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Head for the Cure

Defeating brain cancer step by step

Kansas City, MO   |  https://www.headforthecure.org/

Mission

The mission of Head for the Cure is to raise awareness and funding to inspire hope for the community of brain cancer patients, their families, friends, caregivers and other supporters, while celebrating their courage, spirit and energy. We accomplish this by hosting a series of 5K runs/walks and other events to raise funding in support of brain cancer research benefiting local beneficiaries and our national beneficiary, The Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative (BTTC). We also provide support through our programs including Brains for the Cure, survivor luncheons and other community engagements. All of these events and programs allow us to raise funds, awareness and hope for the brain tumor community.

Ruling year info

2007

President, Board of Directors

Matt Anthony

Main address

1607 Oak Street

Kansas City, MO 64108 USA

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EIN

20-8345719

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (H12)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Head for the cure aims to raise awareness, funding, and hope for those in the brain tumor community.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Brains for the Cure

In April 2017, we launched our first program built specifically for patients and caregivers: Brains for the Cure—an online navigator to help them understand, manage, and cope with all the twists and turns of a brain tumor diagnosis. When there’s nobody to turn to and everything feels overwhelming, Brains for the Cure offers a level of understanding that meets patients and supporters exactly where they are and helps them find a useful forward step to take, whatever their situation. We’re investing in the future of Brains for the Cure. We’re developing new features for the site to fuel its evolution into a constantly-updating publication. Along the way, we’re making it easier to find from web searches (so people who’ve never heard of us can still get the answers they need when they need them), easier to use from mobile devices, and more current with the latest medical advances in brain tumor treatment.

Population(s) Served
People with diseases and illnesses

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people on the organization's email list

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Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of Facebook followers

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Increasing

Average number of dollars received per donor

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Increasing

Number of new website visitors

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Holding steady

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Head for the cure aims to raise awareness, funding, and hope for those in the brain tumor community.

The mission of Head for the Cure is to raise awareness and funding to inspire hope for the community of brain cancer patients, their families, friends, caregivers and other supporters, while celebrating their courage, spirit and energy.

We accomplish this by hosting a series of 5K runs/walks and other events to raise funding in support of brain cancer research benefiting local beneficiaries and our national beneficiary, The Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative (BTTC). We also provide support through our programs including Brains for the Cure, survivor luncheons and other community engagements. All of these events and programs allow us to raise funds, awareness and hope for the brain tumor community.

Head for the Cure's primary source of donations come from the 5K Run/Walk events hosted across the country. In addition to these events other supporters across the country organize their own community-driven events. Head for the Cure also has multiple giving campaigns throughout the year.

Since Head for the Cure was founded, more than $25 million has been raised in support of our mission to defeat brain cancer step by step.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Head for the Cure

Board of directors
as of 02/21/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Matt Anthony

Krista Allen

Harry Campbell

Jon Cook

Danay Fast

John Holt

Mario Lichtenstein

Shari Nederhoff

Tom Sadowski

Nina Paleologos

Kelly Fisher

Tobias Walbert

Cole Anthony

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/7/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

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