With headquarters in New York City and offices in Los Angeles, the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation is one of the nations leading lupus organizations. It provides patient services, education, public awareness, and funding for lupus research.

Improving Lives While Seeking a Cure

Founded in 1970, the Foundation helps people with lupus and their families and friends to cope with the anxieties and confusion that accompany daily living with a complex and dangerous chronic illness. Sharing information and networking among patients and their families further helps dispel myths and provides daily support to those learning to live with lupus. We invite you to take full advantage of our comprehensive resources.

Promoting Awareness

Through public service campaigns, public education programs and community outreach, the Foundation promotes early diagnosis of lupus and provides support especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods of New York City and Los Angeles.

The Foundation vigorously addresses racial disparities in lupus through its community based model programs demonstrating the effective management of chronic disease among minority women.

In addition, the Foundation produces and distributes The Loop and The Cooperative Corner newsletters, and works very closely with key governmental offices to promote collaboration and advancement of research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of lupus.

Expanding Research

The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation funds lupus research grants and fellowship awards for new investigators in the New York Region and in Southern California, and in partnership with the Lupus Research Institute, supports innovative novel research nationwide.

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