Our Story

The story starts in 2012, when a group of friends created a golf event to raise money for cancer research. The passion was created by a loss to all of us; Jim Brau was a husband, a father, a mentor and a friend amongst the group; he passed away after battling cancer, May of 2011. Jim Brau was an active member in our community, volunteering his time and handyman skills for countless of individuals and organizations. His generosity and caring for others has touched many people’s lives and has inspired the group of friends to follow his example.

The first year golf event was a great success, over 100 participants showed up to support the cause and support in the memory of Jim Brau. Throughout the next year, work continued and another successful event was held. We immediately realized the financial benefits this annual event could bring to the local cancer research organizations. The group also identified the need to create a recognized non-profit organization to support the donations of those supporting the event.

After much work The Nebraska Foundation for Cancer Research was founded on September 1, 2013.

Since then, the foundation continued the Jimmy Hanks: Holes for hope golf tournament for over 10 years. Expanding the fundraising efforts, members of the foundation started a dart tournament in 2016, later named the Kevin Dean: Bullseyes for the Cure event in honor of Board Member, Erin Dean’s late husband, Kevin, who passed of cancer. The foundation continues its mission, and is always looking for new opportunities to fund cancer research in our local communities.

The Nebraska Foundation for Cancer Research is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The organization’s status can be verified on the IRS.gov website, searching by the Employer Identification Number is 46-2149214.

The Mission: The Nebraska Foundation for Cancer Research is wholly focused to financially support local and national cancer research programs, to reduce the number of lives taken by cancer, help the families affected by the loss of a loved one from cancer and support the efforts of finding a cure.