Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation
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Mission Statement
The Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation is a Chicago based charitable organization providing funding for ovarian cancer early detection research as well as child literacy -- causes important to Amy.
About This Cause
The Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation is a Chicago based charitable organization providing funding for ovarian cancer early detection research as well as child literacy -- causes important to Amy. About the Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation: With regards to the ovarian cancer aspect of our mission, the Foundation is currently funding the Amy Krouse Rosenthal Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Research Grant. The 2020 grant-funded research study explores a novel way to find biomarkers to detect ovarian cancer early. Because we know that early detection of ovarian cancer dramatically increases a woman's survival rate, the Foundation supports ovarian cancer research and education initiatives in this area. In terms of our child literacy efforts, studies show that the most successful way to improve the reading achievement of low-income kids is to increase their access to reading. Yet, 60 percent of low-income households have no children’s books at all. Responding to this need, the AKR Foundation is working with literacy partners across the country to strategically distribute Amy’s award-winning books to the children who need them the most. About Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Over the course of her life, Amy published more than 40 books, including bestselling children’s books, grown-up memoirs, and keepsake journals. She made short films and YouTube videos, gave TED talks and provided radio commentary for NPR, among other radio shows. Amy received critical success for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, named by Amazon as one of the Top 10 memoirs of the decade, and had numerous children’s books on the New York Times bestseller list. Amy also put a public face to end-of-life decisions, publishing the NYT Modern Love article “You Might Want to Marry My Husband” just before ovarian cancer took her life. By the date of her death, just 10 days later, the article had been read by millions.