PLGA Foundation

The PLGA foundation is the largest, and only, non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope to children, parents, and families fighting Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytomas (PLGAs). We were founded in August 2007, as a 501(c)(3) foundation made up of families and friends dedicated to helping children who are struggling with this disease.

To date, families associated with the PLGA Foundation have raised over $6 million for DEDICATED PLGA research and funded over $3.8 million of new research targeted specifically at PLGA.  These funds have supported the launch of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute's PLGA Research Program as well as numerous grants distributed by the Brain Tumor Society, and other fine institutions.

The organization awards 100% of funds to education and research in the search of kinder, gentler treatment options for this potentially devastating childhood brain tumor.

The PLGA Foundation actively promotes partnerships with other non-profit organizations, private individuals and government entities and has collaborated on fund raising, education and grant allocations in order to leverage resources and funds.

Our goal at PLGA Foundation (and FightJPA.org) is to UNITE families around the country and around the world in the FIGHT for the lives of our children who suffer from PLGA.

We can defeat PLGA through a united effort on all fronts to increase awareness, education, fundraising and research.