The IFOPA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides hope to individuals with FOP and their families through education and support programs while funding research to find a cure and raising awareness for the rare genetic condition fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).

The IFOPA was founded in 1988 by Jeannie Peeper who had never met anyone else with the disease. This isolation was typical before the IFOPA was formed, and Jeannie's goal was to bring people with FOP together. Today, the IFOPA is the umbrella organization for people with FOP worldwide and the place for FOP families to come for advocacy, education and support.

Our mission is to fund research to find a cure for FOP while supporting, connecting and advocating for individuals with FOP and their families, and raising awareness worldwide.

Our vision is a cure for FOP, accessible worldwide.