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AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION (EIN 36-2883000)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-07-11
IRS object ID
201611939349300006
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-07-11T08:21:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1LOEB & TROPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
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Phone2126681000PhoneNum

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Address Line139 BROADWAY SUITE 2700AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonTHOMAS F NEALON IIIPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2016-06-30SignatureDt
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Gross Receipts$9,130,382GrossReceiptsAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,757,652TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescSEE SCHEDULE O.PUBLIC EDUCATIONINFORMATION SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVER DISEASE AND LIVER WELLNESS, INCLUDING RISK FACTORS, PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS, EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION (ALF) CAN DIRECT CALLERS TO LOCAL SERVICES IN THEIR AREA, HELP THEM LEARN ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS AND HELP THEM FIND A PHYSICIAN. INTERPRETATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS. WE ALSO HOST A VIBRANT ONLINE COMMUNITY ACROSS NUMEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND THREE WEBSITES, INCLUDING 2 DISEASE SPECIFIC MICRO-SITES.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED WHICH, THROUGH CALL AUDITS AND CLIENT SURVEYS, ENSURES THAT THOSE WHO MAKE INQUIRIES RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, OUR HELPLINE ANSWERED 5,976 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION VIA PHONE, EMAIL AND SNAIL MAIL.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, ALF'S WEBSITES RECORDED A COMBINED TOTAL OF NEARLY 2.08 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 75,000 FACEBOOK FANS AND 4,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS. OUR SUPPORT COMMUNITY ON INSPIRE HAD OVER 7,000 MEMBERS.IN THE2015 FISCAL YEAR, WE CONTINUED OUR SERIES OF PATIENT EDUCATION WEBINARS, 1 ON PBC AND ONE ON WORKING WITH SPECIALTY PHARMACIES. THESE PROGRAMS REACHED A TOTAL OF 485 PEOPLE LIVE AND 1,634 VIA ARCHIVED RECORDING. ALF EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE LIBRARY BY CREATING A NEW RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C, AND A SERIES OF "AT A GLANCE" TOOLS ON TATTOOS, NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, AND ALCOHOL RELATED LIVER DISEASE (IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH). SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO OUR HEPC123 MICROSITE.Desc

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Expense$1,373,620ExpenseAmt
DescPATIENT SUPPORTALF'S VIRAL HEPATITIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT HEPATITIS (A, B, AND C), INCLUDING RISK FACTORS, TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION, AND AN OVERVIEW OF TREATMENT OPTIONS.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, ALF REACHED 5,228 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM.Desc

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Expense$1,225,111ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE O.COMMUNITY SERVICESALF OFFERS SEVERAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON LIVER HEALTH AND LIVER DISEASE THAT ARE INTERACTIVE AND AGE APPROPRIATE. THESE POPULAR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: LOVE YOUR LIVER, LIVER WELLNESS - WHAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW AND TEENS TO TWENTIES - LIVER WELLNESS GUIDE.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, THESE PROGRAMS REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 14,288 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE.ALF PARTICIPATES IN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LIVER DISEASE AND THAT FOCUS ON LARGER HEALTHCARE ISSUES TO IMPROVE LIVER HEALTH AND INCREASE RESEARCH FUNDING.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, ALF LENT ITS NAME TO COMMUNITY SIGN-ON LETTERS PROMOTING IMPROVEMENTS TO HEPATITIS TESTING POLICY AND ACCESS TO CARE; PARTICIPATED IN COALITIONS WITH VARIOUS OTHER PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS TO URGE INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE NIH, CDC, VA, AND DOD; RELEASED POSITION STATEMENTS ON THE COST OF TREATMENTS AND ACCESS TO CADAVER LIVERS FOR TRANSPLANT; DISTRIBUTED "CALLS TO ACTION" FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTACT THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS REGARDING A VARIETY OF ISSUES RELATING TO LIVER DISEASE; HOSTED AND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC THAT INCLUDED 30 PATIENT ADVOCATES REPRESENTING MULTIPLE DISEASE STATES; AND BROUGHT PATIENT ADVOCATES TO LIVER HILL DAY WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASE.Desc

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Expense$1,506,681ExpenseAmt
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DescRESEARCHSINCE 1979, OUR RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM HAS AWARDED OVER $25 MILLION FOR RESEARCH. OVER 800 SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS HAVE BROADENED THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIVER, DISCOVERED NEW WAYS TO TREAT PATIENTS, PUBLISHED NEARLY 30,000 SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES AND SECURED OVER 200 PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LIVER HEALTH AND LIVER DISEASE.IN THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, ALF ANNOUNCED THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2015 RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM, 1 LIVER SCHOLAR AND 10 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS. THESE ELEVEN SCIENTISTS REPRESENT NINE MEDICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND WERE AWARDED $200,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF HEPATITIS C, LIVER CANCER, NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS, CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA, LIVER FIBROSIS AND GENE THERAPY.PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONALF PROVIDES EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROCEDURES USED TO PREVENT, TREAT, AND CURE LIVER DISEASE THROUGH ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDING: ARIAS SYMPOSIUM IN BOSTON (150 PROFESSIONALS); ACADEMIC DEBATES IN CHICAGO (160 PROFESSIONALS); A PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE TARGETING RNS, CRNPS, CPNPS, GI AND SCHOOL NURSES REACHED NURSES; 250 PROVIDERS WERE REACHED THROUGH OUR LIVER ROUNDS PROGRAMS IN OHIO; 46 PEOPLE ATTENDED BRING A BUDDY LUNCHEONS FOR PHYSICIANS IN CONNECTICUT; 25 PHYSICIANS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT NAFLD IN PENNSYLVANIA; 150 PHYSICIANS ATTENDED OUR CME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN ILLINOIS; OVER 250 LIVER SPECIALISTS REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.Desc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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DANIEL E WEIL
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$567,438ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,000TotalAmt
Program Services$150,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,500TotalAmt
Program Services$112,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,500TotalAmt
Program Services$12,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,741TotalAmt
Program Services$306,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,832FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,117,700TotalAmt
Program Services$2,505,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$349,805FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,934TotalAmt
Program Services$12,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,787FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$337,703TotalAmt
Program Services$271,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,124FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,657TotalAmt
Program Services$224,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,378FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,406TotalAmt
Management And General$7,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,884TotalAmt
Management And General$45,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,782TotalAmt
Program Services$105,782ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,172TotalAmt
Management And General$9,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$691,291TotalAmt
Program Services$508,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,662FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,689TotalAmt
Program Services$244,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,798FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$452,623TotalAmt
Program Services$171,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138,999FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,465TotalAmt
Program Services$242,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,412FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605,438TotalAmt
Program Services$487,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,218FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,965TotalAmt
Program Services$264,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,615FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,669TotalAmt
Management And General$11,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,173TotalAmt
Program Services$66,041ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,222FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,321TotalAmt
Program Services$41,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,759FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER EVENT EXPENSEDesc
Total$228,504TotalAmt
Program Services$141,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,241FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,338TotalAmt
Program Services$52,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,297FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,674,455TotalAmt
Program Services$5,921,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$708,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,045,149FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,978BOYAmt
EOY$653,303EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397,791BOYAmt
EOY$543,272EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,684BOYAmt
EOY$593,227EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,567BOYAmt
EOY$242,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,192,578LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,059,727LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,916BOYAmt
EOY$132,851EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,099,829BOYAmt
EOY$1,991,162EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,497,765BOYAmt
EOY$4,156,751EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$723,073BOYAmt
EOY$722,090EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt
EOY$206,250EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$859,702BOYAmt
EOY$829,312EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,295BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,286,070BOYAmt
EOY$1,757,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$142,748BOYAmt
EOY-$283,235EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,362,408BOYAmt
EOY$1,690,299EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$992,035BOYAmt
EOY$992,035EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,211,695BOYAmt
EOY$2,399,099EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,497,765BOYAmt
EOY$4,156,751EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$295,555ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$108,151NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,477,266CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,669,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,219,308CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,029,381CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,402,572CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,798,467TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,477,266CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,669,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,219,308CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,029,381CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,402,572CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,798,467TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,419,852SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,378,615PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$95,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,711CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60,575CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$346,009TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,390CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,356CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$242,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$455,983TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$10,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,762TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$39,611,221TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$14,441GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96910PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISC INCOMEExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$105,782DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$105,782TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALF HOSTED AN ADVOCACY DAY ON THE "HILL" IN WASHINGTON DC IN MAY 2015 THAT INCLUDED PATIENT ADVOCATES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY REPRESENTING A MYRIAD OF LIVER DISEASES. THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO EDUCATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AND APPROPRIATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE LIVER DISEASE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC AWARENESS. IN ADDITION TO ALF'S HILL DAY, WE PARTICIPATED IN FEDERAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASE (AASLD) AND THE DIGESTIVE DISEASE NATIONAL COALITION THAT INCLUDED BOTH STAFF AND PATIENT ADVOCATES. ALF ALSO SOUGHT TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE LIVER COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING VARIOUS ISSUES AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING STATE LEVEL BILLS AIMED AT APPROPRIATELY REGULATING THE USE OF BIOSIMILARS, MEDICAID HCV TREATMENT RESTRICTIONS, VETERAN'S CARE, STEP THERAPY, NEEDLE AND SYRINGE/EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, POLICY SUPPORTING ORGAN DONATION AND VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING AND TREATMENT. IN MARCH 2015, THE GREAT LAKES DIVISION STAFF CO-HOSTED AN ADVOCACY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD, IL TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS ABOUT HOW LIVER DISEASES AFFECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THE EVENT INCLUDED PATIENT ADVOCATES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. FREE HCV SCREENING WAS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR THE LEGISLATORS AND THE COMMUNITY AND 3 PEOPLE WERE TESTED. ON 4/28/15, THE DIVISION RECEIVED A PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER DECLARING MAY 2015 AS HEPATITIS AWARENESS MONTH. GREAT LAKES DIVISION STAFF ALSO TRAVELED TO LANSING, MI, ON MAY 14, 2015, TO CELEBRATE HEPATITIS AWARENESS MONTH AT THE STATE CAPITOL. THERE, STAFF, PATIENT ADVOCATES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS MET WITH LEGISLATORS TO CONTINUE TO KEEP HEPATITIS C ON THEIR RADAR. FREE HCV TESTING WAS OFFERED FOR LEGISLATORS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ON THE CAPITOL LAWN AND 5 PEOPLE WERE TESTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$859,702BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$3,940AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$34,330DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$829,312EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,142,761BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,398InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$75,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,073,159EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,091,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$84,671InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$33,339GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,142,761EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,163,404BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$21,441InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$50,394GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,091,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$992,035BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$225,733InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$54,364GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,163,404EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$992,035BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,960InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$51,960OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$992,035EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.92440PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07560TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$97,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$78,025DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,423BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$443,385OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$418,598DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,787BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$651,745OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$563,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$88,641BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$132,851TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,852,687TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$108,151NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$108,151RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,960,838RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,172InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,172RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,970,010TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,665,283TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,665,283ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,172InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,172ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,674,455TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 1B:AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS FUNDS COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND DISBURSES THEM TO COVER THE COST OF PROPERLY DOCUMENTED POST-SURGERY EXPENSES.
PART V, LINE 4: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.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistancePOST DOCTORAL GRANTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,500CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE GRANT IS CONTAINED IN A FILE FOR EACH RECIPIENT. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES TAX INFORMATION, SIGNED GUIDELINES NOTING TO WHOM THE FUNDS ARE SENT, DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE RECIPIENT, AND SCIENTIFIC REPORTS PRODUCED BY THE RECIPIENT. THE RECIPIENT MUST NOTIFY THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION REGARDING ANY CHANGE IN HIS OR HER STATUS OR RECEIPT OF RESEARCH SUPPORT DURING THE TERM OF THE AWARD. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ARE DUE AT YEARLY INTERVALS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, INCLUDING THE END OF THE GRANT TERM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NY GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$404,551GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$301,720CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$102,831GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$12,365RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$76,957FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$350EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$431OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2MARATHONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,106,582GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,106,582CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,700RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$60,453FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,200EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$85,805OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total57OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$4,481,164GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$3,418,778CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$1,062,386GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$425,132RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$115,436FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$20,245EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$119,589OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,992,297GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,827,080CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,165,217GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$442,197RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$252,846FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$21,795EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$205,825OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$922,663DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$242,554NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UC SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DR MC0009LA JOLLACA920930009956006144501(C)(3)$75,000RESEARCH
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE INC
101 HUNTINGTON 3RD FLBOSTONMA02215042921338501(C)(3)$75,000RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePOSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient9RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$112,500CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE GRANT IS CONTAINED IN A FILE FOR EACH RECIPIENT. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES TAX INFORMATION, SIGNED GUIDELINES NOTING TO WHOM THE FUNDS ARE SENT, DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE RECIPIENT, AND SCIENTIFIC REPORTS PRODUCED BY THE RECIPIENT. THE RECIPIENT MUST NOTIFY THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION REGARDING ANY CHANGE IN HIS OR HER STATUS OR RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL RESEARCH SUPPORT DURING THE TERM OF THE AWARD. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ARE DUE AT YEARLY INTERVALS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, INCLUDING THE END OF THE GRANT TERM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID TICKER
EVP & CFO$161,617$0$3,000$0$0$0$1,639$0$21,872$0$188,128$0$0$0
LYNN SEIM
EVP & COO$154,913$0$3,000$0$0$0$0$0$1,556$0$159,469$0$0$0

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ExplanationTHE BONUSES WERE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A 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. WHEN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED, IT IS READY FOR FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS COMPLETED BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE FORM MUST INDICATE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND BE 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, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED TWO EXTERNAL SALARY SURVEYS SPECIFIC TO THE NEW YORK MARKET. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ALF PARTICIPATES IN EXTERNAL SURVEYS, THE TWO MOST RECENT (2015), THE FOUNDATION CENTER SALARY SURVEY AND PROFESSIONALS FOR NON PROFIT SALARY SURVEY.
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