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CHECK FOR A LUMP

aka Live and Give Foundation   |   Phoenix, AZ   |  www.checkforalump.org

Mission

Our Mission is to provide free breast health education, mammograms, testing and direct assistance with wigs, support and resources in Arizona.

Notes from the nonprofit

Our goal is to meet women where they are at by providing a roadmap through education and accessible resources, to help reduce breast cancer incidence, improve breast health, and ultimately reduce the burden of illness and or disease and healthcare cost. For the past nine years we have been diligently working and growing to become a prominent non-profit in the breast cancer community. Across the United States over 268,000 will be diagnosed and an estimated 6,200 in Arizona. We remain invested in supporting local women and communities alike, to ensure uninsured and underinsured individuals have the services and resources available for equitable sound breast health (health insurance and other barriers often times prevent women from seeking and receiving breast health care.) 100% of our programs and services are free to the public, because we believe in building sustainable communities today, for a better tomorrow.

Ruling year info

2011

Executive Director

Mrs. Ashley Plum

Main address

360 E. Coronado Rd Suite 120

Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA

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Formerly known as

Live and Give Foundation, Inc.

Don't be a Chump! Check for a Lump!

EIN

27-4626148

NTEE code info

Breast Cancer (G32)

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Health Support Services (E60)

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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?

Breast Health Education and Cancer Prevention

Empowering women in Arizona and beyond with invaluable breast health facts, guidelines, and preventive information in both English and Spanish. Distribution through annual breast health publication, wellness workshops, social media, website, and other media outlets.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls

Providing free mammograms and all diagnostic testing necessary for diagnosis of breast cancer to uninsured and underinsured women in Arizona who do not qualify for other state and U.S. programs. Clients apply online and, once approved, Check for a Lump is directly billed by the imaging company. We also host mammogram events in the community through mobile mammography units.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people

Impacting women in Arizona undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer with a free wig, providing them the comfort and normalcy they deserve. Clients apply online and, once approved, may select a wig of choice up to $300 at one of our approved wig shops, and Check for a Lump pays the bill. We are currently assisting approximately one woman a day.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

Super Survivors Unite – Our monthly gathering for survivors and caregivers offering a safe space to connect with one another and participate in an uplifting activity to instill hope and healing.

Super Survival Kits – Launched in 2022. We provide bags filled with comfort items to help women get through breast cancer treatment including handmade cards, hats, blankets, lavender eye masks, tissue, activity books, and more. Plus, we created our own branded Check for a Lump non-toxic products including laundry detergent, soap, hand lotion, candle, lip balm and recipes to make more! Our Super Survivor Kits are free and given to all women who receive a wig through our program and to any breast cancer survivors in treatment in Arizona who request one online.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Women and girls

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Hero Award 2017

Athena Hail Award Acting Courageously 2018

Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Hero Education 2017

Arizona Foothills Magazine Women Who Move the Valley 2017

Arizona Foothills Magazine Most Influential in Valley Non-profit 2017

MASK Unity Moms Making a Difference 2016

Beth McDonald Woman of the Year 2014

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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

Our goal is to meet women where they are at by providing a roadmap through education and accessible resources, to help reduce breast cancer incidence, improve breast health, and ultimately reduce the burden of illness and or disease and healthcare cost.
For the past nine years CFAL has been diligently working and growing to become a prominent non-profit in the breast cancer community. Across the United States over 268,000 will be diagnosed and an estimated 6,200 in Arizona.

CFAL remains invested in supporting local women and communities alike, to ensure uninsured and underinsured individuals have the services and resources available for equitable sound breast health (health insurance and other barriers often times prevent women from seeking and receiving breast health care.) 100% of our programs and services are free to the public, because we believe in building sustainable communities today, for a better tomorrow.

Due to the incredible support of our community we have grown from a grass-root nonprofit with a simple call-to-action
to offering a comprehensive breast health education program and direct assistance programs providing free new wigs to women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and providing free mammograms and follow up testing if anything suspicious is found. We have become a prominent figure in our breast cancer community.

Financials

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CHECK FOR A LUMP

Board of directors
as of 05/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Tiffany House

Holly Rose

Check for a Lump!

Kate Kunberger

Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP

Shelley Sakala

Sakala Home Realty

Tiffany House

Gift Planning Institute

Sommer Gunia, D.O.

Comprehensive Breast Center of Arizona

Linda Greer, M.D.

Arizona Diagnostic Imaging

Jennifer Umscheid

Sonora Quest Laboratories

Teresa Yost

Intesource

David Grandon

Trulieve

Tania Cortas, M.D.

Cancer and Blood Specialists of AZ.

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? Yes
  • 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
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/26/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

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

Race & ethnicity

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Disability

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