William H. Roedy (Chairman of the Board) Cindy Rachofsky (Vice Chairman) Michael J. Klingensmith (Treasurer) Arlen Andelson (Secretary) [2]
Main organ
Board of Trustees
Revenue
$50,539,089 (2016)[3]
Expenses
$41,938,531 (2016)[3]
Endowment
$80,773,661 (2016)[3]
Website
www.amfar.org
amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, known until 2005 as the American Foundation for AIDS Research, is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy.
amfAR is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3)[4] and operates as an independent nonprofit with worldwide initiatives.[5] amfAR was formed in September 1985 by actress Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Gottleib, Mathilde Krim, physician Joseph Sonnabend, and activist Michael Callen. The organization was created when Taylor and Gottleib’s California-based National AIDS Research Foundation,[6] which sought to actively engage in HIV-related drug development,[7] merged with Krim’s New York-based AIDS Medical Foundation (AMF), which sought to lessen the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS diagnoses, as well as to increase funding to the cause. What resulted was a foundation that prioritized both research and development as well as policy influence. This foundation was one of the first of its kind to embody both aspects of healthcare.
amfAR currently has three headquarters, located in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Bangkok, Thailand.[8] amfAR spurs research and development through providing grants and fellowships to organizations, such as the Family Institute of Health, and individuals through the Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research.[9][10] amfAR has provided over 3,300 grants to research teams across the world and has invested over $400 million to research aiming to effectively treat HIV and AIDS related illness.[11] amfAR's funds historically have gone to funding research, and as a result have helped pioneer community-based clinical research trials in the 1980s, as well as the involvement of AIDS patients in the drug approval process (see also: Denver Principles).[12] Changes in leadership have marked changes in focus, resulting in shifts from public health outreach (needle exchange program pushes)[13] to public education (the amfAR AIDS Handbook)[14] to international research and outreach.[15]
amfAR has embarked on various national and international campaigns to spur AIDS/HIV research, create a dialogue and decrease stigma surrounding the disease. Through TREAT Asia and GMT, amfAR took international roots and began funding research and outreach on all inhabited continents.[16] National initiatives have included the Countdown to a Cure for AIDS. The Institute for HIV Cures Research and amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication (ARCHE) were both created to aid this countdown, both to help fund research as well as provide a facility at which those researcher can work.[17] To supplement the funding of these initiatives, amfAR is funded through sources like stock donations and their annual galas, which represent the majority of their source of funding.[18]
After Kenneth Cole stepped down as chairman, he was replaced by William H. Roedy.[2] The current CEO Kevin Robert Frost joined amfAR in 1994 and became CEO in 2004.[19] Together they lead 9 members of the Management Team,[19] 25 Board of Trustees members[2] and over 100 advisors to both their scientific and political platforms.[20][21]
CharityWatch rates the Foundation for AIDS Research an "A−" grade.[22]
Charity Navigator rates amfAR a four-star charity.[23]
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^Merson, Michael H.; O'Malley, Jeffrey; Serwadda, David; Apisuk, Chantawipa (2008-08-09). "The history and challenge of HIV prevention". The Lancet. 372 (9637): 475–488. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60884-3. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 18687461. S2CID 26554589.
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^"Mathilde Krim | American medical researcher". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
^Jarlais, Don C. Des (2006-07-13). "Mathilde Krim, amfAR, and the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users: A Brief History". AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 20 (7): 467–471. doi:10.1089/apc.2006.20.467. ISSN 1087-2914. PMID 16839243.
^Ward, Darrell E.; Krim, Mathilde (1999). The amfAR AIDS Handbook: The Complete Guide to Understanding HIV and AIDS. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393316360.
^Zhou, Jialun; Dore, Gregory J; Zhang, Fujie; Lim, Poh Lian; Chen, Yi-Ming A (2007-08-15). "Hepatitis B and C virus coinfection in The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database". Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 22 (9): 1510–1518. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05062.x. ISSN 0815-9319. PMID 17645479. S2CID 1201811.
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^"amfAR :: Program Advisory Council :: The Foundation for AIDS Research :: HIV / AIDS Research". www.amfar.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
^"Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) | Charity Ratings | America's Most Independent Charity Watchdog | CharityWatch". www.charitywatch.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
^"Charity Navigator - Rating for amfAR". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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2014. "The amfAR Inspiration Gala São Paulo". Vogue. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2021. Marcus, Bennett (27 March 2018). "amfAR's Hong Kong Gala...
together as an organization." From 1991 to 2004, Staley was on the board of amfAR (the Foundation for AIDS Research). A nonprofit organization dedicated to...
April 14, 2024. "Snapshots of an Epidemic: An HIV/AIDS Timeline". www.amfar.org. amfAR. Retrieved April 14, 2024. "US Will Mail AIDS Advisory to All Households"...
proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort. At the amfAR gala during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Stefani auctioned off the lacy...
1985. Retrieved February 11, 2011 "Wallace Sheft, C.P.A. [About amfAR]". amfar.org. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Retrieved February 8, 2015...
And Stefano Tonchi Honored At Annual Fashion Week amfAR Gala New York". amfar.org (Press release). amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Retrieved February...
AIDS foundation to form the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). As amfAR's focus is on research funding, Taylor founded the Elizabeth Taylor...
Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Benefit alongside Elizabeth Taylor at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she received the amfAR Award of Inspiration for...
international projects. Since 2006, the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), which was founded by Elizabeth Taylor and whose current president is Sharon...
being donated for Japanese tsunami relief. On June 14, he was honored by amfAR, the foundation for AIDS research, at the Museum of Modern Art. Franco received...
Courtney Love, Kenneth Cole, and Kevin Huvane Join For amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles". amfAR. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December...
auctions including Madonna's Raising Malawi, Elton John AIDS Foundation, and amFAR. In 2011, he founded Paddle8, an online auction website selling fine art...
January 8, 2016. "amfAR :: Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A :: The Foundation for AIDS Research :: HIV / AIDS Research". www.amfar.org. Retrieved 2016-01-08...
on August 16, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2010. "amfAR Honoring with Pride" (Press release). amfAR. May 6, 2007. Archived from the original on November...
Linda Evangelista Help Raise More than $600,000 for amfAR at Inaugural Inspiration Gala Rio". amfAR. October 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September...
ambassadors, through organizations including AIDS Concern, Hong Kong Cancer Fund, amfAR, Live To Love, and Paris Brain Institute. She also joined UNAIDS's commissioner...
Harry, Grace Jones, Bebel Gilberto help to Raise $1.3 Million for amfAR in Brazil". Amfar.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June...
gala fundraising event organised by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research during the Cannes Film Festival. AmfAR faced criticism from NGOs such as Reporters...
In 2017, Ellis partnered with leading HIV/AIDS research organization, amfAR. Ellis has been in a relationship with Serbian model and actress Nina Seničar...
The following month, she had six red ribbons painted on her back, for an amfAR benefit event that she co-hosted with Leanza Cornett. McMenamy also fronted...
at the Wayback Machine. amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research). amfAR.org. Retrieved October 2, 2017. Daniels, Alex. "Amfar Makes $100-Million Push...
at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR with their research on AIDS. Throughout her career, Stone has received several...
Retrieved December 21, 2009. Janet Jackson to Chair amfAR's Inaugural Milan Fashion Week Event, amfAR, August 24, 2009, archived from the original on March...
Factory Art Foundation in Archway, North London. In April 2016, during the amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research gala in São Paulo, Brazil, Yosef publicly...
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