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Name:	Alzheimer's Association
Address:	225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
	Chicago, IL 60601
Phone:	312-335-8700 800-272-3900
Web Address:	www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Association (the Association) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Association provides information, education, and support through its toll-free, 24/7 Helpline, online community, publications on Alzhiemer’s related topics and through other programs. The organization also funds studies in biology of disease related molecules; associated mechanisms; genetics; therapeutic interventions and prevention; diagnosis, assessment, and monitoring; and care and support in home and long-term residential settings. Furthermore, through its Campaign for Quality Residential Care, the Association offers classroom and web-based training for supervisors, group leaders, nurses, and other staff at assisted living facilities and nursing homes in areas such as pain reduction and food and fluid management. The Association's Safe Return service registers persons with dementia into its network so that, in the event they should wander away from normal surroundings, reuniting the lost individual with their care givers will be easier. Some ($7,164,000, or 34%) of the Association's public education and awareness efforts are carried out in conjunction with fund raising efforts.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the Association's program expenses were:

Research	37,593,000
Public awareness and education	21,281,000
Patient and family services	8,012,000
Chapter services	7,235,000
Public policy	3,555,000
Total Program Expenses:	$77,676,000

Chief Executive : Harry Johns, CEO and President

Compensation*:

$706,845

Chair of the Board: Evan Thompson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Former President and CEO of United Television

Board Size: 52

Paid Staff Size: 246

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

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and door to door

Fund raising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $79,653,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

The Association incurred joint costs of $12,301,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $7,164,000 was allocated to program expenses, $3,194,000 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $1,943,000 was allocated to administrative expenses.

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 fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.

Source of Funds
Contribution revenue, net	79,653,000
Book sales and other	8,108,000
Chapter dues	5,709,000
Net realized and unrealized gains in value of investments	4,752,000
Dividends and interest	4,233,000
Change in value of perpetual trust	788,000
Change in value of split-interest agreements	-364,000
Total Income	$102,879,000

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$102,879,000
	Program expenses			$77,676,000
	Fund raising expenses			16,613,000
	Administrative expenses			858,000
Total expenses				$95,147,000
Income in Excess of Expenses				7,732,000
Beginning net assets				68,840,000
Ending net assets				76,572,000
Total liabilities				64,259,000
Total assets				$140,831,000

Note: According to the Assocaition's audited financial statements, the organization received $2,089,000 in in-kind donations which includes the labor for medical science research grants review process and speakers at research conferences.