# Max Vincze Foundation

Source: https://onco.cc/institutions/max-vincze-foundation/  
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## TL;DR

A family foundation that funds research on NUT carcinoma and other rare cancers of adolescents and young adults.

## Summary

The Max Vincze Foundation was founded by Craig, Suzanne and Ben Vincze in memory of Max, who died of NUT carcinoma, and funds research on NUT carcinoma and other rare adolescent and young adult cancers, according to its home page. The page states that it completed a $100,000 gift to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for NUT carcinoma research in July 2023, and that since 2023 it has also supported NUT carcinoma research teams at UNC and Stanford and national and international NUT carcinoma symposiums. The IRS lists it in Reno, Nevada, with tax exemption from April 2022.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-05
- City: Reno, NV, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://maxvfound.org

## Notes

- The home page names UNC and Stanford research teams without naming the centre; linked to UNC Lineberger and Stanford Cancer Institute as the cancer centres of those universities.

## Sources

- Max Vincze Foundation home page: https://maxvfound.org/
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/873976351

## Connected records

- institutions: [Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/dana-farber/), [Rare Cancer Research Foundation](https://onco.cc/institutions/rare-cancer-research-foundation/), [Stanford Health Care / Stanford Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/stanford/), [UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/unc-lineberger/)
- cancers: [NUT carcinoma (midline carcinoma with NUTM1 rearrangement)](https://onco.cc/cancers/nut-carcinoma/)

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