Susan G Komen Central and Northern Arizona

WE’RE HERE, SAVING LIVES

Our mission is our Promise: to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Susan G. Komen Central and Northern Arizona (Komen CAN AZ) has been putting this mission into action since 1993. 

By empowering people with knowledge, ensuring quality care for all through advocacy and grant funding and energizing science to find the cures through groundbreaking and award winning research, Komen CAN AZ changes lives in the nine counties we serve in central and northern Arizona every day.

 

We serve women and men in the following counties: Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and Yavapai.

GRANT FUNDING

We are the largest private grantor of community breast cancer funds in Arizona. We fund life-saving education, screening and treatment programs for the uninsured and underinsured women and men in our service area.

• Local grant funding to date - $19.5 Million.
• Komen CAN AZ’s community grants program has provided for 32,724 free or reduced cost mammograms, 5,274 diagnostic treatments, 2,548 breast cancer treatments and 155,705 educational contacts.

RESEARCH

Komen CAN AZ energizes science to find the causes and cures of breast cancer by participating fully in the Susan G. Komen International Research Grant Program. 25% of the dollars raised locally go directly to support research focused on reducing breast cancer incidence and/or deaths within the decade.

•  Komen CAN AZ’s investment to date - $5.9 million.
• 25% of funds goes to help fund Komen International Research. No contributions from Komen CAN AZ go to support national administrative costs.