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Nonprofit & Government

  • Ask Jan - if you have a question about workplace accommodations or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, we can help. 1-800-526-7234. 

  • Assistance Fund1-855-845-3663 The Assistance Fund offers financial assistance programs to children and adults diagnosed with critical or chronic illnesses.

  • Breast Cancer Angels provides gift cards to the market of the client’s choice; the dollar amount depends on family size and need (an average of $250 per family per month). The current need is $18,000 monthly. 

  • Breast Cancer Charities of America IGoPink “Help Now Fund” The Help Now Fund is a program for breast cancer patients, providing one-time emergency financial assistance for rent and utility bills. 

  • Breast Cancer Financial Assistance Fund1-877-731-5795 helping those affected by breast cancer. Individuals seeking assistance will receive financial aid. 

  • Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund1-800-878-9184 The BMCF supports patients 18- 40 currently undergoing cancer treatment with services to meet daily needs. It provides home health care services, co-payments required by many health plans for medical care, temporary housing, and other expenses for those temporarily unable to pay bills like rent, insurance, and food. 

  • CancerCare provides limited financial assistance for home care, childcare, and transportation.

  • CancerCare’s Linking A.R.M.S. program provides limited financial assistance for hormonal therapy, oral chemotherapy, pain and anti-nausea medication, lymphedema supplies, and durable medical equipment.

  • Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools, and educational events. 

  • Cancer Connect has become the leading social community for cancer patients and their caregivers to provide support, share information and help others through their cancer journey. With over 500 patients joining the community each month to share, support, and inspire each other, Cancer Connect has become the leading online community for cancer patients and their supporters. 

  • Cancer Support Community To support you in your cancer journey, please take advantage of this resource on managing the cost of your care. 

  • Christina S. Walsh Breast Cancer Foundation - this is a small, New Jersey based but national reaching non-profit founded in 2004. They give financial assistance to breast cancer patients to cover treatments, medications and tests not covered by insurance, wigs, transportation to/from treatments, and other financial burdens. 

  • Compassionate Allowance expedites the SSDI claim process. Certain disabling conditions, including metastatic breast cancer, receive a decision within three weeks. Funds are distributed in the same manner as regular SSDI (6 months from the date of determination).

  • Fifth Season Financial1-866-459-1271 provides loans to people living with advanced cancer, secured solely by the face value of their life insurance policy. The goal of our “Loans for Living” program is to provide individuals access to discretionary cash locked up in their life insurance policy while preserving a portion of the policy benefit for the insured’s beneficiaries. When you or a loved one is living with advanced cancer, a full set of emotional, medical, and financial St rises arise. To ensure the best medical options are available and for the patient’s well-being, it is vital to gain financial stability and quality of life. Fifth Season Financial is in your corner to help. 

  • Genevieve Memorial Breast Cancer Recovery Grant - this program is geared towards mothers diagnosed with breast cancer with a child in the home. 

  • Gilda’s Club Our Mission is to create welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens, and children along with their families and friends. 

  • Give Forward is a resource that empowers friends and family of patients undergoing medical treatment by letting them create fundraisers to help alleviate the financial burden and stress that come along with illness. 

  • Hope for Young Adults with Cancer helps young adults in active treatment and remission for up to five years pay for daily living expenses.

  • Lazarex Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance for some medical expenses not covered by insurance for people enrolled in clinical trials at some medical centers.

  • Look Good Feel Better 1-800-395-LOOK is a nonmedical, national public service program to help women offset appearance-related changes from cancer treatment. It offers a free program that helps improve self-image, appearance, and quality of life in people undergoing cancer treatment. 

  • Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps eligible patients obtain needed medications either free of charge or close to it. Being uninsured or underinsured is part of qualifying.

  • Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief provides direct financial assistance for prescription drug co-payments to eligible patients.

  • Pink Diamond “Triple Step Toward the Cure” The Pink Diamond is a quarterly distribution program. All patients must be currently receiving active cancer treatment to qualify for consideration. 

  • Pretty in Pink Foundation - provides financial assistance for treatment, surgery and co-payments for individuals who have breast cancer but who lack medical insurance or whose medical insurance does not cover all services.

  • RXAssist provides information about free and low-cost medicine programs and other ways to manage medical costs.

  • Sisters Network Inc. Provides financial assistance for copays and breast prostheses, medical bras, and compression arm sleeves.

  • Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a US federal loss of income protection program. SSDI defines “disability” as a condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. If awarded, payments begin six months from the date of determined disability.

  • Stupid Cancer maintains a list of financial resources, including educational financial aid for survivors and children of survivors.

  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a US federal income supplement program designed to help disabled individuals with little or no income. Eligibility is decided case by case. If you are eligible for SSI, other benefits (e.g., food stamps) may be available.

  • Team Maggie - is a nonprofit organization that offers a care grant of $2,500 to cancer patients to cover fertility preservation costs. 

  • The American Cancer Society (ACS) provides information and referrals to numerous education, community, and patient support services, including financial assistance and transportation programs. To reach your local ACS, contact the national office at 800.227.2345.

  • The Catherine H. Tuck Foundation - provides financial aid grants for basic necessities of life to women and men who are in active treatment for breast cancer and struggling financially as a direct result of the diagnosis and treatment. 

  • The Gift of Hope - believes that women should only worry about their well-being. The foundation pays their monthly bills, such as electricity, gas, phone, and groceries. 

  • The HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Eligible individuals can receive help with co-payments for prescription drugs, coinsurance, deductibles, and other selected out-of-pocket costs.

  • The Komen Treatment Assistance Program provides limited financial assistance for some medical equipment and lymphedema supplies.

  • The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides access to clinical breast exams and mammograms (plus diagnostic testing if results are abnormal, and referrals to treatment of breast cancer are diagnosed) to women ages 40-64 who do not have health insurance or are under-insured.

  • The National Lymphedema Network finds a lymphedema support group, physical therapist, financial assistance for garments, and other information on lymphedema.

  • The Pink Fund provides short-term financial aid for basic living expenses to eligible breast cancer patients.

  • The Samfund provides financial assistance for tuition and many personal expenses such as rent, utilities, and car payments for young people diagnosed with breast cancer.

  • United Way’s 2-1-1 Program has many programs to help those in need across the country, and you can call a service professional directly at 2-1-1 in the United States. 

  • Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act Find information on federal laws requiring insurance coverage of breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

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