AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION (EIN 36-2883000)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-08-06
IRS object ID: 202522189349300632
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-08-06T11:50:58+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	135 West 50th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362883000	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Liver Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2126681000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 229	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Orange	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07052	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Lorraine Stiehl	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2126681000	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-08-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Aaron Shapiro	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01333816	PTIN
Phone	2128674000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-08-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Lorraine Stiehl	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 229	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Orange	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07052	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,797,438	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LIVERFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO FACILITATE, ADVOCATE, AND PROMOTE EDUCATION, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND RESEARCH FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CURE OF LIVER DISEASE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	40	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,896,417	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,097,517	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$246,747	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$709,973	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$135,250	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$146,569	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,007,914	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,660,921	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$400,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$943,750	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,344,576	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,845,693	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$20,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$131,857	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$807,731	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,310,034	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,600,612	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,074,610	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,521,912	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$66,696	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$860,991	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,547,099	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,854,388	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,651,882	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,974,787	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,895,217	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,879,601	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO FACILITATE, ADVOCATE, AND PROMOTE EDUCATION, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND RESEARCH FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CURE OF LIVER DISEASE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,250,669	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$943,750	GrantAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,155,394	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,149,300	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$1,007,617	COMMUNITY SERVICE: ALF conducts advocacy work on behalf of the patient community throughout the year, actively raising awareness of pertinent legislation affecting the liver community among the Federal government. * Launched our National Liver Awareness Month advocacy campaign on liver disease and obesity which resulted in 108 advocates sending a total of 343 messages and toolkits to Members of Congress. Additionally, 650 emails containing our toolkit and resources were sent to Congressional staff to reinforce awareness and understanding of the direct link between obesity and MASLD/MASH (formerly known as NAFLD/NASH). * Circulated an urgent letter to the Energy and Commerce and Senate Finance committees to request action on the inclusion of anti-obesity medications for seniors transitioning into Medicare. ALF's liver healthcare provider network was activated to send letters to representatives in target states, amplifying our impact through healthcare professionals' voices. ALF National Board Members and several advocacy ambassadors residing in key Congressional districts submitted letters to the editor and op-eds on the importance of the anti-obesity medications and the link to liver disease. * Conducted a Year-End Advocacy Survey and Briefing to determine what priorities matter most to them. In 2024, 513 people responded, up from 327 last year. As in years past, the #1 most important issue to our stakeholders is Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease, followed by Research to Help Cure and Treat Liver Disease, and Cost of Medications. Prevention of Liver Disease and Improve Access to Liver Transplantation followed closely behind with the #1 barrier to care cited as High Out-Of Pocket Costs. * Determined through survey data that Fatty Liver Disease is the #1 disease ALF's base cares most about, (last year it was Autoimmune Liver Disease). Autoimmune liver disease was #2 with Liver Cancer in the third spot.
$521,646	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION * ALF published Healthcare Connections, A Monthly Newsletter for Healthcare Professionals designed to share ALF's events, programs, and calls to action with patients/caregivers and colleagues. Nearly 3,000 medical professionals receive this publication monthly. * Liver medical experts assisted in the expansion of the healthcare professional database through introductions to their colleagues. Introductory meetings were held to create meaningful relationships leading to inclusion in ALF's database. Additionally, ALF connected with front-line provider non-liver expert healthcare professionals through partnerships with organizations such as the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, attendance at Pri-Med conferences, and the Project ECHO series. * The annual Liver Health Poster Competition was hosted. Early career liver healthcare professionals submitted patient friendly liver disease informational posters along with a brief video, resulting in expert educational content for patients. As a bonus, ALF bonds with a pipeline of future liver medical leaders. * Two Medical Student Liver Clubs partnered with ALF to educate fellow medical students and the community about the liver. These clubs serve as an opportunity to encourage medical students to choose liver as their specialty, ultimately creating a pipeline of future liver healthcare professional providers.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$1,007,617

COMMUNITY SERVICE: ALF conducts advocacy work on behalf of the patient community throughout the year, actively raising awareness of pertinent legislation affecting the liver community among the Federal government. * Launched our National Liver Awareness Month advocacy campaign on liver disease and obesity which resulted in 108 advocates sending a total of 343 messages and toolkits to Members of Congress. Additionally, 650 emails containing our toolkit and resources were sent to Congressional staff to reinforce awareness and understanding of the direct link between obesity and MASLD/MASH (formerly known as NAFLD/NASH). * Circulated an urgent letter to the Energy and Commerce and Senate Finance committees to request action on the inclusion of anti-obesity medications for seniors transitioning into Medicare. ALF's liver healthcare provider network was activated to send letters to representatives in target states, amplifying our impact through healthcare professionals' voices. ALF National Board Members and several advocacy ambassadors residing in key Congressional districts submitted letters to the editor and op-eds on the importance of the anti-obesity medications and the link to liver disease. * Conducted a Year-End Advocacy Survey and Briefing to determine what priorities matter most to them. In 2024, 513 people responded, up from 327 last year. As in years past, the #1 most important issue to our stakeholders is Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease, followed by Research to Help Cure and Treat Liver Disease, and Cost of Medications. Prevention of Liver Disease and Improve Access to Liver Transplantation followed closely behind with the #1 barrier to care cited as High Out-Of Pocket Costs. * Determined through survey data that Fatty Liver Disease is the #1 disease ALF's base cares most about, (last year it was Autoimmune Liver Disease). Autoimmune liver disease was #2 with Liver Cancer in the third spot.

$521,646

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION * ALF published Healthcare Connections, A Monthly Newsletter for Healthcare Professionals designed to share ALF's events, programs, and calls to action with patients/caregivers and colleagues. Nearly 3,000 medical professionals receive this publication monthly. * Liver medical experts assisted in the expansion of the healthcare professional database through introductions to their colleagues. Introductory meetings were held to create meaningful relationships leading to inclusion in ALF's database. Additionally, ALF connected with front-line provider non-liver expert healthcare professionals through partnerships with organizations such as the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, attendance at Pri-Med conferences, and the Project ECHO series. * The annual Liver Health Poster Competition was hosted. Early career liver healthcare professionals submitted patient friendly liver disease informational posters along with a brief video, resulting in expert educational content for patients. As a bonus, ALF bonds with a pipeline of future liver medical leaders. * Two Medical Student Liver Clubs partnered with ALF to educate fellow medical students and the community about the liver. These clubs serve as an opportunity to encourage medical students to choose liver as their specialty, ultimately creating a pipeline of future liver healthcare professional providers.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,529,263	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,084,626	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	54	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	40	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID TICKER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2126681000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 229	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST ORANGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07052	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CARLO FRAPPOLLI
SECRETARY	0.3	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EMMANUEL THOMAS MD PHD
BOARD CHAIR	0.3	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GENE CAUTILLO
TREASURER	0.3	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALISHA MAVIS MD
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLAN DOERR
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE DOYEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARI COHEN MD FACS
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONNIE DENEWETH
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID COHEN MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID FRANK
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN RUCKER-SELLERS
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRED KOSTECKI
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HAILEY PULEO
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BAYEUX III
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN LEE
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIZ LEESMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW KOONZ
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE BRAUNSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER CULLEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHIL SHIN
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
UDEME EKONG
BOARD MEMBER	0.3	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID TICKER
CFO	35.0		Yes (X)	$200,815	$0	$23,179
LORRAINE STIEHL
CEO	35.0		Yes (X)	$231,385	$0	$24,525
JULIANN KIMBROUGH
CHIEF MKTG, COMMS, PUBLIC AFF.	35.0			$184,465	$0	$7,989	Yes (X)
HEIDI DANIELS
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	35.0			$171,637	$0	$29,697		Yes (X)
HELENE JORDAN
NATL SR. DIRECTOR, Research Program MGMT	35.0			$154,599	$0	$16,022		Yes (X)
JACQUELINE DOMINGUEZ
NATIONAL SENIOR DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT	35.0			$136,221	$0	$5,829		Yes (X)
KELLY SMITH
VP OF EVENTS	35.0			$155,806	$0	$35,093		Yes (X)
SHERI SINGER
NATL DIRECTOR, DEV./ENGAGEMENT	35.0			$158,578	$0	$708		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,393,506	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$143,042	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Amplotech LLC
PO Box 16422	San Juan	PR	00908	Web Master & Marketing Support	$187,619
Bright Dot LLC
7424 Chapel Hill Rd	Raleigh	NC	27607	Major Gifts Cultivation	$131,857	Suite 107

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$1,862	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$2,176,738	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,918,917	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,097,517	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$357,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$357,056	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,050,562	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,697,645	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$352,917	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$352,917	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$352,917	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$227,768	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,176,738	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$438,872	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$211,104	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$211,104	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$64,535	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$64,535	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$64,535	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,660,921	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$563,404	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$375,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$375,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$568,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$568,750	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$672,358	TotalAmt
Program Services	$528,772	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,531	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,646,527	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,081,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$271,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$293,258	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,418	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,059	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,580	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,315	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,264	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,898	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,079	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,504	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,034	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131,857	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$131,857	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,812	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$324,731	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,955	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,851	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,431	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$14,420	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$398,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,365	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$151,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,361	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,857	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,470	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,901	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,151	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,663	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,915	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,294	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,527	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,319	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,339	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,584	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,814	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,496	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$166,023	$134,896	$9,059	$22,068
HOTEL AND CATERING	$111,161	$58,418	$64	$52,679

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,521,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,084,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$629,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$807,731	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,943,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,458,264	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$813,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$853,150	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$450,060	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$135,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,787	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$92,575	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$41,798	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,777	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,223,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,757,022	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,328	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,547,099	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,854,388	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,858	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$850,000	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,500	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$660,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$658,902	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,527	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,651,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,974,787	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,136,293	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,473,058	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,758,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,406,543	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,895,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,879,601	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,547,099	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,854,388	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$860,991	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$154,625	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,317,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,782,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,799,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,896,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,097,517	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,893,946	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,317,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,782,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,799,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,896,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,097,517	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,893,946	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,312,614	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$26,581,332	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$45,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$92,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$249,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$357,056	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$798,905	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$184,297	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$113,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$64,535	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$440,237	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$29,133,088	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.91241	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.89305	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - OTHER, COLUMN A - 184297.0, COLUMN B - 113635.0, COLUMN C - 49115.0, COLUMN D - 28655.0, COLUMN E - 64535.0, COLUMN F - 440237.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$983,052	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$149,295	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$61,500	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,070,847	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$943,717	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$189,335	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$150,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$983,052	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,152,635	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$208,918	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$943,717	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$988,115	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$164,520	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,152,635	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,222,206	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$95,449	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$329,540	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$988,115	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.6929	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.3071	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$55,677	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,465	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,212	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,898	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,333	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,565	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$50,777	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	$115,527

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$115,527	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,596,382	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$154,625	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$106,898	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$47,727	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,644,109	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$16,812	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$16,812	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,660,921	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,611,998	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$106,898	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$106,898	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,505,100	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$16,812	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$16,812	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,521,912	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 ASC 740 Footnote	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Explanation of escrow agreement	FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERS - ALF ACTS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR FUNDS COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. ALF DISBURSES FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF PROPERLY DOCUMENTED POST-SURGERY EXPENSES.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	THE INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED BY THE DONOR. ALL FUNDS ON HAND ARE USED TO GENERATE INTEREST/DIVIDEND INCOME AND CAPITAL GAINS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Brightdot LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3434 Edwards Mill Road Suite 112-14	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	3	AddressLine2Txt
City	Raleigh	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	Major Gift Cultivation	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$131,857	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$131,857	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$0	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$131,857	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$131,857	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
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Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Boston Marathon	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$614,845	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$614,845	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$0	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$14,983	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$32,202	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$234	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$20,587	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Gala	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$377,341	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$272,341	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$105,000	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$43,127	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$138,095	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$5,068	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$3,933	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	28	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$1,412,320	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$1,289,552	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$122,768	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$89,198	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$10,816	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$7,316	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$73,313	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,404,506	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,176,738	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$227,768	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$147,308	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$181,113	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$12,618	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$97,833	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$438,872	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$211,104	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
333 Burnet Ave	MLC 4900	Cincinnati	OH	45229	310833936	501 (C) (3)	$75,000	$0	LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH
New York University LISOM Grants
550 First Avenue		New York	NY	10016	135562308	501 (C) (3)	$75,000	$0	LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH
The University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft Street		Toledo	OH	43606	346401483	501 (C) (3)	$75,000	$0	LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Drive		Chapel Hill	NC	27599	566001393	501 (C) (3)	$75,000	$0	LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd		Los Angeles	CA	90048	951644600	501 (C) (3)	$75,000	$0	LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Post Doctoral Award	7	$168,750	$0
PILOT GRANTS	8	$400,000	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Award recipients are required to submit annual progress updates and fiscal officers are required to sign off that grant funds were used in accordance with grant terms.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LORRAINE STIEHL
CEO	$221,385	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$8,981	$0	$15,544	$0	$255,910	$0	$0	$0
DAVID TICKER
CFO	$200,815	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,137	$0	$15,042	$0	$223,994	$0	$0	$0
JULIANN KIMBROUGH
CHIEF MKTG, COMMS, PUBLIC AFF.	$184,465	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,736	$0	$1,253	$0	$192,454	$0	$0	$0
KELLY SMITH
VP OF EVENTS	$155,806	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,485	$0	$28,608	$0	$190,899	$0	$0	$0
HEIDI DANIELS
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	$166,637	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$6,597	$0	$23,100	$0	$201,334	$0	$0	$0
SHERI SINGER
NATL DIRECTOR, DEV./ENGAGEMENT	$158,578	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$708	$0	$159,286	$0	$0	$0
HELENE JORDAN
NATL SR. DIRECTOR, Research Program MGMT	$154,599	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,022	$0	$170,621	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c PUBLIC AND PATIENT EDUCATION	PUBLIC AND PATIENT EDUCATION: * Through ALF's signature public outreach campaign, Think Liver Think Life, ALF made great strides in raising awareness about fatty liver disease and screening at-risk individuals for fatty liver. The online Liver Health Quiz was completed by nearly 13,000 people interested in understanding their risk for fatty liver disease. Additionally, more than 1.425 million people learned more about their liver health. The quiz is currently available in Spanish as well as English. Over 60 Memorandums of Understanding have been signed by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and community clinics to conduct fatty liver testing. To date, 2,305 people participated in screenings to test for the prevalence of fatty liver and distributed 2,375 Rapid tests for Hepatitis C. Those who were screened were connected to care through calls and text messages. ALF TLTL staff became certified Project ECHO providers offering fatty liver education to the community clinicians, FQHC personnel and front-line healthcare providers on this respected platform. The ALF Project ECHO MASLD series launched in August 2024 and featured live presentations and case studies using the Project ECHO model. All sessions were recorded as enduring material for future on demand viewing. Another series is planned for 2025. ALF continues to evaluate non-invasive elastography testing equipment and engage new technology for Think Liver Think Life screening events. ALF established a volunteer fatty liver healthcare expert mentor group to provide expertise to support the clinicians who are identifying and treating newly diagnosed patients across the US. * ALF's Programs Team recruited 30 liver healthcare medical experts from 19 different institutions to share their knowledge resulting in enduring educational programming for patients/caregivers on the topics of liver cancer, Covid 19 update, 30-day menu for healthier living, hepatitis B & C, Hepatorenal Syndrome, clinical trials, the patient registry, and a Life with Pediatric Liver Disease Series. Priorities also included partnering with Hispanic Networks to educate their providers about the high prevalence of MASLD, diagnosis, and treatment therapies. As a result, ALF presented an inaugural educational program in Spanish accompanied by patient materials in Spanish. These materials were translated from English by volunteer bilingual liver healthcare experts. * Liver Health Today, ALF's monthly e-newsletter for patients and caregivers, was distributed monthly to 255,000 patients, supporters, and volunteers in 2023. New web content was updated and created on a variety of liver disease topics. The website was visited by more than 2.2 million unique visitors in 2023. Additionally, ALF reviews and updates existing content to reflect new discoveries. All ALF website content is vetted by a liver medical expert prior to launch.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b PATIENT SUPPORT	PATIENT SUPPORT: These three areas of work have resulted in fulfillment of mission-related goals in 2024. Significant examples of ALF accomplishments are featured below. * Responded to 3,388 Helpline calls, live chats and emails from patients, caregivers and the public. * Hosted Facebook support groups for people with Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Cancer, NASH (now known as MASH), Pediatric Liver Diseases and launched an Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease support group as well as an innovative Peer to Peer Patient Mentor Program (50 slots). In 2024, the cumulative total of participating Facebook support group members was 12,379. * Expanded our patient diversity through partnerships with organizations such as the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists, Blackdocotor.org, Migrant Clinicians Network, and Latinx Physicians of CA. * Served as the patient voice on Community Advisory Boards for 16 grant funded studies at the invitation of the medical grant lead investigators. * Held our first-ever Capitol Hill briefing on Obesity: The Leading Cause of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Most Urgent Threat to Public Health Today in May 2024. This event addressed the growing concerns regarding obesity and its correlation with the increasing prevalence of liver disease nationwide.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a RESEARCH	RESEARCH American Liver Foundation (ALF) has a history of commitment to research funding dating back to 1979. In 2023 with the approval of ALF's National Board of Directors, ALF established a dedicated Research Department led by an experienced PhD. Growth has been exponential in terms of meaningful pilot research grant opportunities for experienced researchers and grant awards to support the pipeline of early career researchers. ALF's 2024 priorities included a focus on childhood and rare disease challenges. Grant selection integrity was gained through the establishment of a formal Grants Review Committee comprised of respected liver experts. The patient voice was integrated into the process through the newly established Patient Research Advisory Group. Key accomplishments included: * Disease-specific Pilot Grant Awards in Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), Biliary Atresia (BA), Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC): These grants provide $50,000 funding for research projects in new areas of investigation, innovative ideas, or "high-risk, high-reward" projects that have the potential to generate breakthrough findings and significantly advance the field. Applications were submitted for all four diseases: (6 for AIH, 3 for PBC, 18 for PSC, and 6 for BA) resulting in funding 8 pilot grants in October 2024, using restricted funds from previous years to support quality applications in AIH (1), PSC (3), and BA (4) (no application was deemed meritorious for PBC). * Early Career Awards: In August 2024 the Research Department issued RFPs for Liver Scholar (LS) and Postdoctoral Fellowship (PD) Awards and received a record number of applications. A record 9 LS and 21 PD applications were identified as "high impact 2 Liver Scholar Awards were granted at $225,000 (over a 3-year period) and 6 Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards of $25,000. * American Liver Foundation Patient Registry: Launched in July 2024, this registry uniquely includes ALL liver diseases versus liver disease registries focused on one liver disease. Nearly 700 participants self-enrolled from the initial launch through the end of 2024. * Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (DSAA): Annual recognition ceremony to promote and acknowledge the outstanding work of researchers. ALF's 2024 DSAA award recipient was Dr. Jacquelyn Maher (UCSF), selected by an independent panel of liver experts. The ALF Research Program was promoted at the annual AASLD (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) Liver Meeting through interactions with a variety of stakeholders, including academic researchers, industry partners, patients, and other non-profit organizations.
Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services	American Liver Foundation Patient Registry: Launched in July 2024, this registry uniquely includes ALL liver diseases versus liver disease registries focused on one liver disease. Nearly 700 participants self-enrolled from the initial launch through the end of 2024.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,007,617 including grants of $) COMMUNITY SERVICE: ALF conducts advocacy work on behalf of the patient community throughout the year, actively raising awareness of pertinent legislation affecting the liver community among the Federal government. * Launched our National Liver Awareness Month advocacy campaign on liver disease and obesity which resulted in 108 advocates sending a total of 343 messages and toolkits to Members of Congress. Additionally, 650 emails containing our toolkit and resources were sent to Congressional staff to reinforce awareness and understanding of the direct link between obesity and MASLD/MASH (formerly known as NAFLD/NASH). * Circulated an urgent letter to the Energy and Commerce and Senate Finance committees to request action on the inclusion of anti-obesity medications for seniors transitioning into Medicare. ALF's liver healthcare provider network was activated to send letters to representatives in target states, amplifying our impact through healthcare professionals' voices. ALF National Board Members and several advocacy ambassadors residing in key Congressional districts submitted letters to the editor and op-eds on the importance of the anti-obesity medications and the link to liver disease. * Conducted a Year-End Advocacy Survey and Briefing to determine what priorities matter most to them. In 2024, 513 people responded, up from 327 last year. As in years past, the #1 most important issue to our stakeholders is Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease, followed by Research to Help Cure and Treat Liver Disease, and Cost of Medications. Prevention of Liver Disease and Improve Access to Liver Transplantation followed closely behind with the #1 barrier to care cited as High Out-Of Pocket Costs. * Determined through survey data that Fatty Liver Disease is the #1 disease ALF's base cares most about, (last year it was Autoimmune Liver Disease). Autoimmune liver disease was #2 with Liver Cancer in the third spot.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 521,646 including grants of $) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION * ALF published Healthcare Connections, A Monthly Newsletter for Healthcare Professionals designed to share ALF's events, programs, and calls to action with patients/caregivers and colleagues. Nearly 3,000 medical professionals receive this publication monthly. * Liver medical experts assisted in the expansion of the healthcare professional database through introductions to their colleagues. Introductory meetings were held to create meaningful relationships leading to inclusion in ALF's database. Additionally, ALF connected with front-line provider non-liver expert healthcare professionals through partnerships with organizations such as the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, attendance at Pri-Med conferences, and the Project ECHO series. * The annual Liver Health Poster Competition was hosted. Early career liver healthcare professionals submitted patient friendly liver disease informational posters along with a brief video, resulting in expert educational content for patients. As a bonus, ALF bonds with a pipeline of future liver medical leaders. * Two Medical Student Liver Clubs partnered with ALF to educate fellow medical students and the community about the liver. These clubs serve as an opportunity to encourage medical students to choose liver as their specialty, ultimately creating a pipeline of future liver healthcare professional providers.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS IN THE MONTHLY MEETING PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS ALSO SENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR DISCUSSION. AFTER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED, IT IS READY FOR FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	ANNUALLY, OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS COMPLETED BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE FORM MUST INDICATE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND IS SIGNED BY ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. WHEN ANY SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. MOREOVER, THE PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. HOWEVER, THAT PERSON SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH ANY AND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD, SHALL REFLECT THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED AND THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE AND DID NOT VOTE. WHEN THERE IS A DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS. IN DETERMINING SALARY LEVELS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AN ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY OF NATIONAL VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL AND REVIEWS PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE. CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION ARE ALSO CONSIDERED IN SETTING COMPENSATION. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2024.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	THE SALARY OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO AND CFO BASED ON PERFORMANCE, MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE VIA WWW.LIVERFOUNDATION.ORG AND FORM 1023 AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.