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CAN Keeps Rolling with 2,000 Patient Transports in 2023
CAN's latest fundraiser brought in nearly $500,000
Corporate Angel Network patient (Photo: Corporate Angel Network)
The Corporate Angel Network recently transported a patient seeking a second opinion from Ohio to Houston. Meg was among the more than 2,000 transported on business aircraft through CAN in 2023.

The Corporate Angel Network (CAN) completed more than 2,000 flights in 2023, reported the nonprofit dedicated to transporting cancer patients to and from treatment via business jets. These are among the 67,000-plus cancer patient flights that the organization has facilitated since its inception 42 years ago.

Founded in 1981, the organization was launched to provide an opportunity for business aircraft operators to volunteer empty seats on their business aircraft to cancer patients seeking treatment. Leonard Greene, founder and former president of Safe Flight Instrument Corp.; Priscilla "Pat" Blum, a licensed commercial pilot; and Jay Weinberg, then owner of a Mt. Vernon, New York Avis Car Rental franchise, brought this vision to life. Now, more than 500 corporations, including half of the Fortune 100 companies, participate in CAN.