Brain Tumor Network was founded by a family whose brain tumor journey became a promise: no one faces this alone.
The Heart Behind BTN
The Journey That Changed Everything
Learn how a devastating brain tumor diagnosis led Rick and Susan Sontag to transform their personal experience into a national movement of support and guidance for others.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
To provide free, individualized navigation to help patients and loved ones manage a primary brain tumor diagnosis, overcome treatment obstacles, and facilitate access to quality healthcare.
If I ever get the opportunity to do something about this horrible disease and its effect on patients and caregivers, I’m going to do it.
Rick Sontag
Founder and President of Brain Tumor Network and The Sontag Foundation
Why BTN is Different
Guidance You Can Trust
BTN is a nonprofit organization supported by individual donors and charitable giving. We are unbiased and not influenced by hospitals, drug companies, or medical device manufacturers. Our guidance is patient focused and grounded in clinical evidence and compassion, never outside interests or pressure.
Strength in Collaboration
No single organization can meet every need presented by a brain tumor diagnosis. That’s why we work alongside trusted nonprofit partners who share our commitment to patients and families. Collectively, we connect families to broader support, deeper expertise, and resources that extend beyond any one organization.
