The Lauren Marie LeVert Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization • EIN: 85-2963951 • All donations are tax-deductible
OUR MISSION
A World Where Schizophrenia Is No Longer a Life Sentence
Our mission is simple: to transform the landscape of mental health by discovering a cure for schizophrenia.
For millions of people and families, schizophrenia remains a lifelong struggle. We believe that managing symptoms should not be the end goal. The goal should be a future where people affected by schizophrenia can live full, healthy, and vibrant lives.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Millions of Lives.
One Unfinished Problem.
Schizophrenia affects approximately 1% of the global population, impacting millions of individuals and families. For many, the current path means years of treatment, debilitating symptoms, difficult side effects, and the weight of stigma. These numbers represent real people and lives that deserve better answers, which is why we are committed to pursuing a cure.
WHY A CURE
Managing Symptoms Isn’t Enough.
For people with schizophrenia and the families who love them, treatment can become a continual cycle of medications, psychiatric care, uncertainty, and difficult side effects.
And while treatment and support can make a meaningful difference, they do not answer the question we believe matters most:
What if we could address the illness at its root?
Our mission is not simply to raise awareness or change public perception. It is to help move schizophrenia research toward better answers, better outcomes, and ultimately a cure.
OUR APPROACH
From Understanding the Illness to Changing Its Outcome
We believe meaningful progress requires looking beyond the management of symptoms and toward a deeper understanding of schizophrenia.
The Foundation is committed to supporting the work needed to move that understanding forward, bringing together brilliant minds and supporting research, innovation, and collaboration in pursuit of better answers.
A MISSION BIGGER THAN ONE FAMILY
Because Every Family Deserves More
Lauren’s story began this mission.
But it does not end with one family.
Every person living with schizophrenia represents a life with possibilities still ahead. Every caregiver represents a family carrying more than they should have to carry. And every researcher working toward a breakthrough represents a possibility that today’s reality does not have to be tomorrow’s reality.
We believe the future can be different.
“After my son’s diagnosis, we felt completely lost. Seeing this foundation invest in research and family support gave us hope that better treatments, and one day a cure, are possible.”
Emily Reynolds
Family Member
“Bringing researchers together is one of the best ways to accelerate progress. I’m encouraged by the foundation’s commitment to collaboration and advancing schizophrenia research.”
Michael Thompson
Research Collaborator
CURE THE CHAOS
Help Us Change What Schizophrenia Means for the Next Family.
Because we’ve lived it.
We know the fear, uncertainty, heartbreak, and questions that come with schizophrenia. We also know that families deserve more than crisis after crisis. More than waiting. More than managing symptoms.
Our mission is to find and fund a cure.
