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Name:	Vasculitis Foundation
Address:	Post Office Box 28660
	Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone:	816-436-8211 800-277-9474
Web Address:	www.vasculitisfoundation.org

Vasculitis Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Vasculitis Foundation works to raise awareness and understanding of vasculitis in the medical community and general public. Vasculitis Foundation provides support to patients, families and medical professionals through its website, bimonthly newsletter, chapters/support groups, symposia and information packets. Vasculitis Foundation’s medical consultants aid in diagnosing and treating vasculitis, as well as performing research. They consult with other physicians treating patients and speak at international medical conferences, chapter meetings and symposiums. The organization collaborates with patients, physicians and researchers around the world to ensure that every patient receives treatment and care. Vasculitis Foundation members also advocate for increased awareness and government research funding by participating in Congressional briefings and rare disease coalitions. The research program was established in 2001 and the charity reports that, to date, it has funded over $800,000 in research. The program provides funding to determine the cause(s) of vasculitis, develop better treatments for patients and to discover a cure for the disease.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, Vasculitis Foundation's program expenses were:

Patient support and awareness	445,851
Total Program Expenses:	$445,851

Chief Executive : Joyce A. Kullman, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$38,267

Chair of the Board: Catherine Keane
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 4

*January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $587,619, 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 Vasculitis Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Source of Funds
General donations	289,263
Research donations	190,820
Dues	54,620
Memorials	50,851
Symposium	41,423
Earnings on temporarily restricted investments	34,672
Honors	23,367
Investment income	21,140
In-kind donations	2,065
Other	480
Total Income	$708,701

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 75%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 18%

Total income				$708,701
	Program expenses			$445,851
	Fund raising expenses			39,464
	Administrative expenses			109,013
Total expenses				$594,328
Income in Excess of Expenses				114,373
Beginning net assets				911,285
Ending net assets				1,025,658
Total liabilities				7,131
Total assets				$1,032,789