Our Story
The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation (MOFF) is a nonprofit organization established to fund amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient care and research. Larry Fernandez and his wife, Martha Olson-Fernandez established the foundation in 2012 in order to find a cure for ALS. Martha was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 and after a tough battle with the disease, Martha passed away on December 17, 2012. She was 49 years old. Martha will always be remembered in our hearts as an incredibly strong woman who loved hiking, motivating others, and teaching life lessons beyond her years.
Donations collected by MOFF fund ALS patient care and research. The funds earmarked for patient care go directly to the ALS Association Golden West Chapter (ALSA GW) in support of their patient care services on the Central Coast of CA. The research funds fund The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and other labs across the world that are accelerating disease understanding and treatment development. Please read more about these two funding areas on their respective “Impact on ALS Research” and Impact on ALS Patient Care” pages.
The Fernandez Family donated the first $100,000.00 they raised to the Forbes Norris ALS Clinic in San Francisco, California. Martha participated in a clinical trial for the ALS treatment, NP001, at the Forbes Norris Center in 2011 and 2012. The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation is run today by Larry and his two daughters, Natalie and Andrea. Please join them in fighting to find a cure for ALS.
