What Sisters Network does

Sisters Network Inc. (SNI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1994 in Houston, Texas, by 4-time, 31-year breast cancer survivor Karen Eubanks Jackson. It is the first and only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States and operates 25+ survivor-run affiliate chapters across 14+ U.S. states with approximately 3,000 members and 10,000+ survivors assisted since inception. Its program portfolio spans direct financial assistance (Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program — BCAP, providing up to $350 per survivor in active treatment plus free 3D mammograms, totaling nearly $2 million dispensed), education (Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run attracting 4,000+ participants annually; National Black Breast Cancer Summit; Pink Power Tour; Take Care of You Sis brunch-and-learn series; quarterly Patient Education & Empowerment Webinar Series; SIS: Sisters In Survivorship bi-weekly podcast launched October 2025), clinical trial navigation (Color of Trials; partnership with BreastCancerTrials.org), youth engagement (Teens4Pink mobile app for ages 12–16), caregiver and men's programs (Brothers Helping Sisters, SNI Caregiver Award), faith-based outreach (Pink Ribbon Awareness Initiative, First Ladies Brunch), and a newly launched 2025 Center for Public Policy for state-level health policy advocacy across 25+ chapter states.

The technology surface is intentionally thin and mission-aligned rather than product-led. The 2024 relaunched Teens4Pink mobile app (iOS and Google Play) and a fully redesigned July 2025 website with digitized BCAP and mammogram funding applications constitute the primary digital artifacts; there is no API, SDK, AI/ML stack, or proprietary data platform disclosed. Distribution and community credibility — not technology — are the strategic anchors. Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a mid-sized health-services nonprofit: corporate sponsorships from 11+ Big Pharma and diagnostic companies (Novartis, Pfizer, Gilead, AstraZeneca, Merck, Lilly, Genentech, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Taiho Oncology, Relay Therapeutics, Menarini Stemline, Hologic), healthcare anchors (MD Anderson, Weill Cornell Medicine), and corporate partners (Comerica, H-E-B, Natrelle, Integra Foundation); individual donations and employer gift-matching; event fees (Stop the Silence Walk registration of $35-$45 individual, $350-$450 team); and government/foundation grants funding BCAP and outreach.

The organization is governed by an elected Board of Directors with an appointed Medical Scientific Advisory Board, operates from a national headquarters at 9668 Westheimer Rd., Ste. 200-132 in Houston with The Sister House event venue in Houston's 3rd Ward (acquired 2012), and is signaling a generational leadership transition through Caleen Allen's elevation to Executive Vice President while retaining founder Karen Eubanks Jackson as CEO. Recognition velocity has accelerated: 4-Star Charity Navigator rating (2024), NASDAQ Times Square billboard for the 30th anniversary (2024), Telly Award for the SIS Podcast (2026 cycle), and the first Black woman ASCO Patient Advocate Award (2025).

Name

Sisters Network

Legal name

Sisters Network® Inc.

Website

https://sistersnetworkinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sisters Network Inc. is a 501(c)(3) national African American breast cancer survivorship organization founded in 1994 in Houston, operating 25+ survivor-run chapters that deliver financial assistance, education, mammograms, and clinical-trial navigation to Black women across 14+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Breast Cancer Survivorship & Advocacy Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Breast cancer survivorship services
• Nonprofit health advocacy
• Community health education
• Patient financial assistance
• Cancer awareness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Pharmaceutical companies (Novartis, Pfizer, Gilead, AstraZeneca, Merck, Lilly, Genentech, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Taiho Oncology, Menarini Stemline, Relay Therapeutics), healthcare companies (Hologic, MD Anderson, Weill Cornell Medicine), and corporate partners (Comerica, H-E-B, Natrelle, Integra Foundation) provide financial sponsorship and support for events and programs.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through the website donation portal, employer gift matching programs, and event participation (Stop the Silence Walk registration fees).
3. Event Revenue: The annual Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run attracts over 4,000 participants with registration fees ($35-45 per individual, $350-450 per team). The National Black Breast Cancer Summit also generates revenue through sponsorships and attendance.
4. Government/Foundation Grants: The organization receives support from foundations and may apply for government grants to fund programs like the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) and community outreach initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Sisters Network Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers breast cancer survivorship, education, financial assistance, and advocacy services targeted at Black women across the United States. Its core offerings include direct financial assistance (up to $350) and free 3D mammograms for uninsured women through the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP), survivor-run peer support across 25+ affiliate chapters, signature events such as the Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run and the National Black Breast Cancer Summit, the bi-weekly SIS: Sisters In Survivorship podcast, the Teens4Pink mobile app for ages 12-16, and clinical trial and public policy education. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through corporate sponsorships, individual donations, foundation grants, and event revenue.

Product overview

Sisters Network Inc. is a national African American breast cancer survivorship organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services. The organization operates a multi-product portfolio centered on breast cancer awareness, education, support, and direct assistance. Core offerings include the National Black Breast Cancer Summit (annual conference), Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run, Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) for financial assistance and mammograms, SIS: Sisters In Survivorship Podcast, Teens4Pink mobile app, Take Care of You Sis Brunch & Learn, Pink Power Tour, Gift for Life Block Walk, Patient Education & Empowerment Webinar Series, Color of Trials clinical trial education, and metastatic breast cancer support (#IAMMBC). The organization also runs Brothers Helping Sisters, Sisters Helping Sisters grants, SNI Caregiver Award, and faith-based initiatives. Programs are delivered through 25+ survivor-run affiliate chapters nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stop the Silence®: National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run event and awareness campaign addressing the breast cancer crisis in the Black community.
• Teens4Pink®
• Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP)
• Gift for Life Block Walk®
• SIS: Sisters In Survivorship
• National Black Breast Cancer Summit
• Color of Trials
• Pink Power Tour
• Take Care of You Sis Brunch & Learn
• #IAMMBC We Are Our Sisters' Keeper

Products and services

• Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) Financial assistance program providing up to $350 for housing and utilities to breast cancer survivors in active treatment, plus free 3D mammograms for uninsured women through partnerships with leading mammography screening facilities. Has distributed nearly $2 million to approximately 10,000 survivors over 19 years.
• Stop the Silence National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run Annual national 5K Walk/Run held each April during Minority Health Awareness Month in Houston, Texas, attracting nearly 4,000 participants in honor, memory or support of breast cancer survivors. Funds raised benefit the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program.
• National Black Breast Cancer Summit Annual national two-day summit held each October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month focused on the Black breast cancer survivorship crisis and health disparities. Attracts over 250 Black women ages 35-75 (survivors and non-diagnosed) plus leading medical experts, researchers, and national breast health advocates.
• SIS: Sisters In Survivorship Podcast Nationally-produced bi-weekly podcast featuring candid conversations with breast cancer survivors, leading breast health medical experts, previvors, patient advocates and celebrities. Hosted by Caleen Allen.
• Teens4Pink Mobile App & Youth Education Program Award-winning national breast health education program and mobile app designed to educate young girls ages 12-16 about breast health and the importance of knowing their family history. Teens earn community service hours as Teens4Pink Ambassadors and learn about breast self-exams and mammograms.
• Take Care of You Sis Brunch & Learn Breast Health Series Innovative brunch-and-learn series educating non-diagnosed Black women under 40 about early detection. Sisters Network partners with brunch influencers to host breast health meet-ups in key cities nationwide, featuring local medical experts offering personal breast health conversations.
• Pink Power Tour National breast health tour hosted in partnership with SNI affiliate chapter cities and other cities nationwide, empowering young Black survivors under 40 with breast health information, support, and psychosocial/reproductive health information.
• Gift for Life Block Walk Door-to-door outreach program in which SNI members and volunteers canvas neighborhoods distributing breast health education brochures, resource information, and pink ribbons. Free 3D mammograms are offered by partner medical facility mobile units at events.
• Patient Education & Empowerment Webinar Series Quarterly webinar series hosted via Zoom featuring leading breast health medical experts, researchers, and survivors. Designed to be interactive, allowing the audience to ask questions. Averages 200-250 attendees per session.
• Color of Trials

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NovartiscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor pharmaceutical corporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network programs including Take Care of You Sis events and general organizational initiatives.
• PfizercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor for National Black Breast Cancer Summit and clinical trial education initiatives.
• GileadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresented the Pretty in Pink Luncheon and Awards Ceremony at 2025 National Black Breast Cancer Summit; sponsor supporting breast cancer awareness programs.
• AstraZenecacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network breast cancer advocacy and survivor support programs.
• MerckcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Take Care of You Sis program events and general organizational initiatives.
• LillycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the Welcome Reception at 2025 National Black Breast Cancer Summit; corporate sponsor.
• GenentechcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor and supporter of Pink Power Tour and clinical trial programs.
• MD Anderson Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor cancer center partner with medical experts serving on advisory board and presenting at summits; sponsor of National Black Breast Cancer Summit.
• HologiccoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of National Black Breast Cancer Summit and supporter of mammogram access programs.
• Weill Cornell MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical partner with Dr. Lisa A. Newman and Dr. Vivian Bea serving on Medical Scientific Advisory Board; co-presenting at summits and educational programs.
• Daiichi SankyominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network programs and clinical trial education initiatives.
• EisaiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run and supporter of breast cancer awareness initiatives.
• BreastCancerTrials.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to increase clinical trial awareness and participation among African American women with breast cancer through surveys, focus groups, and educational initiatives presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
• Black Girl VitaminsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth & Wellness Partner at 2025 National Black Breast Cancer Summit; collaboration to elevate Black women's breast health.
• Houston TexansminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partner providing community support and visibility for breast cancer awareness initiatives.
• Astros FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMLB Astros Foundation supporting Sisters Network community initiatives and breast cancer awareness.
• Triage CancerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancer legal resources partner providing educational content on insurance, work, and financial protection for breast cancer survivors.
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing cancer research expertise and visibility for Sisters Network initiatives.
• Taiho OncologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network breast cancer programs.
• Relay TherapeuticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network initiatives.
• Menarini StemlineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting Sisters Network programs.
• NatrelleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting breast reconstruction awareness and Sisters Network programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Prevent Cancer Foundation: A national nonprofit focused on cancer prevention and early detection across multiple cancer types, with programming that touches breast cancer screening. Comparable as a national donor-supported cancer nonprofit engaging on screening, education, and disparities.
• Susan G. Komen: The largest and most recognized breast cancer organization in the U.S. Komen operates across the full breast cancer spectrum (research, community health, advocacy) but does not specialize in the African American survivorship niche that Sisters Network occupies; comparable as a donor-supported breast cancer nonprofit with national reach.
• American Cancer Society: The largest U.S. cancer nonprofit with a broad mission and significant breast cancer programming, including health-equity initiatives targeting Black women. Comparable to Sisters Network as a national donor-supported cancer nonprofit, though it serves all cancer types and demographics.

Direct peers

• National Breast Cancer Coalition: A national advocacy coalition focused on breast cancer research, access, and public policy. Comparable as a breast-cancer-focused nonprofit with strong advocacy and policy emphasis, though it serves all demographics rather than specializing in Black women's survivorship.
• Tigerlily Foundation: A national breast cancer foundation focused on young women and women of color, with strong emphasis on Black women and disparities. Most directly comparable peer to Sisters Network in mission, target demographic, and advocacy model, though it skews younger and broader in race focus.
• METAvivor: A volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated specifically to metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research, awareness, and support. Comparable to Sisters Network's #IAMMBC program as a peer in MBC-focused patient support and advocacy.
• Breastcancer.org: A leading nonprofit providing medically reviewed breast cancer education and peer-support community online. Comparable as a peer in education and survivorship support, especially through webinars and digital content.
• Young Survival Coalition: A national nonprofit focused specifically on young adults diagnosed with breast cancer. Comparable to Sisters Network's Pink Power Tour and young-survivor segments as a peer in survivorship support and community programming, though it serves all races.
• Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A national nonprofit providing trusted information and community support to people affected by breast cancer, with programming across survivorship stages. Comparable as a survivorship-support peer; overlap is strongest in educational programming, webinars, and community events.
• Black Women's Health Imperative: A national nonprofit dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of Black women across multiple conditions including breast cancer. Comparable as a Black-women-focused health nonprofit with advocacy, education, and community programming; overlaps in audience but covers a broader health agenda.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO7Y8OqC8_nPfLSP5OYMEOg
• Facebookfacebook.com/sistersnetworkinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sisters-network
• Instagraminstagram.com/sistersnetwork
• TikToktiktok.com/@sistersnetwork

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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