Yawkey Foundation gives $30M to Dana-Farber for new cancer center

The Yawkey Foundation, founded by the late Tom and Jean Yawkey, former owners of the Boston Red Sox, has awarded $30 million to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the construction of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, a research and outpatient facility.

According to foundation officials, the $30 million award is the largest gift in its history and is the second-largest single gift made to Dana-Farber's fund-raising campaign, Mission Possible: The Dana-Farber Campaign to Conquer Cancer, which seeks to raise $1 billion.

The Mission Possible campaign is raising money to provide Dana-Farber scientists with the tools to further uncover the genetic and molecular basis of cancer, and translate those discoveries into new therapies. The $1 billion campaign will support four areas: research and care, technology, the proposed Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, and the Jimmy Fund and unrestricted funds.

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