Where your money goes

What we do

Where your money goes

Our core strategies

We fund three core strategies around breast cancer and are active in communities across New Zealand

Awareness & Education

Awareness &  Education

 Support

Support

 Research & medical

Research & medical

In your area

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Down 43%

Down 43%

Breast cancer mortality rate drop over the past 23 years

Future progress relies on your donations. Help us reach New Zealanders with early detection education, fund critical research & provide support for those with breast cancer. Together we can save more lives.
Reference: Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 women
1990: 31.2 / 2013: 17.7 -- Ministry of Health

Income Allocation

How your funds get allocated

Income Allocation
Please note, to give you a full and transparent view of how we use your donations, these diagrams include CAPEX, as well as investments in secure systems for managing patient information and ensuring privacy compliance. This means the numbers will be slightly different to our audited annual accounts.
Education & awareness
Education & awareness

National health promotion campaigns, breast cancer nurse educators travelling the country with our pink campervans, community education programmes, online education and resources

Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation

Breast Cancer Foundation National Register, research grants, investment in new discoveries and bringing trials to NZ

Operations & administration
Operations & administration

Expert personnel, administrative functions and support (e.g. HR), offices, systems to keep your data safe, finance and reporting

Fundraising
Fundraising

We’re maximising your impact – for every $1 invested, we raised $7.89

Patient support & guidance
Patient support & guidance

Patient support from specialist breast cancer nurses, counselling, physio, clinical education, formal training, workshops, conferences and webinars

Ongoing capital projects
Ongoing capital projects

Critical upgrades to our patient and Register IT system, a new campervan, new patient support programme

Advocacy
Advocacy

Government relations, campaigns and collective initiatives to drive change

What we don't fund

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is deeply grateful for the trust and generosity of our donors, who make it possible to pursue our vision: Zero deaths from breast cancer through patient support, education, research, innovation, and advocacy.

We understand that many people reach out with requests for funding individual treatments, keeping donations local to specific areas, or supporting sporting teams. We truly appreciate the passion and need behind these inquiries.

However, as a donor-funded organisation with no government support, we're committed to maximising the impact of every contribution. Our programmes are carefully targeted to address the systemic barriers impacting early detection and effective treatment: ensuring more New Zealanders can access quick diagnoses and care that leads to survival and fuller lives after breast cancer. This means we focus on initiatives that create widespread, lasting change rather than individual cases.

To honour our donors' gifts and deliver the greatest impact for New Zealanders with breast cancer we are not able to fund:

  • Individual medical treatments or mammograms
  • Sports teams or recreational activities.
  • Travel and accommodation for individuals to receive treatment

It is also unlikely that we can support requests to restrict funds to specific geographic areas, as we’re focus on having the biggest impact. By concentrating our resources in this way, we're able to drive meaningful progress toward a future free from breast cancer deaths.

Thank you for understanding and joining us in this vital work.

Help fund our vital work

We're a not-for-profit charity so it's your generosity that keeps our education and support programmes going. Your donation can make a difference.