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Name:	Alzheimer's Association
Address:	225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
	Chicago, IL 60601
Phone:	312-335-8700 800-272-3900
Web Address:	www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Association (the Association) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Association supports research and provides information and education to people affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The organization works on a global, national, and local level to enhance care and support for people affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The Association’s local chapters across the nation provide services within each community. Through its 24/7 Helpline, the organization reports offering information and advice to more than 250,000 callers each year and providing translation services in more than 170 languages. Furthermore, the Association strives to help people find clinical trials through its Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch service, which makes it easy to search opportunities based on personal criteria. The Association also reports delivering about 20,000 education programs annually and offering online information in 17 languages. According to the organization, its peer-reviewed research grant program has awarded more than $279 million to 1,900 scientists since 1982. Some ($8,186,000, or 40%) of the Association's public awareness and education efforts are carried out in conjunction with fund raising efforts.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the Association's program expenses were:

Research	28,127,000
Public awareness and education	20,317,000
Chapter services	5,439,000
Patient and family services	5,344,000
Advocacy	4,229,000
Total Program Expenses:	$63,456,000

Chief Executive : Harry Johns, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$1,022,702

Chair of the Board: Edward M. Berube
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CEO and President of FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group

Board Size: 49

Paid Staff Size: 241

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. This compensation amount includes $510,068 in deferred compensation.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, door to door, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 31% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $75,684,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

The Association incurred joint costs of $15,171,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $8,186,000 was allocated to program expenses, $4,379,000 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $2,606,000 was allocated to administrative 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 the Association's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contribution revenue, net	75,684,000
Book sales and other	10,235,000
Dividends and interest	1,969,000
Total Income	$87,888,000

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 70%  Fund Raising: 25%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$87,888,000
	Program expenses			$63,456,000
	Fund raising expenses			23,239,000
	Administrative expenses			4,547,000
Total expenses				$91,242,000
Expenses in Excess of Income				(3,354,000)
Beginning net assets				56,165,000
Other Changes in Net Assets				4,908,000
Ending net assets				57,719,000
Total liabilities				58,705,000
Total assets				$116,424,000

Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" includes net realized and unrealized gains in investments ($5,251,000), change in value of perpetual trust ($401,000), acquisition of dissolved chapters ($210,000), change in value of split-interest agreements (-$477,000), and pledge write-off (-$477,000).

Note 2: According to the Association's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the organization received $3,989,000 in donated labor.