Access to State-of-the Art Breast Health Care Begins With Your Support!
With your tax-deductible gift, The Ellen Hermanson Foundation will continue to provide services — FREE of charge — on the East End of Long Island. No patient is turned away from The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center for lack of insurance or inability to pay for treatment.
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed
with invasive breast cancer in their lifetime
Together, we can save lives!
Your generous donation ensures that we can continue providing compassionate, high-quality care to women in need, regardless of their financial circumstances or insurance coverage.
6,800+
Life-saving screenings and procedures performed in 2023
$363,000
Amount of emergency grants awarded in 2023
$6,000,000+
Total grants provided since 1998
What Your Dollars Can Do
$10,000
$5,000
$2,500
$1,000
$500
$120
The Most Current & Advanced Technology
A gift of $10,000 enables The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center to provide the best screening tools for the early detection of breast cancer. Over 6,800 life-saving screenings and procedures were performed in 2023.
Health Care is a Human Right
A gift of $5,000 funds mammograms for uninsured woman and provides emergency grants for breast cancer patients to pay for medical expenses. $363,000 in emergency grants were awarded in 2023.
No patient is turned away from the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center for lack of insurance or inability to pay for treatment.
A Commitment to the Underserved
What do these diverse organizations - Bridgehampton Childcare and Community Center, OLA, The Retreat and the Shinnecock Indian Health Center - all have in common? Each represents a medically underserved population. And, each is a member of The Ellen Hermanson Community Partnerships, receiving grants from the Foundation to provide education about the importance of early detection, and access to FREE mammography and treatment for its constituents.
1 in 8 Women
Does anyone not know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer – mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, partner, colleague, friend? In this country, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. $1000 provides 8 life-saving screenings. That’s 8 women whose lives could be saved.
For the Love of Ellen
Ellen Hermanson was Julie Ratner’s younger sister. She died of breast cancer at 42 in 1995. Ellen was a courageous and articulate advocate in the fight against breast cancer. In her memory, Julie and their sister Emily Levin established The Ellen Hermanson Foundation to continue Ellen's important work. As the Foundation approaches its 30th anniversary, a contribution of $500 will help ensure its continued success in delivering life-saving and life-affirming initiatives.
One Life
A mammogram costs $120, an insurmountable amount for many in our community. Please consider funding a free mammogram; your $120 donation could help save a life.
Make a Donation Today!
Checks can be mailed to:
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation
PO Box 4098
East Hampton, NY 11937