Lupus Foundation of America
A national voluntary health organization founded in 1977 that supports people affected by lupus through research, education, advocacy, and patient resources across a nationwide network of chapters and volunteers.
The Lupus Foundation of America is a national voluntary health organization founded in 1977 by leaders from more than 20 independent local and statewide lupus organizations. Based in the United States, the foundation operates through a network of chapters and volunteers nationwide, focusing its work across healthcare, non-profit, and patient advocacy sectors.
The organization's mission centers on improving the quality of life for all people affected by lupus. It pursues this goal through four primary channels: driving research into the disease, providing educational resources to patients and healthcare professionals, offering support services, and advocating for policies that benefit those living with lupus.
As a long-standing voluntary health organization, the foundation brings together a dispersed network of local and statewide groups under a unified national effort. Its work addresses a disease that affects millions of Americans, with activities spanning research funding, public education, direct patient support, and policy advocacy at various levels of government.