Every treatment and every way of living better with arthritis began with a researcher who had the time, training and support to pursue it.
More than 6 million Canadians live with arthritis and rheumatic diseases, yet arthritis receives only 2% of research funding in Canada. And there is still so much we don’t know. Answering the questions that remain takes exceptional scientists and researchers. But short-term funding makes it difficult to keep these scientists working on the questions that matter most to people living with this disease.
The Arthritis Future Fund is how we change that.
Together with UBC, we’re establishing a permanent faculty position dedicated to clinical arthritis research. UBC’s President’s Academic Excellence Initiative will contribute $2 million. Arthritis Research Canada is raising the remaining $2.5 million, and UBC will match gifts dollar for dollar up to its $2 million commitment.
For more than four decades, Dr. John Esdaile helped build Arthritis Research Canada into a leading arthritis research institute. His belief was simple: invest in people, and the discoveries follow. Through mentorship and collaboration, he helped develop generations of researchers committed to improving life for people with arthritis.
Today, Scientific Director Dr. Diane Lacaille carries that commitment forward. The Arthritis Future Fund will give the next generation of researchers the same opportunity to build on this work.
Your support of the Arthritis Future Fund will help:
Establish a permanent faculty position dedicated to clinical arthritis research
Attract and retain leading scientific talent in Canada
Strengthen collaboration between Arthritis Research Canada and UBC
Advance research on topics such as mental health, digital health, health equity, and culturally relevant care
Create better treatments, better care and more ways for people with arthritis to stay active and well
Your investment helps create the professionals, capacity and research environment needed to improve the lives of people living with arthritis today and for generations to come.
UBC will match gifts to the Arthritis Future Fund dollar for dollar, up to $2 million. Once matching funds are fully claimed, gifts will continue to count toward our $2.5 million goal but will no longer be doubled.
Yes. Arthritis Research Canada issues charitable tax receipts for eligible gifts.
A pledge can be spread over [X] years and will be matched by UBC. Contact our team to make arrangements.
Yes. Gifts of securities are often tax-efficient, and gifts in a will can be designated to the Fund. Contact us to talk it through.
100% of gifts designated to the Fund go toward establishing the position.
Matching funds are limited, and every gift brings us closer to a permanent investment in clinical arthritis research. Help us build the next generation of arthritis researchers.
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Considering a larger gift or want to talk about recognition opportunities? Contact our team at 604-207-0400 or info@arthritisresearch.ca
