The Yvonne McCalla Foundation Incorporated (YMF Inc.) aspires to promote awareness about breast cancer, and to encourage and educate minority women about the importance of participating in research studies, particularly those aimed at addressing the socioeconomic and biological factors that contribute to the higher breast cancer mortality rates observed in these groups.

YMF Inc.’s goals are to develop relationships with academic and medical institutions that specialize in breast cancer research, to assist in efforts to explore more effective treatments for breast cancer diseases with poor prognosis, particularly those disproportionately affecting minority women. YMF Inc. also endeavors to promote breast cancer awareness and education for adolescent women as well as the geriatric population.