Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

What Breast Cancer Prevention Partners does

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 (originally as the Breast Cancer Fund, rebranded around 2016) and headquartered at 1388 Sutter Street, Suite 901 in San Francisco. The organization focuses on the intersection of breast cancer prevention and environmental health, working to prevent breast cancer before it starts by eliminating toxic chemical exposures linked to the disease. It operates a portfolio of programs rather than a unified technology product: the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (a national coalition advancing clean-beauty policy and the federal Safer Beauty Bill Package introduced in Congress on October 8, 2021), the GTFO (Get the Formaldehyde Out) beauty-justice campaign, the BLOOM farmworker education initiative, the Non-Toxic Black Beauty Database, the Risk Factor Hub covering 16+ risk factors, Protect Our Breasts youth program, and signature fundraising events including Climb Against the Odds, Peak Hike for Prevention, and the annual Luminary Gala. BCPP's underlying technology is scientific evidence rather than software: the team publishes reports, consumer guides, and original studies, and applies that evidence to policy drafting, corporate accountability campaigns, and grassroots advocacy reaching 25,000 supporters.

BCPP serves health-conscious individuals and consumers, women of color and Black women (who face the highest breast cancer mortality rate in the U.S.), nail, hair, and beauty salon workers, California farmworker women, and federal and state legislators responsible for cosmetics and chemical safety reform. Its business model is donation- and grant-funded: revenue streams include individual donations (tiered from $25 to $1,000+ and tied to specific program activities), foundation grants (e.g., the California Breast Cancer Research Program for BLOOM and Gilead Sciences for educational materials), corporate sponsorships (e.g., Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment funding GTFO, plus event sponsors including The North Face, Seventh Generation, and Clif Bar), event fundraising (2020 Peak Hike raised $170,000; 2019 Climb raised over $340,000; 2022 Climb raised $355,000-$360,000; the 2026 Luminary Gala raised over $1 million), and merchandise sales including a co-branded Balega "Grit & Grace" sock line donating $1 per pair. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with grassroots letter-writing, educational webinars, outdoor adventures, and galas serving as both acquisition and retention channels for donors and supporters. The 11-50 person team is led by CEO Suzanne Price with senior functional leadership covering policy, science, development, and marketing communications.

Name

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

Legal name

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

Website

https://bcpp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1992 that prevents breast cancer by eliminating toxic chemical exposures through science-based policy advocacy, corporate accountability campaigns, and community organizing. It serves women of color, salon workers, farmworker communities, and legislators nationwide via the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and related programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

Keywords

• Breast cancer prevention
• Environmental health advocacy
• Toxic chemical policy
• Nonprofit health organization
• Cosmetics safety advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: BCPP relies heavily on individual donations from supporters, with suggested donation tiers ranging from $25 to $1,000+. The organization mobilizes donors through grassroots campaigns and community engagement.
2. Foundation Grants: BCPP receives grant funding from foundations including California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) for the BLOOM initiative and Gilead Sciences for educational materials. Grants support specific programs and research initiatives.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support BCPP events and campaigns. Examples include Rose Foundation For Communities and the Environment funding the GTFO campaign, and various beauty brands sponsoring events.
4. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated through outdoor adventure events (Climb Against the Odds, Peak Hike), annual galas, and community fundraising campaigns. The 2020 Peak Hike raised $170,000; the 2026 Luminary Gala raised over $1 million.
5. Merchandise Sales: BCPP operates a Shop section offering merchandise. Partnership with Balega for Grit & Grace sock line where $1 per pair is donated to BCPP.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit science-based policy and advocacy organization that works to prevent breast cancer before it starts by eliminating toxic chemical exposures linked to the disease. The organization delivers advocacy campaigns, educational resources, scientific reports, legislative initiatives, and grassroots mobilization to drive policy reform, corporate accountability, and consumer awareness around toxic chemicals in cosmetics, food packaging, plastics, water, air, and workplaces.

Product overview

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) operates as a non-profit policy and advocacy organization focused on preventing breast cancer by eliminating environmental exposures to toxic chemicals. Rather than a unified technology product, BCPP offers a portfolio of advocacy programs, educational resources, and databases including: the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (core advocacy initiative for cosmetics safety reform), Protect Our Breasts (youth education program), Non-Toxic Black Beauty Database (verified safer product directory), Risk Factor Hub (prevention guidance resource), Safer Beauty Bill Package (legislative advocacy), GTFO Campaign (formaldehyde elimination initiative), and Climb Against the Odds (fundraising expedition program). These programs work together to advance BCPP's mission through policy reform, market change, science communication, and grassroots mobilization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: A national coalition of women's health, environmental health and justice, consumer rights groups and forward-thinking cosmetics companies working to make personal care products safe for all consumers, workers, and the planet.
• Protect Our Breasts

Products and services

• Campaign for Safe Cosmetics A national coalition program that educates the public, transforms the beauty industry to make products safer, and advocates for health-protective laws to protect consumers and workers from toxic chemicals in personal care products.
• Protect Our Breasts A youth empowerment program that educates younger generations on making safer choices to protect their breasts during the most vulnerable periods of their lives through awareness and education initiatives.
• Non-Toxic Black Beauty Database An online directory of verified safer, Black-owned beauty companies, designed to help consumers identify products that meet safer chemical standards and address toxic chemical exposure disparities.
• Risk Factor Hub An educational resource center that translates scientific evidence on 16+ breast cancer risk factors into actionable prevention guidance for individuals seeking to reduce their breast cancer risk.
• Safer Beauty Bill Package A federal legislative package of four bills designed to ban toxic chemicals from cosmetic and personal care products, require full ingredient disclosure, mandate supply chain transparency, and protect vulnerable populations such as women of color and salon workers.
• GTFO (Get the Formaldehyde Out) Campaign A beauty justice campaign aimed at exposing and eliminating toxic chemicals, particularly formaldehyde, in beauty and personal care products marketed to Black women, demanding a federal ban on formaldehyde in hair relaxers and straighteners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 health-protective laws enacted (banning toxic DEHP from IVs in California, BPA from baby bottles federally, convincing Johnson & Johnson to stop selling toxic talc baby powder globally)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Líderes CampesinascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner organization of fierce farmworker women leaders across California, working with BCPP on the BLOOM initiative (Breast Cancer Risk Literacy & Outreach for Organized Farmworker Mobilization) to empower farmworker communities with environmental health knowledge.
• UC San Diego (Dr. Borsika Rabin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Academic research partner in the BLOOM initiative, contributing expertise in environmental health and health literacy research for farmworker communities.
• California Nurses for Environmental Health & JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Healthcare partner in the BLOOM initiative, providing nursing expertise on environmental health and breast cancer risk for farmworker women.
• Campaign for Safe CosmeticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a national coalition of women's health, environmental health and justice, consumer rights groups and forward-thinking cosmetics companies. It is a project of BCPP and serves as the original trailblazer of the clean beauty movement, protecting people and the planet from toxic chemicals in personal care products for over 20 years.
• CA Healthy Nail Salon CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021NGO bill lead partner for the Safer Beauty Bill Package, focusing on protecting nail, hair, and beauty salon workers from toxic chemical exposures in cosmetics.
• WE ACT for Environmental JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021NGO bill lead partner for the Safer Beauty Bill Package, bringing expertise in environmental justice and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by toxic exposures.
• Women's Voices for the EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021NGO bill lead partner for the Safer Beauty Bill Package, contributing expertise on women's health and environmental toxicology.
• American Sustainable Business CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021NGO bill lead partner representing the perspective of sustainable businesses and advocating for responsible business practices in the cosmetics industry.
• Clean Production ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2021NGO bill lead partner focused on clean production and supply chain transparency in the cosmetics industry.
• Credo BeautyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 October 2021Forward-thinking cosmetics company participating in the Safer Beauty Bill Package coalition as a business voice advocating for safer products.
• Seventh GenerationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 October 2021Business coalition partner in the Safer Beauty Bill Package effort, advocating for health-protective legislation and safer consumer products.
• BalegaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with Balega for Grit & Grace sock line where $1 per pair is donated to BCPP. Balega is on a mission to prevent breast cancer by encouraging active lifestyles.
• Clif Bar Family FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Event sponsor for Climb Against the Odds mountaineering program supporting BCPP's breast cancer prevention work.
• The North FaceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Event sponsor for Climb Against the Odds mountaineering program supporting BCPP's breast cancer prevention work.
• Seventh GenerationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Event sponsor for Climb Against the Odds, supporting BCPP's prevention mission through corporate sponsorship.
• Shasta Mountain GuidescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2013Professional mountaineering guide service that has guided BCPP's Climb Against the Odds events since 2003. Lead guide Rich Meyer has personally fundraised over $30K for BCPP over the years.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Susan G. Komen: The largest U.S. breast cancer organization, focused primarily on research, treatment, and awareness rather than prevention. Komen competes with BCPP for breast cancer donor dollars but operates at significantly greater scale across the full continuum of breast cancer issues.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): A major environmental advocacy organization working on chemical safety, including cosmetics reform and toxic substances regulation. NRDC operates at significantly larger scale across the full environmental agenda but overlaps with BCPP on chemical policy advocacy.
• American Cancer Society: The largest U.S. voluntary health organization focused on all cancers. Operates at enormous scale across research, patient support, and prevention, competing with BCPP for donor attention in the breast cancer space but with a substantially broader disease scope.

Direct peers

• Environmental Working Group (EWG): A leading environmental health advocacy organization that publishes consumer guides on chemicals in personal care products, food, and water. EWG operates a similar science-to-advocacy model targeting toxic chemical exposures and is one of BCPP's closest direct comparables in chemicals-in-consumer-products advocacy.
• National Breast Cancer Coalition: A national advocacy organization focused on ending breast cancer through research, access, and influence. Shares BCPP's prevention advocacy orientation and grassroots mobilization approach, though with a broader focus including research funding and healthcare access.
• Silent Spring Institute: A scientific research organization focused on identifying environmental links to breast cancer, including chemical exposures in consumer products. Silent Spring provides the underlying science that BCPP translates into policy and public education, making them a tightly coupled peer in the breast cancer prevention ecosystem.
• Women's Voices for the Earth: A national organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals from personal care products and women's environments. A direct bill lead partner with BCPP on the Safer Beauty Bill Package, addressing overlapping concerns around cosmetics safety and women's environmental health.
• Clean Production Action: A coalition-focused organization promoting clean production and supply chain transparency in consumer products including cosmetics. A Safer Beauty Bill Package partner with closely aligned mission and complementary expertise in chemical hazard assessment.
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice: An environmental justice advocacy organization serving communities of color disproportionately affected by toxic chemical exposures. A core bill lead partner with BCPP on the Safer Beauty Bill Package, particularly relevant to BCPP's outreach to Black women and salon worker populations.
• California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative: A statewide coalition focused on improving the health and safety of nail salon workers from toxic chemical exposures. A Safer Beauty Bill Package partner with deeply aligned mission around salon worker protection, providing complementary grassroots mobilization in California's Vietnamese and Asian nail salon worker communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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