Foundation Donates $20,000 to Emory Brain Health

The Miracle for Mom Foundation presented the check to Emory Brain Health Center to support research into neurodegenerative diseases.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Philanthropy

Quiet research laboratory bench with a brass microscope and glass vials, with a green tree canopy visible through a window, representing neurodegenerative disease research. — The Miracle for Mom Foundation presented a $20,000 check to Emory Brain Health Center in Atlanta to support research into ALS, progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Miracle for Mom Foundation presented a $20,000 check to Emory Brain Health Center in Atlanta. The donation supports research into ALS, progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Why it matters

The gift reflects a personal loss, as the foundation was inspired by Janice Murphy's death from progressive supranuclear palsy. Over the past few years, the foundation has given more than $170,000 to the center, adding sustained support to Atlanta-area brain health research.

The foundation's $20,000 check adds to more than $170,000 given to Emory Brain Health Center over the past few years. The stub does not specify how the funds will be divided among the four diseases the donation supports.

The players

Miracle for Mom Foundation

A charity established in memory of Janice Murphy that funds neurodegenerative disease research at Emory Brain Health Center.

Emory Brain Health Center

A research and clinical center at Emory University in Atlanta focused on brain disorders, including ALS, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

The details

Adam Murphy of Atlanta News First runs the Miracle for Mom Foundation, which presented the $20,000 check on behalf of the foundation and its sponsors. The donation targets research into ALS, progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's at Emory Brain Health Center.

Over the past few years, the foundation has given more than $170,000 to Emory Brain Health Center.
On November 9, 2026, the foundation presented the $20,000 check to the center.

Philanthropy Track Record

The $20,000 gift continues a funding relationship in which the Miracle for Mom Foundation has given more than $170,000 to Emory Brain Health Center over several years. This sustained pattern of multi-year giving to a single research institution differs from one-time donations.

For Atlanta-area donors, the gift shows how a family-founded charity can direct sustained funds toward brain disease research at a local center. Readers considering similar giving can look at a foundation's track record of multi-year support.

The takeaway

Sustained, multi-year giving can matter as much as a single large gift for research institutions working on diseases with no cure. Donors interested in neurodegenerative research can consider backing institutions with an established record of care and study.