Breastcancer.org
Annual Impact Report
June 2024 - May 2025
Guests enjoying the Women in Media and Marketing Awards Luncheon.
Celebrating 25 Years of Empowering People With Breast Cancer
Twenty-five years ago, we set out to create something that didn't exist — a trusted, comprehensive resource where people facing breast cancer could find expert medical information, connect with others facing similar experiences, and feel empowered to make informed decisions about their care. What began as a vision to fill critical gaps in patient education and support has grown into a global lifeline that millions of people depend on during their most challenging times.
Our reach has expanded far beyond what we ever imagined possible, touching lives around the world, yet our vision remains unwavering: to transform lives through compassionate, personalized breast cancer care. Building on our legacy of medical expertise, global reach, and the trust of millions, we're shaping a future where every person impacted by breast cancer receives the best care and support they deserve.
As we celebrate the remarkable milestone of our 25th anniversary, we reflect on the power of community — the patients and caregivers who share their stories, the medical experts who contribute their knowledge, the advocates who amplify critical voices, the extraordinary Breastcancer.org team members who transform our vision into reality, and the generous donors and partners who make our work possible.
Together, we've transformed how people navigate breast cancer and have helped protect their precious lives. We are so grateful to you all.
250 Million People Reached Over 25 Years
Marisa C. Weiss, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Founder
Hope Wohl
Chief Executive Officer
Learn
We're helping people learn about screening and detection, signs and symptoms, testing, side effects, treatment options and adherence, and survivorship planning in both English and Spanish.
Connect
Through high-touch human experiences, we're creating a strong support system that helps people feel less isolated and more empowered to manage their breast cancer journey.
Share
We're lifting and amplifying patient and caregiver voices to help improve treatment and quality of life and advance the care of breast cancer.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Tools To Help Manage Treatment Side Effects
In 2024, more than 1,400 people took part in our insights survey, helping us shed light on the often-overlooked challenges of breast cancer treatment, from the widespread impact of physical and cognitive side effects to critical gaps in long-term care discussions and support. Our findings underscore the urgent need for better communication, more referrals to specialists, and trusted resources like Breastcancer.org to ensure patients feel informed, supported, and empowered throughout their care.
"I've learned so much about the various treatments and the side effects of those treatments. This knowledge will inform my treatment decisions."
— Mary Jane, Breastcancer.org community member
Our four-part special series takes additional steps to help people better understand, anticipate, and manage treatment side effects.
Experts shared what to expect and how to prepare for short- and long-term side effects at our webinar on managing chemo side effects.
Certified cancer trainer Sami Mansfield demonstrates exercises to help reduce side effects in a series of short videos.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Breast Cancer News Hub Helps Combat Misinformation
We launched a new breast cancer news hub to cover current news, events, research, and policies related to breast cancer and breast health. People can find trustworthy information on topics spanning from day-to-day issues to public health policy. Our news hub combats misinformation and brings Breastcancer.org's award-winning expert reporting to current events and breast cancer trends.
"The news this year has been a little overwhelming — there has just been so much of it. And so many of the changes directly affect breast cancer care, from clinical trials shutting down to insurance coverage changing to community health centers losing funding. But what does it actually mean for you? Even our experienced reporters were struggling to keep up, so we knew we had to help our readers make sense of it. Our news coverage takes the fire hose of information and breaks it down so you know how it affects you, your care, and your community — and hopefully we make it all a little less overwhelming in the process."
— Amy Karafin, Senior Director of Content, Breastcancer.org
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Powerful Collaborations Deliver One-of-a-Kind Resources
To ensure people receive the care and support they deserve, we are building strategic partnerships with medical experts and advocacy organizations. Together, we’re expanding a trusted collection of resources designed for people navigating the complex realities of life with breast cancer — resources that go beyond standard information by blending expert medical knowledge with compassionate, human-centered guidance.
"LOVE that the doctors care and take time off their super busy schedules to help us going through a really difficult period of our lives. I really appreciate you all!!! I feel like I got better prepared for what I need to ask my plastic surgeon and breast surgeon in preparation for my breast mastectomy and reconstruction."
— Breastcancer.org community member
Dr. Joe Straton, senior medical director for the complex care management program at Tandigm Health, joined a special meetup to discuss the benefits of palliative care pain and symptom relief.
In partnership with ArmorUp for Life, we hosted Real Talk: Healthy Body and Mind After Breast Cancer Treatment to help people learn how to manage anxiety and stress, stay active, and find a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
Triage Cancer CEO Joanna Doran answered questions about how people with metastatic disease can best navigate health insurance and disability issues during a special meetup.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Building Bridges Beyond Treatment
Our community discussion forums and virtual support groups create safe spaces for people to connect, share experiences, and receive emotional support from others facing similar challenges. As the need for accessible breast cancer support continues to grow, we're continuing to expand our free resources to serve members worldwide with compassionate, professionally facilitated conversations that address misinformation while fostering genuine connection and healing.
"I really appreciate having a metastatic support group, as our outlook is different from early stagers. I get most of my support from this group, as friends and family cannot understand what I go through on a daily basis. It's a wonderful space for support and understanding, and being able to share what we go through makes me feel less alone."
— Allison, Breastcancer.org community member
Our community discussion forums serve as a vital support network where 250,000+ registered members connect for emotional support, share treatment experiences, and contribute patient-reported insights to research that improves breast cancer care.
Breastcancer.org's free virtual support groups connected more than 6,785 participants this year, providing professionally-moderated peer support and expert health information to people facing breast cancer worldwide.
We collaborated with Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance to expand our virtual support group offerings to include a monthly metastatic lobular breast cancer group.
FUNDRAISING HIGHLIGHTS
Partners in Hope, Community in Action
Our generous partners support our mission and showcase their commitment to breast health and breast cancer education throughout the year. Here are some highlights from the year.
Our third annual Women in Media and Marketing Awards Luncheon welcomed actress, podcaster, and survivor Jenna Fischer as a special guest speaker, along with 350 industry professionals, raising more than $480,000.
This year, A Day in the Garden celebrated its 10th anniversary with 10 Years in Bloom. The day included a special conversation with Dr. Kim Einhorn and a garden of creative table displays cultivated by our generous hosts and their guests. View the photos to experience this beautiful event.
Our amazing fundraiser community showed up strong this year, bringing people together by hosting events like paddle tournaments, 5K runs/walks, fitness classes, birthday parties, shopping events, denim days, and so much more! See some of their inspiring stories.
More than 6 million Walgreens customers showed their support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month by rounding up their purchases at checkout. Additionally, Walgreens pharmacist Ashley Patrick, PharmD, shared expert insights at our October webinar on managing treatment side effects.
There are many ways to partner with us, and Prime Prometics, a pro-age beauty company, did just that by donating a portion of sales in honor of World Health Week, sponsoring two of our fundraising events, providing in-kind product donation, and sponsoring an educational webinar.
Through their annual October Together campaign, USLI engages 1,200 employees and clients in breast health and breast cancer education and activities to benefit Breastcancer.org. Their creative fundraising efforts include an online auction, pet photo contest, and 1 Month, 1 Percent, 1 Fight, through which the company donates 1% of new business premiums to Breastcancer.org.
"USLI has a long-standing relationship with Breastcancer.org because of their passion and commitment to making a real difference in the lives of millions of people across the world affected by breast cancer. They remain focused on gathering resources and educating individuals on how to make the best decisions for their treatment and care and how to reduce the risk of a breast cancer diagnosis."
Thomas P. Nerney
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, USLI
⬤ 81%
The good you do powering our mission via programs
⬤ 13%
The good you do amplifying our mission via fundraising
⬤ 6%
The good you do sustaining our mission via administration
Fiscal year 2025 expenses will be available in December 2025. See more about Breastcancer.org's financials.
Thank You to Our Donors
We are grateful for the incredible support of the individuals and organizations who make our work possible.
We acknowledge the contributions of organizations and individuals whose lifetime contributions exceed $1,000,000.
AstraZeneca
The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
Lawrence and Barbara Cohen Living Legacy
Eli Lilly and Company
Exact Sciences
Genentech, Inc.
John McFadden and Lisa Kabnick
Elizabeth R. Moran*
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Pfizer, Inc.
USLI Care 2 Fund
Vertex
The Westphal Family
Guests enjoying A Day in the Garden benefiting Breastcancer.org.
We acknowledge the following organizations and individuals for their contributions received from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.
$250,000 and Above
The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
Eli Lilly and Company
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
USLI Care 2 Fund
$100,000-$249,999
AstraZeneca
Genentech, Inc.
John McFadden and Lisa Kabnick
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Pfizer, Inc.
$50,000-$99,999
Franny and Franny Abbott
Lawrence and Barbara Cohen Living Legacy
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Bruce Fischer and Nancy Vanore Fischer
Healthline
Publicis Groupe
Vertex
Anastasia Vournas and J. William Uhrig
$10,000-$49,999
Adobe
American Express
Beiersdorf
Morris S. and Florence H. Bender Foundation, Inc.
Blue Sky The Color of Imagination, LLC
De'Longhi America, Inc.
Michael and Hillary DeLone
Dentsu
Eisai, Inc.
The Charles and Roslyn Epstein Family Charitable Fund
The Ettinger Foundation at the recommendation of Wendy, Heidi, and Barbara Ettinger
Joseph Evangelisti
Exact Sciences
Marjorie M. Findlay and Geoffrey T. Freeman
Catherine Fisher
Fox Corporation
Carl and Sari Fremont
Jane and Brad Hollingsworth
Infillion
JEGI CLARITY
Barbara Jordan
Kargo
Kim Charitable Fund
Amy and David Kopp Foundation
Jane Laffend
Ebonne Lee Leaphart and Dr. Keith L. Leaphart
Alice Limkakeng and Peter Nager
LinkedIn Corporation
Irene Marks
$10,000-$49,999 (continued)
Menarini Stemline Therapeutics
Merck
Leigh Middleton
Anne and Michael Moran
OMD
The Lisa P. Orberg Charitable Fund
PeerView Institute for Medical Education
Cindy and Dave Pelton
Prime Prometics, Inc.
Quick Dry Towels
Quigley-Simpson
ReachTV
Reddit
Laura and James Rowley
Joseph B. Scheller and Rita Scheller Charitable Foundation
School District of Radnor Township
TerSera Therapeutics USA
Veracyte, Inc.
Warner Brothers Discovery
The Wawa Foundation
Wigs.com
Sarah and John Wildemore
$5,000-$9,999
Baltimore North
Bernard Family Foundation
BriaCell Therapeutics Corporation
Ms. Kristi Bryant
Gerald and Jean Crowther
Eleanor and Harold* Davis
$5,000-$9,999 (continued)
DIRECTV Advertising
Dotdash Meredith
Amanda Flamerich
Barry Goldsmith
Google
IQVIA
KERV
KGR Foundation
Media Ladies Conquering Cancer Founders
MediaMint
Microsoft
Barbara Miehls
Nativo
NBC Universal
Netflix
NET Revenue
Pickleball for Pink
Pink Taco
Pi Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Pixability
The Dale L. Reese Foundation at the recommendation of Patricia Reese
Reprise Activewear
Patricia Rhubottom and Brian Murphy
Sleep&Glow
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls
Try it on AI Ltd
Uber
UniWigs
Walmart Connect
Yahoo!
$1,000-$4,999
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Wayne Allen
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
The Alliger Family Charitable Fund
Altium Packaging
Amplius Wealth Advisors
Jill Auterson
The Stephen L Baum and Brenda Baker Charitable Fund
Angelica Bandong
Matthew Bastian
BBS Benefit Solutions, LLC
Ann Beale
Jann A. Becker
Lea Bendo
Peter Benoliel* and Willo Carey
Michael and Jeanette Bidart Family Foundation
BJT Alliances
Black Halo
Kara and Farley Bolwell
Melinda Bomar
Boobybids Auction
Claudia Bowen
Barbara Brodsky
The Barbara Brodsky Foundation
Ken and Maria Buckley
Patricia and Kyle Buikema
Building Healthy Lives Foundation
Joanne Campion
Kathleen J. Cavanagh
CB Fit
Lynette Chavez
Chef Works
The Claman Family Charitable Fund
CNA
Michael Collins
Concentus Wealth Advisors
The Copeland Charitable Fund
Mrs. Sheron Costas
Dance Arts Centre
Delaware County Sporting Association
Cassidy Diamond
Jim Dilling
Troy and Judy Donoviel Family Fund
Dianne Dunkelman
Dykema
Fundraiser in Honor of Marsha, Amy, and Dolores Einhorn
Eleni's New York
Karen Esparza
Anya Estrov
Sarona Farrell
Joann Feingold
Susan Feldhausen
Bunny Flanders
Nancy Rubner Frandsen
Kathy Fraser
Fred and Sue Frederick
GA Telesis, LLC
Joel Gardner
Laurie Garner
Eva Gartner
Margaret E. Gavin
Daniel Gil
Gilbert Foundation at the recommendation of Beth Reisboard
Gloweddings
Jason Goldblatt
John and Katherine Hamblett
Anne Hamilton
Faisal Hasan
Joanne Hassis
Diane Hillyard
Ms. Michelle M. Hsu
Tim and Pam Humphreys
Leigh A. Hutchins
Ann E. Hutchinson
Susan Hyde
Independence Blue Cross
IPG
J. McLaughlin
Christopher James
Rajesh Jayaraman
Anita Jones
$1,000-$4,999 (continued)
Patrick and Barbara Keane
Kathleen and Carl Kraus
Melissa and Ted Landay
Sara Liechty
The Lipstein Family Foundation
Wendy Macgregor
B.H. Maiale
Maria Consuelo Maisto
Donna-Marie Manasseh, MD
Marlyn Schiff
Maverick Payments
Taryl J. McKee
Donna McNally
Meadowbank Designs
Sharieve Meller
MF Dance USA
Frances Middleton
Valerie Miller
James Mirabile
Cathy Moabery
The Moehnke Family Fund
Susan S. Muck, Esq. and Kevin Muck
Peter Naylor
Cynthia Nicholson
Marco Nitti
Joni and Tim Noel
Robert D. Norman
Irene and Wallace Nunn
Steve Osborne
Mary S. Parrish Charitable Fund
Anilkumar Patel
Paulson Family Donor Fund
Lisa Petkun
Annette Phillips
Mary A. Phillips*
Pickleball for Pink
Quincy Medical Group
Janet Rawl
Jenny R. Redfern and Robert J. Redfern
Beth G. Reisboard
Remix Fitness
Jill Rieken
Barbara Robinson
Joyce Rothenberg
James Rowley, Jr.
The Marvin and Sylvia Rubin Private Family Foundation Inc.
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation
Deborah Sassoon and Daniel Gil
Tricia Scrivner
Mike Sedell
William and Wynn Seemann
Sean and Kim Seese
Siu Ying Selfridge
Genvieve Shields
Nancy and Turner Smith
Warren and Cynthia Souder
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Stanton
Timothy Steigerwalt
Derek and Jerry Ann Strine
Elizabeth Strock
Tague Lumber
The William and Susan Thorkelson Family Fund
Tornek Design Associates, LLC
Su-Chuan Tsai
Valentina Paige Salon
Volley
Vanessa Walker
Debbie Wasserman
Waukesha Hash House Harriers
Kyle Waxman
Drs. Ron and Shelley Weber
Nicole Weidner
The Holt Weil Fund
Wellness Coach's Walk For Breast Cancer 2024
WSFS Bank
X Training
Gifts In Kind
1812 Productions
Franny and Franny Abbott
ACAC Fitness and Wellness Main Line
AdGood
Gifts In Kind (continued)
Ann Arader
The Arden Theater
Ardmore Music Hall
Athleta
The Barnes Foundation
Jennifer Berlinger
BlackTravelBox
Bliss Nails and Spa
Bloomsday
Maripeg Bruder
Chanticleer
Clay's Creative Corner Bakery
Donna Coghlan
Currie Hair, Skin, Nails
Eleanor and Harold* Davis
DEO DuPont
DSB Installation Services
Kim Einhorn
Enliven Planters
Fearless Restaurants
Four Mountains Clinic
Laura Getty
Gloweddings
Gorjana
The Great American Pub
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Brenda Hess
The House of Stella Mer
Interactive Memories, Inc. (Mixbook)
Ironworks
Ivory Tree Portraits
J. McLaughlin
Jane Win Jewelry
Jason Matthew Salon
John Kelly Foods, Inc.
Blaine LeRoy
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Lisi Lerch, Inc.
The Little House Shop
Longwood Gardens
Louella Style, LLC
Jennifer Matika
Matlack Florist
McCall Golf Club
Leigh Middleton
Miraval Arizona Resort and Spa
Museum of Illusions Philadelphia
National Liberty Museum
Neely and Chloe
Marlyn Schiff
Mary Nixon
Nolan Painting
Claytor Noone
Nothing Bundt Cakes KOP, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation
The Oaks Waterfront Hotel
Party Host Helpers
Cindy and Dave Pelton
Peter Zimmerman Architects
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Union
Lisa D. Pitney
Post Collections
Prime Prometics, Inc.
Red Kite Candy
The Refectory
Robertson's Flowers
SharkNinja Operating, LLC
The Sporting Club Main Line
Blaine Stanley
Jill Stavrakos
Sweet Ashley's Chocolate
A Taste of Britain
Terrain
Threadwell
Tornek Design Associates, LLC
Valley House Restaurant
Well Told
Key: Deceased *
This listing represents donors who made gifts totaling $1,000 or more from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. We’d also like to thank the additional 2,489 donors who supported us throughout the year with gifts from $1 to $999. Every dollar makes a difference in the life of someone facing a breast cancer diagnosis. We greatly appreciate each gift given in support of Breastcancer.org, and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Please notify Lauren Hughes, Director of Development, of any inaccuracies or omissions by contacting her at 610-642-6550, ext. 116, or lhughes@breastcancer.org. We apologize for any errors.