Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation

04/12/2026

Some very exciting news new out of Cedars-Sinai:

Cedars-Sinai Study Offers Important Insights Into New Ways of Protecting the Brain From MS and Other Complex Neurological Conditions By Shishira Sreenivas A multicenter team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the Univer...

12/02/2025

Join Team Tom This Giving Tuesday!! 🩵

Hi! I am Madeleine Sherak, the widow and partner in life of Tom Sherak. On GIVING TUESDAY, I ask you to join TEAM TOM and the TOM SHERAK MS HOPE FOUNDATION to help our daughter Melissa and so many others living with multiple sclerosis. Melissa has been fighting MS for 38 years. Recently, it’s beco...

12/02/2025

Hi! I am Madeleine Sherak, the widow and partner in life of Tom Sherak. On GIVING TUESDAY, I ask you to join TEAM TOM and the TOM SHERAK MS HOPE FOUNDATION to help our daughter Melissa and so many others living with multiple sclerosis.

Please donate: https://giving.ucla.edu/Campaign/Donate.aspx?SiteNum=137&Fund=62674C&AutoFN=Y&Code=M-25434

Melissa has been fighting MS for 38 years. Recently, it’s become a daily battle filled with obstacles and challenges that most of us can’t imagine, yet through it all, she continues to find the strength to move forward, surrounded by the love of family and friends who support her every step of the way.

Tommy’s dream was two-fold. He wanted a world without MS, and he wanted to better the lives of those living with it. Though he is no longer here to lead the charge, we keep his vision alive in everything we do. The dream of a future where no one must endure what Melissa and others face every day is what fuels our efforts.

Many of you have been part of Melissa’s journey, and ours, in supporting her fight and working toward a cure. Your generosity has helped develop new therapies and support programs that make a tremendous difference and give people with MS a better quality of life.

As Melissa’s Mom, I am asking you today to help continue Tommy’s legacy by helping Melissa and so many others who need us now. Our community has the power to bring about change, and I believe with all my heart that we can and do make a real difference.

Melissa inspires me every day with her optimism, determination and courage, and I hope she inspires you, too. Please support the Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation this Giving Tuesday, December 2nd. Together, we can honor Tommy’s vision and memory, support those living with MS, and help create a future without MS.

As Tommy always said, “GIVE UNTIL IT FEELS GOOD.”
https://giving.ucla.edu/Campaign/Donate.aspx?SiteNum=137&Fund=62674C&AutoFN=Y&Code=M-25434

12/03/2024

This speech raised over $70,000 for .

Melissa Sherak Glasser recently spoke at a private fundraiser about her journey living with MS. She speaks on the feeling of being diagnosed at 16, the immediate action her parents took to help, and the legacy her father created along the way.

Tom poured his efforts into advocating for a cure for MS, raising over $44M in 26 years to contribute to the cause. Although he is no longer with us, Tom’s legacy continues to rally us all to support cutting edge research, develop new potential treatments, help those locally in need, and ultimately discover a cure for MS. It is with his drive and spirit that we ask you to donate and join - for Melissa, our loved ones, and thousands of other people that suffer from the disease.

On this , please consider donating to support the legacy of the Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation 🤍 www.tomsheramshope.org

12/03/2024

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11/29/2024

Tom Sherak always said “Give until it feels good.” 💙 Tom’s daughter, Melissa, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 when she was 15 years old. From that day forward, Tom poured his efforts into advocating for a cure for MS, raising over $44M in 26 years to contribute to the cause. In addition to supporting research efforts, Tom and his wife Madeleine focused much of their energy working to support programs and immediate assistance – both through the National MS Society and the Sherak Family Fund at UCLA.

Although he is no longer with us, Tom’s legacy continues to rally us all to support cutting edge research, develop new potential treatments, help those locally in need, and ultimately discover a cure for MS. It is with his drive and spirit that we commit to “Think Like Tom” for Melissa, our loved ones, and thousands of other people that suffer from the disease.

11/02/2023

NOVEMBER 28th is GIVING TUESDAY ❤️
The Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation partners with leading Multiple Sclerosis research institutions such as UCLA, UCSF, and others to develop new treatments to slow down the progression of MS; determine the causes and triggers of MS; and ultimately to find a cure for MS and improve the quality of life for those living with Multiple Sclerosis.
We are proud to have provided grants to world-renowned MS neurologists for their ground-breaking research. We also support the needs of those living with MS in our local area by funding requests from individuals living with MS for equipment and scholarships to The Marilyn Hilton MS Achievement Center at UCLA.
We couldn’t do this without your generosity, and we are proud to say that 93.5% of every dollar raised goes directly to rapid-response funding of these and other action-oriented, cutting-edge measures.
Please make the Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation part of your year-end donation plan this Giving Tuesday! https://www.tomsherakmshope.org/