who we are
Tower Cancer Research Foundation was established in 1996 by a driven group of physicians, patients, and volunteers with a personal stake in cancer to fund high impact research and survivorship support programs.
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Invested in Magnolia House in the last decade
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Invested in community partnerships in the last decade
Our focus is on Southern California, the hub for some of the
world’s leading research insitutions, and our founding physicians.
Our programs and funding are designed to maximize impact beyond the initial investment— so they not only benefit researchers, patients and families today, they have the potential to lead to even greater impact tomorrow, transforming lives anywhere.

Inspired by the most promising science, we’re creating outsized impact.
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Career Development Grants awarded by TCRF
$4M
Invested in Career Development Grants by TCRF
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Additional subsequent funds awarded by others to TCRF grantees for cancer research
*Data from the inception of TCRF’s Career Development Grants in 2006 to 2021
2022 Senior Investigator

Ling Li, PhD
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute
Research Title: A Novel Approach to Elicit Anti-tumor Immunity
Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Additional Funded Researchers
At TCRF our aim is simple:
Research for tomorrow. Support for today.
Our survivorship support programs align with the challenges faced by patients, survivors, and the whole cancer community.
Impact begins here,
and it starts with you.
All of our work is made possible through the support of people like you. Together, we can create a cancer-free future.