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Breast Cancer Research Foundation
60 East 56th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10022
tel: (866) 346-3228
fax: (646) 497-0890

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Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Working to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (61.65)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 91.5%    
Administrative Expenses 2.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 6.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.06    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.15)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 18.3%    
Program Expenses Growth 19.1%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.24    
Capacity Rating    
      (22.50)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $35,134,009
Other Revenue $1,563,100
Total Revenue $36,697,109
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $32,947,153
Administrative Expenses $841,452
Fundraising Expenses $2,188,311
Total Functional Expenses $35,976,916
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $720,193
   
Net Assets $9,385,908

Contact Information

Breast Cancer Research Foundation
60 East 56th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10022
tel: (866) 346-3228
fax: (646) 497-0890

Contact Email
Visit Web Site

Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Myra Biblowit President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $502,200 1.39%

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Mission

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder, works to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and genetic research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised $195 million to support clinical and genetic research at medical institutions across the globe conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. On October 16, 2007, new grants of $32 million were awarded to 151 researchers across the United States and in Canada, Europe, Israel, and Latin America.

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