Susan G Komen Foundation

[cyrus buelton]

Note: Cancer has effected many members of my family. My Grandma had breast cancer; the other one died of Ovarian Cancer. My Dad's first cousin died of lung cancer (he was a non-smoker, actually was a pulmonologist). My brother's best friend died of Skin Cancer at 25. One of my employees had thyroid cancer last year. One of my college roommates in college dad died of colon cancer which spread to liver cancer.

I make donations to the National Cancer Society and Hospice, which I think is one of the greatest organizations out there.

But this make the beast with two backsing Susan G Komen foundation is out of control

1. Football Players wearing pink
2. I have seen Pink port-a-johns

This organization will never find a cure because it is way too profitable.

Go to their website and check out their financials. It is astounding the money making machine this is, but yet, I couldn't find where they are sending their money.

I am not saying breast cancer is a slouchy disease, it is quite deadly, but this group is in it for the $$. I'd love to know what the CEO and the exec staff makes a year.


How about Skin Cancer Awareness Month? (number one cancer killer)

How about Prostate Cancer Month? (most common form of cancer behind skin, but most curable at 90% effective)



I am just sick of this pink organization profiting off the hard work of the particpants.

It will be a cold day in hell when they cure breast cancer. Too much money not to.

////rant off

[IZ]

My mom had breast cancer (in remission now for 11 years).  Funny..she just made the same comments this weekend CB!

"Susan G Komen foundation is out of control"

I saw the Ford Mustang Breast Cancer Edition on the road.  White w/ pink.  

Ulta hounded the s/o and I to make a $10 contribution to SGKF when she was spending $7 on makeup.

WTH..why would I give them $10 for the cause?  They make the donation in their name and get the tax break!  

[Duck-Stew]

I refused to support a friend who was doing the SGKF Breast Cancer walk a few years ago because NO ONE at the Foundation could answer me one question over the phone:

What percentage of funds get donated to Breast Cancer research and how much is for administrative costs?

No one.

My Mom died of cancer in 2002 that started out as Breast Cancer in 1985.  It came and went for 17 years before it finally took her.

The idea that someone is profiting from this is astounding...

[iDuc]

I saw a Komen Edition Mustang on the road- pink stripe under the door, and a pink ribbon on the Mustang badge on the fender. Somebody is making bucks!  But it's hard to be against anything they say or do, just like M.A.D.D, because the basic premise is for the general good. I would like to see something for prostate cancer awareness as well, but it's unlikely because of the "man bad, woman good" mindset of the media, and because there are only so many "awarenesses" you can have. (Before anyone takes this the wrong way, my band did a free gig for a breast cancer awareness benefit, and I hate breast cancer as much as anybody. Did like the pink "save the ta-ta's" tee shirts, though.)

[mitt]

Good rant - I agree 100%.  The whole come to our store and spend X amount of money and we will donate X*.01 to the Cure is BS and taken advantage of the idea of charity. 

mitt

[NAKID]

According to this:

https://www.cfcnca.org/donate/?results&q=susan+g+komen&s=LNI&o=0,110

Overhead is 13.4%

[IZ]

Did like the pink "save the ta-ta's" tee shirts, though.)

The shirt for the race here in AZ last week was.

Save Second Base!

 

[ducpainter]

Here's a link to their financial statements...

http://ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=6094

cyrus you're a money guy...

tell us where it all goes.

[cyrus buelton]

According to this:

https://www.cfcnca.org/donate/?results&q=susan+g+komen&s=LNI&o=0,110

Overhead is 13.4%

Their administrative expenses last year were 19.4million or around that. I can't remember when I was reading it last night.




I was hesitant to post this rant as I thought it might offend people, but everyone seems to be in the same boat as me.


My wife and I were talking about it last night. We are sick of it.




There will never be a cure for cancer. It is too profitable NOT to cure it.

Lance Armstrong is following this same line. I still wear a Livestrong bracelet, but won't buy his overpriced clothes.

[cyrus buelton]

Here's a link to their financial statements...

http://ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=6094

cyrus you're a money guy...

tell us where it all goes.

I read it last night.

I can't tell you where it goes.

It isn't broken down in to detail.

[cyrus buelton]

It's funny, they call themselves Komen for the Cure.


Look at the breakdown of where their money goes:



75% goes to community awareness/prevention programs
25% goes to research


hmmm..............when you are bringing in 330million a year, that is one make the beast with two backsed up proportion of donations when you are TRYING TO FIND THE CURE.


Man, that group pisses me off.

[Monsterlover]

There will never be a cure for cancer. It is too profitable NOT to cure it.

I don't agree.  Well, not completely.  Money drives everything, that's for sure.

One of my customers is working on a machine that, so far, works.  Last I heard success rate in animals was 100% and that includes cancer cells in the blood stream as well as tumors.  Human testing slated to begin in the next couple years, or maybe year.

So, tentatively, it looks like a cure is on the way.  The money will still get spent, it will just go to a different place.

[Mad Duc]

To list a few:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/23/breastcancer/

http://thebrandbuilder.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-didnt-anyone-think-of-this-before.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/22/LVGNCLR1S81.DTL&hw=pinklash&sn=001&sc=1000

It's not really about the SGK foundation, it's companies making everything pink and claiming it is going to "women's" causes. If company X makes a charity product, how much actually goes to that charity?

Example, pay $300 more to make a $80 donation:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/25/dells-xps-one-product-red-a-charitable-rip-off/

To me the whole thing is a marketing scam to charge consumers more and send less to the associated charity.  I never donate over the phone to someone that calls me. Most of those donate only a small amount to the charity. If you want to donate and make it count donate directly.

[cyrus buelton]

Here's a link to their financial statements...

http://ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=6094

cyrus you're a money guy...

tell us where it all goes.

Ok, I'll make it really easy to understand

On their "financials" (which I wouldn't call shit, as it is nothing like a typical S4 filing) they say 87% goes to their cause, leaving 13% unaccounted for.

Their "administrative" costs are 27mm a year.


That is pretty high considering it is a non-for profit which volunteers do all the work, right?

[Mad Duc]

One of my customers is working on a machine that, so far, works.  Last I heard success rate in animals was 100% and that includes cancer cells in the blood stream as well as tumors.  Human testing slated to begin in the next couple years, or maybe year.

Kanzius?