Corporate & Foundation Partners

When a company or foundation stands with HNF, families living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease feel it. Partnership is how a lean foundation does big things: funding research, sustaining the patient registry, and showing a whole community that the world has not forgotten them. If your organization is looking for a cause worth backing, we would love to build something together.

Mission-drivenEvery partnership moves CMT toward treatments.

FlexibleSponsorship, matching, grants, or cause marketing.

Engaged audienceA connected patient and family community.

501(c)(3)A trusted, tax-exempt public charity partner.

The easiest place to start

Double your employees' impact with matching gifts

Corporate matching gift programs are one of the simplest, highest-impact ways to support CMT research. The idea is straightforward: when an employee donates to HNF, the company matches it. If a team member gives 100 dollars, a matching company gives another 100, doubling the impact at no extra cost to the donor.

Are you one of the millions of people who work for a company that offers matching gifts? Many do without knowing it. If you do not see a program in place, a quick note to your finance or HR team asking whether they would match a gift for CMT research can start something real.

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Our partners

We are proud of the companies and foundations that have stood with the CMT community.

Ways to partner

There is no single template. We shape each partnership around what matters to your organization and what will do the most good for the CMT community.

Matching gifts Double your employees’ impact. When your team gives to HNF, a matching program turns one gift into two for CMT research.

Event sponsorship Put your brand behind a CMT Summit, a gala, or a community event and reach an engaged, grateful audience.

Cause partnerships Build a campaign together, from cause marketing to employee giving drives, aligned to your values.

Foundation grants Fund a specific research program or patient initiative and see exactly where your grant goes.

Venture philanthropy For industry partners, HNF structures research funding as collaboration tied to agreed deliverables.

In-kind support Contribute products, services, or expertise that help a lean foundation do more with every dollar.

Why partner with HNF

A focused mission Every dollar is aimed at moving Charcot-Marie-Tooth toward treatments and supporting the families living with it.

A trusted nonprofit HNF is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity with a long track record in the CMT and rare-disease community.

Real infrastructure Your support plugs into the GRIN registry, the CMT Biobank, and research programs that drug developers rely on.

An engaged community A passionate, connected patient and family audience that notices and remembers the partners who show up.

The community you reach

Charcot-Marie-Tooth affects about 1 in 2,500 people, and HNF connects a global community of patients, families, clinicians, and researchers. A partner reaches an audience that is informed, loyal, and deeply motivated.

6,000+GRIN participants

72+countries

60K+social media reach

Behind every research milestone is a family that gets to hope a little harder. Partnership is how companies become part of that story.

Let's build a partnership

Tell us about your organization and what you have in mind. Whether it is a one-time sponsorship, an employee giving program, or a multi-year research commitment, HNF will follow up to find the right fit.

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