About American Parkinson Disease Assoc
Every day, we provide the support, education, research, and community that helps everyone impacted by Parkinson’s disease live life to the fullest. Vision: A world without Parkinson’s disease.
Focus Areas
Parkinson's disease research (basic to translational)patient services and educationclinical trial awareness and participationprofessional/medical educationcommunity support and rehabilitation resources
Who They Fund
people with Parkinson's disease (neurological patients)clinical trial participants / potential research subjectsmedical researchers and advanced research centersrehab centers and their clientscommunity-based organizations receiving small community grants
About American Parkinson Disease Assoc
American Parkinson Disease Assoc channels most of its funding into Parkinson’s disease research, and its recent awards show a strong preference for supporting established academic and medical centers alongside named fellowship and information programs. The largest recent grant in the data is $293,750 to the University of Alabama Birmingham, split across information and referral, medical research, and advanced center support. Other major awards went to Emory University School of Medicine for medical research-advanced centers and to The Brigham & Womens Hospital for a mix of Cotzias, fellowship, information and referral, and advanced-center support. The foundation’s grantmaking is not limited to laboratory work. It also supports patient-facing infrastructure, professional education, rehabilitation resources, and community support tied to Parkinson’s disease. Washington University appears with multiple awards across years and purposes, including medical research, information and referral, and fellowship support. Rutgers the State University of New Jersey also received combined center and information support. This pattern points to a funder that backs both research capacity and the systems that help people with Parkinson’s disease access information, care, and participation in studies. Its newest public program descriptions include bridge funding, social-sciences research, diversity-focused research, and fellowships for early-career investigators.
What American Parkinson Disease Assoc Funds
A central theme is research continuity. APDA’s bridge funding program is designed to help preserve Parkinson’s disease research momentum, and the recent grants list shows large center awards to universities and medical schools such as the University of Pittsburgh and Mayo Clinic under medical research-advanced centers. Another clear area is patient information and referral. The University of Miami received $100,000 for information and referral, while University of Chicago and NY Institute of Technology each received $75,000 for the same purpose. That sits alongside APDA’s broader support for community-facing services tied to people living with Parkinson’s disease. The foundation also funds professional and trainee development. The George C. Cotzias, MD, Memorial Fellowship supports young neurologists and related clinical scientists, and the post-doctoral fellowship program provides two-year research support. A separate program for social sciences in PD research extends into stigma, isolation, and access to support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$35.3M
Total Revenue
$12.1M
Total Expenses
$8.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National27 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LESLIE CHAMBERS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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