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Name:	Alpha-1 Foundation
Address:	2937 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 302
	Miami, FL 33133
Phone:	888-825-7421 305-567-9888
Web Address:	www.alphaone.org

Alpha-1 Foundation (the Foundation) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

As part of the Foundation's research infrastructure, its clinical resource centers provide patient care and education for persons with pulmonary illnesses and/or liver conditions associated with Alpha-1 Antirypsin (AAT). The Foundation also reports linking more than 150 Alpha-1 investigators worldwide, and funds an Alpha-1 research registry, DNA and tissue bank, and genetics laboratory, as well as academic and/or clinical research programs. The Foundation also organizes scientific meetings, conferences, workshops and symposia. Categories of grants and awards available from the Foundation for meritorious projects include clinical treatment, pilot and feasibility, postdoctoral research fellowship, and ethical, legal and social issues relating to AAT Deficiency. AAT screening kits are distributed through a partnership with the Florida Department of Health and the University of Florida. The Foundation also promotes awareness of AAT among the medical profession, with a primary focus of persuading high-risk individuals to undergo testing. In the arena of public policy, the Foundation monitors legislative and regulatory issues and stakes positions on such issues as new therapeutics, screening and detection, access to care, medical privacy, genetic discrimination, and blood product safety.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Fondation's program expenses were:

Alpha-1 research network	2,078,282
COPD Foundation	1,359,979
Other Alpha-1 services	612,624
Florida detection program	357,032
PFT study	334,602
Alpha-1 Advocacy	317,876
Alpha-1 registry and ACT trial	284,443
Alpha research center	191,836
Total Program Expenses:	$5,536,674

Chief Executive : John W. Walsh, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$170,447

Chair of the Board: Wayne E. Withers, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Withers Worldwide

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 14

*July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 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, planned giving, and cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,319,894, 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 Foundation's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.

Source of Funds
Contributions, bequests, and grant revenues	6,247,210
Fundraising revenues	554,854
Other income	517,830
Investment income, net	145,283
Total Income	$7,465,177

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$7,465,177
	Program expenses			$5,536,674
	Fund raising expenses			543,350
	Administrative expenses			567,833
Total expenses				$6,647,857
Income in Excess of Expenses				817,320
Beginning net assets				4,932,555
Ending net assets				5,749,875
Total liabilities				982,854
Total assets				$6,732,729