Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CAF) is an American non-profit organization based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It supports and funds research focusing on understanding and potentially curing Alzheimer's disease utilizing a venture philanthropy approach, targeting research with the highest probability of preventing, slowing or reversing Alzheimer's disease. The board of directors covers all operating costs so that all donations go entirely to research.
History
Cure Alzheimer's Fund (also known as Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation) was founded in 2004 by Jeffrey Morby, Jacqui Morby, Henry McCance, and Phyllis Rappaport as a way to fund research of Alzheimer's disease. As of October 2023, the CEO is Meg Smith; Timothy Armour retired in October of 2023. For the full year 2022, Cure Alzheimer's Fund received $32 million through 24,000 donations. As of September 2023, the organization has funded 754 research projects, for more than $178 million.