Dr. Jonathan Santoro
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles · Partner since 2021
Pioneering research into Down Syndrome Regression Disorder (DSRD), and training the next generation of specialists.
Our partners
The people behind the progress
We look for work with the best chance of real change for neurodivergent people and their families. We get to know the people leading it. Then we fund work that can grow, with results we can measure.
Current partners
Each partner fits our CARE framework:
Dr. Dan Gordon
Anglia Ruskin University · Partner since 2022
Studying how exercise can improve thinking, health, and wellbeing for people with Down syndrome.
Loyola High School
Los Angeles, California · Partner since 2025
Building an inclusive Options Program that pairs students with intellectual disabilities with peer mentors.
Jimmy Miller Foundation
Ocean Therapy · Partner since 2024
Designing an Ocean Therapy program for people with Down syndrome, including those with DSRD.
Our grants so far
Our work since 2021
Most of our grants have supported medical research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
See the full Impact Report- R2021Founded. Seed funding for Dr. Jonathan Santoro’s DSRD research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
- R2022Exercise research. We began supporting Dr. Dan Gordon’s MinDSets Study, on exercise in Down syndrome.
- R2023$5.3M NIH award. The first DSRD clinical trial is funded, and Agape adds Doppler ultrasound equipment.
- R2024Trial support. Continued funding for the DSRD clinical trial at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
- E2025Options Program. Seed funding at Loyola High School, and continued support for exercise research.
- C2026Fellowship. The first U.S. Down syndrome neurology fellowship, and the DSRD trial is completed.