Help Us Find a Cure

You Can Make a Donation Online…

…Or by Check

Checks can be mailed to:

UMass Medical School

Office of Advancement

c/o Kim Canty

333 South St.

Shrewsbury, MA  01545

Checks should be made payable to UMass Medical School. Please indicate in the memo section that the donation is for the Jake Kennedy ALS Fund. 

Many employers will match employee charitable contributions, which can double the impact of your gift. If giving online, please check the appropriate box on the form. If sending in a check, please include a completed matching gift form from your Human Resources Department.

The Tax ID for the Jake Kennedy ALS Fund is 04-3108190.


About the Jake Kennedy ALS Fund

The Kennedy family through partnership with the ALS Center at UMass Medical School has established the Jake Kennedy ALS Fund. The fund will support the promising ALS related research underway at UMass Medical School.

Jake Kennedy and his family have been bringing comfort and joy to Boston area families experiencing homelessness and poverty through the Christmas in the City organization since 1989.  Join Jake, Sparky and the Kennedy family in finding a cure for ALS.