Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 59,972,314 | 50,983,746 | 99,456,148 | 111,805,407 | 98,107,413 | 420,325,028 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 59,972,314 | 50,983,746 | 99,456,148 | 111,805,407 | 98,107,413 | 420,325,028 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 12,442,764 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 407,882,264 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 59,972,314 | 50,983,746 | 99,456,148 | 111,805,407 | 98,107,413 | 420,325,028 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,928,838 | 1,217,543 | 1,156,360 | 1,438,781 | 12,830,552 | 21,572,074 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 86,442 | 15,070 | 3,574 | 26,758 | 50,721 | 182,565 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 442,096,108 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 86442.0, COLUMN B - 15070.0, COLUMN C - 3574.0, COLUMN D - 26758.0, COLUMN E - 50721.0, COLUMN F - 182565.0; |
| Software ID: | 23017437 |
| Software Version: | 2023v5.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 VOLUNTEERS | VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, BUT THE GREATEST NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH THE MORE THAN PINK WALKS, RACE FOR THE CURE RUNS, THE SUSAN G. KOMEN 3 DAY SERIES, AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Program service accomplishments | SUSAN G. KOMEN'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES BY MEETING THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND INVESTING IN BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH TO PREVENT AND CURE BREAST CANCER. KOMEN TAKES A 360 DEGREE APPROACH TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER THROUGH: - RESEARCH, TO DRIVE BREAKTHROUGHS THAT WILL BRING US NEW KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCES IN CARE FOR ALL. -COMMUNITY HEALTH, TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION AND SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR BREAST HEALTH JOURNEY THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CHANGE. - AND PUBLIC POLICY, WHERE WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES TO CREATE SYSTEMIC AND LASTING CHANGES THAT WILL FUND AND FACILITATE RESEARCH AND ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN ON PATIENTS AND PROTECT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. KOMEN IS A LEADING GLOBAL BREAST CANCER ORGANIZATION, HAVING FUNDED MORE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH THAN ANY OTHER NONPROFIT OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WHILE PROVIDING REAL-TIME HELP TO THOSE FACING THE DISEASE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982, KOMEN HAS INVESTED OVER $1.1 BILLION IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH IN MORE THAN 2800 GRANTS AND MORE THAN 500 CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED BY THOUSANDS OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. KOMEN HAS ALSO PROVIDED OVER $3.3 BILLION IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOR PATIENT NAVIGATION, SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, EDUCATION, AND EMOTIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS SERVING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE AS WELL AS PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, EMPOWERING POLICYMAKERS WITH KNOWLEDGE TO ACT FOR LASTING, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. KOMEN WAS FOUNDED BY NANCY G. BRINKER, WHO PROMISED HER SISTER, SUSAN G. KOMEN, THAT SHE WOULD END THE DISEASE THAT CLAIMED SUZY'S LIFE. KOMEN REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER TODAY, WHILE TIRELESSLY SEARCHING FOR TOMORROW'S CURES. RESEARCH SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982, KOMEN'S RESEARCH INVESTMENTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MANY MAJOR ADVANCES IN BREAST CANCER SCIENCE. THE PROGRESS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT - TODAY, WE KNOW THAT BREAST CANCER IS MORE THAN A SINGLE DISEASE. WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETICS OF BREAST CANCER AND THE CRITICAL NEED TO TAILOR SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ADVANCES IN PRECISION MEDICINE. AND WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER CARE AND OUTCOMES AND HOW TO ADDRESS/ELIMINATE THEM, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL STEPS ON THE PATH TO HEALTH EQUITY. KOMEN'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES AND CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS THAT WILL DRIVE PROGRESS TOWARDS BREAST CANCER AND PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO PATIENTS. THE PATIENT VOICE IS CENTRAL TO OUR WORK AS WE ASK BIG QUESTIONS AND SEEK OUT THE ANSWERS THAT WILL SAVE LIVES AND END BREAST CANCER FOREVER. WE LEAN ON OUR SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND PATIENT INSIGHTS TO INFLUENCE THE STRATEGY, DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF RESEARCH; TO INVEST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE RESEARCH LEADERS, AND TO CONDUCT OUR OWN RESEARCH THAT'S ENGAGING DIVERSE, REAL-WORLD PEOPLE AS OUR PARTNERS IN RESEARCH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE BODY OF EVIDENCE ABOUT BREAST CANCER. WITH OUR OVER $1.1 BILLION RESEARCH INVESTMENT, KOMEN IS SUPPORTING LABORATORY RESEARCH, TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES, POPULATION SCIENCE AND CLINICAL TRIALS THAT ARE PAVING THE ROAD WITH SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES THAT ARE: - UNRAVELLING THE BIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCER, INCLUDING AGGRESSIVE & METASTATIC BREAST CANCERS - LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BREAST CANCER DRUGS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TESTS, - CHANGING THE STANDARD OF BREAST CANCER CARE AND -ADVANCING PERSONALIZED, PRECISION CARE FOCUSED ON THE PERSON AND THEIR BREAST CANCER PROVIDING NEW, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF THAT CARE. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR EVERYONE AND SAVE LIVES. KOMEN HAS HAD MORE THAN 4,100 RESEARCH DISCOVERIES THAT ARE MOVING US CLOSER TO THAT GOAL. THIS INCLUDES OVER 900 NEW DISCOVERIES FOCUSED ON METASTATIC BREAST CANCER, MORE THAN 1,800 POTENTIAL TREATMENTS AND NEARLY 600 NEW STRATEGIES TO ELIMINATE BREAST CANCER DISPARITIES. THEY INCLUDE ADVCANCES SUCH AS NEW BIOMARKERS, NEW DRUG TARGETS, NEW TREATMENTS, AND NEW HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TOOLS. IN PAVING THIS ROAD WITH SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, WE'RE ALSO PAVING IT WITH HOPE. THE HOPE THAT NEW WAYS TO DETECT, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, PREVENT AND, ULTIMATELY, CURE BREAST CANCER ARE AROUND THE CORNER AND THERE WHEN PEOPLE WITH BREAST CANCER NEED THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE LONGER, WITH IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. KOMEN'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE GUIDED BY MORE THAN 50 OF THE WORLD'S LEADERS IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, ONCOLOGY AND ADVOCACY. THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD ASSISTS KOMEN IN SETTING ITS RESEARCH STRATEGY AND PRIORITIZING ITS RESEARCH INVESTMENT. THE KOMEN SCHOLARS LEAD AND PARTICIPATE IN KOMEN'S WORLD-CLASS SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW PROCESS. OUR ADVOCATES IN SCIENCE BRING THE COLLECTIVE PATIENT VOICE TO KOMEN'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, EMPHASIZING URGENCY AND PATIENT IMPACT. TOGETHER, THIS EXCLUSIVE GROUP OF BREAST CANCER RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND ADVOCATES HELP GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK TO SAVE LIVES AND END BREAST CANCER. KOMEN'S TEAM OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHD-LEVEL EXPERTISE DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT KOMEN-LED, PATIENT CENTRIC RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS CREATED TO FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE SYSTEM AND DRIVE PROGRESS IN UNDERSTUDIED TOPICS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN BREAST CANCER. THE INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC) COLLABORATIVE, BIG DATA FOR BREAST CANCER (BD4BC) AND SHAREFORCURES ARE EXAMPLES OF THE INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL KOMEN-LED PROGRAMS ACTIVE IN FY24. INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC) COLLABORATIVE IN 2016, KOMEN PARTNERED WITH THE INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE MILBURN FOUNDATION TO LEAD THIS COLLABORATIVE GROUP FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING IBC RESEARCH AND IMPROVING CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH IBC, A DEADLY AND AGGRESSIVE FORM OF CANCER. KOMEN CONVENED PATIENT ADVOCATES, BREAST CANCER RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS TO REVIEW THE STATE OF IBC CARE AND RESEARCH GLOBALLY AND PROPOSE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TO MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD. THE OUTCOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WAS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR: THE FIELD NEEDS A FORMAL DEFINITION OF IBC. WITHOUT A CLEAR DEFINITION, BOTH PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH SUFFER. DIAGNOSIS REMAINS SUBJECTIVE AND TREATMENT VARIABLE. THE GOAL IS TO MOVE BEYOND THE SUBJECTIVE 'CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS' TO A SET OF SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND SCORING SYSTEM THAT WILL ADVANCE IBC RESEARCH AND FACILITATE THE DISCOVERIES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE CARE OF IBC PATIENTS. THE COLLABORATIVE PUBLISHED A PROPOSED DEFINITION OF IBC, BASED ON A REVIEW OF CLINICAL, AND PATHOLOGIC FEATURES IN 2022. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED SCORING SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BEING VALIDATED (A CRITICAL STEP FOR IT TO BE WIDELY ADOPTED) BY KOMEN-FUNDED RESEARCHERS AT TWO OF THE WORLD'S LEADING IBC CLINICS. IN FY24 KOMEN CREATED AN EASY-TO-USE IBC SCORING SYSTEM ONLINE TOOL TO HELP DOCTORS DIAGNOSE IBC ACCURATELY AND EARLIER. BIG DATA FOR BREAST CANCER KOMEN CONTINUES WORK ON THE BIG DATA FOR BREAST CANCER INITIATIVE, WHICH IS AIMED AT USING BIG DATA TO FUEL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND ACCELERATE THE DELIVERY OF EQUITABLE, PATIENT-FOCUSED CARE. KOMEN EMPOWERS BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO MAKE DATA SHARING UNDERSTANDABLE THROUGH THE BIG DATA FOR PATIENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WE ALSO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF INCORPORATING BIG DATA APPLICATIONS INTO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE THROUGH WORKING WITH PARTNERS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE. ADDITIONALLY, KOMEN SUPPORTS DATA SCIENCE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES AND SAVE LIVES, SUCH AS THE BREAST CANCER HACKATHON CHALLENGE AND KOMEN'S PEOPLE-POWERED BREAST CANCER RESEARCH REGISTRY, SHAREFORCURES. LAUNCHED IN JULY 2023, SHAREFORCURES BUILDS ON KOMEN'S COMMITMENT TO DELIVER THE PROMISE OF BIG DATA TO BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. THIS INVALUABLE BREAST CANCER REGISTRY LEVERAGES THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND KOMEN'S BROAD, NATIONAL REACH TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER WHILE PROVIDING A SAFE, SECURE PATHWAY FOR PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO SHARE THEIR HEALTH DATA AND PARTICIPATE IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. WITH THIS ROBUST DATA PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY PATIENTS, KOMEN WILL BREAK DOWN SILOS, FUEL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND ACCELERATE THE DELIVERY OF EQUITABLE, PATIENT-FOCUSED CARE. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED) | KOMEN ALSO AWARDS GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL SCIENTISTS, RESEARCH TEAMS, AND INSTITUTIONS THROUGH A FAIR, TRANSPARENT, RIGOROUS, AND COMPETITIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT ENSURES MAXIMUM IMPACT FOR OUR RESEARCH INVESTMENT. IN FY24, KOMEN AWARDED 32 GRANTS TO SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE, IMPACTFUL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. MOST OF THE GRANTS AWARDED THIS YEAR SUPPORT OUTSTANDING RESEARCH PROJECTS BEING CONDUCTED BY A DIVERSE GROUP OF EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO WILL MAKE BREAKTHROUGHS DISCOVERIES AND INNOVATIONS TO END BREAST CANCER. NEW IN FY24, THE SUSAN G. KOMEN CAREER TRANSITION AWARDS (CTA) AIM TO HELP OUTSTANDING SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND CLINICAL FELLOWS WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A MENTOR TO LAUNCH COMPETITIVE, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CAREERS IN BREAST CANCER. THE CTAS PROVIDE UP TO FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH FUNDING IN TWO PHASES: PHASE 1 SUPPORTS THE FINAL YEARS OF MENTORED, POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING AND PHASE 2 SUPPORTS THE INDEPENDENT BREAST CANCER-FOCUSED RESEARCH OF THE EARLY CAREER, TENURE-TRACK INVESTIGATORS. WITH THE ASPIRE GRANTS (A SUPPLEMENT TO PROMOTE INCLUSION FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE) KOMEN SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING ESTABLISHED BREAST CANCER SCIENTISTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR UP TO TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TRAINEES FROM COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY MINORITIZED AND MARGINALIZED IN RESEARC AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE RESEARCH WORKFORCE. LEADERSHIP GRANTS SUPPORT KOMEN SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS PURSUING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING, DETECTION, TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER, WITH A FOCUS ON CONQUERING METASTATIC BREAST CANCER, ADVANCING PRECISION MEDICINE AND ELIMINATING BREAST CANCER DISPARITIES. THIS YEAR OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO TWO OF THE HACKATHON PARTICIPANTS TO BUILD ON THE WORK THEY STARTED AT THE 2023 EVENT. THE 32 RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN FY24 ARE: CAREER TRANSITION AWARDS: MORIAH BELLISSIMO, PH.D., FROM VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WILL INVESTIGATE WHETHER SHORT PERIODS OF INTENSE EXERCISE CAN PREVENT HEART PROBLEMS FOR PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER. BY PARTICIPATING IN PHYSICAL EXERCISE DURING THEIR TREATMENT, THESE PATIENTS CAN PREVENT HEART PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY AND EXPERIENCE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE. KRISTEN BRANTLEY, PH.D., FROM DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, IS STUDYING HOW INHERITED GENE MUTATIONS AND TUMOR MUTATIONS IMPACT BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS IN YOUNG WOMEN. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCERS FOUND IN YOUNG WOMEN TO FURTHER PERSONALIZE THEIR TREATMENT AND MONITORING. DOUGLAS FOX, PH.D., FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, WILL STUDY HOW ETS PROTEINS CONTRIBUTE TO HORMONE THERAPY RESISTANCE IN HORMONE RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER. IF ETS PROTEINS ARE REQUIRED FOR HORMONE THERAPY RESISTANCE, NEW THERAPIES CAN BE DEVELOPED TO TARGET ETS PROTEINS AND RESTORE SENSITIVITY TO HORMONE THERAPY. SITING GAN, PH.D., FROM MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, WILL INVESTIGATE HOW METASTATIC BREAST TUMOR CELLS INTERACT WITH SURROUNDING BRAIN TISSUE TO PROMOTE BRAIN METASTASIS. THESE STUDIES WILL GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS FOR BREAST CANCER BRAIN METASTASIS. EMANUELA MARCHESE, PH.D., FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, WILL INVESTIGATE HOW THE IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN HELP PREVENT BREAST CANCER FROM FORMING IN BRCA MUTATION CARRIERS. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR BREAST CANCER PREVENTION WHICH CAN ULTIMATELY BENEFIT PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. JUN NISHIDA, PH.D., FROM DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, WILL STUDY HOW A PROTEIN IN BREAST CANCER CELLS CALLED KDM2A ALLOWS BREAST CANCER TO SURVIVE IN THE LOW-NUTRIENT ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRAIN. DR. NISHIDA PROPOSES THAT TARGETING KDM2A MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO TREAT BREAST CANCER BRAIN METASTASES. LONG NGUYEN, M.D., PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IS STUDYING HOW A PROTEIN CALLED BACH1 REDUCES THE RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TARGETING BACH1 CAN IMPROVE IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. PURAB PAL, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, WILL INVESTIGATE HOW A TYPE OF FAT MOLECULE CALLED CERAMIDES CAN SPECIFICALLY KILL HORMONE THERAPY-RESISTANT BREAST CANCER CELLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FIND A NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY FOR HORMONE THERAPY RESISTANT, HORMONE RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER. NOLAN PRIEDIGKEIT, M.D., PH.D., FROM DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, IS STUDYING THE ROLE OF MOLECULES CALLED FUSION RNAS IN METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. DR. PRIEDIGKEIT WILL TEST A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN TARGET FUSION RNAS AND USE THESE FUSION RNAS AS A TOOL TO KILL CANCER CELLS FROM WITHIN. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A BREAKTHROUGH FUSION RNA-BASED THERAPEUTIC FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED BREAST CANCER. YIFAN WANG, PH.D., FROM UT M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, WILL INVESTIGATE HOW ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, OR HOW CANCER CELLS REVEAL THEMSELVES TO IMMUNE CELLS, CAN BE ACTIVATED IN BREAST CANCER CELLS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY A NEW IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC STRATEGY FOR BREAST CANCER. ASPIRE GRANTS: ERAN ANDRECHEK, PH.D., FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT JESUS GARCIA-LERENA, WHO IS STUDYING THE ROLE OF A PROTEIN CALLED E2F5 IN BREAST CANCER METASTASIS TO THE LIVER AND LYMPH NODES. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS MECHANISM, WHICH COULD HELP UNCOVER POTENTIAL NEW THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER METASTASIS. PAULA BOS, PH.D., FROM THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT AILEN GARCIA-SANTILLAN, WHO IS STUDYING HOW IMMUNE CELLS AND NEURONS IN THE BRAIN IMPACT BREAST CANCER BRAIN METASTASIS. LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD HELP US FIND NEW WAYS TO TREAT BRAIN METASTASIS. EIDA CASTRO, PSY.D., M.SC., FROM PONCE MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION IN PUERTO RICO, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT LIANEL ROSARIO, WHO IS ADDRESSING THE LIMITED SOCIAL-SUPPORT SERVICES AND PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY MENTAL HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE FOR HISPANIC BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN PUERTO RICO. TOGETHER, THEY WILL CONDUCT A CLINICAL TRIAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER IMPROVING PATIENTS' ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE AFFECTS CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF STRESS, WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES. ISAAC CHAN, M.D., PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT ISABELLA TERRAZAS, WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF A TYPE OF IMMUNE CELLS CALLED NATURAL KILLER CELLS DURING IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT. FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL KILLER CELLS MAY PAVE THE WAY FOR DEVELOPING NEW BREAST CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPIES THAT TARGET NATURAL KILLER CELLS. SURANGANIE DHARMAWARDHANE, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AILED CRUZ-COLLAZO, PH.D., WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE NEW DRUG MBQ-167 AS A POTENTIAL THERAPY FOR TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER AND METASTASIS. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO PROVIDE PRECLINICAL DATA FOR THIS DRUG THAT LEADS TO THE INITIATION OF A PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATING ITS USE IN ADVANCED BREAST CANCERS. STEPHANIE FRALEY, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT MAYA ROWELL, WHO IS STUDYING HOW A PROTEIN FOUND OUTSIDE OF BREAST CANCER CELLS CALLED COL1 PROMOTES BREAST CANCER METASTASIS. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO PREVENT METASTASIS CAUSED BY COL1. AIMILIA GASTOUNIOTI, PH.D., AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEE JUANITA HERNANDEZ, PH.D., WHO IS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY BLACK WOMEN THAT ARE AT A HIGH AND LOW RISK FOR DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A BREAST CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO PERSONALIZE TREATMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY, REDUCE BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AMONG BLACK WOMEN. CHRISTY HAGAN, PH.D., FROM UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WILL SERVE AS MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR GRADUATE STUDENT JULIO TINOCO, WHO IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER TARGETING THE PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR CAN PREVENT SUPPRESSION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST TUMORS. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO UNCOVER A NEW WAY TO PREVENT AND TREAT PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED) | KEVIN JANES, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT CATALINA ALVAREZ YELA, WHO IS STUDYING HOW ERRORS IN THE CELL CYCLE OCCUR IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS THAT LEAD TO CHROMOSOMAL IMBALANCE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PROCESS AND IDENTIFY NEW THERAPIES THAT CAN REVERSE IT. ANNE MARIE MCCARTHY, PH.D., SC.M., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT MATTIA MAHMOUD WHO IS EVALUATING A NEW BIOMARKER ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST CANCER RISK CALLED BACKGROUND PARENCHYMAL ENHANCEMENT (BPE). BPE IS A PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN SOME WOMEN UNDERGO AN MRI SCAN, AND THIS STUDY WILL BE THE FIRST TO ASSESS BPE AS A BIOMARKER OF BREAST CANCER RISK IN BLACK WOMEN. HEATHER NEUMAN, M.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEE FAITH DICKERSON, PH.D., WHO IS DEVELOPING A CONVERSATION GUIDE FOR BREAST SURGEONS TO DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS WITH PATIENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE GOAL OF THIS GUIDE IS TO HELP SURGEONS BETTER SUPPORT PATIENTS' NEEDS AS THEY DISCUSS SURGICAL OPTIONS LIKE BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH THEM. JULIE PALMER, SC.D., FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER ETIENNE X. HOLDER, PH.D., WHO IS STUDYING HOW STRESS INDUCED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD A PERSON LIVES IN CAN IMPACT BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO UNDERSTAND WHY BLACK WOMEN FACE A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH BREAST CANCER MORTALITY RATE AND DETERMINE IF STRESS-REDUCING INTERVENTIONS CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES. WESTON PORTER, PH.D., FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT HANNAH CARTER, WHO IS STUDYING HOW A PROTEIN CALLED SIM2 REGULATES MITOCHONDRIA TO MAINTAIN THE METABOLISM OF ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCERS MAINTAIN THEIR METABOLIC STATE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERAPIES THAT WILL DISRUPT THEIR PROGRESSION AND KILL THEM. JEFF ROSEN, PH.D., FROM BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, WILL SERVE AS MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT ALEX SMITH, WHO IS STUDYING THE ROLE OF A TYPE OF IMMUNE CELL CALLED TUMOR-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO TARGET TUMOR-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. SOHAIL TAVAZOIE, M.D., PH.D., FROM THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW KING FAISAL YAMBIRE, PH.D., WHO IS STUDYING THE ROLE OF A NEWLY DISCOVERED TYPE OF RNA CALLED MITOCHONDRIAL TRNA IN BREAST CANCER METASTASIS. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY HOW MITOCHONDRIAL TRNAS IMPACT BREAST CANCER METASTASIS AND DETERMINE IF THEY COULD BE EFFECTIVE TARGETS FOR NEW BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS. HAI WANG, PH.D., FROM ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT CHEYENNE ERNST, WHO IS STUDYING HOW BREAST CANCER CELLS CHANGE THEIR METABOLISM TO ADAPT TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT DURING METASTASIS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE BONE. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO BLOCK THIS ADAPTATION TO PREVENT BONE METASTASIS. ALANA WELM, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WILL SERVE AS THE MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TO SUPPORT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW ZANNEL BLANCHARD, PH.D., WHO IS STUDYING HOW BREAST CANCER EVOLVES IN RESPONSE TO TREATMENT. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CERTAIN FACTORS MAKE BREAST CANCER MORE RESISTANT TO TREATMENT. LEADERSHIP GRANTS: KOMEN SCHOLAR LISA COUSSENS, PH.D., OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, WILL INVESTIGATE NEW WAYS OF USING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ATTACK BREAST CANCER CELLS. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO APPLY IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENTS TO MORE PATIENTS, AS NOT ALL PEOPLE WITH BREAST CANCER BENEFIT FROM CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IMMUNOTHERAPIES. KOMEN SCHOLAR CHRISTINA CURTIS, PH.D., OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY, WILL USE ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES TO EXPLAIN HOW A BREAST TUMOR'S SURROUNDINGS IMPACT ITS PROGRESSION IN HIGH-RISK, EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF RECURRENCE FOR THE 20-30% OF PATIENTS WHO DIE OF RECURRENT BREAST CANCER. KOMEN SCHOLAR MELISSA TROESTER, PH.D., FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, WILL EVALUATE TUMOR AND DNA SAMPLES FROM THE CAROLINA BREAST CANCER STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW THE COMPOSITION OF IMMUNE CELLS DIFFERS BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WHITE WOMEN. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW VARIATIONS WITHIN THE TUMORS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTES TO RACIAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES AND RECURRENCE. OPPORTUNITY GRANTS: XIN LU, PH.D., OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, WILL DEVELOP A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF BREAST CANCER TUMOR METABOLISM TO IDENTIFY MOLECULES THAT REGULATE A SPECIFIC POPULATION OF IMMUNE CELLS, WHICH ARE ONLY EXPRESSED IN TUMORS AND ARE KNOWN TO DRIVE DISEASE PROGRESSION. IDENTIFIED MOLECULES WILL BE TESTED IN CELL LINES AND ANIMAL MODELS AS POTENTIAL NEW IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC TARGETS. HARIKRISHNA NAKSHATRI, PH.D., FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY, WILL DETERMINE THE FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF TWO NEWLY IDENTIFIED MOLECULES THAT ACCOMPANY A COMMON MUTATION IN BREAST CANCER AND MAY WORK TOGETHER TO DRIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER. COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL MOLECULES AND THEIR POTENTIAL AS NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS. EDUCATION KOMEN IS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF BREAST CANCER INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER. OUR WEBSITE, KOMEN.ORG, PROVIDES CURRENT, SAFE, ACCURATE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT BREAST CANCER, BASED ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. CONTENT IS OFFERED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS INCLUDING INTERACTIVE VIDEO USING ANIMATION AND VOICEOVER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, INTERACTIVE 3D MODELS, ILLUSTRATIONS, CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND SHORT VIDEOS TO MEET THE LEARNING PREFERENCES AND NEEDS OF OUR WEB VISITORS. THE ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND PORTIONS OF THE PATIENT & CAREGIVER SECTIONS OF KOMEN'S WEBSITE, CO-DEVELOPED WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY AND DANA-FARBER/HARVARD CANCER CENTER STAFF, RECEIVED MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION USERS DURING FY24. WHETHER A NEW THERAPY OR TEST BECOMES PART OF THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR BREAST CANCER DEPENDS LARGELY ON CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS. KOMEN USED THE CLINICAL TRIALS EDUCATION INITIATIVE ON KOMEN.ORG TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL TRIALS AND THE NEED FOR DIVERSITY OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM POPULATIONS UNDER- REPRESENTED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES, AND TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION ON TRIALS AND RESOURCES, WITH PERSONALIZED SUPPORT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE KOMEN BREAST CARE HELPLINE. THE RESOURCES HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING TRIAL PARTICIPATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO RAISES AWARENESS OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRIALS, INCLUDING TRIALS SUPPORTED BY KOMEN FOCUSED ON RISK, SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION, TREATMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND SURVIVORSHIP. KOMEN ALSO PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED, EASY-TO-READ EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN DOWNLOADABLE FORMATS ON KOMEN.ORG. EXAMPLES OF KOMEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDE: A) BREAST SELF-AWARENESS MESSAGE RESOURCES IN MORE THAN 40 LANGUAGES, B) BREAST CANCER SPECIFIC BROCHURES AND FACT SHEETS, AND C) BOOKLETS WITH SUPPORT INFORMATION FOR SURVIVORS AND CO-SURVIVORS. IN ADDITION, IN FY24 KOMEN CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (MBC) COMMUNITY BY HOSTING 12 VIRTUAL EVENTS THROUGH THE MBC IMPACT SERIES. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED PEOPLE LIVING WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AND THEIR LOVED ONES A SAFE, COLLABORATIVE SPACE TO GATHER INFORMATION AND DISCOVER PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS FOR IMPROVED PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. WE OFFER ON-DEMAND VIDEOS OF THESE EVENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND LIVE. THE MBC IMPACT SERIES ALSO OFFERS REGULAR NEWSLETTERS AND QUARTERLY WELLNESS WEDNESDAY VIDEOS FOCUSED ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND OVERALL WELLNESS TOPICS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED) | PATIENT SUPPORT KOMEN IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING BREAST HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ENSURING ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGH-QUALITY CARE THEY NEED. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WE HAVE HELPED REMOVE FINANCIAL, GEOGRAPHIC, AND CULTURAL BARRIERS TO CARE, AND WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OUR PATIENT CARE MODEL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS TODAY. THE KOMEN PATIENT CARE CENTER (PCC) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED, DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND SUPPORT ACROSS THE BREAST HEALTH CONTINUUM THROUGH A NATIONAL TELEHEALTH MODEL. KOMEN'S TEAM OF PATIENT NAVIGATORS ARE THE ENGINE BEHIND OUR PATIENT CARE CENTER. OUR PATIENT NAVIGATORS, WHO ARE INFORMED BY EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS, HELP BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO CARE BY GUIDING PATIENTS THROUGH NUMEROUS DECISIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. THEY STAY WITH PATIENTS FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED, FROM DAYS TO MONTHS, ENSURING ALL PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND CARE THEY NEED. ACCESSED THROUGH THE KOMEN BREAST CARE HELPLINE, THE PCC PROVIDED NEARLY 53,000 SERVICES TO OVER 38,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR, INCLUDING: PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. HELP WITH UNDERSTANDING A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. ANOTHER IMPORTANT TOOL FOR KOMEN'S NAVIGATORS IS THE KOMEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (KFA), WHICH ADDRESSES FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CARE. WHILE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND MEDICAL CARE ARE THE PRIMARY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST CANCER, THERE ARE OTHER COSTS OF DAILY LIVING THAT MAY PREVENT BREAST CANCER PATIENTS FROM COMPLETING TREATMENT. THE KFA HELPS INDIVIDUALS IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT OR THOSE LIVING WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (MBC), WHO HAVE AN ANNUAL INCOME AT OR BELOW 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, PAY FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC NEEDS LIKE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, GROCERIES, MEDICATIONS, CHILDCARE AND MORE. OVER 19,000 PEOPLE WERE SUPPORTED WITH NEARLY $11 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH KFA THIS YEAR. BY COVERING NECESSARY OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS, THE KFA INCREASES THE CHANCES THAT PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR CARE, THEREBY DRIVING BETTER OUTCOMES. THE KOMEN PCC TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 50 HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE AS DIVERSE AS THOSE WE SERVE. OUR CARING AND COMPASSIONATE TEAM INCLUDES NAVIGATORS WITH SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE, BILINGUAL SPECIALISTS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE'S HEALTH CARE JOURNEY IS UNIQUE, THUS PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED CARE TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR EACH PERSON. KOMEN'S PCC MAKES CERTAIN THAT NO ONE FACES BREAST CANCER ALONE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING BREAST HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS BY MEETING PATIENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND HELPING THEM ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY BREAST CARE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE AND FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED IT. PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY SUSAN G. KOMEN IS THE NONPARTISANVOICE for over 4 MILLION BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, individuals LIVING WITH THE DISEASE and their supporters across the United. KOMEN WORKS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES SO THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO BECOME FORCEFUL ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEN UNITES THEIR COLLECTIVE VOICES FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT. THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF KOMEN'S MISSION, TO END BREAST CANCER FOREVER, THROUGH SOUND PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY COUPLED WITH SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO CARE. THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY IS THE DRIVING FORCE THAT ENSURES THE VOICE OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY ARE HEARD BY POLICYMAKERS ON LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. KOMEN BELIEVES THAT ONLY THROUGH INFORMED GOVERNMENT ACTION CAN BROAD, SYSTEMIC AND LASTING CHANGES BE MADE TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY ARE MET. KOMEN'S 2023-2024 POLICY AND ADVOCACY PRIORITIES INCLUDED: ACCELERATING RESEARCH BY SUPPORTING INCREASED STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND INCREASED CLINICAL TRIAL DIVERSITY; EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL PATIENT POPULATIONS; SUPPORTING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S (CDC) NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (NBCCEDP); ADVOCATING FOR STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES TO REMOVE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT INCLUDING THOSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ORAL PARITY, PREVENT STEP THERAPY PROTOCOLS; AND ELIMINATE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL BREAST IMAGING. IN ADDITION TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL WORK ON OUR POLICY AND ADVOCACY PRIORITIES, KOMEN ALSO ENGAGED ON ISSUES RELATED TO CUSTOM BREAST PROTHESES, GENETIC AND GENOMIC TESTING, LYMPHEDEMA, MEDICARE WAITING PERIODS, PALLIATIVE CARE, SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING AND SURVIVORSHIP. KOMEN DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO ENCOURAGE LAWMAKERS AND AGENCY OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WOULD ADVANCE OUR PRIORITY ISSUES. KOMEN CONTINUED TO RECRUIT AND ENGAGE ADVOCATES TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN ITS GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY NETWORK. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Executive Committee | THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF A MINIMUM OF FIVE MEMBERS INCLUDING THE BOARD CHAIR, THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST EITHER BE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE BYLAWS PROVIDE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO: (A) APPOINT MEMBERS TO NON-STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND NAME CHAIRS OF SUCH COMMITTEES; (B) AUTHORIZE UNBUDGETED DISBURSEMENTS BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (C) EMPLOY AGENTS; AND (D) CARRY INTO EXECUTION SUCH OTHER MEASURES AS IT DETERMINES WILL PROMOTE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE ALSO MAY EXERCISE, WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS SUCH AS REPEALING ANY BOARD RESOLUTIONS, AMENDING THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OR BYLAWS, OR MERGING OR DISSOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. THIS DELEGATION DOES NOT RELIEVE THE BOARD OF ANY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IMPOSED BY LAW, AND THE COMMITTEE ENDEAVORS TO LIMIT ITS EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY TO TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 OFFICES & POSITIONS FOR WHICH PROCESS WAS USED, & YEAR PROCESS WAS BEGUN | THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSISTS THE BOARD IN OVERSEEING COMPENSATION POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICERS, DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES; GRANTING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION LEVELS WITHIN AN APPROVED RANGE; AND ANY INCENTIVE/BONUS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, IF APPROVED. THE CURRENT POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN 2010 AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. A FORMAL COMPENSATION POLICY GOVERNS PAY PRACTICES. PERIODICALLY, ALL POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED AGAINST EXTERNAL MARKET DATA BY ENGAGING INDEPENDENT EXPERTS OR ACQUIRING UPDATED MARKET DATA TO CONDUCT THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS. COMPENSATION IS THEN BASED UPON COMPARABLE MARKET RATES OF PAY WITH CONSIDERATION FOR INTERNAL EQUITY AND THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION. BENCHMARKING WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ALL EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS' COMPENSATION TO EXTERNAL MARKET DATA IN 2023, TO ENSURE MARKET ALIGNMENT. KOMEN PROVIDES SALARY INCREASES, PROMOTIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, VETERAN STATUS OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | MANAGEMENT PREPARES THE MATERIALS FOR THE FORM 990, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AND REVIEW BY EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS. SENIOR LEVEL MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 FOR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | KOMEN'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES EVERY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, COMMITTEE MEMBER, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, EMPLOYEE, AND VOLUNTEER TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IT ALSO REQUIRES THESE PERSONS TO REPORT ANY ACTUAL AND/OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE AND/OR INTERNAL AUDIT, AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FURTHER, KOMEN REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSE ANY ADDITIONAL ACTUAL/POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES, AND REVIEWS ALL REPORTED ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE RELATED ACTION TO ADDRESS THEM. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | KOMEN'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FORM 990 ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. FORM 1023 AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT PUBLISHED ONLINE BUT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 1 | FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, SUSAN G. KOMEN HAS WORKED TO FULFILL ITS VISION OF CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT BREAST CANCER THROUGH ITS MISSION OF SAVING LIVES BY MEETING THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND INVESTING IN BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH TO BETTER DETECT, PREVENT, TREAT BREAST CANCERS. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, KOMEN CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT A SERIES OF CHANGES BEGUN IN 2020 TO STRENGTHEN ITS FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL POSITION IN RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. KOMEN HAS NEARLY COMPLETED THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL OPERATIONS OF ITS INDEPENDENT AFFILIATES INTO ITS HEADQUARTERS ORGANIZATION, RESULTING IN A SINGLE ORGANIZATION. THIS CONSOLIDATION IS ENABLING KOMEN TO LEVERAGE THE COMBINED EXPERTISE OF ITS MISSION LEADERS TO DELIVER A UNITED MISSION PROGRAM, UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AS A KEY DRIVER TO CONNECT TO PEOPLE WHO NEED TO ACCESS CARE WHERE THEY ARE AND TO HELP IMPROVE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS RESULTED IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES. CENTRAL TO KOMEN'S VISION IS A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH. KOMEN REMAINED COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN RESEARCH CENTERED ON THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AND UNDERSTANDING AND ELIMINATING DISAPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE PATIENTS. DESPITE THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND CHALLENGING FUNDRAISING ENVIRONMENT, KOMEN AWARDED $40 MILLION IN NEW RESEARCH AWARDS OVER THE PAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN RESEARCH INTO NEW TREATMENTS, KOMEN SUPPORTS PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING BREAST CANCER TODAY THROUGH A GROWING SUITE OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH ITS TREATMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE TO HELP PAY FOR EXPENSES THAT MAY SERVE AS A BARRIER TO ATTAINING THE CARE NEEDED TO SURVIVE, SUCH AS CO-PAYS, TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE OR RENT. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | RESCINDED GRANTS - 635650; |
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