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Name:	Alliance for Lupus Research
Address:	28 West 44th Street, Suite 501
	New York, NY 10036
Phone:	212-218-2840 800-867-1743
Web Address:	www.lupusresearch.org

Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

ALR operates medical research programs and it has reportedly supported research that has led to the development of 9 therapeutic agents out of approximately a dozen currently in the clinical pipeline. In 2005, ALR launched a consortium of lupus researchers, the International SLE Genetics (SLEGEN) Consortium, to find the genes responsible for lupus. ALR also encourages cross-sector and cross-discipline partnerships to foster an innovative research environment by funding collaborative meetings where researchers are encouraged to exchange ideas. In addition, ALR has a public policy program with the intent to increase federal funding for lupus research. The main goals of this ALR program are to educate members of Congress and the Administration about the importance of funding lupus research, to increase federal funding for lupus research, and to secure additional funding for lupus research through key federal agencies. ALR reports that through its research efforts, funding for lupus research (about $8 million since 2004) has been obtained under the DoD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). Some ($30,884 or 4%) of ALR's scientific program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, ALR's program expenses were:

Research	5,185,201
Scientific programs	857,156
Public policy	216,125
Total Program Expenses:	$6,258,482

Chief Executive : Barbara Boyts, President

Compensation*:

$282,250

Chair of the Board: Robert Wood Johnson, IV
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chairman and CEO, The Johnson Co. and the New York Jets, LLC

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 24

*2008 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, planned giving, and walkathon.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $49,087,239, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

ALR incurred joint costs of $154,421 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $123,537 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $30,884 was allocated to program expenses.

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 ALR's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	46,357,187
Walkathon income, net	2,106,817
Special events income, net	623,235
Rental income, net	254,849
Interest income	66,279
Unrealized gain on investments	24,827
Realized loss on sale of investments	-4,722
Realized loss on sale of land held for resale	-435,511
Total Income	$48,992,961

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 72%  Fund Raising: 18%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$48,992,961
	Program expenses			$6,258,482
	Fund raising expenses			1,579,451
	Administrative expenses			834,271
Total expenses				$8,672,204
Income in Excess of Expenses				40,320,757
Beginning net assets				6,606,443
Ending net assets				46,927,200
Total liabilities				4,969,301
Total assets				$51,896,501