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Our Impact

The Mito Foundation's purpose is to end suffering from mitochondrial disease (mito).

We want to recognise the progress being made to achieve that goal. These milestones represent not just numbers, but lives changed, families supported, and hope renewed.

2024 achievements

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Empowered 781 individuals with one-on-one guidance from our Support Services team.

Invested over $900,000 in world-class research and awarded 13 grants. We are the largest funder of mito research in Australia.

Trained 500 GPs to better care for people.

Welcomed over 94,000 website visitors, providing trusted resources for those affected by mito.

Over 16,000 people took part in The Bloody Long Walk. They raised more than $3 million to support people with mito, fund research, and deliver education programs.

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