Founded in 1998 by Michael Lopez, a 1996 diagnosed Lou Gehrig’s disease patient himself, the Team Cure ALS Foundation was established with the vision to eradicate the disease through the concept of team. Together Everyone Accomplishes More. The 1985 All Pac-10 safety from Oregon State University created the foundation with the determination for his team to be one of the foremost leaders in the fight to find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease. Team Cure ALS Foundation is a non profit 501 (C) (3), publicly supported, organization committed to the treatment and elimination of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The mission of the Foundation is to help ALS patients and their families by offering hope through raising funds for research, patient services, and raising educational awareness.