Stripping For A Cure

What Stripping For A Cure does

Stripping For A Cure is a Wyoming-based nonprofit charitable organization that operates an annual women's fly fishing event in Jackson Hole to raise money for cancer patients. Founded in 2018, the organization runs a single flagship "Fishing Day" each year that brings together female anglers, cancer patients, caregivers, and a broad local sponsor network.

The organization's core product is the annual Fishing Day event itself, with a $700 per-angler registration fee that drew 76 lady anglers in 2025, complemented by participation from 107 cancer patients and 31 caregivers. Beyond the event, the organization has built a delivery model that includes 723 massage and acupuncture treatments provided to participants and survivors in 2025, indicating an integrated survivorship experience rather than a pure fundraising gala.

Stripping For A Cure's business model is a community philanthropy model: revenue is generated through angler registrations, corporate sponsorships, and in-kind donations from a network of more than 350 local businesses, with proceeds directed exclusively to a single beneficiary partner — St. John's Health Foundation — split between its Oncology Fund and Cancer Survivorship Program. The 2025 event raised $200,000, bringing cumulative fundraising since inception to over $1,000,000. The organization operates with a small team of approximately 5 employees under Executive Director Catherine Harrison, with founders Susie McDowell and Kay Jones and a board including Amy Aubrey, Shannon Brooks Hamby, and Blair Loughrie providing governance.

Name

Stripping For A Cure

Legal name

Stripping for a Cure

Website

https://strippingforacure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stripping For A Cure is a Jackson, Wyoming nonprofit founded in 2018 that runs an annual women's fly fishing event to raise funds for cancer patients, channeling proceeds to St. John's Health Foundation's Oncology Fund and Cancer Survivorship Program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Cancer Fundraising / Charitable Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Adventure Therapy & Therapeutic Wilderness Programs (THAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising events
• Cancer patient support
• Women fly fishing
• Community philanthropy
• Oncology survivorship program

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stripping For A Cure hosts an annual women's fly fishing event (Fishing Day) on the Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and channels proceeds to St. John's Health Foundation's Oncology Fund (financial assistance for medical bills, prescriptions, and essentials) and Cancer Survivorship Program (massage, acupuncture, yoga, mental health counseling, nutrition, wigs, and other holistic services). The organization is the lead donor to the Cancer Survivorship Program and has donated over $1,000,000 to local oncology patients since 2018.

Product overview

Stripping for a Cure is a nonprofit organization centered around an annual women's fly fishing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The core offering is the Stripping for a Cure Fishing Day, a full-day guided fishing experience on the Snake River combined with fundraising for cancer support. The organization operates as a charitable platform that connects its flagship event with two key support programs: the Oncology Fund (providing direct financial assistance for medical bills and treatment costs) and the Cancer Survivorship Program (offering holistic wellness services including massage, acupuncture, yoga, and mental health support). Additional offerings include volunteer opportunities and business sponsorship programs. Since 2018, the organization has donated over $1 million to St. John's Health Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Stripping for a Cure Event (Fishing Day) Annual women's fly fishing fundraising event held on the Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Combines fly fishing activities with cancer awareness fundraising, featuring guided fishing, contests, wildlife spotting, prizes, and community dining. Open to female anglers and community supporters.
• Fishing Day 2026 Angler Registration Full-day guided fly fishing experience on the Snake River for female anglers with professional outfitters. Includes fishing from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on stretches from Pacific Creek to West Table, riverside lunch, evening awards dinner, pink flies and gift bag, cocktails, and camaraderie activities. Does not include Wyoming fishing license or guide gratuity (~$175-200 per boat).
• Oncology Fund Financial Assistance Financial assistance program funded through Stripping for A Cure and administered by St. John's Health Foundation, providing oncology patients with support for medical bills, prescription costs, and essential needs during cancer treatment. SFAC is the lead donor.
• Cancer Survivorship Program Funding Funding channel for the St. John's Health Cancer Survivorship Program, supporting holistic services for cancer survivors and caregivers including acupuncture, massage therapy, healing touch, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, Pilates, yoga, mental health counseling, wellness coaching, nutrition services, and wigs.
• Event Sponsorship Program Business sponsorship opportunities for local Jackson Hole companies to support cancer patients while gaining visibility, with tiered recognition levels tied to the annual Fishing Day event.
• In-Kind Donation Program In-kind donation program allowing individuals and businesses to contribute goods and services in support of annual fundraising efforts that benefit cancer patients in the Greater Teton area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1,000,000 donated to St. John's Health Foundation since 2018
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Breast Cancer Foundation: A national nonprofit providing early detection, education, and patient navigation services for breast cancer. Comparable in cause area but operates at national scale with programmatic rather than event-driven fundraising.
• Susan G. Komen: The largest breast cancer-focused nonprofit in the U.S., funding research, screening, and survivor support. Comparable in breast cancer focus but operates as a national advocacy and research organization rather than a local event-driven fundraiser.
• Livestrong Foundation: A large national cancer survivorship nonprofit providing resources, navigation, and support services. Overlaps with SFAC's cancer survivorship mission but operates at vastly larger scale and without the fly fishing engagement mechanism.

Direct peers

• Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing: A nonprofit that uses fly fishing as a therapeutic activity for disabled veterans. Directly comparable in pairing fly fishing with a health/mission-driven beneficiary base.
• First Descents: A nonprofit providing outdoor adventure experiences (including kayaking and surfing) for young adults impacted by cancer. Comparable in combining outdoor recreation with cancer support programming.
• Reel Recovery: A nonprofit that uses fly fishing retreats to support men recovering from cancer. Closely comparable therapeutic-outdoor-program model, serving a different demographic within the same cancer support category.
• Casting for Recovery: A national nonprofit that runs free fly fishing retreats for women with breast cancer. Highly comparable to SFAC in mission, target beneficiary (breast cancer patients), and use of fly fishing as the engagement vehicle.

Emerging players

• Athletes for Hope: A nonprofit connecting athletes with charitable causes, including health-related causes. Comparable in engaging recreational/sports communities to support health causes, but at a different scale and with broader cause scope.
• Outdoor Outreach: A nonprofit using outdoor adventure to empower at-risk and underserved youth. Comparable in using outdoor recreation for therapeutic/developmental outcomes, but with a different beneficiary focus.

Others

• St. John's Health Foundation: The hospital foundation that is the sole beneficiary of SFAC's fundraising. Directly comparable as the recipient nonprofit within the same Wyoming healthcare ecosystem, making it both a partner and a structural dependency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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