Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MINNESOTA OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER AND ADVANCING THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO DETECT THE DISEASE EARLY AND TREAT IT EFFECTIVELY.
RAISE AWARENESS, FUND RESEARCH, EDUCATE AND SUPPORT WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER.
RESEARCH: MOCA IS A LEADER IN PRIVATE NONPROFIT FUNDING FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH. WE MANAGE A COMPETITIVE GRANT MAKING PROCESS EACH YEAR TO SELECT THE MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECTS TO FUND. RESEARCH PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED BY BOTH NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEWERS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AS WELL AS CONSUMER REVIEWERS WHO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF FUNDING THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE PATIENT COMMUNITY. IN 2019, MOCA PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $680,000 TO OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCHERS. WE AWARDED $630,000 TO SIX OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY MINNESOTA RESEARCHERS AND ONE $50,000 AWARD NATIONALLY FOR EARLY DETECTION.MELISSA GELLER, M.D., M.S. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "IL-15 SUPERAGONIST ALT803 MAINTENANCE THERAPY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF ADVANCED STAGE OVARIAN CANCER". $100,000 XINYAN WU, PH.D. OF THE MAYO CLINIC "A HUMANIZED ANTIBODY AGAINST AXL RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE AS A NOVEL THERAPY FOR OVARIAN CANCER". $100,000EMIL LOU, M.D., PH.D. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "TARGETING CHANNELS OF OVARIAN TUMOR CELL COMMUNICATION". $80,000VALENTINA ZANFAGNIN, M.D. OF THE MAYO CLINIC "REPURPOSING CERITINIB TO ENHANCE THE EFFICACY OF OLAPARIB IN OVARIAN CANCER". $100,000RUEBEN HARRIS, PH.D. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND MAYO CLINIC "DIAGNOSING AND TARGETING APOBEC3B IN CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA". $100,000AMY SKUBITZ, PH.D. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "VERIFICATION OF A BIOMARKER PANEL FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER USING SERUM SAMPLES FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES". $150,000NAOKO SASAMOTO, M.D., M.P.H. OF BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA. "HIGH-THROUGHPUT PROTEOMICS PROFILING FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EARLY DETECTION BIOMARKERS OF HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER". $50,000
PATIENT & CAREGIVER SUPPORT: IN 2019, MOCA ORGANIZED AND HOSTED A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER INCLUDING: TWO MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, FOUR PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETINGS, TWO ONGOING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND WOODBURY FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER AND THEIR LOVED ONES, 2 YOUNG SURVIVORS MEETINGS TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG WOMEN AND 2 MEN OF MOCA EVENTS. MOCA PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL ONE ON ONE SUPPORT AND OFFERS SUPPORT VIA PHONE, EMAIL AND IN PERSON AT OUR OFFICE 40 HOURS PER WEEK. MOCA'S WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES, LINKS AND SURVIVOR STORIES AS WELL AS CURRENT RESEARCH DOLLARS AND INITIATIVES FUNDED BY MOCA. IN 2019, MOCA PROVIDED 54 WOMEN WITH MOCA CARES KITS. THE KITS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING COMFORT TO NEWLY DIAGNOSED OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS LIVING IN MINNESOTA OR GETTING THEIR TREATMENT IN MINNESOTA. MOCA AWARDED 9 DREAM AWARDS TOTALING $36,000 TO WOMEN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF OVARIAN CANCER TO HELP THEM REALIZE THEIR DREAMS AND CREATE MEMORIES WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHILE THEY ARE ABLE. MOCA ALSO AWARDED 2 TRAVEL AWARDS TOTALING $1,000 TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO TRAVEL TO CAMP MAK-A-DREAM IN 2019.
AWARENESS, OUTREACH AND INFORMATION: MOCA DROVE AWARENESS OF OVARIAN CANCER AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLIC EVENTS IN 2019 SUCH AS THE HOM TEAL STRIDES FOR OVARIAN CANCER (NEARLY 2,200 PARTICIPANTS), MOLLY CADE GOLF SCRAMBLE, BLACK, WHITE & TEAL GALA (520+ ATTENDEES), UNLEASH THE SHE RACE IN ROCHESTER, 35W BRIDGE AND LOWRY BRIDGE LIGHTINGS, 40 HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATION EVENTS AND NUMEROUS THIRD PARTY EVENTS. MOCA REACHED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT AN INFORMATIONAL BOOTH ON THE CONCOURSE OF TWO MINNESOTA WILD HOCKEY GAMES IN 2019 AND AT OUR TIE IT TEAL WITH THE TWINS NIGHT AT TARGET FIELD. MOCA PLACED STORIES ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER ON ALL TV NETWORKS AND IN SEVERAL PRINT OUTLETS. MOCA HAS A STRONG MEDIA PRESENCE AND PRODUCES MONTHLY MOCA MESSENGER NEWSLETTERS VIA EMAIL. ALL OF THE EVENTS AND MEDIA STORIES INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER, ITS IMPACT ON FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AND WAYS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES $15,400 OF JOINT COSTS THAT WERE ALLOCATED FROM THE TEAL STRIDE EVENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gavin Kathleen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $113,070 |
| Trevarthen Marcia | DIRECTOR | 3.5 | $0 |
| Wain Tara | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Wetzel John | DIRECTOR | 3.5 | $0 |
| Pederson Carol | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Libbey Nancy | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kleinbaum Ellen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Florin Corrine | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
| Drexler Rebecca | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Chaffee Michelle | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Wilhelmi Ginger | TREASURER | 2.5 | $0 |
| Hansen Meghan | FORMER SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gehant David | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Woodhull Teri | VICE PRESIDENT | 2.5 | $0 |
| Oslund Mary Pat | FORMER PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Greer Kris | PRESIDENT | 7 | $0 |
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