Please join the American Cancer Society (ACS) as we work to end cancer for everyone, everywhere, by contributing to our goal of raising $100,000 for Colorado Gives Day 2026! Join us in helping people stay well, get well, find cures, and fight back, because we won’t stop until cancer is no longer a threat to anyone, anywhere.
ACS in Colorado Communities
In 2025, the American Cancer Society:
Testimonials
We believe the impact of our work can be best understood through the words and stories of Colorado patients and caregivers who have relied on ACS programs during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
"Our patient has been unable to work since his cancer-related surgery in November 2024. Because he has been working as a rideshare driver, he is not eligible for short-term disability through his employer or the state of Colorado. Losing his income while sick has been very difficult and has impacted so many parts of his life. The gas cards we have provided through ACS have been lifesaving to help him travel to and from daily radiation treatment." - Cancer Center Social Worker
"Calling the American Cancer Society and requesting trips with the Road To Recovery program has been a blessing. We wouldn't have been able to get John to his brain cancer treatments without ACS's help. John retired from CDOT just before he was diagnosed, so now we are on a fixed income. Margaret, an ACS volunteer driver and our angel, has become a friend and made a huge impact on our quality of life. We are so fortunate to have the American Cancer Society and free rides to treatment." - Sandy, Caregiver
“Our stay at Hope Lodge was an incredible blessing to my whole family…To have been able to stay for free made the financial burden [of cancer treatment far from home] much less of a hardship. All the staff were wonderful and kind. Being able to cook our own food during our stay made it much more affordable and convenient. All the extra events from volunteers made the stay feel like home.” - Hope Lodge Guest from Colorado
The American Cancer Society's mission is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
This year, an estimated 30,160 Coloradans will hear the words, "You have cancer." For patients and families, that diagnosis can bring fear, uncertainty, and difficult decisions about treatment, finances, and caregiving.
For more than a century, the American Cancer Society has worked to ensure that no one faces that journey alone. When ACS was founded in 1913, a cancer diagnosis was often considered a death sentence. Today, there is more hope than ever before, thanks in part to decades of groundbreaking research, patient support services, advocacy, and community partnerships.
As the largest funder of cancer research outside the federal government, ACS has invested more than $5.7 billion in cancer research since 1946. Beyond research, ACS helps remove barriers to care by providing programs and services that patients rely on every day. Since launching transportation assistance in the 1960s and opening the first Hope Lodge in 1970, ACS has helped millions of patients access treatment, lodging, information, and support when they need it most.
Together with our supporters, volunteers, researchers, healthcare partners, and advocates, ACS has contributed to remarkable progress, including a 34% decline in the overall U.S. cancer death rate since 1991. This Colorado Gives Day, your generosity can help.
Organization name
American Cancer Society
other names
ACS
1913
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO Box 370207Denver County, CO, US
Weld County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US