Organization Overview
The ALS Association is the largest philanthropic funder of ALS research worldwide. Our goal is to make ALS livable for everyone, everywhere, until we can cure it. To achieve this goal, our Research Program focuses on finding new treatments and cures, optimizing current treatments and care, and preventing or delaying the harms of ALS. Thanks to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and the generous support of our donors, we have been able to dramatically accelerate the fight against ALS by funding cutting-edge research across the translational pipeline from basic science to clinical trials in addition to research in other important areas, such as assistive technology, natural history, tool development, prevention, fellowship training, and infrastructure. Our efforts have led to the development and approval of new ALS treatments, discovery of new ALS genes, creation of new global research collaborations, and many more promising and significant advances in ALS research.
