Mission, Goals & Objectives

Mission
The Brain Science Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for meningioma and other primary brain tumors and to advancing the understanding of brain function as it relates to these tumors. The Brain Science Foundation supports basic and clinical research, promising new treatments, and opportunities to improve the quality of patient care.

Goals
To accomplish its mission, the Brain Science Foundation will:

• Invest: fill financial gaps that may delay or derail promising research or that may prevent patients from receiving the highest quality of care.
• Learn: build a body of information about the brain and brain tumors that can be shared widely with scientists, doctors, patients, and donors.
• Inspire: encourage donors of all types (individual, corporate, and foundation) to support work that advances knowledge and clinical practice about the brain and brain tumors.

Objectives

• Develop  a strong, integrated body of research concerning the cause of primary brain tumors, the early identification of these tumors, and their epidemiology and treatment;
• Support improvements in the kinds and quality of treatment of primary brain tumors;
• Enhance the quality and amount of information available concerning primary brain tumors;
• Support educational initiatives for investigators and researchers who are committed to brain tumor research;
• Advocate for increased funding targeted specifically to primary brain tumors, especially noncancerous tumors.