Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Northeast Ohio Affiliate
Cause Area
- Health & Medicine
Location
26210 Emery Rd.Suite 307Cleveland, OH 44128 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
Description
The Northeast Ohio 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 Northeast Ohio Affiliate’s service area covers 22 counties in Northeast Ohio. Thanks to the thousands of people who participant in the Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure and other Affiliate events each year, dedicated corporate partners and generous donors, Komen Northeast Ohio is playing a vital role in fighting breast cancer in our community