Financial Aid Grants

ALS poses a tremendous financial cost to patients and families, and financial assistance is often available on a need basis. Many organizations provide financial assistance, including the US government and independent nonprofit organizations.

Government - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) - Medicare - Medicaid - Veterans' Affairs:

Non-government

• NeedyMeds: maintains a long running list of aid organizations
• Joan Dancy and pALS Foundation:
• Runs4ALS:
• https://alsrideforlife.org/
• https://www.als.org/massachusetts/local-care-services/grants-assistance
• https://hark-als.org/
• https://projectmainst.org/

Healthwell Foundation: 501c3 nonprofit organization providing financial assistance to the underinsured https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/

Les Turner Foundation: provides financial https://lesturnerals.org/support-services/grant-programs-equipment-loans/

Control F

Donations: go directly to research labs rather than ALS organizations