Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Research organization

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Founded| 1993
Founder| Evelyn H. Lauder
Focus| Breast Cancer Research
Location|

* New York, New York

Key people

| Donna McKay, President
Website| Official website

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is an independent, not-for-profit organization which has raised $569.4 million to support clinical and translational research on breast cancer at medical institutions in the United States and abroad.[1] BCRF currently funds over 255 researchers in 14 countries.[2]

The BCRF's director of research is Dr. Larry Norton of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. BCRF has funded basic research on genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, breast cancer stem cells, trastuzumab (Herceptin), anti-angiogenesis treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin), MRI imaging, aromatase inhibitors, tamoxifen; and also clinical trials of new treatments with the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium.[3]

BCRF was founded in 1993 by Evelyn Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estee Lauder Companies. Lauder's first foray into breast cancer awareness was through an initiative by herself and Alexandra Penney, former editor of SELF magazine, to make the pink ribbon an international symbol of breast cancer awareness.[4][5][6]

## Funding and spending

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Delta Air Lines' ship #1821, a 767-400ER, in pink Breast Cancer Research Foundation livery, in 2010. In 2012, the livery was slightly modified to rename the plane in honor of the BCRF's founder, Evelyn Lauder. Delta ship#1821's livery was revised again in September 2015, retaining the BCRF theme. The pink ribbon is now painted on the fuselage with BCRF subtitles on an otherwise standard livery. This picture is a few weeks after the repaint.

In 2014, the BCRF claimed to direct more than 91 cents of every dollar raised to breast cancer research and breast cancer awareness programs.[7] The organization has been recognized by several charity watchdog organizations, including Candid, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch.[8] CharityWatch rated BCRF with an A grade in their November 2021 report.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "BCRF Grantees". The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
2. ^ "BCRF Awards Grants to 255 Investigators Around the World". 30 September 2022.
3. ^ our impact: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation: What We've Accomplished
4. ^ "Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign". The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
5. ^ "The Breast Cancer Research Foundation". Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.). 4 (3): 275–277\. May 2002. doi:10.1038/sj/neo/7900240. ISSN 1522-8002. PMC 1550330. PMID 11988848.
6. ^ Watson, Sarah. "Fueling the search for a cure". MD Anderson Cancer Center. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
7. ^ "Responsible Giving and Efficiencies". Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23.
8. ^ "Financials". Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
9. ^ "Breast Cancer Research Foundation". CharityWatch. November 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

## External links

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* Media related to Breast Cancer Research Foundation at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States