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- THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION builds healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. www.heart.org
- THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research. With the generous support of the public, we are “Fighting for Air.” When you join the American Lung Association in the fight for healthy lungs and healthy air, you help save lives today and keep America healthy tomorrow. www.lungusa.org/
- THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. (LFA) is the foremost national nonprofit health organization dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing support, services and hope to all people affected by lupus. www.lupus.org/
- THE NATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION funds glaucoma research world-wide. Our mission is to prevent vision loss from glaucoma by investing in innovative research, education, and support with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. www.glaucoma.org/
- THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, a major voluntary nonprofit health organization, is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation. www.kidney.org/
- THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. www.nationalmssociety.org/
- THE SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. The vision for a national coordinated approach to addressing issues related to sickle cell disease was unveiled in 1971 when representatives of 15 community sickle cell organizations met at “Wingspread,” a Racine, Wisconsin conference center, as guest of the Johnson Foundation. Out of that meeting, the National Association for Sickle Cell Disease was created. The name was changed to Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. in 1994. www.sicklecelldisease.org/
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