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Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
Also known as Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association reported $457.2 million in revenue and $478.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.49 went to program services, $4.77 to management and general costs and $16.74 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. Government grants made up 7.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,174,136 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 447 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $479MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $457M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$88.27 $410M
- Government grants$7.66 $36M
- Program service revenue$1.82 $8.4M
- Investment income$2.25 $10M
Other revenue was negative: −$6.8M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.8% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.7% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.18 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.8% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,174,136 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.25% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 447 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCare, support and risk reduction
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,013,077 | $30,682 | $130,377 | $1,174,136 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $932,361 | $536 | $94,844 | $1,027,741 |
| CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER Key employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $930,581 | $0 | $89,967 | $1,020,548 |
| CHIEF PUBLIC POLICY OFFICER Key employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $856,677 | $28,338 | $120,571 | $1,005,586 |
| CHIEF FIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $598,944 | $141 | $81,561 | $680,646 |
| CHIEF PROG & MISSION ENGT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $463,191 | $604 | $100,370 | $564,165 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $489,596 | $0 | $72,380 | $561,976 |
| CFO & ASST. TREASURER Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $492,337 | $719 | $60,093 | $553,149 |
447 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52,141
- Volunteers Part I, line 657,621
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CX MARKETING LLC DBA MOORE A SERIES LLC Direct marketing | $22,368,965 |
| NEVER WITHOUT LLC Advertising | $8,175,807 |
| HAWORTH MARKETING MEDIA LLC Advertising | $4,618,802 |
| STAGE RIGHT INC Audio visual | $4,002,874 |
| BLACKBAUD INC Constituent resource management | $2,726,996 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 132 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1,588 private foundations reported grants to Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association totaling $22M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association spent in FY2025, $78.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association reported that 78.5% of its $478.7 million in expenses went to program services, 4.8% to management and general and 16.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,174,136, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association get its money?
Of $457.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants (including 7.8% from government grants) and 1.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3039601 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202513529349301441 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433519349301618 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313469349300241 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233499349301113 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133509349300248 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043509349300634 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3039601: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.