The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) exists for one reason: to accelerate the next generation of Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatments. In practice, that means identifying and funding projects most vital to patients; spearheading solutions around seemingly intractable field-wide challenges; coordinating and streamlining the efforts of multiple, often disparate, teams; and doing whatever it takes to drive faster knowledge turns for the benefit of every life touched by PD.
In principle, it means leveraging our core values of optimism, tenacity, collaboration, boldness, adaptability and curiosity in problem-solving to work on behalf of the 6 million people worldwide living with Parkinson’s.
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We put patients first
Our team works tirelessly every day with one urgent goal in mind: speeding breakthroughs that patients can feel in their everyday lives.
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Our model is different
We tackle the overall challenge of getting better treatments to waiting patients by serving as a critical catalyst in both the patient and the research communities.
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We are risk-takers and problem-solvers
We take risks other funders can’t or won’t in order to push the most promising treatments forward — an approach that in two decades has transformed the PD research field.
We aspire to go out of business
We deliberately hold no endowment or excessive financial reserves. We act with urgency, typically deploying funds raised within a few months for the fastest possible impact.
We work to steward donations wisely and keep a tight rein on expenses. We are proud of our track record of efficiency, with 88 cents of every dollar spent since inception going straight to our programs.
We operate with focus and determination in everything we do. We won't stop until a cure is found. We're on it.
We take pride in the accomplishments we've made so far. But ultimately we have only one definition of success: scientific solutions that produce tangible improvements in patients' lives.
Breaking Research Updates
Read the latest developments in the field’s understanding and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
“When the cure for Parkinson’s is found — and it will be — it will be because of all of us.”
