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.
$12.5 million raised since 2013

35+ research projects funded
100+ partner families globally


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.
Has your child been diagnosed with Sanfilippo?
We are here to help.

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.
$12.5 million raised since 2013
Medical & scientific expertise
35+ research projects funded
Multiple clinical trials funded
HOW YOU CAN HELP
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS FIND A CURE
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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 2022: funding the most-promising research and elevating the voices of caregivers in pursuit of a cure for Sanfilippo syndrome.
Fundraising is critical fuel for these goals. Our goal is to raise $2,000,000 in 2022. We need your help to get there, especially in these turbulent times.
LATEST NEWS
Help Simon update: New video sharing two miracles; one more needed
Aug 12, 2022
When Alina and Jeremy started sharing Simon’s story and his fight with Sanfilippo Syndrome, they hoped people would fall in love with Simon and want to help him have a chance at life. They never dreamed people would open their hearts to their entire family. When their...
Researchers publish results of previously-terminated Sanfilippo Type A enzyme replacement study
Jul 29, 2022
Study results from Sobi's previously-terminated Sanfilippo Type A enzyme replacement study have been released. The study results were published in the August 2022 edition of Molecular Genetics and Metabolism and provide some important insights. For context, this...
Sanfilippo research funding available from Foundation
Jul 21, 2022
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation now have three funding opportunities available for innovative research into Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS III). Cure Sanfilippo Foundation seeks to support research that fills critical gaps in current knowledge across basic science, clinical...
RAISE AWARENESS: WEAR OUR GEAR