Below are the many ways that you can support Sanford Burnham Prebys.
If you have any questions about these opportunities, please contact us at giving@sbpdiscovery.org or (858) 795-5035.
Online Donation
Support Sanford Burnham Prebys by making a gift online by credit card or ApplePay.
Gifts of Stock
Support Sanford Burnham Prebys by donating your appreciated assets, such as investment stocks, bonds or mutual funds. Giving assets like these allows you to receive a charitable tax deduction for the full market value of the asset and greatly reduces the capital gains taxes you would pay on the appreciated amount.
Gifts from your IRA
Support Sanford Burnham Prebys by donating through your IRA. If you are 70½ or older and have a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you are eligible to make a gift from your IRA to Sanford Burnham Prebys.
How an outright gift of a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) works:
- You must be 70 ½ or older at the time of distribution.
- You may distribute an amount, up to a maximum of $108,000 by December 31, 2025, to one or more public charities. The amount of the distribution will be reduced by any deductible contributions made to an IRA on or after you reach 70 ½.
- Your IRA administrator must make the distribution directly to the charity, or you may write a check payable to the charity from your IRA checkbook (special rules apply when a check is written from an IRA checkbook, please contact the Office of Philanthropy for more information). A sample letter of instruction to your IRA administrator requesting a distribution to Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is provided below.
If you make a gift to Sanford Burnham Prebys from your IRA, please include written instructions on how you would like to designate your gift. You can also call (858) 795-5070 or email at giving@sbpdiscovery.org with your gift designation.
Certain restrictions and requirements* must be followed when making this type of gift. If you have questions, please call the Office of Philanthropy at (858) 795-5070. Before proceeding, you should also consult with your tax advisor to discuss your particular situation including any impact of your state’s tax laws.
Sample IRA Charitable Distribution LetterGifts from IRA
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
Make an immediate impact on Sanford Burnham Prebys by recommending a grant from your DAF today. Simply name Sanford Burnham Prebys as a beneficiary, and the remaining assets (or a portion) of the fund will be distributed to support life-saving treatments and research.
Monthly Giving
Become a monthly donor today. Give monthly, and let our researchers know they can count on you to support their discoveries all year.
Create a Legacy
Many people like to include a gift to charity in their will or trust to support causes that have been important in their lives. We hope you will consider creating your personal legacy by including a gift in your will or trust to include Sanford Burnham Prebys. Your gift can make a difference in biomedical research helping to ensure the next 50 years of breakthroughs and treatments impacting human health.
Since 1976, Sanford Burnham Prebys has been a leader in biomedical research. pushing discoveries faster and further toward clinical treatment and therapies that improve human lives. As a leading nonprofit biomedical research institute, our collaborative approach and pioneering research has produced breakthroughs in cancer, neuroscience, immunology and children’s diseases.
- The Cancer Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys is one of only seven basic cancer centers in the nation; the highest designation possible from the National Cancer Institute.
- One of the most advanced nonprofit drug discovery centers in the world with more than 60 active drug discovery projects.
- Top 1% of research institutions worldwide based on citations per paper.
- Breakthrough FDA-approved treatments and tests including AGGRASTAT® EPOGEN® INTEGRILIN® STRENSIQ® TARGRETIN® VENCLEXTA® and the PSA TEST supported by Sanford Burnham Prebys research.
Sanford Burnham Prebys is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in La Jolla, California, Federal Tax ID# 51-0197108.
To include a Charitable Bequest in your Will or Revocable Living Trust, please visit our Create a Legacy website: