Advancing Vascular Health by Connecting People, Ideas, and Action
The Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures is a patient-centered nonprofit working to improve vascular health through research, education, prevention, and collaboration.
For more than 40 years, we have evolved alongside advances in vascular science and the changing needs of patients and communities. Today, we bring together patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, academic institutions, community organizations, and other partners to address important gaps in vascular health.
Our role is not simply to operate programs or fund individual projects. We look for areas where patient needs remain insufficiently addressed, bring the right people together, and help promising ideas move toward practical solutions.
How We Create Impact
Research & Innovation
We identify emerging needs and support patient-centered research, collaboration, and early ideas that can lead to meaningful advances in vascular health.
Patient Education & Partnership
We provide trusted, understandable information and create opportunities for patients and caregivers to help shape research, programs, and priorities.
Prevention & Community Health
Through initiatives such as CHAMPIONS, we bring screening, education, training, and practical guidance into communities and help create opportunities for earlier action.
Collaboration
We bring together people and organizations that might not otherwise work together to address challenges that cross traditional boundaries.
What Makes Us Different
We Connect the Pieces
Vascular health does not fit neatly into one part of the healthcare system. Research, prevention, education, clinical care, and patient experience are often addressed separately, even though people experience them as part of one health journey.
The Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures works across those boundaries.
We connect patient experience with scientific discovery, community prevention with education, and promising ideas with the people and partnerships that can help move them forward.
Our goal is to catalyze progress where focused investment, collaboration, and patient insight can make a meaningful difference.
Mission & Vision
OUR
Mission
Achieve better vascular health for all through a patient-centric approach to research and education.
OUR
Vision
A world where everyone experiences healthy vascular systems.
Our Values
Knowledge
We believe in the power of research and education to improve lives.
Integrity
We act with honesty and accountability in every pursuit.
Excellence
We pursue the highest standards in everything we do.
Collaboration
We work across disciplines and communities to achieve greater impact.
Respect
We value diverse perspectives and ensure patient voices are heard.
