Giving Back: Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation

BJT readers—who represent one of the highest-net-worth magazine audiences anywhere—clearly have the means to contribute to a better world. To help you do that, we’re spotlighting one deserving organization per issue. All of them have received a four-star overall rating from Charity Navigator, which evaluates philanthropic institutions based on their finances, accountability and transparency.

Alzheimer’s disease is brutal and heartbreaking and currently affects more than five million people in the U.S. alone. The highly regarded Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation aims to tackle the illness via a three-pronged approach: understanding Alzheimer’s, finding a cure, and improving the care of patients to enhance their quality of life. The foundation funds scientists who continue to be at the forefront of research into the root causes of Alzheimer’s. It also provides outreach programs such as “Keeping Your Mind Sharp,” which provides techniques to reduce age-related memory loss through dietary changes, exercise, and mental activity.