Our KN Cause Partners

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)
Funding Research, Raising Awareness

KN Karen Neuburger has helped share comfort and hope for over ten years, celebrating survivors and those on the journey through our KN Pink Ribbon Signature Collection™. In honor of mothers, wives, sisters, aunts, neighbors and friends, we support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and community education and awareness activities across the country. The KN brand guarantees a minimum donation of $75,000 to BCRF in 2008.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. The Foundation supports scientists at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. In October 2007, $32 million was awarded to 151 scientists across the United States and in Canada, Latin America, the Middle East, and throughout Europe. Money magazine named BCRF one of America's eight top charities. And for the seventh consecutive year, BCRF received Charity Navigator’s highest rating, four stars, thus outperforming over 99% of the evaluated charities, while the American Institute of Philanthropy has awarded BCRF its highest possible rating of A+. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization in the U.S. to receive these accolades. For more information, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.

WomenHeart
Creating Healthy Hearts

Women's comfort goes hand-in-hand with women's wellness. Our heart-themed products and comfort vision encourage women to slow down, relax with family and friends and do their part for their hearts through healthy lifestyle choices.

WomenHeart the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, is the nation's only patient advocacy organization representing the 8 million American women living with heart disease. It aims to improve their quality of life and quality of healthcare - to include early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment - through its support, information and advocacy services. Founded in 1998, it is a tax-exempt public charity headquartered in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.womenheart.org.

First Book
Committed to Children’s Comfort and Literacy

During the holiday gift-giving season, KN Karen Neuburger in partnership with more than 600 department stores support First Book with holiday-theme pajamas that help provide children with new books and encourages families to savor the joy of reading together through a donation to First Book from each pair of pajamas sold. The KN Books at Bedtime campaign benefits First Book year-round. KN guarantees a minimum annual donation of $10,000.

First Book is a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. One of the most celebrated literacy organizations in the social sector, Fast Company and Monitor Group has named First Book the winner of the Social Capitalist Award for using entrepreneurial genius to solve global issues for the past four consecutive years. First Book has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, four stars, recognizing its efficiency in financial management. Through First Book's award-wining model, every $1 contributed yields $10 worth of new books to children in need.

Through hundreds of local First Book Advisory Boards, the First Book National Book Bank, and the First Book Marketplace, the organization provides an ongoing supply of new books to children participating in community-based mentoring, tutoring, and family literacy programs. First Book has provided more than 50 million new books to children in need in thousands of communities nationwide. Please visit www.firstbook.org for more information on First Book and how you can help.