Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks

BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS/ BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

ADDRESS

620 W. Republic Rd. Ste 107 Springfield, MO 65807

PHONE

417-848-8710

SOCIAL MEDIA

/BreastCancerFoundationoftheOzarks /BCFO

TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

52

ANNUAL REVENUES

$4,459,000

TOP EXECUTIVE

Joe Daues CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRPERSON:

Jessica Snider, DO President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Debi Murray Bennett Brian Biggers, MD Dan Cobb Maribeth Gardner Dana Havens Roger Holden, MD Amanda Lackey, MD Brian McCracken, Treasurer Ryan O’Reilly Doug Parker John Russell Gary Schafer Jami Skrade, MD Ann Smid, MD Carlye Wannenmacher, President Elect

Mission Statement

BCFO gives help and hope to families facing a breast cancer diagnosis with emotional support and direct non-medical financial assistance during treatment and offers free screening mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women.

Annual Events

• Hooked on Dance – October 1, 2021 • Jeepin For A Cure – October 16, 2021 • Pink Ribbon Gala-Joplin – October 29, 2021 • A Time to Share – April 21, 2022

Service Area

BCFO services counties throughout southwest Missouri and reaches into northwest Arkansas, southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma.

Funding

Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks has state contracts to run five DMV offices in the Ozarks. This pays for all administrative costs of the organization. BCFO relies on fundraising events like our fashion show featuring breast cancer survivors “A Time To Share”, “Cycle For Life”, “Jeepin For A Cure”, Joplin’s “Pink Ribbon Gala” and our signature event in Springfield, “Hooked on Dance” to raise most of our annual program budget. We also sell state tax credits, receive local and state grants, corporate and private donations and planned gifts.

12 Month Goals

In an effort to offer more meaningful financial assistance to families in crisis, BCFO is reviewing our financial assistance payment model. Our goal is to provide more financial assistance per family during treatment. Currently we offer up to $5,000 per client. BCFO is also raising money and applying for grant money to start a new diagnostic mammogram reimbursement program for women under 35. Currently, there are no dedicated programs that help uninsured women in this age category with the tests needed to detect breast cancer.

How People and Businesses Can Help

BCFO holds numerous fundraising events throughout the year with a special focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. We sell Missouri state tax credits to help fund our free screening mammogram program and apply for state and local grants. Most of our funding comes from event sponsorships, private donations and planned giving. Anyone can help BCFO by visiting any of the five DMV offices we run in and around Springfield and Joplin. These offices help BCFO pay for all administrative costs so we can use 100% of donations for programs.

Testimonials

“Thank you so much for your generosity in helping with our household bills during this difficult time. As medical bills start coming in, having this help is greatly appreciated. This journey has brought some amazing people into our lives, BCFO being one of them. We cannot say thank you enough!”

“My family and myself are forever thankful for your assistance during this stressful time. We so appreciate your services to our community, for your compassion and humanity. God bless.”