Mission

The Judith A. Lese Breast Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization which was founded by Judith A. Lese in 2003 and since then, the Foundation has been proudly serving the Washington Metropolitan Area and beyond. We are a grassroots not-for-profit organization and 100% of contributions are disbursed. Our Foundation's mission is “the pursuit of education and cure for breast cancer”. Over the years, monies raised have benefited: The Sullivan Breast Health Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, PA; The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME; and The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, CA.