Diagnosis-specific foundations
SMA Foundation
Patient advocacy, research navigation, and clinical-trial matching for spinal muscular atrophy.
The SMA Foundation supports research and helps newly diagnosed families navigate the expanding SMA treatment landscape — gene therapy, antisense oligonucleotides, and small-molecule splicing modifiers — while helping secure insurance approval for high-cost therapies.
Who qualifies
A quick look at who this program is designed to help.
Where
Income
Age
Conditions
Insurance
Stage of care
How it works
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Fill out the application
The program runs its own application. We'll send you straight there.
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Submit your documents
Upload or send the documents listed above, following the program's instructions.
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Receive your benefit
If approved, the benefit kicks in based on the program's timeline.
Ready to apply?
Start your application on the program's own website. We'll keep your matches ready when you come back.