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Article: The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Granted $5.6 million by the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
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- Biotech Week
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- May 13, 2009
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The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, announced that it has been awarded a grant of $5,664,000 from The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funds will support the Foundation's Research Awards Programs over the next three years (see also The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America).
Chronic, unpredictable, and often excruciatingly painful, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are digestive diseases affecting over 1.4 million Americans. Since its inception just over four decades ago, CCFA has played a role in every ...