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The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research

Know Early. Know Hope

aka Tina's Wish   |   New York, NY   |  www.tinaswish.org

Mission

The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research (Tina’s Wish) is an ovarian cancer non-profit organization dedicated to funding groundbreaking scientific research for the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer. Know Early. Know Hope.® This is our mission. Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $17 million for its cause. Annually, Tina’s Wish now funds $1.3 million of scientific research for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer. We are accelerating the pace of progress towards saving women’s lives. Together, we can make Tina Brozman’s wish – to discover an effective early detection screen for ovarian cancer – a reality.

Ruling year info

2007

Executive Director

Beverly Wolfer

Board President

Amy Kyle

Main address

31 West 52nd Street Suite 4-22

New York, NY 10019 USA

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EIN

26-0413943

NTEE code info

Other Medical Research N.E.C. (H99)

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (E05)

Cancer Research (H30)

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research (Tinas Wish) is an ovarian cancer non-profit organization dedicated to funding groundbreaking scientific research for the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer. Know Early. Know Hope. This is our mission. Tinas Wish was founded in 2008 in memory of the Honorable Tina Brozman, former chief judge of the SDNY Bankruptcy Court, who died two years after she was diagnosed too late with ovarian cancer. Tina was not angry that she had the disease, she was angry that she did not know sooner. Too many patients with ovarian cancer 80% are diagnosed at an advanced stage, once the tumor has metastasized. Treatment is much less effective at this point. A diagnostic method that could detect the disease at an earlier stage is therefore critical. Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $24 million for its cause. Annually, Tinas Wish now funds $2.4 million of scientific research.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Tina's Wish Research Grants

Tina's Wish is currently funding research at 15 world-class institutions across the United States.

The Tina's Wish Team Science Grant (formerly the Individual Investigator Grant) encourages collaboration in pursuit of an effective screen for the early detection or a prevention strategy for ovarian cancer. The Team Science Grant is $400,000 over two (2) years. Tina's Wish is funding 11 Team Science projects in 2024-25.

The Tinas Wish Rising Star Grant supports promising early career researchers in the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer field and encourages them to take risks and develop innovative projects. The Rising Star Grant is $150,000 over two (2) years. Tina's Wish is funding two (2) Rising Star projects in 2024-25.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

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Increasing

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We held limited virtual events in 2020 due to COVID-19.

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Context Notes

Since it's inception in 2007, The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation (Tina's Wish) has raised over $24 million for ovarian cancer research.

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Tina's Wish Research Grants

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Increasing

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Tina's Wish Research Grants

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Increasing

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

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

To fund groundbreaking research for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer. Know Early. Know Hope.® This is our mission.

Tina's Wish is currently working with fifteen world class research institutions to identify cutting edge research opportunities to identify an early detection screen for ovarian cancer.

Tina's Wish continues to create new and meaningful events that provide an opportunity for building awareness for ovarian cancer and an opportunity to raise funds for research grants.

Tina's Wish has established itself as one of the primary charitable organizations in the financial restructuring community. In addition, our board members are reaching out to additional communities to raise funds and awareness for our cause.

To date the Foundation has created a sustainable platform, secured a reliable funding community and created a competitive funding process for scientific grants. The Foundation now needs to take each of its accomplishments to the next level to achieve sustainable growth.

Financials

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Operations

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

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The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research

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

Amy Kyle

Andrew Brozman

retired

Julia Frost-Davies

Greenberg Traurig

Jennifer C DeMarco

Clifford Chance

Cecelia G Morris

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Christopher Marcus

Kirkland & Ellis

Brad Eric Scheler, ESQ.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Tim Coleman

PJT Partners

Lisa G. Beckerman

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Lisa Donahue

AlixPartners

Meaghan Repko

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Bradley D. Sharp

Development Specialists, Inc.

Jeffery Stegenga

Alvarez & Marsal

Amy Kyle

retired

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/2/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/02/2024

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.