Grants

At Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, and the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we're working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer today. Our global research and grants programs are essential driving forces for achieving this mission, since 1982 more than $1.9 billion has been invested in research and local communities to fulfill our promise.

The Dallas County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen invested $680,000 in 2011 to breast cancer research. In addition to funding research, the Affiliate funds non-duplicative, community-based breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects for the medically underserved in Dallas County. In 2011, we funded over $1,910,000 to local community programs.

During the 2010-2011 grant cycle, Komen Dallas County's funding was responsible for:

• 6,501 screening mammograms
• 2,021 women receiving case management
• 1,167 transportation services to medical appointments
• 1,089 women receiving treatment assistance
• 724 women receiving breast cancer diagnostic services
• 91 breast cancers were detected
• 5 families were saved from foreclosure