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Name:	Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Address:	8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1000
	Landover, MD 20785
Phone:	202-466-7643 800-727-8462
Web Address:	www.aafa.org

AAFA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

AAFA provides community based services and support to people through a network of regional chapters, support groups and other local partners around the U.S. AAFA develops health education, organizes state and national advocacy efforts and funds research with the aim of finding better treatments and cures. Furthermore, AAFA produces newsletters, resource guides, and other publications on asthma and allergy related topics. AAFA support groups link people who are grappling with the same struggles due to asthma and allergies. Specific types of groups sponsored include offerings for parents and caregivers, pre-teens and teens, adults, and families with food allergies. Through its Asthma Management and Education program, AAFA presents training seminars and offers online courses to nurses, respiratory therapists, and others in the health field on the most current treatments, techniques for teaching patients, and strategies for preventing attacks. In addition to providing coordination for its chapters, AAFA holds workshops on leadership, advocacy, service delivery, and other subject areas.

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

Public information	1,249,541
Family and patient services and professional education	559,495
Community and chapter outreach	254,901
Research	91,453
Total Program Expenses:	$2,155,390

Chief Executive : William M. McLin, M.Ed. , President and CEO

Compensation*:

$243,206

Chair of the Board: Christopher A. Cole, Esq.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips

Board Size: 20

Paid Staff Size: 18

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and certification licensing.

Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,489,464, 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 AAFA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Certification income	1,189,610
Contributions and grants	1,156,853
Workplace giving	332,611
Investment income	263,457
Chapter assessments and other	44,427
Sales of materials, net	10,822
Rental income	10,734
Total Income	$3,008,514

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 19%

Total income				$3,008,514
	Program expenses			$2,155,390
	Fund raising expenses			122,849
	Administrative expenses			522,476
Total expenses				$2,800,715
Income in Excess of Expenses				207,799
Beginning net assets				3,097,699
Ending net assets				3,305,498
Total liabilities				727,768
Total assets				$4,033,266