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Susan G. Komen for the Cure

March 21, 2023

Susan G. Komen (formerly known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure; originally as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; often simply as Komen) is a breast cancer organization in the United States.[4]

Susan G. Komen
Formation1982; 41 years ago (1982)
FounderNancy Goodman Brinker
Founded atDallas, Texas
TypeNonprofit organization
Legal status501(c)(3)[1]
Headquarters5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 526
Dallas, Texas 75244
United States
Paula Schneider
Chief Scientific Adviser
George W. Sledge Jr.
Chief Scientific Officer
Jennifer Pietenpol
Peter D. Brundage
Revenue (2016–2017)
$70,342,904[2]
Expenses (2016–2017)$99,203,184[2]
Endowment$1,377,855[2]
Employees (2018–2019)
194[3]
Volunteers (2016–2017)
2,965[2]
Websitewww.komen.org

Komen focuses on patient navigation and advocacy, providing resources for breast cancer patients to understand the American medical system.[5] It has also funded research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer.[6] However, the organization has been mired by controversy over pinkwashing, allocation of research funding, and CEO pay. Its revenue and public perception have steeply declined since 2010.[7]

History

The foundation's namesake, Susan Goodman Komen, died of breast cancer in 1980 at the age of 36.[8][9][10] Susan Komen's younger sister, Nancy Brinker, believed that Susan's outcome might have been better if patients knew more about cancer and its treatment, and founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982.[9][11]

In 2008, the 25th anniversary of the organization, the organization changed its name to "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" and its logo to the pink ribbon.[12] The logo was meant to represent Komen's signature Race for the Cure event, a jogging race that raises money for the foundation.[13]

In December 2009, Brinker was appointed CEO of the organization.[14] Judith A. Salerno became CEO in 2012. In November 2016, the organization announced that Salerno would step down as CEO the following month.[15] In 2017, former fashion executive and breast cancer survivor Paula Schneider took over as CEO.[16]

Activities

Use of funds

Komen's Fiscal Year 2020 Spending

  Education (51%)
  Fundraising (22%)
  Administration (14%)
  Research (5%)
  Treatment (5%)
  Screening (3%)

In the 2020 fiscal year, Komen reported $195 million in public support, less direct benefits to donors. Of this, $137 million came from contributions, and $72 million from Komen's flagship Race for the Cure and Breast Cancer 3 Day fundraisers.[17] It used the majority (51%) of this money on education efforts, which include advocacy, patient support services, and national campaigns and educational events. A substantial portion of the budget (36%) goes towards fundraising and administrative costs. The remaining 13% is split between research, treatment, and screening efforts.[17]

Grants and awards

Komen provides funding for basic, clinical, and translational breast cancer research and for work in breast health education. As of 2007, it had awarded more than 1,000 breast cancer research grants totaling more than $180 million.[18]

Since 1992, Komen has also annually awarded work in the field of cancer research with the Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction.

In recent years, Komen has more than halved the proportion of fundraising dollars it spends on research grants.[19] In 2011, the foundation spent $63 million (15%) of its donations on research grants and awards.[20][21]

Global activities

In 2006, Komen joined the US-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research, a Middle East Partnership Initiative program. Komen has programs in Egypt, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.[22][23]

In 2010, Komen was active in over 50 countries, with its largest affiliates in Italy and Germany.[24]

On October 28, 2010, Jerusalem held its first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, with over 5,000 Christian, Muslim, and Jewish participants.[25] Before the race, the Old City's walls were illuminated pink by Komen's founder Nancy Brinker, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, and the Prime Minister of Israel's wife Sara Netanyahu.

Fundraising

Cause marketing

As of 2013 Komen raised over $36 million a year from over 60 cause marketing partnerships.[26][needs update]

Events

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is Komen's flagship fundraising event and the world's largest funding event for breast cancer.[27] It consists of a series of 5K runs and fitness walks to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.

The first race was run in Dallas, Texas in 1983, with 800 participants.[28] By 2016, over 1.6 million people participated in the race.[29]

The race's primary source of revenue is donations collected by the participants. In 2011, Komen said that three-quarters of the event's proceeds were being used locally to pay for community outreach programs, breast health education, and breast cancer screening and treatment projects run by the Komen affiliate, with the remaining quarter sent to the central organization.[30]

Komen's other nationwide events include:

 
A group participating in a Komen Race for the Cure event
  • Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure – a 60-mile (97 km) walk for women and men: participants walk 60 miles (97 km) in three days to help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and patient support programs
  • Susan G. Komen Marathon for the Cure – a grassroots fundraising program offering fitness enthusiasts the chance to join in the fight against breast cancer by running or walking a full (42.2 km or 26.2 mi) or half (21.1 km or 13.1 mi) marathon.
  • Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure – a year-round fundraising and education program allowing participants to choose any date, invite friends, wear pink, have fun, and raise money for the cause.
  • Susan G. Komen Bowl for the Cure – a year-round fund-raising and breast cancer awareness initiative founded in 2000 and sponsored by USBC[31] and The Bowling Foundation.[32]

Controversy and criticism

In 2010, Komen was rated one of the most trusted nonprofit organizations in America.[33][34] But in light of scandals breaking between 2011 and 2017, revenue declined by roughly 80% and a number of affiliates merged or dissolved.[7] Komen's ranking on Charity Navigator, which was four stars (the highest rating) in 2013, sank to two stars in 2014.[35] As of 2021, it ranks three stars, with a score of 82 out of 100.[36]

Pinkwashing

Main article: Pinkwashing (breast cancer)

Komen is a key entity in the controversy over "pinkwashing". The term has been used to describe two different situations: (1) organizations getting disproportionate publicity for donating very little, and (2) organizations using the pink ribbon to promote products that may be carcinogenic.

 
Ribbon Branded Stadium

Donation criticisms

Komen benefits from corporate partnerships, receiving over $55 million a year[37] from 216 corporate sponsors.[38] Critics say many of these promotions are deceptive, benefiting the companies more than the charity, and promoting products that may cause cancer.[39]

Some campaigns required that consumers mail proof of purchase for a promoted item before the manufacturer donates a few cents per purchase to charity; some have a cap on the maximum amount donated, with all sales beyond this limit benefiting only the company, not the promoted cause.[40] Since its Save Lids to Save Lives campaign began in 1998, Yoplait has donated more than $25 million to Komen. In 2010, its annual maximum commitment was raised to $1.6 million.[41] In return, a major sponsor such as Yoplait obtains an exclusive contract; no other yogurt manufacturer (such as Dreyer's, which inquired in 2000) may use the branding.[42] In 2002, credit card operator American Express launched a "Charge for a Cure" campaign that claimed that "in the search for a cure, every dollar counts." The amount donated per qualifying transaction, regardless of the purchase amount, was one cent.[43]

In 2006, Major League Baseball (MLB) partnered with Komen by selling and donating amounts from pink MLB Louisville Slugger bats, pink baseballs, and necklaces sold. On Mother's Day, breast cancer survivors were eligible to be bat girls in games where pink bats were used. MLB, a $1.2 billion industry, donates around $100,000 a year.[44]

Health criticisms

 
Bisphenol A is primarily used to make plastics, such as this polycarbonate water bottle.

Several water bottle retailers have partnered with Komen.[45][46] Water cooler bottles made of polycarbonate may contain BPA, which has been linked to breast cancer tumor growth.[47] For the 2008 model year, Ford Motor Company built a branded limited edition of 2,500 Ford Mustang motorcars with a "Warriors in Pink" package[48] as part of its long-running association with Komen;[49] an additional 1,000 were offered for 2009's model year.[50] A longitudinal study found that women employed in the automotive plastics industry are almost five times as likely to develop breast cancer before menopause than women in a control group.[51][52]

In April 2010, Komen paired with fast food restaurant chain KFC to offer "Buckets for the Cure", a promotion in which fried and grilled chicken was sold in pink, branded buckets. The collaboration was criticized by media outlets, including The Colbert Report[53] and Bitch magazine,[54] and raised questions about promoting unhealthy eating habits. KFC contributed over $4.2 million to Komen, the largest single contribution in the organization's history.[55] The partnership with KFC, which has since ended, allowed Komen "to reach many millions of women that they had been unable to reach before", said Brinker.[37]

In April 2011, Komen introduced a perfume brand, "Promise Me", promoted by Brinker on the Home Shopping Network,[56] only to encounter opposition due to its potentially harmful ingredients coumarin, oxybenzone, toluene and galaxolide. Komen said it intended to reformulate the perfume but did not withdraw existing stocks of the "Promise Me" product from distribution.[57]

In October 2014, the Houston-based oil field services company Baker Hughes was reported to have produced 1,000 pink drill bits to raise breast cancer awareness. The bits are used to break up geologic formations in oil patches for hydraulic fracturing.[58] These ties have been criticized, because more than a third of the more than 700 chemicals used in fracking are endocrine disruptors and at least a quarter increase the risk of cancer.[59]

Legal battles over trademarking

In 2007, the organization changed its name to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and trademarked the running ribbon as part of its branding strategy.[60] Komen has come under fire for legal action against other organizations using the phrase "for the cure" in their names. An August 2010 Wall Street Journal article detailed a case in which Komen told the organization Uniting Against Lung Cancer no longer to use the name "Kites for the Cure" for its annual fund-raising event. Komen also wrote to the organization to warn it "against any use of pink in conjunction with 'cure.'"[61] More than 100 small charities have received legal opposition from Komen for use of the words "for the cure" in their names.[62] Among the offending organizations and events were "Par for the Cure", "Surfing for a Cure", "Cupcakes for a Cure" and "Mush for the Cure".[62]

Komen says that the organization protects its trademarks as a matter of financial stewardship to prevent confusion among donors; others suggest that the trademark issue is more about dominating the pink ribbon market.[63]

Critics have also asserted that the slogan itself implies the majority of Komen's income will fund research for a cure, instead of mere treatment or detection, however Komen's own figures for the 2020 fiscal year reveal that only 5% of their total budget goes to research.[17][64] In the words of cancer survivor Alicia Staley,[65] "an organization that is actively pursuing other small charities over the use of the term 'for the cure' does not spend the majority of their own funds towards research for a cure."[66]

Relationship with Planned Parenthood

Beginning in 2007, Komen granted money to pay for 170,000 clinical breast exams and 6,400 mammogram referrals through Planned Parenthood Federation of America and affiliates.[67][68] Komen had said its affiliates provide funds for screening, education and treatment programs in dozens of communities where Planned Parenthood is the only place poor, uninsured or under-insured women can receive these services.[69][70] Planned Parenthood clinics do not perform mammograms, instead making referrals for their patients to sites that do them.[71][72]

On January 31, 2012, Komen stopped funding exams provided by Planned Parenthood, citing a congressional investigation by Representative Cliff Stearns and a newly created internal rule about not funding organizations under federal, state or local investigation.[73] While conservative religious and anti-abortion groups applauded the move,[74] it was denounced by several editorials, women's health advocacy groups,[74][75][76][77] and politicians.[78][79]

In the 24 hours after the news broke, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors,[74] followed by pledges of a $250,000 matching grant from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg[80] and a $250,000 gift from a foundation run by the CEO of Bonanza Oil Co. in Dallas to replace the lost funding.[81]

Four days later, Komen's board of directors reversed the decision and announced that it would amend the policy to "make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political".[82] Several top-level staff members resigned from Komen during the controversy.[83][84][85] In August, Brinker announced she would leave her CEO role.[86] The number of participants at various Komen fundraising events dropped 15–30% in 2012.[87][88] The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure fundraising walks were scaled back to seven US cities in 2013, from 14, due to a 37% drop in participation over the preceding four years.[89] In January 2014 it was reported that the foundation saw a decline of 22% in contributions in the year following their decision to cease (and then continue) funding for Planned Parenthood.[90]

Karen Handel, the Brinker protégée whose opposition to abortion was at the center of the Planned Parenthood controversy, resigned and has published a book on the controversy titled Planned Bullyhood.[91]

Embryonic stem cell research

In 2006, Komen wrote in its newsletter that embryonic stem cell research had promise for curing breast cancer.[92] One such grant recipient was Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D. through Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT.[92][93] In 2011, the anti-abortion Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer said that Komen gave $12 million to institutions such as Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the U.S. National Cancer Institute that funded stem cell research, which the Coalition considered to be abortion. In 2012, Komen said that it did not fund stem cell research and never has. According to Science magazine, Christopher Umbricht got nearly $600,000 from Komen for molecular marker research at Johns Hopkins that includes stem cells.[94][95][96]

CEO salary

According to Komen's 2011–12 IRS Form 990 declarations, Brinker made $684,717 that fiscal year,[97] a 64% raise. Komen said the last CEO salary hike had taken place in November 2010.[98] Charity Navigator continued to give Komen very favorable overall ratings[99] based on figures Komen had declared to the IRS,[100] but Charity Navigator president and CEO Ken Berger called this compensation "extremely high".

This pay package is way outside the norm. It's about a quarter of a million dollars more than what we see for charities of this size. This is more than the head of the Red Cross is making for an organization that is one-tenth the size of the Red Cross.

— Ken Berger of Charity Navigator, a group that evaluates and rates charities[98]

After the release of this information, Judith A. Salerno was named CEO, with Brinker named Founder and Chair of Global Strategy.[101]

See also

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Further reading

External links

  • Official website
  • National Race for the Cure website
  • Huffington Post Article
  • BreastCancerTrials.org

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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Susan G Komen formerly known as Susan G Komen for the Cure originally as The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation often simply as Komen is a breast cancer organization in the United States 4 Susan G KomenFormation1982 41 years ago 1982 FounderNancy Goodman BrinkerFounded atDallas TexasTypeNonprofit organizationLegal status501 c 3 1 Headquarters5005 LBJ Freeway Suite 526Dallas Texas 75244 United StatesPresident Chief Executive OfficerPaula SchneiderChief Scientific AdviserGeorge W Sledge Jr Chief Scientific OfficerJennifer PietenpolChair Board of DirectorsPeter D BrundageRevenue 2016 2017 70 342 904 2 Expenses 2016 2017 99 203 184 2 Endowment 1 377 855 2 Employees 2018 2019 194 3 Volunteers 2016 2017 2 965 2 Websitewww wbr komen wbr orgKomen focuses on patient navigation and advocacy providing resources for breast cancer patients to understand the American medical system 5 It has also funded research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer 6 However the organization has been mired by controversy over pinkwashing allocation of research funding and CEO pay Its revenue and public perception have steeply declined since 2010 7 Contents 1 History 2 Activities 2 1 Use of funds 2 2 Grants and awards 2 3 Global activities 3 Fundraising 3 1 Cause marketing 3 2 Events 4 Controversy and criticism 4 1 Pinkwashing 4 1 1 Donation criticisms 4 1 2 Health criticisms 4 2 Legal battles over trademarking 4 3 Relationship with Planned Parenthood 4 4 Embryonic stem cell research 4 5 CEO salary 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditThe foundation s namesake Susan Goodman Komen died of breast cancer in 1980 at the age of 36 8 9 10 Susan Komen s younger sister Nancy Brinker believed that Susan s outcome might have been better if patients knew more about cancer and its treatment and founded the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982 9 11 In 2008 the 25th anniversary of the organization the organization changed its name to Susan G Komen for the Cure and its logo to the pink ribbon 12 The logo was meant to represent Komen s signature Race for the Cure event a jogging race that raises money for the foundation 13 In December 2009 Brinker was appointed CEO of the organization 14 Judith A Salerno became CEO in 2012 In November 2016 the organization announced that Salerno would step down as CEO the following month 15 In 2017 former fashion executive and breast cancer survivor Paula Schneider took over as CEO 16 Activities EditUse of funds Edit Komen s Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Education 51 Fundraising 22 Administration 14 Research 5 Treatment 5 Screening 3 In the 2020 fiscal year Komen reported 195 million in public support less direct benefits to donors Of this 137 million came from contributions and 72 million from Komen s flagship Race for the Cure and Breast Cancer 3 Day fundraisers 17 It used the majority 51 of this money on education efforts which include advocacy patient support services and national campaigns and educational events A substantial portion of the budget 36 goes towards fundraising and administrative costs The remaining 13 is split between research treatment and screening efforts 17 Grants and awards Edit Komen provides funding for basic clinical and translational breast cancer research and for work in breast health education As of 2007 it had awarded more than 1 000 breast cancer research grants totaling more than 180 million 18 Since 1992 Komen has also annually awarded work in the field of cancer research with the Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction In recent years Komen has more than halved the proportion of fundraising dollars it spends on research grants 19 In 2011 the foundation spent 63 million 15 of its donations on research grants and awards 20 21 Global activities Edit In 2006 Komen joined the US Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research a Middle East Partnership Initiative program Komen has programs in Egypt Israel United Arab Emirates Jordan and Saudi Arabia 22 23 In 2010 Komen was active in over 50 countries with its largest affiliates in Italy and Germany 24 On October 28 2010 Jerusalem held its first Susan G Komen Race for the Cure with over 5 000 Christian Muslim and Jewish participants 25 Before the race the Old City s walls were illuminated pink by Komen s founder Nancy Brinker Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and the Prime Minister of Israel s wife Sara Netanyahu Fundraising EditCause marketing Edit As of 2013 update Komen raised over 36 million a year from over 60 cause marketing partnerships 26 needs update Events Edit The Susan G Komen Race for the Cure is Komen s flagship fundraising event and the world s largest funding event for breast cancer 27 It consists of a series of 5K runs and fitness walks to raise money and awareness for breast cancer The first race was run in Dallas Texas in 1983 with 800 participants 28 By 2016 over 1 6 million people participated in the race 29 The race s primary source of revenue is donations collected by the participants In 2011 Komen said that three quarters of the event s proceeds were being used locally to pay for community outreach programs breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects run by the Komen affiliate with the remaining quarter sent to the central organization 30 Komen s other nationwide events include A group participating in a Komen Race for the Cure event Susan G Komen 3 Day for the Cure a 60 mile 97 km walk for women and men participants walk 60 miles 97 km in three days to help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and patient support programs Susan G Komen Marathon for the Cure a grassroots fundraising program offering fitness enthusiasts the chance to join in the fight against breast cancer by running or walking a full 42 2 km or 26 2 mi or half 21 1 km or 13 1 mi marathon Susan G Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure a year round fundraising and education program allowing participants to choose any date invite friends wear pink have fun and raise money for the cause Susan G Komen Bowl for the Cure a year round fund raising and breast cancer awareness initiative founded in 2000 and sponsored by USBC 31 and The Bowling Foundation 32 Controversy and criticism EditIn 2010 Komen was rated one of the most trusted nonprofit organizations in America 33 34 But in light of scandals breaking between 2011 and 2017 revenue declined by roughly 80 and a number of affiliates merged or dissolved 7 Komen s ranking on Charity Navigator which was four stars the highest rating in 2013 sank to two stars in 2014 35 As of 2021 it ranks three stars with a score of 82 out of 100 36 Pinkwashing Edit Main article Pinkwashing breast cancer Komen is a key entity in the controversy over pinkwashing The term has been used to describe two different situations 1 organizations getting disproportionate publicity for donating very little and 2 organizations using the pink ribbon to promote products that may be carcinogenic Ribbon Branded Stadium Donation criticisms Edit Komen benefits from corporate partnerships receiving over 55 million a year 37 from 216 corporate sponsors 38 Critics say many of these promotions are deceptive benefiting the companies more than the charity and promoting products that may cause cancer 39 Some campaigns required that consumers mail proof of purchase for a promoted item before the manufacturer donates a few cents per purchase to charity some have a cap on the maximum amount donated with all sales beyond this limit benefiting only the company not the promoted cause 40 Since its Save Lids to Save Lives campaign began in 1998 Yoplait has donated more than 25 million to Komen In 2010 its annual maximum commitment was raised to 1 6 million 41 In return a major sponsor such as Yoplait obtains an exclusive contract no other yogurt manufacturer such as Dreyer s which inquired in 2000 may use the branding 42 In 2002 credit card operator American Express launched a Charge for a Cure campaign that claimed that in the search for a cure every dollar counts The amount donated per qualifying transaction regardless of the purchase amount was one cent 43 In 2006 Major League Baseball MLB partnered with Komen by selling and donating amounts from pink MLB Louisville Slugger bats pink baseballs and necklaces sold On Mother s Day breast cancer survivors were eligible to be bat girls in games where pink bats were used MLB a 1 2 billion industry donates around 100 000 a year 44 Health criticisms Edit Bisphenol A is primarily used to make plastics such as this polycarbonate water bottle Several water bottle retailers have partnered with Komen 45 46 Water cooler bottles made of polycarbonate may contain BPA which has been linked to breast cancer tumor growth 47 For the 2008 model year Ford Motor Company built a branded limited edition of 2 500 Ford Mustang motorcars with a Warriors in Pink package 48 as part of its long running association with Komen 49 an additional 1 000 were offered for 2009 s model year 50 A longitudinal study found that women employed in the automotive plastics industry are almost five times as likely to develop breast cancer before menopause than women in a control group 51 52 In April 2010 Komen paired with fast food restaurant chain KFC to offer Buckets for the Cure a promotion in which fried and grilled chicken was sold in pink branded buckets The collaboration was criticized by media outlets including The Colbert Report 53 and Bitch magazine 54 and raised questions about promoting unhealthy eating habits KFC contributed over 4 2 million to Komen the largest single contribution in the organization s history 55 The partnership with KFC which has since ended allowed Komen to reach many millions of women that they had been unable to reach before said Brinker 37 In April 2011 Komen introduced a perfume brand Promise Me promoted by Brinker on the Home Shopping Network 56 only to encounter opposition due to its potentially harmful ingredients coumarin oxybenzone toluene and galaxolide Komen said it intended to reformulate the perfume but did not withdraw existing stocks of the Promise Me product from distribution 57 In October 2014 the Houston based oil field services company Baker Hughes was reported to have produced 1 000 pink drill bits to raise breast cancer awareness The bits are used to break up geologic formations in oil patches for hydraulic fracturing 58 These ties have been criticized because more than a third of the more than 700 chemicals used in fracking are endocrine disruptors and at least a quarter increase the risk of cancer 59 Legal battles over trademarking Edit In 2007 the organization changed its name to Susan G Komen for the Cure and trademarked the running ribbon as part of its branding strategy 60 Komen has come under fire for legal action against other organizations using the phrase for the cure in their names An August 2010 Wall Street Journal article detailed a case in which Komen told the organization Uniting Against Lung Cancer no longer to use the name Kites for the Cure for its annual fund raising event Komen also wrote to the organization to warn it against any use of pink in conjunction with cure 61 More than 100 small charities have received legal opposition from Komen for use of the words for the cure in their names 62 Among the offending organizations and events were Par for the Cure Surfing for a Cure Cupcakes for a Cure and Mush for the Cure 62 Komen says that the organization protects its trademarks as a matter of financial stewardship to prevent confusion among donors others suggest that the trademark issue is more about dominating the pink ribbon market 63 Critics have also asserted that the slogan itself implies the majority of Komen s income will fund research for a cure instead of mere treatment or detection however Komen s own figures for the 2020 fiscal year reveal that only 5 of their total budget goes to research 17 64 In the words of cancer survivor Alicia Staley 65 an organization that is actively pursuing other small charities over the use of the term for the cure does not spend the majority of their own funds towards research for a cure 66 Relationship with Planned Parenthood Edit Beginning in 2007 Komen granted money to pay for 170 000 clinical breast exams and 6 400 mammogram referrals through Planned Parenthood Federation of America and affiliates 67 68 Komen had said its affiliates provide funds for screening education and treatment programs in dozens of communities where Planned Parenthood is the only place poor uninsured or under insured women can receive these services 69 70 Planned Parenthood clinics do not perform mammograms instead making referrals for their patients to sites that do them 71 72 On January 31 2012 Komen stopped funding exams provided by Planned Parenthood citing a congressional investigation by Representative Cliff Stearns and a newly created internal rule about not funding organizations under federal state or local investigation 73 While conservative religious and anti abortion groups applauded the move 74 it was denounced by several editorials women s health advocacy groups 74 75 76 77 and politicians 78 79 In the 24 hours after the news broke Planned Parenthood received more than 400 000 from 6 000 donors 74 followed by pledges of a 250 000 matching grant from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 80 and a 250 000 gift from a foundation run by the CEO of Bonanza Oil Co in Dallas to replace the lost funding 81 Four days later Komen s board of directors reversed the decision and announced that it would amend the policy to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political 82 Several top level staff members resigned from Komen during the controversy 83 84 85 In August Brinker announced she would leave her CEO role 86 The number of participants at various Komen fundraising events dropped 15 30 in 2012 87 88 The Susan G Komen 3 Day for the Cure fundraising walks were scaled back to seven US cities in 2013 from 14 due to a 37 drop in participation over the preceding four years 89 In January 2014 it was reported that the foundation saw a decline of 22 in contributions in the year following their decision to cease and then continue funding for Planned Parenthood 90 Karen Handel the Brinker protegee whose opposition to abortion was at the center of the Planned Parenthood controversy resigned and has published a book on the controversy titled Planned Bullyhood 91 Embryonic stem cell research Edit In 2006 Komen wrote in its newsletter that embryonic stem cell research had promise for curing breast cancer 92 One such grant recipient was Robert A Weinberg Ph D through Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT 92 93 In 2011 the anti abortion Coalition on Abortion Breast Cancer said that Komen gave 12 million to institutions such as Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the U S National Cancer Institute that funded stem cell research which the Coalition considered to be abortion In 2012 Komen said that it did not fund stem cell research and never has According to Science magazine Christopher Umbricht got nearly 600 000 from Komen for molecular marker research at Johns Hopkins that includes stem cells 94 95 96 CEO salary Edit According to Komen s 2011 12 IRS Form 990 declarations Brinker made 684 717 that fiscal year 97 a 64 raise Komen said the last CEO salary hike had taken place in November 2010 98 Charity Navigator continued to give Komen very favorable overall ratings 99 based on figures Komen had declared to the IRS 100 but Charity Navigator president and CEO Ken Berger called this compensation extremely high This pay package is way outside the norm It s about a quarter of a million dollars more than what we see for charities of this size This is more than the head of the Red Cross is making for an organization that is one tenth the size of the Red Cross Ken Berger of Charity Navigator a group that evaluates and rates charities 98 After the release of this information Judith A Salerno was named CEO with Brinker named Founder and Chair of Global Strategy 101 See also EditList of health related charity fundraisersReferences Edit Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Exempt Organizations Select Check Internal Revenue Service Retrieved June 12 2017 a b c d Form 990 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax year ending 03 31 2017 Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc Guidestar December 1 2017 The Susan G Komen Board of Directors Our People ww5 komen org Sulik Gayle A 2010 Pink Ribbon Blues How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women s Health Oxford England 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the Cure USBC Retrieved January 25 2011 Charitable Arm of Bowling The Bowling Foundation Retrieved January 25 2011 The NonProfit Times The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management Nptimes com March 4 2010 Archived from the original on March 8 2010 Retrieved June 12 2010 Joslyn Heather March 4 2010 Two Health Charities Rank as America s Most Trusted Nonprofit Brands News The Chronicle of Philanthropy Connecting the nonprofit world with news jobs and ideas Philanthropy com Retrieved June 12 2010 Charity Navigator Historical Ratings for Susan G Komen for the Cure Charity Navigator Retrieved July 24 2021 Charity Navigator Rating for Susan G Komen for the Cure Charity Navigator Retrieved July 24 2021 a b Szabo Liz September 29 2010 A Promise spurred Susan G Komen breast cancer fight USA Today Singer Natasha October 15 2011 Welcome Fans to the Pinking of America The New York Times Stacie Stukin October 8 2006 Pink Ribbon Promises Time Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved April 23 2007 Freiswick Kris October 4 2009 Sick of pink The Boston Globe Retrieved June 11 2013 Yoplait Expands Commitment To Breast Cancer Cause By Raising The Bar For Support To Long Time Partner Susan G Komen For The Cure Perishable News Press release Phoenix Arizona Phoenix Media Network September 10 2010 Retrieved September 28 2010 Orenstein Susan February 1 2003 The Selling of Breast Cancer Is corporate America s love affair with a disease that kills 40 000 women a year good marketing or bad medicine Business 2 0 Atlanta Georgia CNN Money Retrieved February 8 2012 McCormick Sabrina 2010 No Family History The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer Lanham Maryland Rowman amp Littlefield p 52 ISBN 978 0 7425 6409 1 Gambles Sarah November 11 2011 Are all the pink ribbons helping to cure cancer Deseret News Retrieved July 9 2014 Dedicated to Fighting Breast Cancer Sparkletts com Retrieved November 16 2014 Real Water launches limited edition pink bottle to support Susan G Komen Beverage Industry September 24 2013 Retrieved July 15 2014 BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth Science Daily March 6 2014 Retrieved July 15 2014 Neff John May 11 2007 Ford reveals 2008 Mustang with Warriors in Pink package Autoblog Retrieved June 11 2013 Jennifer Aniston Ford Warriors in Pink team up to fight breast cancer Fox News Channel November 5 2011 Archived from the original on March 4 2014 Retrieved June 11 2013 Ovidiu Capra March 19 2008 Ford Warriors In Pink Mustang ZerCustoms Retrieved June 11 2013 Auto plastics industry linked to breast cancer new study shows Toronto Star November 19 2012 Retrieved June 11 2013 Study finds breast cancer risk for women in auto plastics factories NBC News November 19 2012 Retrieved June 11 2013 Scientists amp KFC The Colbert Report Comedy Central April 29 2010 Archived from the original on August 8 2010 Retrieved April 27 2011 Wallace Kelsey May 4 2010 Mad World Workin at the Pink Wash Bitch Bitch Media Retrieved September 28 2010 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Ye October 2 2015 The repeated misleading claim that Planned Parenthood provides mammograms The Washington Post Archived from the original on May 4 2017 Retrieved April 13 2017 Robertson Lori October 18 2012 Planned Parenthood and Mammograms FactCheck org Retrieved November 4 2022 Jeffrey Goldberg February 2 2012 Top Susan G Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave In The Atlantic Retrieved February 3 2012 a b c Reactions heated on Planned Parenthood Komen rift AP Seattletimes nwsource com Retrieved May 4 2019 1 permanent dead link Susan G Komen charity throws Planned Parenthood under the bus January 31 2012 Komen for the Cure sells out women again Salon Feb 1 2012 Salon com February 2 2012 Retrieved May 4 2019 Bassett Laura February 1 2012 Susan G Komen Faces Backlash Over Planned Parenthood Decision HuffPost Retrieved May 4 2019 Breaking Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision The Washington Post February 2 2012 Staff By the CNN Wire February 2 2012 Supporters rally around Planned Parenthood amid funding uproar CNNPolitics CNN Retrieved May 4 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a first has generic name help Planned Parenthood Replaces Komen Grant With Online Push Bloomberg Businessweek February 2 2012 Statement from Susan G Komen Board of Directors and Founder and CEO Nancy G Brinker Susan G Komen 5 komen org Retrieved May 4 2019 Top official quits some affiliates upset as Komen cancer fund cuts Planned Parenthood grants Chicago Tribune February 1 2012 Archived February 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Komen Official Quits ABC News US Retrieved October 26 2012 Komen Foundation VP resigns blasts Planned Parenthood CNN February 8 2012 Reuters August 8 2012 Susan G Komen Founder Nancy Brinker To Leave CEO Role Hensley Scott June 1 2012 Planned Parenthood Controversy Hangs Over Komen s Fundraising Races Shots Health News NPR Retrieved October 26 2012 Lisa DeJong September 2012 Komen Race for the Cure sees drop in participants in Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer Retrieved October 26 2012 Komen breast cancer charity cancels three day events BBC News June 5 2013 Retrieved June 11 2013 Stengle Jamie January 3 2014 Komen sees big drop in 2013 contributions USA Today Retrieved March 4 2014 Abramovitch Seth August 13 2012 Executive Behind Susan G Komen s Planned Parenthood Defunding Announces Memoir The Hollywood Reporter a b Cancer Stem Cell Research Shows Promise Komen s frontline newsletter Fall 2006 PDF Motherjones com Retrieved May 4 2019 Protein central to cancer stem cell formation provides new potential target ScienceDaily Retrieved February 7 2020 The Madeleine Brand Show February 3 2012 Post Planned Parenthood stem cell research may be Komen s next controversy The Madeleine Brand Show 89 3 KPCC FM Retrieved October 26 2012 Komen s Position on Stem Cells Remains Unclear Mother Jones February 2012 Troubled Cancer Charity Embroiled in Embryonic Stem Cell Debate By John Travis Science February 6 2012 Hall Cheryl May 3 2013 Nancy Brinker gets big pay raise Dallas News Archived from the original on May 3 2013 a b Lisa Myers Talesha Reynolds June 10 2013 Susan Komen CEO s salary draws fire as donations drop races are canceled NBC News Charity Navigator Rating for Susan G Komen for the Cure Charity Navigator Retrieved May 4 2019 The Ratings Game SSIR Ssir org Retrieved May 4 2019 Susan G Komen Names Dr Judith Salerno as President and Chief Executive Officer 5 komen org Retrieved May 4 2019 Further reading EditKing Samantha 2006 Pink Ribbons Inc Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy University of Minnesota Press ISBN 0 8166 4898 0External links EditOfficial website National Race for the Cure website Huffington Post Article BreastCancerTrials org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan G Komen for the Cure amp oldid 1145770685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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