Evelyn F. McKnight, a nurse, established the McKnight Brain Research Foundation® on May 26, 1999. Mrs. McKnight and her husband William L. McKnight’s interest in the effects of aging on memory inspired the Foundation’s establishment as a legacy of support for brain research to alleviate the specific influence of cognitive decline and age-related memory loss.

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation was established as a tax-exempt foundation to exist in perpetuity as long as its purpose is maintained.

The Foundation has established Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institutes at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Arizona, and the University of Miami, and the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida.

By partnering with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and with the support of four Cognitive Aging Summits and the National Academy of Medicine Cognitive Aging Report, we have made great progress toward better understanding the effects of age-related cognitive decline and memory loss over the last 25 years.

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation and the McKnight Brain Institutes are leaders in cognitive aging research. Together, we are committed to sharing our exciting research findings and practical suggestions for maintaining brain health with the public in order to alleviate age-related cognitive decline and memory loss.