Welcome to the Matt’s Promise website. It isn't often that you find so much empathy, dedication and commitment attached to a project that memorializes an individual. Friends, family and colleagues continue to demonstrate how much they loved Matt Wiederkehr, who died of colon cancer in 2004.

In just a few short years, Matt's Promise has raised millions of dollars to fund cutting-edge research that can and will make a difference in the lives of young people affected by terminal illnesses. In doing so, we have been encouraged to find that scientists and researchers are on the brink of enormous discoveries that will prevent diseases and change the way people get diagnosed and receive treatment.

The cornerstone project of Matt's Promise is to fund research for the treatment and cure of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). While receiving treatment for his own terminal disease, Matt learned that the then 3-year-old son of his childhood best friend was diagnosed with this dreadful and devastating disease. The news hit Matt hard and he was determined to do all that he could to help little Charley and other young people receive the best medical care and emotional support available.

To learn more about the groundbreaking projects we fund, please visit our Projects section.

Thank you for joining us.

Randy Reiff, President