History and Purpose

It is said that if we can preserve someone in our memory, that person never dies. The Charles A. Buerger Foundation was established in 1997 to continue the charitable work undertaken by Chuck Buerger during his lifetime and to perpetuate his memory as an individual dedicated to raising money to support arts, education, and culture, to provide for the underprivileged and to help further Jewish causes. Chuck Buerger was successful not only in raising money, but improving the quality of the multiple communities in which he lived by stimulating and creating opportunities that would not otherwise have existed. It is for that purpose, to create opportunities for those charitable organizations that were meaningful to Chuck, that the Charles A. Buerger Foundation was created. In 2005, the Charles A. Buerger Foundation shifted its focus to support breast cancer research organizations to create awareness, support and a long-term cure.

Mission Statement

The Charles A. Buerger Foundation will grant money to those charitable organizations supporting or benefiting causes that work to educate or find a cure for breast cancer.

Our Vision

It is our goal and intention, not merely to make contributions to other charitable organizations, but rather to provide a source of funding so that non-profit breast cancer organizations can expand and create programs and opportunities in furtherance of their own mission. The Charles A. Buerger Foundation will become the vehicle that allows creative and innovative charitable organizations to explore areas and to take on challenges that such organizations would not otherwise be able to do without risking their existing programs. It is our intention to provide, by way of example, seed money and support to allow a charity to attempt to expand the ways and means by which it fulfills its mission including its own fund-raising methods and opportunities.

For additional information about breast cancer, see information by leading by leading experts at Dana Farber or Johns Hopkins. Additionally, Johns Hopkins announced a breakthrough in Breast Cancer understanding that is expected to have far reaching implications for the future of cancer research.

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