The
Corporate Angel Network (CAN) is an
American non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to arrange free
air travel for
cancer patients to treatment centers by using the empty seats on
corporate aircraft flying on routine business. They are based in
White Plains,
NY, and operate from an office donated by the
Westchester County Airport. The charity currently arranges around 2,500 flights per year and has provided nearly 50,000 flights since its founding in 1981. The Corporate Angel Network was given the 2007 Hope Funds Award for Philanthropy.