ARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
4729 EAST SUNRISE DRIVE NO 327, TUCSON, AZ 85718 www.parseghian.org

Total Revenue
$951,092
Total Expenses
$1,483,464
Net Assets
$37,718

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS A GRASSROOTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS TO FIND A TREATMENT FOR NIEMANN-PICK TYPE C (NP-C) DISEASE AND RELATED NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS.

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH TARGETED AT THE UNDERSTANDING AND CURE OF NIEMANN PICK TYPE C (NP-C) DISEASE.

THE ARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH THAT IS TARGETED TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF NIEMANN PICK TYPE C (NP-C) DISEASE AND DEVELOPING NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO TREAT AND/OR CURE THE DISEASE. AS NP-C DISEASE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRAFFICKING, THESE STUDIES SHOULD PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS AND AS SUCH WILL ALSO SERVE TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, THE LEADING CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED RESEARCH GRANTS TO 1 MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Cindy K ParseghianPRESIDENT40$67,000
Michael A Parseghian MdSECRETARY/TREASURER1$0
Ara R ParseghianCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1$0
Ara Michael ParseghianDIRECTOR1$0
Dr Michael S ParmacekDIRECTOR1$0
Arthur J DecioDIRECTOR1$0
James F Burke EsqDIRECTOR1$0
Bernard A Buescher EsqDIRECTOR1$0

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