Each year, Pasteurdon calls on the general public to make donations for the Institut Pasteur, a French foundation which is dedicated to medical research, in particular on cancers or Alzheimer’s.
The 19th edition of Pasteurdon will take place from October 8 to 12, 2025. The theme of the year is “The Boom of Cancers at all ages: explore the microbiota to better understand and prevent colorectal cancer”. Each year since 2006, Pasteurdon sensitizes and calls For biomedical research at the Pasteur Institute. The opportunity to share with the public the quality, diversity and advances in research carried out between the walls of the Pasteur Institute. It is also A donation appeal operation, essential for the financing of the work of researchers. This year, donations are used to combat emerging infectious diseases, cancer research and the study of neurodegenerative diseases and cerebral connectivity diseases.
What is Pasteuron?
Pasteurdon is carried out Each year in the fall since 2006. This is a Annual operation awareness andcall for donations for theInstitut Pasteur, International renowned biomedical research center founded by Louis Pasteur in 1888. “The Institut Pasteur has proudly bears the name of its founder, Louis Pasteur, and famous in 2022, the year of the bicentenary of his birth, man and the scientist while making the values he embodied to shine“, reports Dr. Jean-François Chambon, director of communication and scientific mediation of the Institut Pasteur. Pasteurdon is accompanied byA national advertising campaign To call on the generosity of the general public on the chains of the historical and TNT.
What are the pasteurdon sponsors?
In 2025, Julia Vignali and Kad Merad were the godmothers and sponsors of the Pasteur Institute. Several personalities have been sponsors and godmothers of Pasteurdon. Among them: Etienne Daho, Michel Delpech, Jane Birkin, Louis Chedid, Marc Levy, Sylvie Vartan, Sandrine Kiberlain. Since 2011 and until 2022, Alexandra Lamy was godmother of Pasteurdon And lent his voice and image to this united event. In 2019, she also confided in her role of godmother and her report to the medical world to the Journal des femmes santé.
It is possible to make a donation:
- On pasteurdon.fr
- By phone at 36 20 (say “pasteurdon”), free service
- By check to the order of Pasteurdon (to be sent to 25 rue du Dr Roux – 75015 Paris)
- By SMS by sending “don” to 92,112 to donate 20 euros.
- On smartphone, with Kwixo, the application that doubles your donation: 1 euro given + 1 euro paid by kwixo = 2 euros for the Institut Pasteur
Also share information on social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) With the hashtags #pasteurdon and #MetStablouse
What are Pasteurdon donations for?
Donations made during pasteurdon are used to finance the biomedical research of the Pasteur Institute. Among the research work of the Pasteur Institute:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cancer
- Genetic diseases
- Autism
- Emerging diseases …
Where to declare your donation to Pasteurdon for taxes?
The institute being a foundation of public utility, each of which is the subject ofa tax deduction. Individuals benefit from a tax reduction equal to 66% of the donation amount within the limit of 20% of their taxable income. For example, if your donation is 100 eurosyour tax deduction is 66 euros And so your donation really costs you 34 euros. Once the donation is done, the Pasteur Institute will send you your tax receipt, which will allow you to declare your donation to the tax administration.
- As part of a punctual giftyour tax receipt is sent to you by email or by post. It is also available in your donor space.
- As part of a regular direct debit donationan annual tax receipt is sent to you in the 1st quarter of the following year for your tax return.
Then, register the total amount of your annual donations for the benefit of the Pasteur Institute, or to all the associations you support, in The UF box During your statement income tax.
