Finding A
Cure For ALS

The Angel Fund supporters make a difference in fighting ALS, and you can be one of them.

Finding A
Cure For ALS

The Angel Fund supporters make a difference in fighting ALS, and you can be one of them.

FACES OF ALS

Every dollar helps in the battle to cure ALS. 

BOSTON MARATHON
For ALS

Every dollar helps in the battle to cure ALS. 

Harpoon 5 Miler
For ALS

 

Every dollar helps in the battle to cure ALS. 

The Angel Fund for ALS Research

                                            MISSION STATEMENT

The Angel Fund for ALS Research (Angel Fund, Inc). is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Founded in 1997, The Angel Fund focuses on funding scientific investigations at UMass Chan Medical School and Mass General Brigham.

The Angel Fund’s mission is to raise funds through events, campaigns, foundation grants, and community outreach to support ALS research aimed at finding the cause, treatment, and cure for the disease . Our organization operates with minimal overhead—no rent, utility bills, or high-paid executives—allowing over 90% of its expenditures to directly fund research .

 

Faces of ALS

The Angel Fund supports the brave men and women who have served our country by helping fund critical ALS research focused on military veterans. Veterans are significantly more likely to develop ALS, regardless of when or where they served. Your support will help researchers better understand why this disease impacts veterans at higher rates — and advance efforts to improve treatments, discover prevention strategies, and ultimately find a cure. Stand with our veterans in this fight, just as they once stood for all of us.

Researchers at the UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have started working with several Veterans, including ALS patient and US Army Veteran, 2nd Lieutenant Liz Fassler who served for two years as a tactical control officer for the Patriots Missiles in the Air Defense Artillery Branch in the Middle East. By working with the researchers, Liz hopes to assist in their efforts to find if there is a correlation between ALS and those who have been deployed.

Read more about Liz

Harpoon 5 Miler - raising over $3 million for ALS research and care

For 25 years, Harpoon Brewery, in Boston,  has hosted a five mile run, the Harpoon 5 Miler.

On a bright sunny day, 4,500 runners came together to run five miles for a cause –  all to raise funds for ALS research and care.

We thank the Harpoon Brewery and their presenting sponsor Needham Bank for Stepping Up to Cure ALS.

WELCOME TO THE ANGEL FUND

Finding A Cure
For ALS

Your donations make a difference. Donations for ALS research are needed now, more than ever. Because of the proposed cuts to research, The Angel Fund donations to Dr. Robert Brown and his research team are more important than ever in the fight against ALS. YOUR generous donations have supported this research. With your help, we have been able to move the research forward to the next level! Our mission continues....to find a treatment and cure for ALS! Thank you for Stepping Up to Cure ALS®
In 2025, The Angel Fund presented UMass Chan Medical School with a $800,000 check to continue the cutting-edge ALS research towards a treatment and a cure.
In 2024 and 2023, The Angel Fund presented a check to UMass Chan Medical School for a two-year total of almost $1.5 million for ALS research.
We are proud to say that in 2025, of funds expended, The Angel Fund gave 96% to research.

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