Every parent dreams about their kid’s future and watching it unfold.
Sanfilippo Syndrome takes all that away, replacing it with pain and suffering. The child experiences severe dementia and dies in their mid-teens. All before their parents eyes.
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation architects and funds cutting-edge research to accelerate discovery of a treatment or cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome so parents can dream of their children’s futures again.
Help save children.
VIDEO: One Family’s Sanfilippo Story
And the reality for every family living with Sanfilippo Syndrome.
We are writing the next chapter for Sanfilippo Syndrome. The chapter of the cure. Every project we architect or fund gets families closer to a cure in this lifetime.
$10 million raised since 2013
15,000 children globally 30+ research projects funded
90+ partner families 3 clinical trials funded Medical & scientific expertise
WHAT IS
SANFILIPPO
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A cure can’t wait.
Every parent dreams about their child’s future and watching it unfold.
Sanfilippo Syndrome
takes that all away.
Sanfilippo Syndrome is a rare, terminal, neurodegenerative disease that causes children lose all the skills they’ve gained, suffer seizures and movement disorders, experience pain and suffering, and then die. All before their parents eyes.
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation architects and funds cutting-edge research to accelerate discovery of a treatment or cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome so parents can dream of their children’s futures again.
Help save children
VIDEO: One family’s story.
Every Sanfilippo family’s reality.
With your support, we are writing the next chapter on Sanfilippo Syndrome.
The chapter of the cure.
Every project we architect or fund gets families closer to a cure in this lifetime.
$10 million raised since 2013
Medical & scientific expertise
30+ research projects funded
Multiple clinical trials funded
HOW YOU CAN HELP
DONATE
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FUNDRAISE
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and host your own
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TELL OTHERS
Make a difference
by telling others
about Sanfilippo
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS FIND A CURE
HOW YOU CAN HELP
DONATE
Find the
donation option
that fits you
FUNDRAISE
Easily create
and host your own
online fundraiser
TELL OTHERS
Make a difference
by telling others
about Sanfilippo
MEET THE
FAMILIES
OUR MISSION
The name says it all:
To cure Sanfilippo.
By advocating for and funding research directed towards a cure and treatment options.
FUNDRAISING GOAL
The Foundation’s focus in 2021 is funding the most-promising research and elevating the voices of caregivers in pursuit of a cure for Sanfilippo syndrome.
Fundraising is critical fuel for those goals. Our goal is to raise $2,000,000 in 2021. We need your help to get there, especially in these turbulent times.
LATEST NEWS
Exploring the role of heparan sulfate and dopamine as disease modifiers in Sanfilippo
Grant Summary Institution: Telethon Institute of Genetic Medicine (TIGEM), Pozzouli, Italy Principal Investigator: Elvira De Leonibus, PhD, of TIGEM and the Italian National Research Council Duration: 24 months Start Date: July 1, 2021 Type of Sanfilippo studied: A...
11-year-old Maine boy raises $3,000 for a Sanfilippo clinical trial to help a fellow Connor
Connor Ridley, an 11-year-old from Maine, is proof that people can make the world a better place, no matter their age. Connor Ridley spent this summer fundraising so the first-ever clinical trial for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type C could happen and hopefully help a fellow...
Podcast Episode 6: Why a podcast?; Photobiomodulation research; + more
The Oct. 6, 2021, episode of the Foundation's "A Close Look at Sanfilippo" podcast spends 10 minutes (and a little more in this episode) diving into five hot topics regarding Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rapidly degenerative disease in children currently with no...
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