The APF's mission is to provide support to those who have experienced pituitary gland conditions. We promote awareness and disseminate information among the medical community, public, pituitary patients and their families. The Australian Pituitary Foundation Ltd was founded in Sydney in 1994 by pituitary patients and family members, with the endorsement of Australian endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, radiation therapists and endocrine nurses, who saw the need to support people who have rare conditions of the pituitary gland. After five years the APF developed into a company with benevolent status, limited by guarantee. In October 2003, The Children's Growth Foundation (CGF) joined the APF, and the APF is continuing to support families of children affected by pituitary disorders.