coach Mike Krzyzewski In honor of its 30th anniversary, The V Foundation for Cancer Research launched a cancer awareness campaign this week featuring former Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

This charity's score is 99%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.

coach Jim Valvano The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer®.

In reality, New Era was nothing more than a Ponzi scheme that, at the time of its collapse, was considered the biggest financial scandal in the history of American charities. Victims lost $135 million to New Era over its five and a half years of operation.

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This charity's score is 99%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.

Since its formation in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $310 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research.

1 on Forbes' annual top charities list: Feeding America, the Chicago-based umbrella that helps supply a network of more than 200 U.S. regional and local food banks. It posted $4.06 billion in donations, a 47% increase in its two fiscal years overlapping the pandemic.

1. Bill Gates - $5 billion. Topping the list is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to back the grantmaker's work in global health, development, policy and advocacy, and US education.

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The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer®.