Your generosity is improving the health of our community
Dear Supporters,
Every day at Kadlec and the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center, I’m reminded of the extraordinary compassion and commitment of our community. Your generosity uplifts our patients, their families and the caregivers who serve them.
In 2025, you had a hand in many transformations: lives saved because of advanced technology, a partnership to develop more health care professionals and hope renewed for cancer patients and their loved ones. With every innovation, moment of care and patient success, your kindness echoes. It’s a reminder of the incredible things we can accomplish when we come together with a shared purpose.
Because of your support:
• Access to a heart scan happens more quickly than before
• Biopsies for breast cancer are done with less discomfort
• Complex surgery for brain tumors remains available at Kadlec
• Specialized infant warmers help caregivers detect small changes in our tiniest patients
Your support brings world-class care close to home, touching many throughout the Tri-Cities region. Together we’re creating something extraordinary – saving lives, inspiring hope and providing safe, compassionate care – today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
With heartfelt thanks,
Lacey Perry, CFRE Chief Philanthropy Officer Kadlec Foundation and Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation
Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center patients accessed the resource center in 2025, receiving comfort items during treatment.
Kadlec newborns went home with a wearable blanket, helping prevent sudden unexplained infant death. 420 1,153 2,600
Unhoused individuals were assisted by monthly outreach, connecting them with hot meals, medical resources and case navigation.
Total amount donated $2,361,270
$1,198,287
KADLEC FOUNDATION
Board Officers
Josh Chittenden
Chair
Brandon Potts
Vice Chair
Sean Haselrig
Treasurer
Bill Walther
Secretary
Molly Stutesman
Past Chair
Board Trustees
Luay Ailabouni, M.D.
Molly Calhoun
April Connors
Owen Curtis
RoseAnne M. Droesch, DSW
Alma Feil
Rick Gant, Auxiliary liaison
Karthik Subramanian
Jeremy Wall
Roy Wu
Welcome New Trustee
Shalon MacNeil
Emeritus Trustees
Larry Christensen
Pat Lacey
Gary Louie
Dot Stewart
Blaze Titus
Mary Volpentest
TRI-CITIES CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION
Board Officers
Monte Drake
President
Matthew Petersen
Vice President
Zach Fisher
Treasurer
Destry Henderson
Secretary
Jennifer Ollero
Past President
Board Directors
Glenda Ackerman
John Bookwalter
Levi Broeske
Mike Douglas
Basir Haque, M.D.
Kathy Indall
Barbara Johnson
Stephanie Koerner
Michael McGuire
Rosalyn Page
Shannon Sackett
Clayton Simundson
Michelle Wilson
Daryl Witherspoon
Sherry Zhao, M.D.
Welcome New Directors
Laurie Holden
Linda Miller
Stephen Wendt
The Foundations at Kadlec Staff
Lacey Perry, CFRE Chief philanthropy officer
Carrie Almquist Philanthropy officer, events
Jack Guth Operations and finance manager
Lori Lott
Senior philanthropy officer
Anneliese Martinez
Volunteer coordinator
Yeidi Ramos Mendoza Philanthropy assistant
Robin Wojtanik
Donor engagement program manager
Because of your gifts, cancer survivor Andrea, (right,) could attend Harmony Hill’s wellness retreat alongside other local participants, Robin and Sarah (above). The weekend provides opportunities to lean in and connect with others affected by a life-changing cancer diagnosis.
Patients find hope, healing with your gifts
A healing retreat offers fellowship and wellness to people affected by cancer – and your generosity meant local patients could attend. Cancer survivors Andrea and Robin are navigating survivorship and valued the chance to connect with others.
“I read the Harmony Hill brochure and thought, ‘That sounds really cool,’ but wasn’t sure if I could fit it in,” said Andrea. “Then my nurse navigator offered the retreat to me (at no cost), and I take those things as God’s love, so I made it work, and I’m thankful to the donors.” Andrea has survived cancer twice, most recently a tumor in her nose.
Robin’s invasive breast cancer was caught through her yearly mammogram. Because of your donations, both women spent a weekend in Union, Washington, with others affected by cancer.
“They opened their hearts to us,” said Robin. ‘We talked about all the cancer things plus what else is going on in life.” For Robin, this included the sudden death of her husband shortly after her treatment concluded.
Donor support creates human connection for those affected by a cancer diagnosis
Thanks to you, Harmony Hill attendees shared time painting, drawing, sewing, journaling, playing board games, exploring the grounds and connecting with fellow guests.
Andrea, Robin and others arrived as strangers but left as friends.
“A fair share of guests didn’t have support at home – no friends to speak of because nobody wants to hang out with a cancer patient,” said Andrea. “It was a chance for them to do something with friends.”
“I loved it,” said Robin. “If we hadn’t gone, I wouldn’t have known this wonderful experience. Thank you.”
“We spent time sharing our experience with others about how cancer impacted our lives, how it impacted our relationships and how it impacted our dreams for the future.”
— Andrea, cancer survivor and Harmony Hill guest
“It was a wonderful experience; I came out feeling very blessed,” added Andrea. “There are lots of things to be grateful for, and it was very positive.”
Your gifts make experiences like this possible for people right here in our community, prioritizing not just their treatment but their survivorship journey for life.
Cancer survivor Robin (left), and her daughter, Sarah, attended a wellness weekend, thanks to your generosity. Offering support for this retreat was a first for 2025 and will continue in 2026.
240 Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center patients who experienced cancer-related hair loss received hairpieces at no cost.
78 high school students attended a week-long introduction to medical fields at Kadlec to promote tomorrow’s health care jobs.
162 people contributed 3,501 volunteer hours in service to the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center and Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation events.
Donors keep delicate surgery close to home
Generous gifts mean surgeries on aggressive brain tumors can be performed right here at Kadlec, keeping patients near their local support systems.
Donor investments in a StealthStation S8 surgical navigation system provided the equipment needed for brain surgery to be performed to the highest standard of care. Thanks to direct donations and gifts made at our Autumn Affair fundraising gala, Kadlec purchased the $415,000 technology. The Stealth combines advanced imaging with tracking software to successfully conduct surgery on one of the most sensitive parts of the body: the brain.
Because of you, Kadlec’s fellowship-trained neurosurgeon Andrew Bieber, D.O., can use the new stealth to remove glioblastomas, the most common type of cancerous brain tumor in adults.
How a surgical navigation system works for brain surgery
Before neurosurgery – often to remove a brain tumor or stop a deep brain bleed – patients undergo a CT scan or MRI, resulting in a detailed 3D map of the patient’s anatomy. Surgeons align these highresolution images with the patient’s body during an operation, creating a meticulous virtual road map.
During a procedure, the StealthStation navigation system tracks surgical instruments in real time alongside the 3D images from a CT scan or MRI, like a GPS. Viewing an instrument’s exact position allows for precise guidance and preserves nearby tissue.
Patients with aggressive cancer treated locally at Kadlec
Experts in hematology and oncology at the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center work directly with Dr. Bieber to diagnosis and treat glioblastomas, which are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. These patients have already received a life-changing diagnosis with limited treatment options. Because of your gifts, they can stay close to their local support systems for this delicate surgery. This often helps them recover faster and results in better long-term outcomes – which may mean precious more time with loved ones.
KC Williams, RN, (left) and Michael Carter, RN, aid physicians using the new surgical navigation system you brought to Kadlec. The Stealth helps surgeons operating on brain tumors, brain bleeds and sinuses.
12 pieces of new equipment were acquired for Kadlec, its clinics and the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center, enhancing quality of care.
944 books were donated to babies discharged from Kadlec’s Level III NICU, supporting family bonding and early literacy.
82 students studying health care at Columbia Basin College or Washington State UniversityTri-Cities received scholarships.
Your support benefited Kadlec patients, programs and services throughout 2025
From events you organized to events you attended, every gift increased access to exceptional care here at home — purchasing advanced technology, encouraging patient wellness and supporting clinical excellence at Kadlec, its clinics and the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center.
With your gifts, our ICU has a new device to detect and measure pressure in the skull. Decisions made in real-time expand lifesaving care.
High Tennis held a fundraiser to benefit breast cancer awareness programs, services and patients.
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Right: Hanford
Left: Tri-State Fire Protection debuted as title sponsor for the Kadlec Foundation Golf Classic, an event that raised $110,000 for health care scholarships. Right: The first Hot Rod Round Up resulted in a $20,000 gift to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation.
Left: Many individuals and groups, including Richland High Auto Body students, contributed books to Kadlec’s NICU patients, encouraging literacy. Right: Your generosity at the 25th annual Autumn Affair resulted in a record $550,000 to benefit the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center.
Left: Wheat Head Brewing Co. invited cancer survivors to sign a banner at an event that raised $6,660 to benefit local patients. Right: A yearly golf tournament held in memory of Brad Fisher supported a Stealth surgical navigation system used for procedures on Kadlec patients with brain tumors.
Left: Thanks to you, a new machine increases accuracy and comfort for breast biopsy patients at Kadlec. Right: Speck Family Dealerships raised a Breast Cancer Awareness Month flag at the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center and gifted $50,000 toward new mammogram technology available locally only at Kadlec.
Thank you to each company, institution and organization that hosted fundraisers, provided grant funding, sponsored events, or made in-kind donations or financial contributions of $200+ to The Foundations at Kadlec. Together, you contributed over $1 million in 2025!
Kadlec Foundation:
94.9 The Wolf – Jazz and Jaxon Little
American Online Giving Foundation
Apollo Mechanical Contractors
Arlene’s Flowers
Audi of Tri-Cities
Baker Boyer
Bank of Eastern Oregon
BankCDA
Barnes & Noble
BBSI Tri-Cities
Ben Franklin Transit
Beverly J. Jewell Memorial Foundation
Blackbaud Giving Fund
BMW of Tri-Cities
Bouten Construction Company
Century 21 Tri-Cities
The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints – Union Ward Youth Group
CNA Plumbing
CO-Energy
Columbia Basin College Foundation
Costco Employee Giving
Courtney Brady Content Creator
Daiichi Sankyo
Daughters of the American Revolution Kennewick Chapter
Dayton Veterinary Clinic
Fisher Construction
G-Cubed
Garrett Electric
GESA Carousel of Dreams
Goose Ridge Estate Winery
Greater Health Now
Gutter Girl
HAPO Community Credit Union
Healogics
Helping Hands First Christian
Reformed Church
H2C
Home Instead Senior Care
ICCU
Inland Imaging
#JasmineStrong Holiday Toy Drive
Kadlec Auxiliary
Kadlec Inland Cardiology
Kiemle Hagood
Kiwanis of Tri-Cities Industry
Labcorp
Life Flight Network
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
McCurley Subaru
McKinstry
Mutant Printing & Promotions
NonStop Local
Northwest Medical Physics Center
Nuclear Care Partners
Numerica Credit Union
NW Elite Softball Club
Olsson Industrial Electric
Oregon Potato Company
Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors
PorterKinney, PC
Premier Anesthesia
Pro Made Homes
ReKindle Hope
RE/MAX Northwest
RENTOwn
Reser’s Fine Foods
Richland Fire Department
Richland High School Auto Body
Richland Masonic Lodge #283
RX Pharmacy
Sign Gypsies Tri-Cities
Southeast Washington Ghostbusters
STCU
TeamHealth Northwest
Testcomm
Toyota of Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
Tri-State Fire Protection
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Well Being Trust
Windermere Group One –The Matheson Group
Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation
Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation:
50 Calibers
A1 Hospitality Group
AgriNorthwest/AgReserves
Alliant Insurance Services
Amentum
American Breast Cancer Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation
Anelare Winery
Apollo Mechanical Contractors
Archibald Enterprises
Art with Aubrey
At Bella’s Pickleball
Atomic Swim Club
AstraZeneca
At Home Staffing
Babcock Services
BAGG Books
Baker Boyer
Barnard Griffin Winery
Beaver Bark Gift & Garden Center
Bechtel
Ben Franklin Transit
Benton Franklin Fair Association
Black & Salesky Dentistry
Blackthorne Neighbourhood Pub
BN Covered Exteriors
Bouten Construction Company
Brad Fisher Memorial Scramble
Breshears Professional Photography
Buds... and Blossoms, Too
Cabi – Janette Lehman and Diana Williams
Canyon Lakes Golf Course
Capitol Theatre
CBRC Health & Fitness
Central Plateau Cleanup Company
Chiawana High School
Chukar Cherries
CKJT Architects
CoffeeNow
Col Solare Winery
Columbia Center Rotary
Corwin Ford Tri-Cities
Courtney Brady Content Creator
Daiichi Sankyo
The Dance Class
Dance Images West
DermaCare
Dr. Burr Field Scholarship Fund
DW Distilling
Eaton Corporation
Echoes Aesthetic Clinic
Egg Artists Guild of Washington
Events by Edz
Family Eye Care
First Story
Framatome
Fred’s Appliance
Genentech
Gesa Community Foundation
Girl Scouts of the USA, Troop #5300
Grandridge Dental
Greg Brown Orthodontics
H2C
Hamilton Cellars
Hanford High School Girls Swim & Dive
Hanford High School Girls Volleyball
Hanford High School Tennis
Hanford Home Health
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions
HAPO Community Credit Union
Heath Family Foundation
The Heathman Lodge
HellKat Skin Services
Hilton Seattle Airport
Horn Rapids Players Club
Hot Rod Round Up/Tem Community Giving Foundation
ICCU
Indian Eyes
Inomedic Health Applications
J. Bookwalter Winery
Jewelry Design Center
Kadlec Inland Cardiology
Kadlec Sewing
Kamiakin High School
Kennewick Flower Shop
Kennewick High School
Kiemle Hagood
L’Ecole No 41 Winery
Lamb Weston
Leisure Pool-n-Spa
Liberty Christian School
Lifestyle Healthcare
Li’l Firehouse Coffee
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
Madison & Friends Charity Art Fundraiser
Mary Kay – Heidi Newell
McCurley Integrity Dealerships
McKinley Springs
McKinstry
Meadow Springs Country Club
Mercer Wine Estates
Michels & Schilperoort P.S.
Mid-Columbia Dermatology
Mid-Columbia Gymnastics Academy
MonteScarlatto Estate Winery
Murley’s Floor Covering
Muse Salon & Spa
Mutant Printing & Promotions
NeoGenomics
North Wind Group
Northwest Chapter AAPM
Northwest Injury Clinics
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Nuclear Care Partners
Oasis Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab
The Pacific Campus
Paragon Corporate Housing
Park Lane Jewelry – Lori Mercer
Park Middle School
Pasco High School
Pasco Police Department Pink Patch
The Personal Touch Cleaning
Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors
Pledgeling Foundation
Premier Anesthesia
Preszler & Bunch Attorneys at Law
Pura Vida Barre and Yoga
Quake Family Fun Center
RBC Wealth Management
Reininger Winery
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Republic Services
Reser’s Fine Foods
Retter & Company Sotheby’s International Realty
Revive Wellness
Richland Bell Furniture
Richland High School Girls Swim & Dive
Richland High School Girls Basketball
Richland High School Girls Softball
Richland Lutheran Church Sewing Group
Riverside Audio Visual
Riverwood Homes
Roscoe’s Coffee
Ruth Livingston Elementary
Sage Port Grille
Sand and Sage Sports Car Club
Saviah Cellars
Sculpt Wellness
Seattle Seahawks
Shelby’s Floral
Simplified Celebrations
Smasne Cellars
Snarky Cancer
Solar Spirits
Southridge High School
Speck Family Dealerships
State Farm Insurance – Jim Ostrander
StretchLab
Sun Terrace Prosser
SSC North America
Tagaris Winery
TC Tee Time
Temple Emanu-El Music Staff
Texas Roadhouse
Three Rivers Community Foundation
Three Rivers Craft Brew & Bacon Festival
Three Rivers Window Fashions
Thrive On Counseling
Thurston Wolfe Winery
Tippett Company of Washington
Touchstone Jewelers
Total Energy Management
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
Tri-City Quilters Guild
Tri-Cities Tap & Barrel
Twin City Metals
Underwood Farms
United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties
Vargo General Contractor
Ven-YOU
The ViBE Dance Academy
Visiting Angels
Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries
Washington State Secretary of State
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Water2Wine Cruises
The Wellness Clinic at LifeQuest
Wheat Head Brewing Co.
Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation
Yust Gallery
Zintel Creek Golf Club
Advanced mammography debuts with your gifts
Donors provided the full cost of contrast-enhanced mammography at Kadlec, a cancer-detecting technology available locally for the first time.
Because of your philanthropy, Kadlec is now one of the few hospitals in the Pacific Northwest to offer contrast-enhanced mammography. You brought this unique technology to our community – to the direct benefit of our patients.
The new procedure is quite simple but provides significant results. Using an IV, a patient receives a contrast injection followed by a mammogram. The iodine dye highlights potential new blood vessels that form when breast cancer grows, letting physicians quickly rule out benign masses or more clearly see cancerous lesions. The process is safe, noninvasive and takes just a few minutes.
Technology creates new view in once-challenging breast scans
Contrast-enhanced mammography is especially useful in patients with dense breasts – about half of all women. The higher the density, the greater the risk of cancer. Dense tissue appears white on a mammogram, like the image seen above on the left. This opaque view can prevent physicians from spotting potential cancer lurking within tissue, especially small tumors.
“Since arriving at Kadlec, contrast-enhanced mammography helped caregivers identify cancer earlier than we might have – immediate proof of the difference this technology makes.”
—
Bertha Montes, mammography supervisor at Kadlec
Now, because of you, patients can get a referral for a mammogram enhanced with contrast solution and potentially rule out cancer. Currently, it’s used as a diagnostic tool, meaning patients must first be screened with a traditional mammogram. If an abnormality is spotted, it can be further examined with contrast-enhancement, often done more quickly and at a lower cost to patients versus waiting for an MRI, the previous standard of care. Early cancer detection often leads to increased survival rates.
Many events held in coordination with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, including Speck Family Motors’ Drive for a Cure, helped with the $150,000 investment in this new system.
Your support of advanced tools, like this, increase preventive cancer care right here at home.
The image on the left is typical for a mammogram using 2D or 3D technology. On the right, the same breast viewed with contrast enhancement lights up a potential mass more clearly, promoting early detection of breast cancer.
Your support of education drives local jobs
Gifts empower students and caregivers to pursue vital health care careers through education and hands-on opportunities.
You’re helping meet the demand for health care professionals by supporting a range of efforts that bring people closer to careers in medicine or build on current skills. Investments made toward scholarships benefited hundreds of local students in our community in 2025.
This included an expansion of Experience Healthcare, a summer camp that introduces high school students to the vast diversity of health care careers. Additionally Kadlec’s work-based learning program gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain insight into health care careers within a hospital setting.
Your gifts also awarded scholarships totaling more than $120,000 to students at Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities pursuing degrees in health care fields.
Finally, donor support allowed two Kadlec caregivers to expand their clinical skill set, completing a respiratory therapy program in 2025 and returning to work in our community. With your philanthropy, more opportunities are planned for 2026 that expand beyond the classroom to introduce today’s youth to exciting health care careers of tomorrow.
gift cards reduced barriers to care for transportation to appointments.
72 grocery gift cards were distributed to patients facing food insecurity. 595 support packages were given to breast cancer patients and children of patients receiving cancer care locally.
dental exams were provided so patients with economic needs could start cancer treatment quickly.
