About CURE

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy

Our Mission is to CURE epilepsy, transforming and saving millions of lives. We identify and fund

cutting-edge research, challenging scientists worldwide to collaborate and

innovate in pursuit of this goal. Our commitment is unrelenting.

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CURE has once again received the coveted Four-Star Charity distinction from

Charity Navigator. More than 90% of expenditures directly support our mission.

is the leading nongovernmental agency fully committed to funding research in epilepsy,

raising more than $40M to funding research and other initiatives that are leading the way to a cure for

epilepsy. CURE was founded in 1998 by Susan Axelrod and a small group of mothers of children with

epilepsy who, unwilling to sit back while their children suffered unending seizures and medication therapy,

joined forces to spearhead the search for a cure for epilepsy.

CURE

A global organization, CURE has funded over 200

research projects for emerging and established

researchers in 15 countries around the world.

Since its inception, CURE has been at the forefront

of epilepsy research, funding initiatives targeting

Priority Areas in epilepsy and an innovative

investigator-initiated grant program.

Tireless in its determination, CURE will not stop

until a cure has been found.

Our commitment to epilepsy research

CURE: GLOBAL IMPACT IN EPILEPSY RESEARCH

4% Administration

5% Fundraising

of CURE’s expenditures are

invested in our mission. This is

among the highest percentage

of charities nationwide.

91%

ANNUAL ECONOMIC COST OF EPILEPSY IN THE US

Approximately

~$20 BILLION

CURE

Signature Programs

Our Mission is to CURE epilepsy, transforming and saving millions of lives. We identify and fund

cutting-edge research, challenging scientists worldwide to collaborate and

innovate in pursuit of this goal. Our commitment is unrelenting.

Since its inception, CURE has been at the forefront of epilepsy research, raising more than $40 million

to fund research and other initiatives that will lead the way to a cure for epilepsy.

TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF

POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY (TAPTE)

EPILEPSY GENETICS

INITIATIVE (EGI) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN

EPILEPSY (SUDEP) INITIATIVE

INFANTILE SPASMS (IS)

INITIATIVE

Pioneering a grant program to inform

future studies, CURE is the leader in

SUDEP research, and has awarded

$3.75M to researchers studying Sudden

Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.

An interactive database where patients'

genetic data is repeatedly analyzed in

hopes to identify the causes of epilepsy,

EGI is bridging the gap between

patients, clinicians and researchers.

In partnership with the U.S. Department

of Defense (DoD); a ‘team science’

program to benefit all affected by post-

traumatic epilepsy (PTE) as a result of

traumatic brain injury (TBI).

To advance new understandings,

therapies and breakthroughs in this

critical space, CURE has awarded over

$4M to Infantile Spasms researchers.