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Name:	African Medical and Research Foundation
Address:	4 West 43rd Street, 2nd Floor
	New York, NY 10036
Phone:	212-768-2440
Web Address:	http://usa.amref.org

AMREF meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

AMREF is a non-governmental health development organization that operates preventive, curative, educational, and medical and public health programs. It focuses on vulnerable populations’ health and other related issues such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, prevalence of water-borne illness and lack of sanitation infrastructure, child and maternal morbidity and mortality, critical health worker shortage, accessibility of clinical and surgical services, etc. in Africa. AMREF collects and channels donations received for disbursement to its primary affiliate in Africa. The organization offers HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and management programs, as well as short-term technical assistance to governments, non-governmental institutions, and private sector partners in the eastern Africa region. Its Malaria Prevention and Control program delivers interventions, including insecticidal nets, diagnostic tools, and new therapies and preventive treatment for pregnant women and infants. In addition to flying medical, surgical, and technical specialists to remote regions, AMREF's Clinical Outreach program develops diagnostic services in remote health facilities. AMREF projects in family health increase the availability of basic sexual/reproductive, maternal, childhood, and health education services. AMREF also collaborates with government and aid agencies in designing development and maintenance schemes to ensure that water pumps and wells are installed and kept in good condition under local administration and ownership.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, AMREF's program expenses were:

Clinical services	3,546,698
Health training, education, and primary care	2,501,886
Evaluations and operations research	176,440
Total Program Expenses:	$6,225,024

Chief Executive : Lisa Meadowcroft, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$160,625

Chair of the Board: Carol Jenkins
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Founding President, Women’s Media Center

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 7

*October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,454,763, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on AMREF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Federal awards	4,854,611
Foundations, corporate grants, individual donations	2,575,278
Investment income	45,909
Special events, net	24,874
Other income	744
Total Income	$7,501,416

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$7,501,416
	Program expenses			$6,225,024
	Fund raising expenses			268,978
	Administrative expenses			446,075
Total expenses				$6,940,077
Income in Excess of Expenses				561,339
Beginning net assets				1,837,117
Ending net assets				2,398,456
Total liabilities				1,880,648
Total assets				$4,279,104