FUNDELA - Fundación Española para el Fomento de la Investigación de la Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica

Funding ALS research

FUNDELA is a Spanish foundation dedicated to advancing research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It has operated since 2002 and reports that it has invested €3,328,917.72 in 97 research projects in Spain and internationally.

How the foundation works

The foundation has no physical offices, and its staff are volunteers, allowing it to direct most of the funds it raises to research. It organizes fundraising events and campaigns and selects scientific projects for funding.

Fundraising campaigns

The foundation lists several active campaigns and their fundraising goals:

• 10th Research Project Call: €150,911.50 raised toward a €150,000 goal.
• 5th Research Project Call for Early-Career Researchers: €30,095.60 toward €30,000.
• Genomic DNA Sample Collection Project for People with ALS: €44,062 toward €60,000.
• ALS Without Borders: Global Scientific Research: €22,505 toward €40,000.
• Foundation’s 2026 general purposes: €190,764.36 toward €179,980.75.
• Project MinE: €1,471,951.99 toward €1,492,422.19.
• Partial support for 2025 clinical trials: €3,272 toward €6,775.89.
• #porlos45deMata campaign: €22,558.80 toward €40,000.
• Evaluation, advice, and provision of assistive technologies in 2025: €2,164 toward €5,255.89.

Other ways to help

In addition to financial donations, the foundation offers memorial giving, charity weddings, legacy gifts, and brain donation in collaboration with the Carlos III Health Institute. It also publishes a science newsletter and educational material about ALS.

Online

FUNDELA is on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Its website is www.fundela.info.