No one should face this diagnosis alone.
Youngtimers is the only nonprofit in the U.S. solely dedicated to those affected by familial Alzheimer's disease. Your gift funds free support, education, and advocacy for people navigating a diagnosis that strikes in the prime of life.
We are volunteer-powered and community-led. Every gift goes straight into programs.
A rare, inherited form of Alzheimer's
Familial Alzheimer's disease is caused by a change in a single gene that is passed from parent to child. Anyone who inherits that gene change will go on to develop Alzheimer's, and each child of a parent who carries it has a 50% chance of inheriting it too.
Symptoms usually begin far earlier than most people expect — often in a person's 30s, 40s, or 50s. That timing is what makes this diagnosis so disruptive: it arrives during peak career years, while raising children, and decades before anyone is prepared for it.
- A diagnosis often lands in the middle of someone's working life.
- Many people wait years to decide whether to be tested at all.
- Most clinicians have rarely encountered this condition.
- What researchers learn here helps everyone facing Alzheimer's.
Community-led from the start
Youngtimers was founded in 2021 by people whose lives have been affected by Alzheimer's.
Today we offer community, education, support, and a path into research. Everything is free, and everything is shaped by the people who use it.
Our work also connects people directly with scientists. By helping members understand and join studies, we help move Alzheimer's research forward for everyone.
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A small organization with worldwide reach
What your support makes possible
This community faces a great deal with very little built for it. Youngtimers helps fill that gap, and your gift is what keeps it going.
Support groups
Five free online groups — for people who have inherited the gene change, those still deciding whether to test, people enrolled in studies, and caregivers.
Workshops and talks
More than 60 sessions on genetic testing, caregiving, mental health, planning ahead, and how to take part in research.
Guides and toolkits
Over 170 pages of plain-language guides that help people make sense of a diagnosis and decide what comes next.
Research and advocacy
We bring lived experience to the researchers and decision-makers shaping Alzheimer's work, and co-host the only annual gathering of its kind.
Reaching more people
A Spanish-language site is in development, along with resources for communities that have had the hardest time finding help.
Keeping the doors open
Your gift covers the everyday work behind the programs, so we can respond quickly whenever someone reaches out.
Youngtimers has made substantial impacts... bringing a central voice from families to stakeholders with the common goal to end Alzheimer's. Youngtimers is making a difference — keep going!
Randall J. Bateman, M.D.Director, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN)
Every gift moves this forward
Here is what different levels of support make possible. Gifts of any size are welcome and put to work right away.
Keeps a support group running for a month.
Funds a full series of workshops for the community.
Covers a year of mental health and peer support programs.
Builds our Spanish-language site and reaches new communities.
Powers a full year of programs and the team behind them.
Sustains everything we do for a year — programs, people, and all.
Choose the way that works for you
However you choose to give, your gift goes directly into free programs for people living with familial Alzheimer's disease. If you have questions about any of these options, we are glad to talk it through.
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A one-time gift
A single contribution, given whenever you are ready. Simple and immediate.
Monthly giving
A steady gift each month that helps us plan ahead with confidence.
From a giving fund
If you give through a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to us. Our EIN is 85-2782466.
A gift in your will
Including Youngtimers in your plans leaves something lasting behind you.
Employer matching
Many workplaces will match what you give, which can double your gift.
By check
Prefer to give by mail? Write your check to Youngtimers and reach out for details.
Be part of what comes next
Whether you are ready to give today or simply want to learn more, your support helps people facing familial Alzheimer's find community, answers, and hope.
Make your gift →Youngtimers is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. EIN 85-2782466.