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SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION (EIN 75-1835298)
Tax period
2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Filed
2024-12-23
IRS object ID
202443589349301124
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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MissionSUSAN G. KOMEN HAS AN UNMATCHED, COMPREHENSIVE 360-DEGREE APPROACH TO FIGHTING BREAST CANCER ACROSS ALL FRONTS AND SUPPORTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND IN COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. WE ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS, DRIVE RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE, OFFER DIRECT PATIENT SUPPORT AND EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION. KOMEN REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER TODAY, WHILE TIRELESSLY SEARCHING FOR TOMORROW'S CURES.MissionDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$67,162OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,934,186TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$16,441UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,810,332ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,332,694TotalAmt
Program Services$11,332,694ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,904,250TotalAmt
Program Services$10,904,250ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,000TotalAmt
Program Services$34,000ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,893,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,562,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$578,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$752,180FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,092,121TotalAmt
Program Services$20,068,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,318,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,704,699FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,535,444TotalAmt
Program Services$852,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$281,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$401,262FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,491,842TotalAmt
Program Services$1,909,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$745,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$837,204FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,662,153TotalAmt
Program Services$1,451,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$489,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$720,806FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,906TotalAmt
Program Services$89,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,554FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,958TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$365,958ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,990TotalAmt
Program Services$320,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,364,005TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,364,005FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,662,513TotalAmt
Program Services$4,023,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,430,231FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,567,602TotalAmt
Program Services$6,901,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,581,908FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,045,064TotalAmt
Program Services$838,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$633,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$572,618FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,106TotalAmt
Program Services$127,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,571FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,182,529TotalAmt
Program Services$795,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$273,859FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,887TotalAmt
Program Services$142,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,848FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,516,039TotalAmt
Program Services$1,332,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,275FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,874TotalAmt
Program Services$521,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSULT & PROF. FEES$6,531,076$5,680,362$385,934$464,780
EQUIP RENTAL & MAINT$3,626,315$2,443,185$315,841$867,289
MERCHANT SERVICES & BANK FEES$1,785,321$971,641$83,610$730,070
EVENT PRODUCTION$439,688$324,270$32,393$83,025

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,227TotalAmt
Program Services$505,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$237,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$272,447FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,489,604TotalAmt
Program Services$73,134,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,055,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,299,631FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,354,604TotalAmt
Program Services$24,397,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,947,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,008,791FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,205,049BOYAmt
EOY$16,541,435EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,405,966BOYAmt
EOY$15,796,832EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,380BOYAmt
EOY$15,990EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,613,365BOYAmt
EOY$2,007,298EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,740,860LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,095,444LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,353,535BOYAmt
EOY$3,645,416EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,281,787BOYAmt
EOY$114,278,903EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,470,000BOYAmt
EOY$33,480,000EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,254,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,373,671EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,631,082BOYAmt
EOY$188,139,545EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,306,708BOYAmt
EOY$6,826,023EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,366,811BOYAmt
EOY$51,574,727EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,699BOYAmt
EOY$235,995EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,957,218BOYAmt
EOY$58,636,745EOYAmt

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,243,927BOYAmt
EOY$88,459,438EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,429,937BOYAmt
EOY$41,043,362EOYAmt

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,673,864BOYAmt
EOY$129,502,800EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,631,082BOYAmt
EOY$188,139,545EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$8,555,418ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$7,977,937NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$145,786DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense-$375,019InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$635,650OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,972,314CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,983,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$99,456,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,805,407CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,107,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$420,325,028TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,972,314CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,983,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$99,456,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,805,407CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,107,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$420,325,028TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,442,764SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$407,882,264PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,928,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,217,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,156,360CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,438,781CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,830,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,572,074TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$16,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,441TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,442CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,758CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$182,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$442,096,108TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$66,875,475GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9226PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - 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;ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,317FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$20,317AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$300,673FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$300,673AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$320,990FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$320,990AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$99,112,711FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$99,112,711AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$99,433,701FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$99,433,701AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$1,000,000AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$250,000AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$172,474CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$204,997CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$293,520CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$320,990CurrentYearAmt
Total$991,981TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$386,160CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$26,906CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$15,803CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$20,317CurrentYearAmt
Total$449,186TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-A Lobbying ExpensesFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT ALL PEOPLE TOUCHED BY BREAST CANCER. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, KOMEN SUPPORTS LIMITED LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY SOLUTIONS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT KEY PATIENT PROTECTIONS, EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND FUND CRITICAL BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,612,548BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$133,367ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,029InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$145,372OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,626,572EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,346,868BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,279,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$7,607InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,713OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,612,548EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,342,173BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,613InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,918OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,346,868EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,337,562BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,279InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,668OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,342,173EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,333,603BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,803InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,844OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,337,562EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.276BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.718PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.006TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$83,890OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,461,620OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,204,979DepreciationAmt
Book Value$256,641BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,195,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,806,575DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,388,775BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,645,416TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPRIVATE EQUITY FUNDDesc
Book Value$33,480,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$33,480,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$144,909,786TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$7,977,937NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$34,337,005DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$35,677OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$42,350,619RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$102,559,167RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$375,019InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$375,019RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$102,934,186TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$145,080,850TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$34,191,217DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,679OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$34,226,896ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$110,853,954ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$635,650OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$635,650ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$111,489,604TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment fundsKOMEN HAS FIVE PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS: GOODMAN-BRINKER, FIRNBERG, TWO GENERAL ENDOWMENTS, AND A PERPETUAL TRUST. THE GOODMAN-BRINKER ENDOWMENT IS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, THE FIRNBERG ENDOWMENT IS FOR BREAST CANCER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AWARDS, THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT AND PERPETUAL TRUST'S EARNINGS ARE RESTRICTED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS ONE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteTHE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2024
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990PROGRAM COGS - 35677
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990PROGRAM COGS - 35677 ROUNDING - 2
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statementsRESCINDED GRANTS - 635650

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)01FundraisingFundraising Support$12,806
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)02GrantmakingResearch$34,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesLearning Mgmt System$17,175
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesMission Tool Development$30,375
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesLegal Services$21,897
North America (Canada & Mexico only)02Program ServicesMission Support$70,562
North America (Canada & Mexico only)01Program ServicesProfessional Membership$2,000
North America (Canada & Mexico only)01Program ServicesResearch$1,276
North America (Canada & Mexico only)01Program ServicesSoftware Licenses$17,270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees11SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee11TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$207,361SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$207,361TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Research$9,000Electronic Fund Transfer
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Research$6,000Electronic Fund Transfer
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Research$19,000Electronic Fund Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant fundsAS OUTLINED IN KOMEN'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS, ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS IN THE FORMAT REQUIRED BY KOMEN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN THE POLICIES AND ANY CHANGE REQUESTS THEY MAY HAVE FOR THEIR PROJECTS. ALL PROGRESS REPORTS AND REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED BY QUALIFIED STAFF. SEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV AND SCHEDULE O, PART IX, LINE 1 NARRATIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statementsEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY)-Accrual
Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statementsEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Event 360
55 E Jackson Blvd Suite 1010ChicagoIL60604Fundraising Consultantfalse$13,596,382$913,565$12,682,817
Revunami Inc
228 E 85th St Suite 9CNew YorkNY10028Marketing Consultantfalse$2,750-$2,750
RKD Group LLC
3400 Waterview Parkway Suite 250RichardsonTX75080Fundraising Consultantfalse$22,789,288$447,690$22,341,598
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$36,385,670TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,364,005TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$35,021,665TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event13 Day SeriesEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$13,596,382GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$13,356,356CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$240,026GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$12,326NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,507,548RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$498,621FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,473,590OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Race-Walk EventsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$19,656,596GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$18,623,129CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,033,467GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$417,598NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$299,252RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$330,283FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$16,767EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,367,772OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$2,093,577GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,723,165CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$370,412GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$47,857NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$143,907RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,992FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$25,104EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$668,107OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$35,346,555GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$33,702,650CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,643,905GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$477,781NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,950,707RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$831,896FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$41,871EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,509,469OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,811,724DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$7,167,819NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part II Net Income SummaryFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGross receipts are reduced by the amount of fundraising contributions, per IRS instructions. The contributions for fiscal year 2024 were $33.7 million.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (55 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Albert Einstein College of Med Yeshiva U
1300 Morris Park AvenueBelfer 1108BronxNY104611975131624225501(c)(3)$203,525Research
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
350 N Humphreys BlvdMemphisTN38120581544781501(c)(3)$93,730Patient Care
Baylor College Medicine
One Baylor Plaza BCM 206HoustonTX770303411741613878501(c)(3)$100,000Research
Baylor University
One Bear Place 97043WacoTX767987043741159753501(c)(3)$59,924Research
Boston University
580 Harrison Avenue 3-WBostonMA02118042103547501(c)(3)$179,998Research
Brigham and Womens Hospital
181 Longwood Avenue 5th FloorBostonMA02115042312909501(c)(3)$80,000Research
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid AvenueClevelandOH441067006341018992501(c)(3)$75,000Research
Columbia University Medical Center
722 West 168th Street 4th FloorNew YorkNY100270000135598093501(c)(3)$174,998Research
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street Mail Stop 439CBostonMA10032042263040501(c)(3)$105,000Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
450 Brookline Avenue BP 412BostonMA02115042263040501(c)(3)$772,553Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street Mail Stop 439CBostonMA022155450042263040501(c)(3)$774,685Research
Duke University Medical Center
PO Box 602651CharlotteNC02115560532129501(c)(3)$460,284Research
ECOG Research and Education Foundation
1818 Market StreetPhiladelphiaPA282602651391723095501(c)(3)$75,530Research
Emory University
1599 Clifton Road NE 4th FloorAtlantaGA19109580566256501(c)(3)$201,014Research
Eskenazi Health
720 Eskenazi Avenue 5th FloorIndianapolisIN303224250356005697501(c)(3)$100,000Patient Care
Houston Methodist Hospital
6445 Main Street OPC21-341HoustonTX46202870721923501(c)(3)$45,000Patient Care
Howard University
2041 Georgia Avenue NWWashingtonDC77030530204707501(c)(3)$48,750Patient Care
Indiana U (Indianapolis)
PO Box 66057IndianapolisIN20060356001673501(c)(3)$586,012Research
Indiana University (Indianapolis)
PO Box 66057IndianapolisIN462666057356001673501(c)(3)$436,311Research
Johns Hopkins University
1650 Orleans StreetBaltimoreMD462666057520595110501(c)(3)$625,000Research
Johns Hopkins U
1101 East 33rd Street Eastern C220BaltimoreMD21218520595110501(c)(3)$452,282Research
Leland Stanford Jr University
485 Broadway Mail Code 8838Redwood CityCA21231941156365501(c)(3)$108,914Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
160 Memorial DriveCambridgeMA21218042103594501(c)(3)$100,000Research
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Griffin Building Room 170 4500 SaJacksonvilleFL94063593337028501(c)(3)$34,288Research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr
633 Third Avenue 28th FloorNew YorkNY02139131924236501(c)(3)$240,063Research
Oregon Health & Science University
0690 SW BancroftPortlandOR32224931176109501(c)(3)$392,204Research
Parkland Foundation
2777 North Stemmons FreewayDallasTX10017752089180501(c)(3)$200,000Research
Providence Portland Medical Center
PO Box 13993PortlandOR97239930386906501(c)(3)$60,000Research
Regents of University of Michigan
Room 7110 CCGC Internal MedAnn ArborMI75207386006309501(c)(3)$75,000Research
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Elm Carlton StreetsBuffaloNY97213161391608501(c)(3)$150,000Research
Stanford University
PO Box 44253San FranciscoCA481091274941156365501(c)(3)$99,977Research
Temple University
10th Floor Wachman Hall 038-17PhiladelphiaPA14263231365971501(c)(3)$75,000Research
The Salk Institute
10010 North Torrey Pines RoadLa JollaCA941444253952160097501(c)(3)$75,000Research
The University of Chicago
970 East 58th Street 3rd FlChicagoIL19122362177139501(c)(3)$356,283Research
The University of Texas at Austin
300 W Dean Keeton A0900 BMC 2302AustinTX920371002746000203501(c)(3)$60,000Research
The Wistar Institute
3601 Spruce StreetPhiladelphiaPA60637236434390501(c)(3)$60,000Research
Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Drive Suite 2200 CBChapel HillNC78712566001393501(c)(3)$675,450Research
Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
PO Box 4390HoustonTX191044265746001118501(c)(3)$170,000Research
Universidad Central del Caribe
PO BOX 60327BayamonPR275991350660349669501(c)(3)$58,300Research
University of California at San Francis
3333 California St Suite 315San FranciscoCA772104390946036493501(c)(3)$259,998Research
University of Chicago
5801 S Ellis AveChicagoIL009606032362177139501(c)(3)$220,000Research
University of Houston
PO Box 988HoustonTX94118746001399501(c)(3)$35,984Research
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard MSN 1039Kansas CityKS60637481108830501(c)(3)$37,027Research
University of North Carolina
104 Airport Drive Suite 2200 CBChapel HillNC770010988566001393501(c)(3)$100,000Research
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street P-211 FranklinPhiladelphiaPA66160231352685501(c)(3)$510,750Research
University of Pittsburgh
3100 Cathedral of LearningPittsburghPA275999525250965591501(c)(3)$263,363Research
University of Utah
201 South Presidents Circle RoomSalt Lake CityUT191046205876000525501(c)(3)$102,196Research
University of Washington
3917 University Way NESeattleWA15260916001537501(c)(3)$50,000Research
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1440 Monroe StreetMadisonWI841129020396006492501(c)(3)$75,000Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallasTX98105746000203501(c)(3)$150,000Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dept AT 40303AtlantaGA53711620476822501(c)(3)$604,539Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
800 E Leigh St Suite 3100RichmondVA753909020546001758501(c)(3)$59,857Research
Washington University at St Louis Scho
660 S Euclid Ave Campus Box 8056St LouisMO311920303430653611501(c)(3)$249,286Research
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ
1300 York AvenueNew YorkNY232843039131623978501(c)(3)$100,000Research
Yale University
2 Whitney AvenueNew HavenCT63110060646973501(c)(3)$250,000Research
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org55Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Patient Care Assistance @ $50014151$7,075,500
Patient Care Assistance @ $7505105$3,828,750

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUSAN G. KOMEN'S (KOMEN) POLICIES FOR MANAGING GRANTS FROM THE TIME OF PRE-AWARD THROUGH CLOSEOUT ARE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE FLEXIBILITY WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THE REVIEW AND AWARD PROCESS. KOMEN REQUIRES ALL GRANTEES TO SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT, INCLUDING: PURPOSE, AMOUNT, BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS, DURATION, PAYMENT SCHEDULE, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AUDIT, AND EARLY TERMINATION RIGHTS. FOR RESEARCH GRANTS, SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT ARE MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT TERM BY A PH.D.-LEVEL RESEARCH GRANT MANAGER. FOR PATIENT CARE GRANTS, PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT ARE MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT TERM BY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS SERVING AS GRANT MANAGERS. AS OUTLINED IN KOMEN'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DETAILING PROGRESS TOWARD AIMS AND OBJECTIVES, MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, KEY DELIVERABLES AND CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED, WITH A FULL ACCOUNTING OF GRANT FUNDS EXPENDED (ACTUAL VERSUS BUDGETED EXPENSES) AND WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION OF EXPENSES. AS APPROPRIATE, THE GRANTS MANAGER MAY CONDUCT SITE VISITS WITH GRANTEES TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WORK AND ADDRESS ANY CHALLENGES IMPACTING THE FUNDED PROGRAM. ALL GRANT FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECT'S APPROVED BUDGET AND ARE DISBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE GRANT AGREEMENT. REQUESTS FOR CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OF THE FUNDED PROJECT OR BUDGET ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY KOMEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT. AS PART OF ITS OVERSIGHT PRACTICES, THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT MAY PROVIDE KOMEN WITH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE RIGHT TO REQUEST WITH REASONABLE PRIOR NOTICE TO THE GRANTEE: (1) ADDITIONAL PROGRESS AND/OR FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GRANTEE, (2) GRANTEE PARTICIPATION IN SITE VISITS, TELEPHONE CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, OR OTHER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND (3) WITH PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE, ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROJECT REPORTING PERIOD AND ASSOCIATED DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS AT ANY TIME DURING THE GRANT TERM. SEE SCHEDULE O, PART IX, LINE 1 NARRATIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Eunice Nakamura
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$258,384$0$28,284$0$1,609$0$17,509$0$6,683$0$312,469$0$0$0
Paula Schneider
President and CEO$644,982$0$283,820$0$7,898$0$16,851$0$23,717$0$977,268$0$0$0
Ria Williams
Chief Fin & Ops Officer$304,817$0$32,825$0$2,093$0$19,359$0$28,874$0$387,968$0$0$0
Catherine Olivieri
SVP, Human Resources$251,890$0$28,325$0$4,604$0$17,244$0$13,977$0$316,040$0$0$0
Sarah Rosales
VP, Corporate Partnerships$244,223$0$19,741$0$1,353$0$15,006$0$17,336$0$297,659$0$0$0
Victoria Smart
SVP, Mission$301,131$0$32,819$0$2,580$0$15,385$0$6,366$0$358,281$0$0$0
Kathryn Watt
VP, Marketing Strategy$218,547$0$14,831$0$1,308$0$0$0$8,628$0$243,314$0$0$0
Kim Sabelko
VP, Scientific Strategy & Programs$195,388$0$16,068$0$1,606$0$12,181$0$11,762$0$237,005$0$0$0
Kari Bodell
VP, Development Programs Strategy$222,752$0$17,551$0$1,442$0$13,520$0$2,406$0$257,671$0$0$0
Lori Maris
SVP, OPS SERVICES & SUPPORT$186,049$0$17,630$0$1,637$0$9,233$0$6,634$0$221,183$0$0$0
Catherine Stone
VP, Community Health$199,601$0$16,000$0$1,400$0$12,420$0$2,389$0$231,810$0$0$0
Rachel Davies
VP, Marketing & Communications$179,172$0$13,562$0$1,258$0$10,801$0$4,682$0$209,475$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution42ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$205,911NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Gift bags/Gift Cards56$192,628Market value
Yes (X)Event Supplies9$12,652Market value
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Form 990, Part I, Line 6 VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS 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 accomplishmentsSUSAN 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 CommitteeTHE 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 BEGUNTHE 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 bodyMANAGEMENT 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 policyKOMEN'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 publicKOMEN'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 1FOR 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 balancesRESCINDED GRANTS - 635650;