The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American 501(c)(3) umbrella organization that works to support people with neuromuscular diseases. The association was founded in 1950 by Paul Cohen, who lived with muscular dystrophy. It works to combat neuromuscular disorders by funding research, providing medical and community services and educating health professionals and the general public.
It has contributed more than $1 billion toward researching therapies and cures, helping to fund the identification of the dystrophin gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as prospective treatments and is also notable for its 55-year working partnership with entertainer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis, who was its national chairman and from 1966 to 2010, was host of his annual telethon, held each Labor Day.
Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Sammy Davis, Jr., Milton Berle, Wayne Newton, Norm Crosby, Don Francisco, Tony Orlando, Johnny Carson, Aretha Franklin, Maureen McGovern, Diana Ross and others have also supported MDA over the years. The organization's headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois.
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