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DNDi is an independent, non-profit product development partnership working to research and develop new and improved treatments for neglected diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and Chagas disease. Acting in the public interest, DNDi will bridge the existing R&D gaps in essential drugs for these diseases by initiating and coordinating drug R&D projects in collaboration with the international research community, the public sector, the pharmaceutical industry, and other relevant partners.

Community Catalyst's mission is to organize and sustain a powerful consumer voice to ensure that all individuals and communities can influence the local, state and national decisions that affect their health.

smashSMARD is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to increase awareness of SMARD1 and the IGHMBP2 gene mutation in order to fund research that will lead to treatments and cures.

STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) provides premier treatment, education, and research for children, adolescents, and adults with SPD. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for children, adolescents and adults with SPD, and their families by providing: - Comprehensive assessment and effective intervention for Sensory Processing Disorder - Rigorous research with our collaborating university-based research partners - Education for caregivers, pediatric professionals, and educators; and - Advocacy for official recognition of SPD worldwide.

Mission: To provide and encourage more understanding and mutual support among anyone affected with the diagnosis of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC). To create a higher standard of AMC awareness by means of Conventions, Meetings, and Studies. Vision Statement: To provide educational material to new parents, or soon-to-be parents regarding the diagnosis of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC). To provide a resource of information to the medical field to include but not limited to occupational therapists, physical therapists to assist them in the treatment of a child or person with the diagnosis of AMC.

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation is a trusted source of research demonstrating how pharmacists can improve health care. For over 60 years, we have consistently proven that patient health outcomes are positively impacted by pharmacists. Our mission is to improve health by inspiring philanthropy, research and innovation that advances pharmacists’ patient care services. The APhA Foundation looks to create a new medication use system where patients, pharmacists, physicians and other health care professionals collaborate to dramatically improve the cost effectiveness and quality of patient health outcomes.

Since 1981, the John Wayne name has been committed by the Wayne family to groundbreaking cancer research and education in memory of their father who died of cancer. The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center is a cancer research institute dedicated to the understanding and curing of cancer in order to eliminate patient suffering worldwide. Our mission is accomplished through innovative clinical and laboratory research and the education of the next generation of surgical oncologists and scientists. In fulfilling its mission, the John Wayne Cancer Institute: * Conducts innovative research focusing on biological mechanisms to provide new understandings of the cause, diagnosis, control, and cure of cancer. * Provides training for new generations of surgical scientists who study and treat cancer. * Offers unique experimental treatment services to rapidly develop and test new forms of diagnosis and therapy in order to improve the quality of life and expected survival of those afflicted with cancer. The Institute has received worldwide acclaim for advances in melanoma (skin cancer), breast and colon cancer as well as immune therapy of cancer. Other areas of research include prostate and liver cancer. At JWCI, the close relationship between research and clinical care, combined with the multidisciplinary expertise of our specialists, produces the best science, the best medicine, and the greatest hope for our patients.

Center on Addiction and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids have merged, bringing together the expertise of two the nation’s most prominent nonprofits committed to ending addiction. The Center’s mission is to transform how our nation addresses addiction by empowering families, advancing effective care, shaping public policy, and changing culture. Center on Addiction is the only national nonprofit committed to supporting the whole family as they address every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery.