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National Spotlight
Who are you running for? - Join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon through Marathon for the Cure™
Rally for the Cure - Golf, tennis, dinner events and so much more...
A brand to trust - We are honored that in the Harris Interactive EquiTrend® study released in 2011, that Susan G. Komen ranked among the top two nonprofit brands in equity and as a charity people are most likely to donate to. Komen also ranked in the top 10 of the nation’s most trusted nonprofits. This marks the second consecutive year that Komen received top rankings in these categories.
Grants
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest breast cancer organization, awarded more than $100 million in research grants last year, representing the largest single-year investment in research in the organization's 26-year history and a 30 percent increase over the previous year’s award total of $77 million. The 2011 grants slate moves Komen for the Cure® closer to accomplishing its goal of investing another $2 billion in breast cancer research and community health programs by 2017.
Here in Minnesota, up to 75 percent of the funds donated remain here in Minnesota to cover every step of the breast health journey - from education, outreach, mammograms and diagnostics, to surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and material and financial support like meals, mortgage payments, child care, prosthetics and wigs. The remaining 25 percent of each dollar donated funds international research. In fact, next to the U.S. government, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the largest funder of breast cancer research in the world. A Komen grant has touched every major breast cancer breakthrough of the past 29 years.
Community Grants
The Community Profile is a needs assessment document that provides an overview of Komen’s grant-making priorities and the breast health needs in our service area.
Research Grants
25 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate supports the national Komen for the Cure Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world.
