We're $18 Million
Closer to Hope
You’re here because you hope for a future without brain tumors. So do we.
Meet Hope Head On is our $50 million campaign to triple brain tumor research, help twice as many patients, and push for more federal funding.
Donations fuel research—and research is how we’ll find better treatments and, one day, a cure. Your gift gets us one step closer to that cure.
Your Support Today Can Create a Tomorrow Without Brain Tumors
That’s why we’re meeting hope head on—because donations lead to research, research leads to better treatments, and better treatments bring us closer to a cure.
You can choose where your money goes, whether it’s to our ABTA Financial Assistance Program for brain tumor patients and families who have diminished income while facing huge medical bills; funding life-changing brain tumor research; or our unrestricted fund, so your dollars go where we need them the most.
Every gift brings hope to brain tumor patients and families.
Brain Tumors Do Not Discriminate
1.3 million children & adults
primary or metastatic brain tumor.
700+ children & adults
17,000+ adults
brain and CNS tumors this year.
Brain cancer
is the #1 cause of cancer death in children and the 10th leading cause of cancer death in adults.
Only 4 new treatments
discovered in the past 20 years.
Help Us Meet Hope Head On
Your support turns hope into action
$50 million means an extension of life for many patients and an improved quality of life for many patients and their families. It’s just that simple.”
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, UCSF
Together, We Can Do This | Our Strategic Plan
Why: To give brain tumor patients better information and support services to improve their quality of life
- It’s easier to move forward when you understand your diagnosis and treatment options and have community
- Provide adolescent and young adult education and support
- Offer brain tumor education and resources to everyone despite barriers
- Engage and empower underserved communities
Why: The fastest path to a cure is through science
- Increase funding to foster early-career researchers to pursue high-risk, high-reward research
- Establish a flexible fund to support innovative research; we reached this goal in 2025!
- Invest in large research projects through financial collaboration
- Enhance the ABTA Alumni Research Network to accelerate scientific exchange
Why: To ensure there’s a patient voice at the center of federal policy initiatives
- Mobilize advocates to increase awareness and influence federal funding
- Strengthen partnerships with organizations and federal agencies
- Impact legislation initiatives
To learn more about major gift funding opportunities, contact hope@abta.org.
Help change lives; give now
How Your Donation Matters
Speeds up bold, breakthrough research – we’ve already invested over $37 million in high-risk, high-reward projects.
Supports the next generation of research innovators – we’ve already funded over 700 researchers working to change how we understand and treat brain tumors.
Provides vital support for patients and families – we already serve more than 230,000 people every year, no matter their age or tumor type. We want to reach more.
Helps grow the Patient & Caregiver Mentor Support Program; over 1,000 matches made
Advocates for increased government funding – your donations help us shape national investment in brain tumor research.
Increases disease awareness, education, and advocacy
Make a difference in someone’s life every single day
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