On Mar. 30, 2017, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that the Bezos family had donated $35 million to the Hutch–the single largest philanthropic commitment to Fred Hutch in the center’s 41-year history.

In 2014, the Bezos family committed $20 million to support the development of novel cancer immunotherapies–the previous largest single contribution in the Hutch’s history, and in 2009, the Bezos family made a catalytic $10 million challenge gift to support immunotherapy research at the Hutch. That challenge was met within a year by a large community of donors inspired by both the Bezos familys philanthropic leadership and the promise of a new generation of cancer treatments that would be far safer and more effective for patients.

The Bezos family is offering this unprecedented gift to help Fred Hutch achieve its top strategic aim ― identifying and attracting more world-class talent to lead and propel the research priorities at the core of the Hutch’s new strategic plan.