Mission Statement
Funding Research for Metastatic Breast Cancer
The Cancer Couch Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit corporation founded by Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, PhD, breast cancer survivor, Neuropsychologist and published author, in 2016 to raise money for research exclusively on metastatic breast cancer (when it spreads outside of the breast to other parts of the body). While there are more and more treatments becoming available for metastatic breast cancer, there is still no cure, and the average prognosis remains at 2-3 years. The Cancer Couch Foundation is on a mission to accelerate, and substantially improve treatment and outcomes for those currently living with metastatic breast cancer. We believe in precision medicine and patient-driven research. We carefully select the most promising, cutting-edge scientists in the field, at the world’s leading cancer center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. We want to move the needle quickly: The Cancer Couch Foundation is privately funded, volunteer-run and 100% of all donations and event proceeds are 100% matched and go directly to fund MBC research.
The Cancer Couch Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit corporation founded by Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, PhD, breast cancer survivor, Neuropsychologist and published author, in 2016 to raise money for research exclusively on metastatic breast cancer (when it spreads outside of the breast to other parts of the body). While there are more and more treatments becoming available for metastatic breast cancer, there is still no cure, and the average prognosis remains at 2-3 years. The Cancer Couch Foundation is on a mission to accelerate, and substantially improve treatment and outcomes for those currently living with metastatic breast cancer. We believe in precision medicine and patient-driven research. We carefully select the most promising, cutting-edge scientists in the field, at the world’s leading cancer center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. We want to move the needle quickly: The Cancer Couch Foundation is privately funded, volunteer-run and 100% of all donations and event proceeds are 100% matched and go directly to fund MBC research.
Financials
We value your trust in us and vow to our donors to be a financially transparent organization so that you always know your hard earned dollars are being put to the best possible use to maximize impact for this cause. As we are volunteer-run and privately funded, all of our donations and proceeds from events are able to go directly to the institutions we fund. Attached please find our EIN assignment letter from the IRS. If you have any questions regarding our finances or would like copies of tax returns, please contact our Co-Founder and President, Tom Scalera, at [email protected]
100% of donations and proceeds from events go directly to the institutions we fund and they are 100% anonymously matched. The only exception is certain events held in local communities that honor someone with breast cancer may establish an Angel Fund in their name and have 10% of event proceeds stay in that community to be available to those with MBC in financial need prior to donation tallies.
Annual Taxes prepared & filed by Marchionda & Ferrer, P.A.
Financials Image – IRS Documents
100% of donations and proceeds from events go directly to the institutions we fund and they are 100% anonymously matched. The only exception is certain events held in local communities that honor someone with breast cancer may establish an Angel Fund in their name and have 10% of event proceeds stay in that community to be available to those with MBC in financial need prior to donation tallies.
Annual Taxes prepared & filed by Marchionda & Ferrer, P.A.
Financials Image – IRS Documents