What is the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation?

After Ariel Glaser's death from AIDS, Elizabeth Glaser enlisted the help of two friends, Susan DeLaurentis and Susie Zeegen and founded the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) in 1988. They had no office, no phones and no staff, but they had raised $500,000.

After traveling to Washington, DC, and meeting with President Reagan, Elizabeth's efforts succeeded in raising the federal budget for AIDS from $3.3 million to $8.8 million. It was a start.

Today EGPAF is one of most nationally known organizations for the research of HIV/AIDS. It is the only organization exclusively doing reseach for AIDS in children. EGPAF recently developed a public service campaign urging all women who become pregnant to be tested for HIV. It is mandatory in a few states and EGPAF is working toward making it mandatory in every state. The Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award funds up to five scientists a year for five years in a concentrated effort to move closer to a cure for HIV/AIDS through research. Each year "Kids for Kids" raises money with the help of Hollywood actors. These are just a few of the programs the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is working on. There are more to come.

After Elizabeth's death, her husband, Paul Michael Glaser, joined the EGPAF board of directors and continues his wife's work toward finding a cure.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
2950 31st Street, Suite 125
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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