The activities of the foundation are directed by a board of directors. Board members must be residents of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, or individuals with ties to Arlington. The board must include members who have a family member with cancer or who have expertise in cancer research, oncology, finance, public health, health education, nursing care, health policy, hospice care or related field.
Board members are volunteers.
George P. Faulkner , President Kevin F. Wall , CPA, Esq. Michael T. Foley , MD Debra A. Kaden , PhD Jacqueline C. Keshian , MS, RN Donald K. Mahoney Victoria K. Palmer-Erbs , PhD, RN, CS John L. Worden III , Esq. Grant money has been provided by the will of the late Arlington resident, George L. Sanborn, in memory of his wife, Elizabeth, and himself. Elizabeth Sanborn died of cancer in Arlington in 1931. The purpose of the Sanborn Foundation Web site is to alert the residents of Arlington, Massachusetts, to the work of the Sanborn Foundation.