The Chick Mission, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Chick Mission is dedicated more equity and access to fertility preservation medicine for women newly diagnosed with cancer. When a female cancer patient of child bearing age is treated for cancer, often the treatment plan that will save her life will often render her infertile. Many insurance companies will not cover an egg freezing cycle deeming the procedure "elective" despite the in fact future infertility will likely be a direct side effect of cancer treatment. The Chick Mission provides need based monetary grants to patients to bridge this socioeconomic gap, while educating the public at large about this issue.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Chick Mission Grants Program
The Chick Mission is a non-profit organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young adult cancer patients (ages 18 – 40) with a focus on fertility challenges as a result of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation and/or drug treatment. We are providing needs based grants to young women in the New York area to assist them in freezing their eggs ahead of treatment.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of health education trainings conducted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Related Program
Chick Mission Grants Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Chick Mission partners with health care professionals (oncologists, social workers, fertility clinics) to increase access to fertility preservation treatment. Metric - Grants awarded per year.
Eggs Frozen Year By Year
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Related Program
Chick Mission Grants Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Each year, grantees are able to freeze their eggs to preserve family options Reporting; 2018 - 8 of 8 2019 - 31 of 31 2020 - 68 of 68 2021 - 89 of 94 2022 - 113 of 129 2023 - 84 of 136
Number of Clinical Partners in TCM Program
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Related Program
Chick Mission Grants Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Chick Mission creates partnerships with fertility clinics and hospitals systems to identify applicants for our preservation program.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Due to the urgency to start fighting cancer immediately, many health care professionals neglect to advise patients (of child bearing age) of the possibility fertility loss caused by their cancer treatment. Time is of the essence -- patients are overwhelmed with fear making life saving decisions and potential out of pocket costs. We aim to educate patients and their support systems about the possible loss of fertility and to provide access before the patient loses any opportunity to take steps to preserve and postpone any future family planning.
Providing associated medical professionals with both information and a rapid path to preserve fertility is critical. Currently, there are only a handful of states which require insurance companies to cover fertility preservation for those diagnosed with cancer. The cost of one preservation cycle can be up to $20,000. The Chick Mission will provide monetary grants between $5-$15,000 to patients meeting eligibility criteria.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Chick Mission partners with fertility clinics and other related professionals to provide monetary support for those who need monetary grants to assist with fertility preservation. Our organization works with clinics in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, Illinois and California We will continue to expand as we grow as an organization and as additional state laws change as it relates to insurance coverage.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Chick Mission raises awareness about this issue (most people don't know until they already need to know!) and fundraises through campaigns and events to support our grants to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients.
The Chick Mission actively meets and partners with cancer support groups and healthcare professionals to advance education.
Wanting women of all ages to make informed decisions about their health care, The Chick Mission hosts educational panels about fertility, cancer, healthcare technology and the rest for corporate as well as collegiate partners.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
With 389 of 466 patients reporting, and over $3.1mm committed in grants, The Chick Mission Grantees have frozen over 5,000+ eggs. We welcomed our first "chick" (a baby boy) in September 2019. And he has been joined by three other littles (three boys and one girl!) The 5th Chick Mission Chickadee is arriving in 2024.
Since our inception 17 dates have some sort of insurance mandate on the books helping patients make their own decisions re: fertility preservation -- not their wallets. We have hosted over 30 educational events creating a buzz and group of well informed women who may act as ambassadors to their communities.
In 2018, we began grant making in New York State. We added New Jersey and Illinois to the mix in 2019, California at the start of 2020 and Colorado by year end. in 2021, Texas joined our list of geographical areas served.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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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
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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 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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Chick Mission, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 03/18/2024
Amanda Rice
Amanda Rice
The ARC Group
Jane Rice
Retired
Emily Fritz
LibreMax Capital, LLC
Tracy Weiss
The Chick Mission
Jaime Knopman
CCRM NY
Laurie Katz
Naomi Leslie
Goldman Sachs
Amy Schneidkraut
Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
Jamie Parrot
Mane Global Capital Management
Dana Pettito
Brookfield Asset Management
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? 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
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- 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 disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- 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.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- 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.