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The RPF is the first and only organization with the sole purpose of benefitting people with RA. We endeavor to clearly represent the needs of RA patients and to advance their cause.

Organizations have existed over the years for other rheumatological conditions (such as Sjogren’s syndrome and Fibromyalgia syndrome) and other autoimmune arthritis-type diseases (such as Lupus and Ankylosing Spondylitis). However, the RPF is the first and the only non-profit organization just for RA patients.About RPF

Rheumatoid disease (RD) is a term that has been used historically in medical literature, and is a term that more accurately reflects the illness than rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Calling the disease rheumatoid arthritis promotes the misunderstanding that it is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints), when, in fact, it is a systemic disease that can affect nearly any part of the body. Arthritis is often an obvious symptom of RD, but it is not always the first symptom or the most significant.Learn more

Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis is usually estimated at one to two percent of the total population worldwide. In 2011, Mayo Clinic estimated that the lifetime risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is 3.6% or 1 in 28 for women and 1.7% or 1 in 59 for men. Learn more.

All donations to RPF are tax-deductible in accordance with U.S. 501(c)(3) regulations. RPF is a non-profit organization supported by volunteers. Your donations make our work possible. Ways to Give.