Breakthrough Research and Strong Fundraising Mark our Year

Posted January 10, 2011

A huge thank you to our supporters, researchers and Board of Directors as we celebrate a very successful 2010 at Cure Alzheimer’s Fund.

Taking a unique venture capital approach to philanthropy, we support novel Alzheimer’s research that is aggressive, results-oriented, and ‘red-tape’-free. Bucking the recent downturn in charitable donations, we raised a record $3.8 million in 2010 through individuals and federal and foundation grants, plowing all of it directly into research. CAF has raised $18.9 million since its inception at a time when the federal government budget for Alzheimer’s research and education has stagnated.

“Three families committed to wiping out Alzheimer’s decided five years ago that the ‘business-as-usual” model for Alzheimer’s research needed to be accelerated and founded Cure Alzheimer’s Fund,” said Tim Armour, President and CEO of the Fund. “Our network of supporters has grown because the only return the founders expect is a cure and we have made great strides to bring us closer to reaching that goal.”

This year alone CAF-supported research has made significant breakthroughs in better understanding the nature of Alzheimer’s, a key to finding a cure and more effective treatments.

Again, many thanks to all who are helping fund more research so we can get to a cure as quickly as possible. Here’s to great progress for 2011.

Read the press release on 2010 success>