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NF Forward: Accelerating

A CURE FOR NF

What is NF?

Neurofibromatosis, also known as NF, is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves anywhere in the body.

Who We Are

Dan and Jennifer Gilbert have been passionate advocates in the fight to end NF since their oldest son, Nicolas, was born with NF1. Learn More

What We Do

NF Forward funds NF research with audacious, high-reaching goals that will bring us closer to a cure for NF. Learn More

Dan Gilbert and his son, Nash, the beNeFit IV, Detroit, 2016

The beNeFit

NF Forward’s signature event is the beNeFit, a major gala held at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit every November. Since 2013, the beNeFit has raised over $20 million for NF research and attracts more than 1,700 supporters annually to join the fight to end NF.

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CONTACT US

NF Forward
1074 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 373-3977
info@NFForwardDetroit.org
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