We're $13 Million
Closer to Hope
Just like you, our supporters are dedicated to creating a future to where not one life is lost to a brain tumor. Together, we see hope on the horizon.
Meet Hope Head On is a five-year $50-million campaign that will give us the resources we need to triple our research investment, double the patients we serve, and double federal funding for brain tumor research.
Are you ready to join us?
A Future Without Brain Tumors Relies on Your Unwavering Support
The need to accelerate groundbreaking research and expand patient care services has never been greater. Brain tumors remain incredibly difficult to treat due to the blood-brain barrier and its profound resistance to standard treatments. While progress has been made, more must be done.
We are determined to meet hope head on.
BRAIN TUMORS ARE RELENTLESS
1.1 million children & adults
primary or metastatic brain tumor.
800+ children & adults
18,000+ 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 3 new treatments
discovered in the past 20 years.
Help Us Meet Hope Head On
Your support turns hope into action
Five years and $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 5-Year Plan
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
- Invest in large research projects through financial collaboration
- Enhance the ABTA Alumni Research Network to accelerate scientific exchange
Why: To put hope in the hands of all who need it
- Engage and empower underserved communities
- Break down barriers to brain tumor education and resources
- Provide adolescent and young adult education and support
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
Accelerates high-risk, high-impact research; $35 million invested
Seeds generations of innovative researchers who have the potential to transform the understanding and treatment of brain tumors; 700 researchers funded
Provides life-changing emotional and educational assistance for patients and caregivers across all ages and tumor types; 100,000+ supported annually
Helps grow the Patient & Caregiver Mentor Support Program; over 1,000 matches made
Helps influence government funding of all types of brain tumor research
Increases disease awareness, education, and advocacy
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