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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 Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ranked number one in a recent Harris Interactive poll as the most valued non-profit brand and the charity people are most likely to donate money to. Additionally, Komen for the Cure ranked second on the 2010 list of the nation’s most trusted charities. Thank you to all who help us daily in the fight to end breast cancer!
Where does your money go?
The Memphis-MidSouth Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is dedicated to combating breast cancer at every front. Up to 75 percent of the Affiliate’s net income goes toward funding grants to local hospitals and community organizations that provide breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for medically underserved women. The remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the national Komen Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.
The Komen Memphis-MidSouth Affiliate’s services area covers all of Shelby, Desoto, Tunica, Tipton, and Fayette counties . Thanks to the thousands of people who participant in the Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure® and other Affiliate events each year, dedicated corporate partners and generous donors, Komen Memphis-MidSouth is playing a vital role in fighting breast cancer in our community.
Determined to save lives and end breast cancer forever, the Memphis-MidSouth Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded grants totaling $6,872,791 since our inception in 1993 through September 2011 (click here for the full list). These grants were awarded to programs providing breast cancer services right here in the Midsouth.
Our Grants Committee is hard at work right now determining the best use of your dollars. Our goal is to provide screening, mammograms, diagnostics and education in our community.
The Memphis-MidSouth Affiliate has invested over $1,500,000 in Breast Cancer Research. In January we contributed $265,000 of your dollars to Breast Cancer Research. You are Making an Impact on the fight against breast cancer and the search for a vaccine.
Click Here for a list of all National Research Grantees
To be eligible to apply for a Komen Community-Based Grant, your organization must be:
- A federally tax-exempt entity — nonprofit organization, government agency, educational institution or Indian tribe.
- Located in the specified affiliate service area.
- Provide breast health or breast cancer screening, treatment, education or outreach
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