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Name:	American Health Assistance Foundation
Address:	22512 Gateway Center Drive
	Clarksburg, MD 20871
Phone:	800-437-2423
Web Address:	www.ahaf.org

American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

AHAF advances research and public information in three program areas: Alzheimer’s disease, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The organization funds science investigations to better understand and find ways to diagnose, prevent, and treat these diseases. AHAF reports that to date, it has awarded about $115 million in research grants and that its grants have supported more than 1,000 projects and 3,200 scientists. The organization utilizes the web, print publications, email, social media, and TV as well as radio public service announcements (PSAs) to distribute information to the public, especially those affected by the disease. AHAF also aims to educate people about risk factors, the latest research, treatments, and risk reduction. Some ($5, 181,869 or 16%) of AHAF's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, AHAF's program expenses were:

Health and information services	26,030,377
Research	7,340,608
Total Program Expenses:	$33,370,985

Chief Executive : Stacy Pagos Haller, President & Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$275,173

Chair of the Board: Brian K Regan, Ph D.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Healthcare System

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 43

*April 1, 2010 - March 30, 2011 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $37,732,852, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

American Health Assistance Foundation incurred joint costs of $9,394,999 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $5,181,869 was allocated to program expenses, $3,727,143 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $485,987 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 AHAF's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

Source of Funds
Donated services	19,538,608
Contributions and grants	14,638,346
Bequests	3,555,898
Investment income	1,453,913
Rental income, net	561,553
Other	334,389
Total Income	$40,082,707

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$40,082,707
	Program expenses			$33,370,985
	Fund raising expenses			5,025,229
	Administrative expenses			2,212,197
Total expenses				$40,608,411
Expenses in Excess of Income				(525,704)
Beginning net assets				23,162,213
Ending net assets				22,636,509
Total liabilities				15,113,621
Total assets				$37,750,130