{"entity":{"id":"international-myeloma-foundation","kind":"institution","name":"International Myeloma Foundation","aka":["IMF"],"tldr":"A charity, founded in 1990, devoted to multiple myeloma: patient education and support groups, and the International Myeloma Working Group whose guidelines doctors use worldwide.","summary":"The International Myeloma Foundation was founded in 1990 and is dedicated to multiple myeloma, according to its about page. Its stated mission is accelerating the prevention and cure of myeloma and improving quality of life for patients and families. It convenes the International Myeloma Working Group, whose consensus guidelines direct myeloma treatment internationally, and runs the Black Swan Research Initiative, aimed at a cure. For patients it runs seminars in the US and Europe, a free publications library and a network of 160 myeloma support groups in the US. The IRS Business Master File lists revenue of about $18 million for the tax year ending September 2025.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"About the IMF","url":"https://www.myeloma.org/about-imf"},{"label":"IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/954296919"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":["multiple-myeloma"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Studio City, CA","country":"US","lat":34.149,"lng":-118.396,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://www.myeloma.org","programs":["International Myeloma Working Group","Black Swan Research Initiative","Patient & Family Seminars","Support group network","Nurse Leadership Board"]},"route":"/institutions/international-myeloma-foundation/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"multiple-myeloma","kind":"cancer","name":"Multiple myeloma","route":"/cancers/multiple-myeloma/"}]}}