Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation

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Giving to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, providing care to more patients each year than any other facility in the region. Our mission is simple: to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through exceptional care delivered close to home. 

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation is dedicated to advancing our mission through raising funds for life-saving treatment, groundbreaking research, and compassionate patient support across the communities we serve. Through the generosity of donors and community partners, we empower innovation, expand outreach, and ensure that hope remains at the heart of everything we do. When you include Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation in your estate plan, your generosity ensures leading care and services for our patients and their families. Thank you for ensuring that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center can provide state-of-the-art treatments well into the future.

Planned & Endowed Giving: Lasting Impact 

When you give through the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation, you’re doing more than donating- you’re creating a legacy. We welcome planned gifts—including bequests, charitable trusts, and beneficiary designations—which allow individuals to make meaningful contributions that reflect their values and secure the future of cancer care for generations to come.  

We also offer opportunities to establish endowed gifts, providing permanent support for specific programs, services, or areas of research. These enduring contributions ensure sustained excellence and innovation in patient care, serving as a lasting tribute to the generosity of our donors. 

Whether you’re planning for the future or honoring someone special, our team is here to help structure a gift that matches your intentions and creates lasting impact. 

Lipsey Legacy Society

Anna B. LipseyThe Lipsey Legacy Society honors those who support Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation through a planned gift or endowed fund. Continuing the legacy of Anna B. Lipsey, one of the Cancer Center’s founders whose vision in the 1960s brought high-quality cancer care to our community – Society members ensure that her commitment to healing lives on. Their generosity fuels innovation, advances treatment and sustains state-of-the-art cancer care for generations to come.

Join us in shaping the future of cancer care, consider leaving your legacy today through the Lipsey Legacy Society.

For more information, contact Erin Oest-Larsen at elarsen@marybird.com.

We’re Here To Help

Whether you’re planning for the future or honoring a loved one, our Foundation team is here to help structure a gift that matches your intentions and creates lasting impact. 

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