The Scleroderma Foundation is the national organization for people with scleroderma and their families and friends. It was formed January 1, 1998, by a merger between the West Coast-based United Scleroderma Foundation and the East Coast-based Scleroderma Federation.
Lupus Foundation of America's National Research Program is dedicated to bringing down the barriers that have obstructed basic biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, behavioral, and translational research for decades.
The LFA is committed to accelerating the pace of medical discovery in lupus with the clear goal of making clinical research more feasible. The LFA has been aggressively pursuing strategies to greatly increase federal, state, and industry support for a robust medical research effort on lupus, and will continue to lead the way in facilitating extensive collaborations between the United States Congress, the National Institutes of Health, and our nation's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 corporation dedicated to finding a cure for scleroderma and, until it is found, helping patients to live longer, fuller lives. Founded in 1987 by scleroderma patient Sharon Monsky, the SRF continues to mobilize and develop an acclaimed research program focused on the highest quality medical research.
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
