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Name:	African Medical and Research Foundation
Address:	4 West 43rd Street 2nd Floor,
	New York, NY 10036
Phone:	212-768-2440
Web Address:	http://usa.amref.org

African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

AMREF collects and channels donations received for disbursement to its lead affiliate in Africa in six priority intervention areas. The organization offers HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis prevention and management programs, as well as short-term technical assistance to governments, non-governmental institutions and private sector partners in the eastern Africa region. AMREF’s Malaria Prevention and Control Programme focuses on evidence-based interventions, including long-lasting insecticidal nets, accurate diagnostic tools, new artemisinin-based combination therapies and intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women and infants. In addition to its "flying" medical, surgical, and technical specialists, AMREF's Clinical Programme provides support in developing cost effective and sustainable diagnostic services to remote health facilities in the eastern African region. AMREF projects in family health are directed at increasing the availability of basic sexual/reproductive, maternal, childhood and education services. AMREF also collaborates in designing maintenance schemes to ensure that water pumps and wells installed by governments and aid agencies are kept in good condition under local administration and ownership. Training programs target health promotion, development of low-cost health learning materials and distance education.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, AMREF's program expenses were:

Clinical services	3,260,620
Health training, education and primary care	1,464,681
Educational and operations research	281,651
Total Program Expenses:	$5,006,952

Chief Executive : Lisa K. Meadowcroft, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$156,543

Chair of the Board: Mary Jane Potter
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Investor

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 7

*October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving

Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,887,403, 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 AMREF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007:

Source of Funds
Federal awards	3,502,334
Foundations, corporate grants and individual donations	1,942,053
Special events, net	443,016
Global impact	130,695
Investment income	86,712
Other income	4,456
Total Income	$6,109,266

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 92%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$6,109,266
	Program expenses			$5,006,952
	Fund raising expenses			138,317
	Administrative expenses			297,306
Total expenses				$5,442,575
Income in Excess of Expenses				666,691
Beginning net assets				1,268,180
Ending net assets				1,934,871
Total liabilities				841,880
Total assets				$2,776,751