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This is the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. It has a platinum border, white square center, and text that says 'Platinum Transparency 2025 Candid.'

Chelsea’s Hope Earns Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2025

February 18, 2025/by Christine Kelly

This is the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. It has a platinum border, white square center, and text that says 'Platinum Transparency 2025 Candid.'Chelsea’s Hope is excited to announce we’ve just earned a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid for 2025!

We invite you to check out our nonprofit’s work through our Candid nonprofit profile; where you can view our impact.

We rely on our profile to gather support; it enables funders and donors to find us and learn about our impact. We’ll keep our profile updated so you can see what your donations help us accomplish. Recently, we shared information about our mission, programs, results, financials, and operations.

Chelsea’s Hope wants to ensure you have the progress updates you need to support our mission with trust and confidence. Your contributions make a real difference. You can donate knowing our commitment to operating with the highest level of transparency, as evidenced by our achievement of the Platinum Seal for 2025.

What’s next? 

In 2025, we plan to host three more Research Roundtables and support the Lafora Disease Science Symposium. We must fully fund the safety study to enroll all the eligible patients, too. As always, we will champion the amazing Lafora community and take every step forward to treatments for our children. Finally, you can look forward to monthly family support groups.

Thank you for your belief in our cause!

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This is the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. It has a platinum border, white square center, and text that says 'Platinum Transparency 2024 Candid.'

Chelsea’s Hope Earns 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency

February 16, 2024/by Christine Kelly

This is the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. It has a platinum border, white square center, and text that says 'Platinum Transparency 2024 Candid.'Chelsea’s Hope is thrilled to announce we’ve just earned a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid for 2024!

We are excited to share the work our nonprofit does through our Candid nonprofit profile, and we invite you to view it and keep up to date with our impact. We shared information about our mission, programs, results, financials, and operations.

Chelsea’s Hope wants to ensure you have the progress updates you need to support our work with trust and confidence. Your contributions make our work to reach a cure for Lafora Disease possible. When you donate, know we continue to operate with the highest level of transparency. Our Platinum Seal is a testament to our commitment to our donors and community.

What’s next? 

In 2024, we plan to host two more Research Roundtables and the Lafora Disease Science Symposium. We will also coordinate discussion and fund a consensus document for biomarkers and treatment of Lafora Disease. As always, we will support the amazing Lafora researchers and industry partners as they do the incredible work of developing treatments for our children.

Thank you for supporting our mission of improving the lives of those affected by Lafora Disease and helping accelerate the development of treatments.

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Silver Transparency 2023 Candid.

Chelsea’s Hope Earns 2023 Silver Seal

October 30, 2023/by Christine Kelly

Silver Transparency 2023 Candid. This is a seal for Chelsea's Hope.

Chelsea’s Hope is thrilled to announce we’ve just earned our 2023 Silver Seal from Candid! We are excited to share the work our nonprofit does through our Guidestar nonprofit profile.

We want to ensure you have the progress updates you need to support our work with trust and confidence. Chelsea’s Hope is committed to our vision of a world with a cure for Lafora Disease. Your contributions make our work possible. When you donate, know we continue to operate with transparency. Chelsea’s Hope will also continually update our profile now that we have the 2023 Silver Seal. Thank you for supporting our mission of improving the lives of those affected by Lafora Disease and helping accelerate the development of treatments.

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About Chelsea’s Hope

Chelsea’s Hope began as a website in the fall of 2007 to share Chelsea Gerber’s story with family and friends. A 501(c)(3) organization since 2009, we have made an impact by raising awareness, connecting families worldwide, funding research, and maintaining hope.

Our mission is to improve the lives of those affected by Lafora disease and help accelerate the development of treatments. [Read More]

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The mission of Chelsea’s Hope is to improve the lives of those affected by Lafora disease and help accelerate the development of treatments.

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