Cancer Research Institute [visit web site] The Cancer Research Institute was founded over 50 years ago to study the immune system's ability to fight cancer. They have a car donation program which you can donate to via donateacar.com Donating a car, truck, boat, or camper to CRI is as easy as picking up the phone and calling 1-800-99-CANCER. Vehicle pickup is available in all 50 states and takes approximately five to seven days.