Organizations Filed Purposes:
USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION IS A RELENTLESS ADVOCACY FORCE COMMITTED TO ENDING ALZHEIMER'S. DRIVEN BY THE SUFFERING OF MILLIONS OF FAMILIES, USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION PRESSES FOR GREATER URGENCY FROM GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND THE SCIENTIFIC (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) COMMUNITY IN THE QUEST FOR AN ALZHEIMER'S CURE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS.
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2010, USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION HAS WORKED TO INFORM AND ENGAGE AS ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SECTORS TO ACCOMPLISH MILESTONE SUCCESSES, INCLUDING:- INCREASING U.S. GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH. USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE $350 MILLION INCREASE FOR FY2020 THAT WAS APPROVED BY CONGRESS FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FUNDING THROUGH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). IN PART BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION, ANNUAL FUNDING FOR NIH RESEARCH INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM YEARLY AVERAGES OF $400 MILLION A DECADE EARLIER TO THE $2.8 BILLION LEVEL IN FY2020. - PROVIDING CURRENT AND ACCESSIBLE CONTENT TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EDUCATE AND/OR ACTIVATE A WIDE ARRAY OF AUDIENCES. WE HAVE VASTLY INCREASED ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THE NEED FOR ACTION TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES SUCH AS PATIENTS, FAMILIES, INDUSTRY LEADERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, RESEARCHERS, PROVIDERS, PAYERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF FORMATS AND MEDIUMS, INCLUDING OUR OPINION EDITORIALS, BLOG POSTS, ALZDAILY EMAIL UPDATES, ALZTALKS WEBINARS, RESEARCH PIPELINE REPORTS, AND PRESS RELEASES.- MOBILIZING NETWORKS IN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ACTION IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING AND MOBILIZING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. OUR NETWORKS INCLUDE WOMENAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S, AFRICANAMERICANSAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S, LATINOSAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S, CLERGYAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S, RESEARCHERSAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S, AND VETERANSAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S. EACH NETWORK ENGAGES IN A PROGRAM OF EVENTS AND ACTIONS FOR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION THAT FIT THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jill Lesser | SECRETARY & TREASURER (SEE SCH. O) | 5 | $6,000 |
| Russell Paulsen | COO (FROM 5/2019) (SEE SCH. O) | 5 | $0 |
| Nancy Zirkin | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| George Vradenburg | CHAIRMAN | 10 | $0 |
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