The DONNA Foundation Impact & Annual Report

The DONNA Impact

Annual Impact Report

Creating real change by providing hope, support, and financial relief to those living with breast cancer.

For more than 20 years, The DONNA Foundation and its supporters have helped families living with breast cancer nationwide.

As we celebrate the journey that brought us here, while casting new visions for our programs, we remain committed to a world where breast cancer patients are freed from any barriers to their successful treatment.

Since 2003

Families Helped

In Financial Services

$ 0

Supporting Research

$ 0

Celebrating Survivorship

0 +

Fiscal Year 2025 (July 2024 – June 2025)

The DONNA CareLine Program

The DONNA CareLine serves uninsured and insured patients all across the country at no charge to help overcome and resolve insurance-related and financial obstacles that impact care.

patients & Families Served

in financial services delivered

$ 0

including $55,000 in direct financial aid

of patients have an annual income under $48k*

0 %

*based on available data

Avg. Activity per case

0 %

Avg. Days to close case

0 %

Issues per case

0 %

DONNA Survivorship, Education and Awareness Program

21,904

celebrated survivorship Last Year

Including registered runners, volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, supporters and friends.

Funding for Research

The DONNA Foundation is committed to funding ground breaking breast cancer research. The DONNA Foundation funds novel research initiatives with the goal to more effectively diagnose, treat and ultimately finish breast cancer for all patients. More than $3M has been granted in support of translational genomics and immune studies. From an initial contribution from The DONNA Foundation to Mayo Clinic of more than $500,000 in 2008, Mayo Clinic established its Breast Cancer Translational Genomics Research Program.

Additional contributions from The DONNA Foundation totaling more than $3 million, allowed Mayo Clinic to build and maintain genomics infrastructure in Jacksonville, Florida. Making it possible for laboratory teams not only to carry out state of the art breast cancer research, including the widely publicized Triple Negative Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials, but also provide genomics support for studies in all cancers.

It is awe-inspiring to think about how a love of running brought together an idea to transform breast cancer care. As a physician-researcher, I am honored by the partnership and support Mayo Clinic has with The DONNA Foundation. Thanks to the funds raised through the marathon and other efforts, we have been able to grow the Breast Cancer Translational Genomics Program and expand our research, which is changing the way we treat patients every day. We are excited by the findings we’ve uncovered in our work, including the ability to identify key tumor characteristics and how they respond to certain therapies. We are now able to offer patients multiple clinical trials, including vaccines to address recurrence. We still have work to do to reach the finish line but we are motivated by our patients and by hope that we will win this race against cancer.

Edith A. Perez, M.D.

beCAUSE...

Every person involved with The DONNA Foundation has their “because” – the reason they support, love, volunteer or work with us. We would like to share some of the heartfelt stories that make the support of more than 20,000 families living with breast cancer a reality.

Impact Report

July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

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