Joe Niekro Foundation

Specialties

The Joe Niekro Foundation™ is committed to supporting patients and families, research, treatment and awareness of Brain Aneurysms, AVMs and Hemorrhagic Strokes. We provide education on the risk factors, causes and treatments of these conditions, while funding the advancement of neurological research.

History

Established in 2008.

The Joe Niekro Foundation™ (JNF) was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. The organization is the «brain child» of Natalie Niekro (daughter of Joe). Joe Niekro was a twenty-​two year veteran of professional baseball who suddenly lost his life from a cerebral brain aneurysm in October 2006. The astonishing lack of public awareness and under-​support of research led to the launch of a crusade to educate and encourage awareness about brain aneurysms and other cerebral disorders.

Meet the Business Owner

Natalie N.

Business Owner

Life sometimes takes you down a path you didn’t plan. Just when you think you know where you’re headed, that’s usually when you’re thrown a pitch you weren’t prepared for. My curve ball came on October 27, 2006. That’s the day I lost my father to a ruptured brain aneurysm. A blood vessel in his brain had burst, leaving him unresponsive and unable to breathe on his own. As weeks went by, I wanted to know all I could about the enemy that took my father’s life. Not only did I find there was a lack of funding for brain aneurysm research, but also discovered that aneurysms effect as many as 1 in 50 Americans. It was then that I knew I had to do something to bring awareness to this devastating condition and help the patients and families who are struggling just as I had. This was the beginning to the greatest venture of my life… The Joe Niekro Foundation.