Teresa, there are five Parkinsons foundations of major stature in the United States that come to mind immediately: APDA, NPF, PAN, PDF, and PI, in alphabetical order. All are good. All are worthy. All want dollars. See my web site for addresses and more information: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/farley/817/afounda.html Your post doesn't say where you are located. There might be a local or regional group that could make good use of any donations on a local level. It would be my inclination to check that out first. Art At 11:08 AM 4/9/99 , you wrote: >My 84-year old aunt died last night. She had PD. I would like for our >relatives to donate towards Parkinson's research instead of offering >flowers. How do I go about doing this? Do I ask them to make checks out to >a specific foundation? What foundation should I use? > >Teresa