To save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Most of the funding that Komen Greater CETX raises stays in this area to support those being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. The partners we fund provide services such as free and low-cost mammograms, patient navigation services, transportation, and in-home care.
Twenty-five percent from each Komen Affiliate supports the Komen Research, Evaluation, and Scientific Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards, and educational and scientific conferences around the world.
Susan G. Komen® is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit outside of the federal government while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen has set a Bold Goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026. Komen was founded in 1982 by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life.
Komen Greater Central and East Texas is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. Komen Greater CETX serves 5 million Texans across 58 counties, including the five counties that make up the Austin area, and its main office is located in Austin. Through events like the MORE THAN PINK Walk(TM), Komen Greater CETX has invested $18 million in community breast health programs in Central and East Texas and has contributed more than $8 million to the more than $988 million that Komen has invested globally in research.
Learn more about the community partners to whom Komen Greater CETX currently provides funding here.
Susan G. Komen Greater Central and East Texas is a trusted Give Austin partner and a verified 501(c)(3) charitable organization