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Name:	CFIDS Association of America
Address:	6827 Fairview Road, Suite A
	Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone:	704-365-2343
Web Address:	www.cfids.org

CFIDS Association of America (the Association) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Association provides patient support and public policy advocacy. It also creates public awareness through its media campaign and by educating healthcare professionals to improve diagnosis, treatment as well as research. Furthermore, the Association educates individuals through its website, its quarterly magazine titled "CFIDS Chronicle", and an electronic newsletter, "CFIDSLink". The Association also publishes the semi-annual "CFS Research Review", which contains interviews with leaders in the field and highlights advances in diagnosis and management strategies. The Association also funds grants for studies related to CFS that investigate its possible causes, potential diagnostic markers, development of efficacious treatments, and trends and patterns linked to its epidemiology, natural history and pathophysiology in adolescents and children. In addition, through ongoing dialogues and partnerships with policy makers and agency officials at the federal government level, the Association aims to represent the healthcare concerns and medical research interests of people with CFIDS.

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

Research	727,778
Education	447,470
Public policy	197,781
Total Program Expenses:	$1,373,029

Chief Executive : Kimberly K. McCleary, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$170,195

Chair of the Board: Adam Lesser
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Journalist

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 8

*2009 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 membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,088,239, 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 the Association's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions & grants	859,859
Government grants	228,380
Membership dues	62,172
Interest and other	5,934
Educational material sales	5,246
Total Income	$1,161,591

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$1,161,591
	Program expenses			$1,373,029
	Fund raising expenses			119,029
	Administrative expenses			108,827
Total expenses				$1,600,885
Expenses in Excess of Income				(439,294)
Beginning net assets				1,667,607
Ending net assets				1,228,313
Total liabilities				47,759
Total assets				$1,276,072