THE FOUNDATION FOR A CURE FOR MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE, INC. EXISTS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TO FIND MEDICAL HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFFLICTED WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE. TO THAT END, THE FOUNDATION STUDIES VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED OR CONDUCTED AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND HELPS TO FUND THE PROGRAMS FOUND MOST PROMISING.