The Foundation's Mission is to Define, Diagnose and Develop Treatments for Lipedema. The Foundation aims to accomplish this by supporting collaborative research that addresses the basic biology, genetics, and epidemiology of the disease. The Foundation's Values include: Transparency – the Foundation strives for an open and active discussion with and amongst grantees Collaboration – the Foundation stresses the importance of collaborative research Community – the Foundation favors efforts that will build and leverage a patient-researcher community