Charitable Giving

Medical research at the Institute is paid for, in part, by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies and foundations (Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, American Diabetes Foundation, American Heart Foundation, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation in Louisville, and the University of Louisville). However, these funds only cover part of the expense of clinical trials, and health insurance (including Medicare and Medicaid) often will not cover the cost of experimental therapies. To bridge this funding gap, and continue the progress toward a "cure" for many diseases, the Institute relies on generous donations from individuals, families, and charitable foundations.

You may give to the Institute for Cellular Therapeutics (ICT), to the University of Louisville, or directly to the research you are interested in helping fund:

To learn more about how to speed medical progress through charitable donations, please visit the National Foundation to Support Cell Transplant Research website at http://www.nfctr.org. You can also contact the Institute directly by calling 1-877-ILDSTAD (1-877-453-7823) or write to Dr. Ildstad at:

Suzanne T. Ildstad, M.D.
Director, Institute for Cellular Therapeutics
570 South Preston Street
Baxter Biomedical Research Building, Suite 404
Louisville, KY 40202-1760

We at ICT thank you sincerely for helping fund our progress in fighting diseases through the use of specially engineered bone marrow transplants.