Mary Kay, through its philanthropic initiative the Mary Kay Ash Foundation, announced $2.4 million in grants that will support cancer research and domestic violence shelters around the country. The donations were given in the form of grants of $20,000 each to 60 domestic violence shelters to fund life-saving programs, services, facility upgrades, legal aid, counseling and more for women and children fleeing abuse, as well as 12 grants of $100,000 each to researchers and institutes conducting groundbreaking research in cancers that primarily affect women.
“For more than 25 years, the Mary Kay Ash Foundation has been unwavering in its mission to support cancer researchers who are seeking cures for cancers affecting women and provide life-saving resources to domestic violence shelters across the country,” said Michael Lunceford, President of the Mary Kay Ash Foundation Board of Directors. “It is our responsibility to ensure researchers and domestic violence service providers have what they need to create a better world for women–one where they are safe and healthy. These grants are just one of the ways we are continuing our mission to better the lives of women everywhere.”
With this donation, which honors the company’s 60th anniversary, the foundation has now awarded more than $92 million to women’s shelters and domestic violence service providers, cancer research programs and other related causes throughout the US.
