National Psoriasis Foundation
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| Abbreviation | NPF |
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| Founded | March 14, 1967 |
| 93-0571472 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Colby Evans | |
| Randy Beranek | |
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Revenue (2015)
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$9,859,476 |
| Expenses (2015) | $9,559,235 |
| Endowment | $5,562,686 |
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Employees (2014)
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70 |
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Volunteers (2014)
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6,705 |
| Mission | To find a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and to eliminate their devastating effects through research, advocacy, and education. |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Psoriasis Society of Oregon, National Psoriasis Society |
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is the world's largest nonprofit organization serving people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. NPF provides information and services to help people take control of their condition, while supporting research to find a cure. In addition to serving more than 3 million people annually through patient and professional health education and advocacy initiatives, the National Psoriasis Foundation has funded more than $12 million in psoriatic disease research grants and fellowships.
The National Psoriasis Foundation focuses on improving the health of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Through the organization's work to increase research, improve access to care, and expand knowledge of psoriatic disease, NPF aims to:
The National Psoriasis Foundation launched an aggressive five-year strategic plan, ending June 30, 2019, to:
The National Psoriasis Foundation works to increase the number of dollars, scientists and quality research projects devoted to psoriatic disease to find better treatments and a cure.
Each year, the National Psoriasis Foundation awards Discovery Grants and Translational Grants to support the start-up of new and innovative studies.
NPF Discovery Grants are one-year awards up to $75,000 that fund researchers to explore preliminary ideas and conduct proof-of-concept experiments. The goal is to stimulate the development of new research programs in the field of psoriatic disease that are capable of competing for long-term funding from the National Institutes of Health or other agencies in the future. Funded research areas include, but are not limited to, genetics, cell biology, immunology and epidemiology/health services.
NPF Translational Grants' are two-year awards up to $200,000 total that are focused on moving scientific discoveries generated during laboratory or clinical research into projects that clearly benefit patients. In 2015, the National Psoriasis Foundation and the Arthritis National Research Foundation collaborated for a special Psoriatic Arthritis Research Grant.
To address the shortage of clinicians with in-depth knowledge of psoriatic disease, the National Psoriasis Foundation awards annual Medical Dermatology Fellowships. The fellowships, one-year awards up to $50,000, aim to increase the number of scientists focused on studying and treating psoriatic disease by encouraging young scientists to become physician researchers and dedicate their careers to psoriatic disease.
The 'National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank is a collection of biological samples and clinical information used by qualified scientists to advance the field of psoriasis genetics. It is one of the largest collections of psoriasis DNA samples in the United States.
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