"Does my favorite charity fund embryonic stem cell research?"

Frequently we get questions about charities.  Recently the concern has been with embryonic stem cell research (ESCR).  Some organizations are blatant, like the Juvenile Research Foundation which funds only ESCR.  Luckily, the Boston-based Ioacocca Foundation specifically excludes ESCR from its grants to cure diabetes.  I have listed organizations which actually fund ESCR, organizations which publicly support it, organizations which are not specific, and organizations, with addresses, that take the moral position on ESCR. It is important to note that, like the state of California, some of these organizations may be recognizing the futility of ESCR and may change their positions in the future. We'll post this and any additions on the MCFL website for your future reference.  Please let me know about other organizations.  Thanks, Anne NB. It appears Congress will likely not pass proposed legislation that would expand Obama's executive order to fund new ESCR by overturning the 1996 Dickey-Wicker Amendment, the federal law that prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for the destruction of human embryos.   FUND ECSR ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Lance Armstrong Foundation (Live Strong) Muscular Dystrophy Association Pro-Cure Wristbands Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research   SUPPORT ESCR   Alzheimer's Association American Cancer Society  American Diabetes Association American Heart Association American Lung Association American Parkinson's Disease Association American Parkinson's Disease Association Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (possibly fund) Epilepsy Foundation Leukemia and Lymphoma Society March of Dimes National Brain Tumor Society National Multiple Sclerosis Society St. Jude children's Research Hospital Susan G. Komen for the Cure   POSITION on ESCR UNCLEAR   National Kidney Foundation Spina Bifida Association Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 6931 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814   "We do not support specific types of research, such as research on fetal tissue or human embryonic stem cells.  Much of the scientific research on CF is focused on human cells from people who are living with the disease."   EXPLICITLY DO NOT SUPPORT OR FUND ESCR   John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute 540 E. Jefferson St. Suite 305 Iowa City, IA 52245    "The Institute represents an opportunity for pro-life individuals to support ethical-derived stem cell research consistent with pro-life values. JP2SRI DOES NOT conduct human embryonic stem cell research and does not perform therapeutic cloning or somatic cell nuclear transfer. The Iacocca Family Foundation 867 Boylston Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02116   The mission of the foundation is to fund innovative and promising diabetes research programs and projects that will lead to a cure for the disease and alleviate complications caused by it.  "The foundation does not make grants for embryonic stem cell research"       DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!  THANK YOU! For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved please visit our   website at masscitizensforlife.org.