After undergoing a double mastectomy, Carol M. Baldwin decided to help other women overcome the struggles associated with breast cancer. In 1996, turning tragedy into courage, Carol with family, friends and health professionals formed The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Inc. to fight and ultimately win the battle against breast cancer.

For much of her adult life, Carol has been known as the mother of a most famous acting family. Carol M. Baldwin’s family provides moral support and enthusiastically works with her on special fund-raising events. Daughters: Elizabeth Baldwin Keuchler, Jane Baldwin Sasso; her sons and their spouses, Alec Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, William Baldwin and Chynna Phillips, Stephen Baldwin and Kennya Baldwin.  Asking others to join her crusade for a cure, Carol Baldwin is, she says, positive that, "together, we can and will find a cure.