Mission & Vision
IWIN Foundation supports individuals statewide currently receiving treatment for breast cancer by securing and paying for individual services that relieve emotional, physical and financial burdens.
Our vision is to be an innovative nonprofit organization, built on passion, dedication and integrity, where communities feel called to support our mission. To grow and be recognized as the “neighbor next door” to all Indiana individuals enduring breast cancer.
Values
Helping warriors find relief in the eye of the storm.
Nancy Shepard’s dedication to the fight against breast cancer began in the late 1990’s when a dear friend of hers went through the diagnosis.
“It just became apparent to me … what is out there for everyday support? At the time it was, ‘Find a cure or put the money toward research,’ but people needed to keep moving forward and those burdens were not being supported. That’s how this idea became present to me — how do we take the burden off of them now?”
5,400
Hoosiers diagnosed annually
43%
Consider forgoing treatment due to costs
$50,000
75% of IWIN recipients earn this household income or less