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Head for the Cure supports several research programs through two primary vehicles: First, our scientific partner, the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative (BTTC), housed within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), receives roughly half of our grant funding. This is used to design and launch multi-center clinical trials within a national network of top cancer centers.

Second, another half of research grants go to brain cancer clinics and advocacy groups nationwide, in cities where we host Head for the Cure 5K events.

In addition to direct funding of research through grants, we operate other programs to support the community. These include our patient navigator Brains for the Cure, our Keeping the Faith program to honor inspiring survivors of brain tumors, and our new Community-powered Fundraising program where we offer coaching and support to people starting their own events and fundraisers.

BENEFICIARIES HOW WE FUND

Community-powered Fundraising

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OUR IMPACT

Beneficiaries & Grants

Funds raised can benefit a local clinic or foundation and nationally at the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative to support their brain cancer research or programs.  Learn more about our beneficiaries.

Meet Our Ambassadors

Our ambassadors of patients and caregivers provide support to others facing similar journeys.

Get Involved - Advocacy and Awareness

You can help us work year-round to raise the voices of patients, caregivers and the entire community

Stevie Patrick Legacy of Love Award

At each 5K event, we will honor one nominated caregiver, medical professional or supporter who embodies actions of integrity, encouragement, determination, and serving those who currently or have battled a brain tumor.

Keeping the Faith

At each 5K event, we pay tribute to extraordinary individuals who are currently fighting or who have survived a brain tumor, selected from the nominations submitted by their loved ones.

Community Driven Fundraising

There are many ways to bring the fight against brain cancer to your community. Whether it is big or small, every effort of raising funds, awareness and hope for the brain tumor community will help us defeat brain cancer step by step.

Make a Lasting Impact Through Planned Gifts

AT HEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION, we want to make giving easy and rewarding. We know how to work with each of our donors to help them choose the best methods to meet both their goals and HFTC’s mission. Your gift can be as individual as you are — it can match your passion with your financial goals and needs.

Some donors give outright because they want to enjoy the personal satisfaction of seeing the immediate effect of their gifts. Others prefer deferred gifts, which allow for flexible and creative approaches and can increase the size of their gifts.

You may utilize these opportunities to increase the benefits your investment brings to HFTC. Ultimately, your generosity will help HFTC propel its mission in order to build awarenss, raise funds and ignite hope for the brain tumor community.

Presenting our national sponsors & partners

Presenting National Sponsors