Gifts of Cash/Check

A gift of cash is a simple and easy way for you to make a gift. You may donate online or mail your donation to us.
1. Print and complete the UH Cancer Center gift form
2. Send your gift by check or send your credit card information to:

University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Attn: Tawney Sablan
701 Ilalo Street, 6th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813

Checks should be made payable to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation

Benefits:
• You can make an immediate impact on our mission
• You can take a charitable income tax deduction

Gifts from Donor-Advised Funds

You can make a gift to the UH Cancer Center directly from your Donor-Advised Fund. Just ask your Donor Advised Fund sponsoring organization to make checks payable to University of Hawaii Foundation and specify to support the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.

Mail to:
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Attn: Tawney Sablan
701 Ilalo Street, 6th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
EIN: 99-0085260

For more information, please contact Tawney Sablan at (808) 356-5757 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Gifts of Stocks and Bonds

Donating appreciated securities, including mutual funds, is an easy and tax-smart way to make a gift to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.

To make a gift of stock to benefit the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, instruct your broker to transfer via DTC (Depository Trust Company) a specified number of shares in kind to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation’s brokerage account at:

Merrill Lynch
Attn: Kirk Taniguchi
Pauahi Tower Penthouse
1003 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone (808) 525-7368
DTC 8862
Account Name: University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
Account #20M-04015

OR

Charles Schwab
Attn: JJ Johnson
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.
Honolulu Branch (HO)
700 Bishop Street, Suite 100
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone (808) 532-9781
DTC 0164
Account Name: University of Hawai`i Foundation
Account #8994-1516
House Account #00610094837

Please note the gift is to support the UH Cancer Center and send a copy of these instructions to:

University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
Attn: Controller
P.O. Box 11270
Honolulu, HI 96828-0270

Fax: (808) 441-0992

You can also fax these instructions to (808) 441-0992, so your gift can be properly credited and acknowledged.

Benefits:
• Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated stock
• Receive a fair market value charitable deduction
• Further our mission today

For more information, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gifts of Real Estate

Donating appreciated real estate, such as a second home, rental property, undeveloped land, or commercial property can make a great gift to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.

Benefits:
• Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of the real estate
• Receive a charitable income tax deduction based on the value of the gift
• Leave a lasting legacy to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center

To learn more, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gifts of Retirement Assets

Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets, such as a gift from your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan, is an excellent way to make a gift to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.

How to make a gift of retirement assets
To leave your retirement assets to the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, you will need to complete a beneficiary designation form provided by your retirement plan custodian. Designate the University of Hawai'i Foundation as beneficiary to support the UH Cancer Center, we will benefit from the full value of your gift because your IRA assets will not be taxed at your death. Your estate will benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift.

Benefits:
• Avoid potential estate tax on retirement assets
• Your heirs would avoid income tax on any retirement assets funded on a pre-tax basis
• Receive potential estate tax savings from an estate tax deduction

To learn more, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

IRA Charitable Rollover

If you are 70 ½ or older, an IRA charitable rollover is a great way you can help continue our mission.

Download this form and give it to your broker.

Benefits:
• Avoid tax on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to UH Cancer Center
• Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts
• Help our mission of making a world where cancer no longer exists

To learn more, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Honor A Loved One

Make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one to support the lifesaving work that we do. On step 2 of the donation page, be sure to check the box that indicates your gift is in honor/memory of… provide the person’s name you’re honoring/making the gift in memory of and the contact information of anyone who you would like notified of the gift. We will notify the appropriate family members/colleagues about your gift, but will keep the gift amount private.

For more information, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Estate & Gift Planning

Norma Nichols, PhD named the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center as a beneficiary of her estate to establish the Norma Bird Nichols, PhD Fund for Innovative Clinical Research.
“While I may not see a cure in my lifetime, I know that research has come a long way. I hope my gift can help these scientists make more progress, faster."
—Norma Nichols

When you include a planned gift in your long-term estate or financial plans you help to reduce the burden of cancer for our future generations.

Sample Gift Intention Form 

Please notify us if you have already included the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center in your estate plans. We would like to sincerely thank you for your generosity.

For more information, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gifts of Insurance

A gift of your life insurance policy is an excellent way to make a gift to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.

To make a gift of life insurance, please contact your life insurance provider, request a beneficiary designation form from the insurer and include the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation as the beneficiary of your policy. Please note it is to support the UH Cancer Center.

Benefits:
• Receive a charitable income tax deduction
• If the policy is cashed in, you will be able to see firsthand how your gift supports our work

For more information, please contact Tawney Sablan, at (808) 356-5757, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Corporation and Foundation Gifts

Corporations and Foundations make great partners in the fight against cancer. Contact Tawney Sablan at (808) 356-5757 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to learn how your company or Foundation can make a difference.