Keep a Breast Foundation

Nonprofit organization in Carlsbad, United States Keep a Breast FoundationAbbreviationKABFormation2000FounderShaney Jo DardenMona Mukherjea-GehrigFounded atLos Angeles, California, United StatesTypeNonprofitTax ID no.13-4286549HeadquartersYucca Valley, California, United StatesWebsitekeep-a-breast.org The Keep a Breast Foundation (KAB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on breast cancer prevention, education, and early detection, based in Yucca Valley, California, United States. Founding The organization was co-founded by Shaney Jo Darden and Mona Mukherjea-Gehrig in 2000. Mukherjea-Gehrig relocated to California from Berlin, Germany, in 1994. Darden grew up in Southern California. In 1998, Darden and Mukherjea-Gehrig organized art and fashion events showcasing the work of friends, coworkers, and local kids from the action sports scene, expanding to include street artists, fine artists, and graphic designers. When a friend of Darden's was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, Darden and Mukherjea-Gehrig "decided to stick with Modart's model of bringing people together through progressive art." In 2000, the founders developed a technique for creating breast casts that co