CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust)

The CART Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide "seed" money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes of finding a cure, treatmenet or prevention for Alzheimer's disease. 100% percent of funds donated go to research.

•CART Fund by-laws require that 100% of all donated funds must go to Alzheimer's research.
The goal of the CART Fund is to encourage exploratory and developmental Alzheimer's Disease research projects within the United States. This is accomplished by providing financial support for the early and conceptual plans of those research projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. These research projects should be distinct from those designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area unless they intend to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

Testimonials

1. Upon receiving CART's fourth grant at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. John Trojanowski commented: "Funding from sources like CART allow us to jump-start scientific research on the many targets that we think are molecular pathways to curing Alzheimer's. It is remarkable that just a few citizens can band together to recognize a need and with deliberation and foresight, deliver major awards on the level of a large foundation or government agency."