Women And Cancer

In 1987, Mary Kay decided to put her money where her heart was and asked the independent sales force and employees at Mary Kay Inc. in Dallas, Texas to do the same. Together they began raising funds for cancer research, and in 1996, the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation (MKACF) was established to formalize the raising and distributing of research funds for cancers affecting women.

In 2001, the MKACF was established in Canada. The mission of the foundation in Canada is to support women living with cancer through the Look Good Feel Better® program and to help end violence against women by providing grants to women's shelters and community outreach programs. The MKACF raises funds to support these programs through the sale of fundraising items and events, as well as donations made by the independent sales force, corporate staff and consumers.