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GLENDALE, AZ – (September 24) – The Gray Matters Foundation, the Arizona-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and encouragement of brain tumor patients and their loved ones through personal outreach and contact, announced today the launch of its newly … read more…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1124 (H.Res. 1124) on May 21, 2008 and officially expressed the sense of the Congress that a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month should be established.

Lanette Veres, Founder & President of the Gray Matters Foundation, was profiled as part of the “Positively Arizona!” feature of television station KPHO. The show spotlights “Valley Residents Making a Positive Influence” and Lanette’s work to support brain tumor patients … read more…

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New nonprofit, 501(c)(3) group aims to bring hope through support GLENDALE, AZ – (March 28) -Colorful postcards, bright and fanciful stickers and cheerfully decorated packages are welcomed by just about everyone. But for brain tumor patients and their loved ones … read more…

We are proud to announce that the IRS has granted the Gray Matters Foundation tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, effective November, 2007. Our application was approved after only a short 8-week period and we believe it is because … read more…

How the state of Arizona went soft on polluters and mistreated the victims of the Maryvale cancer cluster. A high level of industrial compound Trichloroethylene (TCE) is believed to be the cause of a high rate of childhood leukemia deaths … read more…