AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC
PO BOX 61420, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306 www.apdaparkinson.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION (APDA) IS THE LARGEST GRASSROOTS NETWORK DEDICATED TO FIGHTING PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) AND WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ASSIST MORE THAN 1 MILLION AMERICANS WITH PD LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST IN THE FACE OF THIS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CHRONIC, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER. FOUNDED IN 1961, APDA HAS RAISED AND INVESTED MORE THAN $207 MILLION TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING PATIENT SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ELEVATE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH DESIGNED TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERIES OF PD AND ULTIMATELY PUT AN END TO THIS DISEASE.

EVERY DAY WE PROVIDE THE SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH THAT WILL HELP EVERYONE IMPACTED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

PUBLIC AWARENESS - APDA CURRENTLY PROVIDES (ON-LINE AND IN PRINT) MORE THAN 38 FREE EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, 30 IN ENGLISH AND 15 IN SPANISH, TO ADDRESS MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CARE OF PARKINSON DISEASE PATIENTS. DISTRIBUTED THROUGH APDA CHAPTERS, I&R CENTERS, AND WITH ITS "800" CALL LINE, APDA ALSO RAISES AWARENESS THROUGH TELEVISION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA) CAMPAIGNS ENTITLED "LIVE WITH OPTIMISM AND "LOOK CLOSER" THAT HAVE AIRED NATIONWIDE SINCE 2015. APPROXIMATELY 240,000 NEWSLETTERS ARE MAILED ANNUALLY.CONTRIBUTED SERVICES INCLUDE DONATED MEDIA (TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA, INCLUDING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS) VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $13,470,575 FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019 AND $10,315,025 FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020. THE FAIR VALUE OF THE DONATED MEDIA IS DETERMINED BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF CASH PAYMENTS TYPICALLY MADE BY BUYERS FOR SIMILAR ADVERTISING AND MEDIA, STANDARD DISCOUNTS GIVEN FOR SIMILARLY PLACED MEDIA, THE MEDIA TYPE AND PLACEMENT AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. APDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY REVENUE OR EXPENSE FROM SERVICES CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION UNDER FASB ASC 958, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.

PATIENT SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - APDA AIMS TO SUPPORT EVERY PERSON AND EVERY FAMILY IMPACTED BY PARKINSON'S. THROUGH ITS NATIONWIDE SYSTEM OF CHAPTERS AND INFORMATION & REFERRAL (I&R) CENTERS, APDA UNIQUELY DELIVERS EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND PATIENT SERVICES TO AMERICANS WITH PARKINSON'S AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH DAY. 19 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTERS ARE FUNDED. APDA CONDUCTED 5 NATIONAL PATIENT WEBINARS ON TOPICS THAT ADDRESS THE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND REACHED OVER 83,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE NATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM "PRESS", PARKINSON'S ROADMAP FOR SUPPORT AND SERVICES, WAS SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED IN 17 MARKETS.

RESEARCH - APDA PROUDLY INVESTS IN EIGHT CENTERS FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND SUPPORTS GRANTS TO FUND THE MOST PROMISING SCIENCE FOCUSED ON DISCOVERING THE CAUSE(S) AND FINDING THE CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1961, APDA HAS BEEN A FUNDING PARTNER IN MANY OF THE MAJOR PD SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS.

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