Daniel V.T. Catenacci has volunteered his time and served on various Medical Advisory Committee Boards for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, including Debbie's Dream for Stomach Cancer Foundation (DDF), The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, the Esophageal Cancer Action Network (ECAN), and the Hope for Stomach Cancer Foundation. These foundations provide resources to patients, caregivers, and loved ones, promote early detection and prevention to the general and medical communities, and work to increase annual government research fund allocation for these gastrointestinal cancers. Recognizing his clinical, research, and philanthropic service to the gastroesophageal cancer community, he was awarded the Tree of Life Medical Award from Debbie's Dream Foundation (DDF) for stomach cancer in 2018.