Volume 68 Number 2 March 2001	back to contents

To Make a Difference: The Founding of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America	113-116
Suzanne Rosenthal
Address correspondence to Suzanne Rosenthal, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc., 386 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016.

ABSTRACT
In 1965, with the help of Dr. Henry D. Janowitz, Irwin M. Rosenthal established the Foundation for Research in Ileitis, Inc., now known as the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. He was joined shortly thereafter by William D. Modell. At that time, the entire annual NIH budget for research on inflammatory bowel disease was only $25,000. Successful fund raising made it possible to recruit a research fellow at The Mount Sinai Hospital in the Division of Gastroenterology to study ileitis. Thereafter, the efforts of the foundation expanded nationwide. It supported a nationally coordinated research program and sponsored education for physicians, patients and the public. In addition, it established support groups to help patients and their families cope with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. With the energy and philanthropy of the foundation's many lay leaders, tens of millions of dollars have been raised for research and education in inflammatory bowel disease.

KEY WORDS
Ileitis, ulcerative colitis, colitis, regional enteritis, Crohn's disease, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

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