Full disclosure: Cancer Gets Lost does not keep any proceeds from our charity auctions; 100% of all money raised in each auction is donated to a designated cancer charity. We fund Cancer Gets LOST ourselves, and oversee/manage it all unsalaried. Our fundraising charity auctions are an absolute labor of love! FJC* oversees all of the financials for our organization, and they manage our PayPal account.

{*CGL has non-profit, tax exempt status thanks to a fiscal sponsorship by FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. FJC is a public charity that provides management of charitable giving. FJC’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program (FSP) assists organizations like ours that have not yet received their 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS. The FSP enables FJC to serve as the fiscal sponsor for CGL, as we are too small to be fiscally viable to exist as an independent organization. Through the FSP, CGL receives FJC’s expertise and operates under their tax-exempt umbrella.}

As of now, since our first auction in 2012: CGL has raised and then donated $494,429.31 to myriad cancer charities!

CGL’s mission has always been to make an impactful difference in the lives of cancer patients (and their families) by raising significant amounts of money for various cancer charities every year via our live and online auctions of pop culture collectibles. We are able to do so thanks to the collective kindness of fans and TV & film cast/crew/creatives, because all auction items are donated!

2012

For CGL’s first major online charity auction, every winning bidder donated the money directly to the National Brain Tumor Society; 100% of the proceeds. We chose the NBTS in honor of Jo’s dear friend Jackie, who passed away in 2012.

Total donated: $59,217

2014

For CGL’s second major online charity auction, we donated 100% of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.

Total donated: $63,542.88

CGL also hosted a live charity auction at LOST 2014 in Hawaii, and we donated 100% of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.

Total donated: $10,372.19

2015

CGL hosted a small online charity auction and donated 100% of the proceeds to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.

Total donated: $400

2016

CGL hosted another small online charity auction and donated 100% of the proceeds to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.

Total donated: $2,584.24

For CGL’s third major online charity auction, we donated 100% of the net proceeds (every cent, after paying auction hosting & shipping vendors) to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.

Total donated: $65,000

2017

CGL hosted a live charity auction at Unity Days 2017 in Vancouver and donated 100% of the proceeds to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Total donated: $4,600

CGL also hosted a live charity auction at LOST 2017 in Hawaii and donated 100% of the proceeds to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Total donated: $6,000

2018

CGL hosted a live charity auction at Unity Days 2018 in Vancouver and donated 100% of the proceeds to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Total donated: $11,500

CGL hosted a small online charity auction, partnering with Conageddon, and donated 100% of the proceeds to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Total donated: $4,500

For CGL’s fourth major online charity auction in July, we donated 100% of the net proceeds (every cent, after paying auction hosting & shipping vendors) to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. We chose PanCAN in honor of Jo’s mother-in-law, who passed away in 2016 after bravely battling pancreatic cancer for several years.

Total donated: $55,000

2019

CGL hosted an online and live charity auction, partnering with Conageddon, and donated 100% of the proceeds to CURE Childhood Cancer.

Total donated: $15,500

CGL hosted an online charity auction featuring TV Writers Room Doodles, curated by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and donated 100% of the proceeds to The Pablove Foundation.

Total donated: $4,100

2020

For CGL’s fifth major online charity auction in February, we donated 100% of the proceeds to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We chose the LLS in honor of Jo’s father, who at the time was battling a rare blood cancer.

Total donated: $22,000

Because of the pandemic, we hosted a small online charity auction in May, 100% to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s Emergency COVID-19 Fund for childhood cancer patients & their families. In addition, we hosted a series of Instagram Live interviews with LOST cast and friends to celebrate the 10 year series finale anniversary, raising additional funds for ALSF during that time. All thanks to kind fans contributing not only to ALSF, but also The Actor’s Fund, the LA Food Bank and various food banks around the world!

Total donated: $5,625

2021

As you know, CGL’s co-founder Jared Wong is a proud member of the AAPI community. We could not sit idly by without doing our part to assist in the fight against the ongoing discrimination and disturbing violence toward Asian Americans. We wanted to be able to contribute in some way to the healing and community assistance, so CGL hosted a small online charity auction and donated 100% of the proceeds to Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

Total donated: $1,520

CGL hosted a small online charity auction, 100% to benefit the Breast Cancer Alliance, to honor the memory of our dear friend Jen Ozawa (who recently passed away after bravely battling cancer for many years). The final donation amount includes every cent raised in our auction plus several generous financial contributions!

Total donated: $5,050

2022

For CGL’s sixth major online charity auction in April, we donated 100% of the proceeds to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. We chose the CCA in honor of two friends that faced colon cancer with great strength, and are thankfully in remission now.

Total donated: $52,000

2023

For CGL’s seventh major online charity auction in April, we donated 100% of the proceeds to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.

Total donated: $32,000

2024

For CGL’s eighth major online charity auction, we hosted a LOST-focused auction in honor of the 20 year anniversary of the show’s debut, and donated 100% of the proceeds to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

Total donated: $60,000

CGL also hosted a smaller LOST online charity auction & 100% of the proceeds were donated directly to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

Total donated (including donations made outside of auction): $8,138

In addition, CGL hosted Live Charity Auctions at 2 Getting LOST documentary premiere screenings in Los Angeles and 3 premiere screenings in MA, raising over $8000 thanks to 5 very generous LOST fans! 100% of the proceeds were donated directly to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

Total donated: $8,680

*All of the above amounts reflect money raised in CGL auctions only. Once you factor in myriad donations from CGL supporters who are not interested in the auctions but want to kindly contribute to the cancer charities we support via our auctions - our fundraising total is just over $500,000. We are grateful beyond measure for every single person that has donated auction items or made financial contributions to any of the wonderful cancer charities we fundraise for. CGL exists and thrives because of the collective YOU.

Thank you, x108!