Tigerlily Foundation

What Tigerlily Foundation does

Tigerlily Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) women's health and oncology nonprofit founded in 2006 by Maimah Karmo, a Stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer survivor. The organization is headquartered in Stone Ridge, Virginia, and serves young women ages 15-50 before, during, and after a cancer diagnosis, with a deliberate focus on Black, Indigenous, and women of color who face elevated disparities in breast cancer outcomes. Its integrated program portfolio spans four pillars — education (BREATHE TV, Clinical Trials Program, FORCE XRAY), empowerment (Hope Box, My Life, Fearless Female), advocacy (HEAL Policy Center of Excellence, RACE Alliance, ANGEL Advocates, Young Women's Breast Health Day on the Hill), and support (RAISE platform, EmpowerHER Peer Navigation, Pure Cat Initiative) — delivered through more than 20 branded initiatives and a portfolio of signature events including the annual EmPOWER Ball, BEACON Symposium, and the Bliss Collective: Brunch & Sip series launched in December 2025.

The foundation's technology layer consists of purpose-built digital platforms (BREATHE TV, RAISE, My Life, POWER Center, Hope Box, clinical trials portal, TNBC hub) that distribute educational content, capture patient-reported needs and outcomes, and connect patients with peer navigators and clinical trial opportunities. The POWER Center specifically aggregates real-world evidence and social determinants of health data to inform research and policy. The ANGEL Advocacy Program has trained 35+ cohorts of advocates, and the RACE Alliance spans all 50 states, creating a national patient-advocate network that doubles as a distribution channel for healthcare partners.

Tigerlily operates a donation-driven revenue model typical of U.S. health nonprofits, with funding sourced from individual donations (donate.tigerlilyfoundation.org), corporate grants from pharmaceutical partners (Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi, Seagen, Daiichi-Sankyo, GSK), healthcare system partners (Labcorp), foundation grants (the $250M Action for Women's Health initiative), and signature fundraising events. The organization does not sell products or services to its beneficiaries; all programs are provided free of charge. Distribution occurs directly through its digital platforms, nationwide in-person events, peer navigation (delivered virtually and through community partnerships), and via embedded integrations with pharma clinical trial and patient identification infrastructure.

Name

Tigerlily Foundation

Legal name

Tigerlily Foundation

Website

https://tigerlilyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tigerlily Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates, advocates for, and supports young women ages 15-50 before, during, and after cancer, with a focus on women of color facing breast cancer disparities. It delivers programs across education, advocacy, peer navigation, and policy through 20+ branded initiatives and partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Breast Cancer Advocacy and Patient Support

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Breast cancer advocacy
• Patient peer navigation
• Clinical trial education
• Cancer survivorship support
• Health equity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stone Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tigerlily Foundation operates as a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit and raises funds through individual donations, corporate giving, and general philanthropy. The foundation encourages tax-deductible donations through its donate.tigerlilyfoundation.org portal and volunteer engagement.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: The foundation receives grant funding from healthcare corporations, foundations, and initiatives such as the Action for Women's Health ($250 million global effort), and corporate grants from partners such as Gilead, Bristol Myers Squibb, and others for specific programs.
3. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated through events including the annual EmPOWER Ball, Bliss Collective events, and other galas and community fundraising activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Tigerlily Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit women's health and oncology organization that delivers free breast cancer education, peer navigation, advocacy training, and hands-on support programs to young women ages 15-50 before, during, and after cancer. Its core offerings include the ANGEL Advocacy Training Program, EmpowerHER Peer Navigation Program, BREATHE TV educational web series, Hope Box support kits, clinical trial education initiatives (I AM INCLUDED framework), and policy advocacy through the HEAL Policy Center of Excellence and RACE Alliance, all aimed at eliminating disparities particularly affecting women of color.

Product overview

Tigerlily Foundation operates as a national women's health and oncology nonprofit organization offering an integrated portfolio of education, advocacy, and support programs for young women (ages 15-50) before, during, and after breast cancer. The organization functions as a platform-plus-programs model centered around core pillars: Education programs including BREATHE Tv and Clinical Trials Program; Empowerment initiatives such as the Hope Box Program, My Life Program, and Fearless Female Program; Advocacy efforts through HEAL Policy Center of Excellence, RACE Alliance, ANGEL Advocates, and Young Women's Breast Health Day on the Hill; and Support services via RAISE Platform, EmpowerHER Peer Navigation Program, and Pure Cat Initiative. The foundation also conducts signature events including the annual EmPOWER Ball, BEACON Symposium, and Bliss Collective event series. Key initiatives include the ONE in a MILLION campaign for clinical trial education and the I AM INCLUDED framework developed with Labcorp to increase clinical trial diversity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ANGEL Advocates: Advocacy training program for young women to become advocates for change in breast cancer care
• HEAL Policy Center of Excellence
• RACE Alliance
• Clinical Trials Program
• POWER Center
• BREATHE Tv
• Bliss Collective
• EmpowerHER Peer Navigation Program
• RAISE Program

Products and services

• ANGEL Advocates Comprehensive training program for young women to understand how cancer affects younger age groups, with participants learning to use their time and voices to make an impact as breast cancer advocates.
• HEAL Policy Center of Excellence

Quantifiable outcome

• 35+ cohorts of ANGEL Advocates trained across the United States
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and minor.

• Hadassah (28-Organization Coalition)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Tigerlily Foundation joined a Hadassah-led coalition of 28 organizations sending a joint letter to Congress during National Women's Health Week urging protection of funding for women's health research, highlighting a 31 percent drop in 2025 in NIH-funded projects including the word 'women'.
• Bristol Myers SquibbcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Bristol Myers Squibb is a presenting partner for the Bliss Collective: Brunch & Sip series and a collaborator on the ONE in a MILLION campaign to educate and empower women about clinical trial opportunities. The partnership focuses on increasing awareness and addressing historical underrepresentation of women of color in clinical research, with a strategic focus on triple-negative breast cancer.
• BlackDoctor.orgsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 April 2024BlackDoctor.org partnered with Tigerlily Foundation for Season 4 of BREATHE TV, expanding reach into Black communities with culturally relevant health education and cancer awareness content.
• LabcorpcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2023Tigerlily Foundation and Labcorp launched the I AM INCLUDED Framework to increase clinical trial access and accelerate delivery of innovative cancer treatments. The collaboration aims to reduce barriers to participation and promote inclusive clinical research practices.
• GSK (My Living Legacy Campaign)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023GSK collaborated on the My Living Legacy educational campaign for Black communities on the importance of participation in clinical trials, supporting Tigerlily's mission to increase diversity in research.
• The Witt GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2023Partnership to increase clinical trial adherence and reduce barriers for patients through a patient-driven platform. The collaboration focuses on supporting patients throughout the clinical trial journey with practical and emotional resources.
• Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2023Tigerlily Foundation and AONN+ partnered on the #InclusionPledge to eliminate disparities for Black women living with breast cancer, mobilizing oncology nurse and patient navigators as advocates for health equity.
• MOLLI SurgicalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 March 2022Tigerlily Foundation's ANGEL Advocates guided MOLLI Surgical's Washington, D.C. outreach efforts to increase representation and amplify the patient voice in surgical cancer care decisions.
• Oracle Health SciencessupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2021Oracle Health Sciences supported Tigerlily Foundation's health access actions for women of color, providing technology resources to support data-driven advocacy and clinical trial access initiatives.
• PfizercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Pfizer partnered with Tigerlily Foundation on the #InclusionPledge to eliminate disparities for Black women living with breast cancer. The partnership supports policy and advocacy work aimed at improving access to equitable care.
• MercksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMerck is a listed partner and supporter of Tigerlily Foundation, appearing on the foundation's partner logos page alongside Daiichi-Sankyo, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Seagen.
• Daiichi-SankyosupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDaiichi-Sankyo is a listed partner and supporter of Tigerlily Foundation, appearing on the foundation's partner logos page.
• SeagensupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSeagen is a listed partner and supporter of Tigerlily Foundation, appearing on the foundation's partner logos page.
• AmgensupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAmgen supported Tigerlily Foundation's Love Your Bones campaign and educational materials on bone health for cancer patients.
• Astellas (Bladder Cancer Program)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAstellas is a supporter of Tigerlily Foundation's bladder cancer education and patient resources program, appearing as a sponsor of bladder cancer content on the foundation's website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Living Beyond Breast Cancer: National education and support organization serving people impacted by breast cancer, with strong focus on younger women. Comparable in delivering educational content, peer support, and healthcare provider resources to a similar audience.
• Bright Pink: National nonprofit focused on prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women. Comparable in targeting younger women for risk assessment and education, overlapping with Tigerlily's risk-assessment and wellness programming.
• Young Survival Coalition: National nonprofit focused specifically on young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping target demographic (young women), patient support programs, and advocacy mission.
• National Breast Cancer Coalition: Advocacy-focused breast cancer coalition that drives policy change and represents patient interests federally. Comparable in policy advocacy emphasis (e.g., HEAL Policy Center) and grassroots mobilization of patient advocates.
• Sisters Network Inc. National African American breast cancer survivorship organization. Most directly comparable in addressing breast cancer disparities specifically affecting Black women, an audience Tigerlily explicitly serves through its RACE Alliance.
• METAvivor: Nonprofit dedicated to metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research, awareness, and support. Comparable given Tigerlily's My Life program targeting MBC patients and its emphasis on stage IV outcomes.
• FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered): Nonprofit improving the lives of people and families affected by hereditary cancers, including previvors. Comparable in addressing the high-risk/previvor segment Tigerlily targets within its ages 15-50 demographic.
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation: Disease-specific nonprofit focused on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a population with disproportionate Black female incidence. Comparable given Tigerlily's TNBC Hub and partnership with Daiichi-Sankyo on TNBC-relevant programs.

Broad incumbents

• Breast Cancer Research Foundation: Major breast cancer research grantmaking organization. Comparable in health-focused grantmaking and advocacy but oriented toward funding research rather than Tigerlily's patient support and equity-focused programs.
• Susan G. Komen: The largest U.S. breast cancer nonprofit, funding research and providing patient support across all ages. Comparable as a national breast cancer advocacy and grantmaking organization, though Komen serves all women rather than the young-women niche Tigerlily targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tigerlilycares
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2yvVrnw23L9kGtHVenCYCw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/tigerlilyfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/tigerlily_foundation
• Pinterestpinterest.com/tigerlilyfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tigerlily-foundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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