What is the Tri-State Research Fund?

The Tri-State Research Fund will raise critical dollars restricted to cancer research grants existing in Ohio, West Virginia, and Northern Kentucky.

Mission of the Tri-State Cancer Research Fund

The American Cancer Society ends up annually with more grants approved than our budget can support. The mission of the Tri-State Research Fund is to ensure no research, approved by ACS, goes unfunded. There will be an added emphasis with this established fund to support Health Equity-based research and enhance diversity in cancer research. The next breakthrough in cancer research could be in this pool of scientists that our budget cannot currently support.

How will funds be raised?

All funds donated during the Raise the Paddle portion of our Akron-Canton Golf Classic will be restricted to this fund.

The American Cancer Society currently supports over 700 active research grants, with more than $400 million in investments from cancer. Still, there are many meritorious research projects that cannot start without additional funding.

You can help end cancer. Your generous support of our Tri-State Research Fund could lead to the next big discovery in cancer research.