ABOUT PINK FUND
No one undergoing breast cancer treatment should ever have to choose between getting medical care or paying their household bills. Sadly, treatment costs, coupled with income loss, force them into hard decisions. The financial side can be just as devastating as the medical side. That's why there's the Pink Fund. We are the ones with Real Help for the Other Part of the Fight.
Pink Fund provides financial support to help meet basic needs, decrease stress levels, and allow breast cancer patients in active treatment to focus on healing while improving survivorship outcomes. Our 90-day grant program allows us to meet their critical expenses for housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance.
MOLLY MACDONALD'S STORY
My case was relatively mild, requiring two surgeries and six weeks of daily radiation, but I knew the disruption to the lives of other women was even greater. Like me, many of these women were employed, their families dependent upon their income and health insurance. I wondered what happens to women who are too ill to work and whose jobs might be in jeopardy if they take off too much time for treatment and recovery. I began asking questions of my healthcare providers and learned that while indeed this is a problem, they were not aware of a solution.
I know all too well how stressful it is to struggle financially while fighting cancer, and I’m determined to help prevent other women, men, and their families from the same.
Co-Founder & Executive Director
SurThrivor™
DID YOU KNOW?
- 62% of Americans have less than $1000 in savings
- 21% of Americans do not even have a savings account
- 50% of bankruptcies are the result of illness or illness-related job loss
- In 6 months, a health crisis can throw a family into bankruptcy or homelessness
- 47% of our national workforce is women
- 73% of women work full time
- 31% claim head of household
- 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime
- The average treatment lasts 7-8 months
US BREAST CANCER STATISTICS FOR 2024
In the US in 2024, there will be an estimated 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women; 2,790 cases diagnosed in men; and an additional 56,500 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) diagnosed in women. An estimated 42,780 (42,250 women, 530 men) will occur in 2024. Source: American Cancer Society Facts & Figures 2024
In 2016, Financial Toxicity was designated as a side effect of cancer treatment by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACS, 2020).
"Facing eviction and trying to keep my head above water, Pink Fund stepped in and helped me with 3 months of rent."
Danetta H.
"I got the email this morning from you and cried. The biggest stressor for me was financial."
Lisa C.
"Thanks to the Pink Fund, I was able to breathe easier because they awarded me financial help with my apartment and dental costs."
Serena G.
“Pink Fund has found a need that’s not being met. I am so grateful and blessed they were there in my time of need."
Yvonne R.
"What a blessing they have been to my family and I. We were able to breathe easier because they awarded us financial help."
Shantel N.