedical data to identify the mechanisms of cancer initiation and potential therapeutic interventions. “We are developing tools that turn large amounts of disease data into large-scale insights into the disease,” explains Sinha.
Dinovitz went on to share that while the Foundations receive many requests for funding, the staff is diligent about selecting those visionary projects that can lead to better outcomes and improved quality of life for people today and for generations to come.
Sinha has already made significant progress in this project, developing with colleagues an AI tool called “Deep Target” that determines how medicines interact with different parts of the cell, and can predict the likely efficacy of investigational drugs. Thanks to the generosity of the Hearst Foundations, he will have the computing power to significantly scale his project.
