FrankRep
01-04-2014, 11:37 PM
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure Contributions Plummet After Planned Parenthood Controversy (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/04/susan-g-komen-for-the-cure-contributions-plummet-after-planned-parenthood-controversy/)
The Blaze / Associated Press
Jan. 4, 2014
Susan G. Komen for the Cure saw a 22 percent drop in contributions in the year following the controversy over its decision, quickly reversed, to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings.
Citing audited financial statements posted on its website this week, a spokeswoman for the Dallas-based breast cancer charity said contributions — including donations and corporate sponsorships — dropped from about $164 million from the fiscal year ending in March 2012 to $128 million in the year ending March 2013.
After news of the plan to quit offering grants to Planned Parenthood broke in January 2012, several executives left the organization and fewer people took part in its fundraising Races for the Cure across the country. The organization announced last summer that it would cancel half of its three-day charity walks for this year because of a drop in participation.
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Flashback:
Komen Cancer Charity Reneges on Planned Parent Defunding (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/866-komen-cancer-charity-reneges-on-planned-parent-defunding)
Pull the Pink: LifeWay Removes Susan G. Komen Bibles from Shelves (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/839-pull-the-pink-lifeway-removes-susan-g-komen-bibles-from-shelves)
Facing Pro-Life Pressure, Komen Cancer Fund Cuts Ties to Planned Parenthood (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/862-facing-pro-life-pressure-komen-cancer-fund-cuts-ties-to-planned-parenthood)
Komen V.P. Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Coercion (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/867-komen-vp-resigns-over-planned-parenthood-coercion)
More Susan G. Komen Execs Resign After Planned Parenthood Fiasco (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/884-more-susan-g-komen-execs-resign-after-planned-parenthood-fiasco)
Susan G. Komen Foundation's Pink Bibles = Abortion Dollars? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/836-susan-g-komen-foundations-pink-bibles-=-abortion-dollars)
Planned Parenthood and Pink (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/624-planned-parenthood-and-pink)
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Contributions Plummet After Planned Parenthood Controversy (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/04/susan-g-komen-for-the-cure-contributions-plummet-after-planned-parenthood-controversy/)
The Blaze / Associated Press
Jan. 4, 2014
Susan G. Komen for the Cure saw a 22 percent drop in contributions in the year following the controversy over its decision, quickly reversed, to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings.
Citing audited financial statements posted on its website this week, a spokeswoman for the Dallas-based breast cancer charity said contributions — including donations and corporate sponsorships — dropped from about $164 million from the fiscal year ending in March 2012 to $128 million in the year ending March 2013.
After news of the plan to quit offering grants to Planned Parenthood broke in January 2012, several executives left the organization and fewer people took part in its fundraising Races for the Cure across the country. The organization announced last summer that it would cancel half of its three-day charity walks for this year because of a drop in participation.
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Flashback:
Komen Cancer Charity Reneges on Planned Parent Defunding (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/866-komen-cancer-charity-reneges-on-planned-parent-defunding)
Pull the Pink: LifeWay Removes Susan G. Komen Bibles from Shelves (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/839-pull-the-pink-lifeway-removes-susan-g-komen-bibles-from-shelves)
Facing Pro-Life Pressure, Komen Cancer Fund Cuts Ties to Planned Parenthood (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/862-facing-pro-life-pressure-komen-cancer-fund-cuts-ties-to-planned-parenthood)
Komen V.P. Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Coercion (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/867-komen-vp-resigns-over-planned-parenthood-coercion)
More Susan G. Komen Execs Resign After Planned Parenthood Fiasco (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/884-more-susan-g-komen-execs-resign-after-planned-parenthood-fiasco)
Susan G. Komen Foundation's Pink Bibles = Abortion Dollars? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/836-susan-g-komen-foundations-pink-bibles-=-abortion-dollars)
Planned Parenthood and Pink (http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/624-planned-parenthood-and-pink)