My Nonprofit Reviews

I cannot say enough good things about Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute. I have been donating money to CFRI for many, many years, and have had the pleasure of meeting its executive director on numerous occasions. Ms. Landgraf has an adult daughter with CFRI, which gives an extra urgency and commitment to her, and CFRI’s, efforts.

CFRI funds research as well as awareness. I am primarily interested in its research activities. To give an idea about the importance of CFRI’s work, it is currently funding research in Identifying Metagenomic Signals Characteristic of Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbation Onset, Analysis of a functional network of ubiquitin-proteasome dependent degradation of CFTRΔF508, Development and Characterization of Novel 3D Airway Cell Models for CF Research, and Inhibition of Type 4 phosphodiesterases as a therapeutic approach for CF.

CFRI also does an excellent job with its education programs. For example, its October presentation of its CF Discovery Series is “Are They Gone? A Look at the History and Future of Pseudomonas Eradication in Cystic Fibrosis: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going.” CFRI also has an annual conference as well as its newsletter, plus many other programs.

Donations to CFRI are well-spent. Approximately 41% of its budget is for research, 45.80% for its education programs, and only 13.2% is for administrative costs.

CFRI is a very important part of the battle against cystic fibrosis, and there are not enough stars available to rate it.