Basic Organization Information
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., National Office
- Also Known As:
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Komen for the Cure
- Physical Address:
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Dallas, TX
75244
- EIN:
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75-1835298
- Web URL:
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www.komen.org
- NTEE Category:
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G Disease, Disorders, Medical Disciplines
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G30 Cancer
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W Public, Society Benefit
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H Medical Research
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H30 Cancer Research
- Year Founded:
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1982
- Ruling Year:
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1992
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure(R) Series ($M) - $187
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Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day(R) Series ($M) - $90
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Cause Marketing, Fundraising, Direct Mail ($M) - $174
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Mission Statement
Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1.9 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
Expert Reviews
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has had a strong impact by bringing breast cancer issues to light and raising valuable funds for breast cancer research.
Impact Statement
Since 1982, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer – transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors. We are proud of our contribution to some real victories:
- More early detection – nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).
- More hope – the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).
- More research – the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982).
- More survivors – America’s 2.5 million breast cancers survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and science to save lives.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Ms. Nancy Goodman Brinker
Term:
Since
Dec
2009
Chief Executive Profile:
Nancy G. Brinker is regarded as the leader of the global breast cancer movement. Her journey began with a simple promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything possible to end the shame, pain, fear and hopelessness caused by this disease. In one generation, the organization that bears Susan’s name has changed the world.
Shortly after Susan’s death from breast cancer at the age of 36, Brinker founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in 1982. Brinker faced an immediate uphill battle: newspapers balked at printing the words “breast cancer,” no one talked openly about the disease, there were no 800-numbers, no internet and few, if any, support groups. Few treatment options existed for breast cancer patients and limited resources were committed to the disease. In a matter of years, Brinker broke the silence around breast cancer, and Komen for the Cure is now the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Today, the organization has invested more than $1.9 billion in breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
The year 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of my Promise to my sister, Susan G. Komen, to end breast cancer forever. Anniversaries are important events, a time to reflect and celebrate the past while recommitting to the future. The future is, of course, always our focus at Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Those of you who know us, however, know that we are never satisfied. As long as a woman or man faces breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be there to educate, advocate and invest in the research that will cure breast cancer and provide long-term solutions to even the most aggressive and lethal forms of the disease.
Our mission never changes — we will end breast cancer, forever. But our approach is taking on new dimensions and urgency as we face a growing global cancer tsunami. There are so many needs to be filled to address global issues, disparities for women of color, threats to cancer care access, and the still-elusive answers to the most difficult questions in cancer science.
Because anniversaries are a time to reflect, we can reflect positively in the successes of the past 30 years. At the same time, we will continue to push the envelope for innovation in science, and expand our reach to serve our family with the urgent needs of today. Our work requires us to once again dig deep within ourselves to take new approaches, invest in new science and find new sources of funding to fulfill our collective Promise to Suzy.
Officers for Fiscal Year
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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