V Foundation for Cancer Research

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cancer research organization charitable foundation nonprofit organization

The V Foundation for Cancer Research is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative cancer research and raising awareness, inspired by the legacy of basketball coach Jim Valvano.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
V Foundation for Cancer Research canonical	3
The V Foundation for Cancer Research	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12816250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: V Foundation for Cancer Research
Context triple: [ESPYS Awards, benefits, V Foundation for Cancer Research]

A. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is an international nonprofit biomedical research organization dedicated to understanding and developing treatments for cancer through cutting-edge scientific investigation.
B. Sidney Kimmel Foundation
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation is a philanthropic organization established by businessman Sidney Kimmel that is best known for funding cancer research and supporting education and the arts.
C. Kui Lee Cancer Fund
The Kui Lee Cancer Fund is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting cancer research and treatment in memory of Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kui Lee.
D. Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation
The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds collaborative, innovative biomedical research aimed at advancing the understanding and treatment of serious diseases.
E. Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
The Children’s Cancer Research Foundation was the original name of what is now the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a leading U.S. center for cancer treatment and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: V Foundation for Cancer Research
Target entity description: The V Foundation for Cancer Research is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative cancer research and raising awareness, inspired by the legacy of basketball coach Jim Valvano.

A. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is an international nonprofit biomedical research organization dedicated to understanding and developing treatments for cancer through cutting-edge scientific investigation.
B. Sidney Kimmel Foundation
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation is a philanthropic organization established by businessman Sidney Kimmel that is best known for funding cancer research and supporting education and the arts.
C. Kui Lee Cancer Fund
The Kui Lee Cancer Fund is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting cancer research and treatment in memory of Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kui Lee.
D. Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation
The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds collaborative, innovative biomedical research aimed at advancing the understanding and treatment of serious diseases.
E. Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
The Children’s Cancer Research Foundation was the original name of what is now the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a leading U.S. center for cancer treatment and research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cancer research organization ⓘ charitable foundation ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
areaServed	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America worldwide ⓘ
basedIn	Cary, North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Cary
beneficiary	cancer patients ⓘ cancer research institutions ⓘ cancer survivors ⓘ
charitableSector	health ⓘ medical research charities ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
field	oncology ⓘ
focus	cancer awareness ⓘ cancer research ⓘ
foundedBy	ESPN ⓘ Jim Valvano ⓘ
hasCause	cancer awareness ⓘ cancer prevention ⓘ cancer survivorship ⓘ cancer treatment ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.v.org/ ⓘ
hasProgram	research grant program ⓘ translational research grants ⓘ young investigator awards ⓘ
hasResearchFocus	basic cancer research ⓘ clinical cancer research ⓘ translational cancer research ⓘ
hasTagline	Victory Over Cancer ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Cary, North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Cary North Carolina ⓘ
inception	1993 ⓘ
industry	medical research ⓘ
inspiredBy	Jim Valvano ⓘ
knownFor	association with Jim Valvano’s ESPY speech ⓘ grantmaking for cancer research ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ
mission	to fund innovative cancer research ⓘ to raise awareness about cancer ⓘ
motto	Don’t Give Up . . . Don’t Ever Give Up! ⓘ
namedAfter	Jim Valvano ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	nonprofit ⓘ
organizes	awareness campaigns ⓘ fundraising campaigns ⓘ
partner	ESPN ⓘ
supports	cancer researchers ⓘ innovative cancer research projects ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ESPYS Awards → benefits → V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ

Jim Valvano → coFounderOf → V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ

Dickie V → affiliation → V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance → associatedWith → The V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ

linked to: V Foundation for Cancer Research

Lorraine Vitale → partnerInOrganization → The V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ