Your donation will be matched 3:1 (TRIPLED)!!!

YES! Every gift given to the Parseghian Fund through the Notre Dame Day page will be MATCHED 3:1 by an anonymous donor!

Our goal is to raise $417,000 and that will be TRIPLED by a generous donor who will donate an additional $1.25 MILLION!!!!! (*note the maximum of the donor match is $1.25 million)

Learn about the Parseghian Fund and our efforts to find a cure for NPC disease below, and how you can participate and help us to reach our goal:

What is NPC disease and how can you help? Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) is a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects children, often cutting their lives short before or during adolescence. But together, we can change that.

The Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund (APMRF) at Notre Dame is dedicated to finding treatments—and ultimately a cure—for NPC. Founded in 1994 by Cindy and Mike Parseghian after their three youngest children, Michael, Marcia, and Christa, were diagnosed, the fund honors the legacy of their grandfather, legendary Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian.

Thanks to generous supporters like you, we’ve come a long way. Since our founding, APMRF has funded over 100 NPC researchers worldwide, helping to unravel the mysteries of NPC and bring real hope to families. In the past year alone, the first two FDA-approved treatments for NPC became available, and additional potentially life-saving therapies are advancing through clinical trials.

But we’re not done yet. Through continued funding of cutting-edge research and global collaboration, we are determined to develop more treatments—and a cure.

The Parseghians lost their beloved children to NPC, but their fight continues—for every child, for every family still facing this devastating disease.

Join us. Every donation brings us closer to a cure. Every donation will be matched in two ways. Together, we can make history!

About the University Challenge Fund:

A minimum donation of $5 to the Parseghian Fund on our NDDAY page will determine the percentage of a $250,000 Challenge Fund. To illustrate, if APMRF collects 2% of all gifts throughout the contest, we will receive an additional $5,000 from the challenge fund. (If we collect 4%, then we will receive $10,000, etc.).

About the 3:1 Match:

Every gift given to the Parseghian Fund through the Notre Dame Day page and every challenge fund dollars will be MATCHED 3:1 by an anonymous donor! Therefore, if we hit our goal of raising $417,000, it will be TRIPLED by a generous donor who will donate an additional $1.25 MILLION!!!!! (*note the maximum of the donor match is $1.25 million)

How to make a gift:

Step 1) Click on the "Make a Gift" button or one of the giving levels

Step 2) Follow the link and fill out the donation form

Step 3) Encourage your friends and family members to give $5 to the APMRF

When can we see the gift total? The voting leaderboard will not be visible until the start of the Notre Dame Day webcast on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:42 pm.