Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc.

“Form 990 Review Process The Organization undergoes a thorough review process before filing the return. The Audit Committee discusses and reviews the form before it is provided to the officers and full Board of Directors. All officers and the full Board of Directors are provided a copy for their review and have the opportunity to comment before the Form 990 is filed.”

“Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement The Alzheimer's Association conflict of interest policy is described in Article XVII, Section 2 of the organizational bylaws. The responsibility for disclosing any known or reasonably foreseen actual or potential conflicts of interest shall be upon the interested party whose interests are or may appear to be in conflict with the Association. All interested parties are required to file with the Association a disclosure statement prior to such individual commencing his or her service with the Association and thereafter shall file with the Association an updated disclosure statement as may be required from time to time by the Board of Directors or its committee designee and in no event less often than annually. As cited from Article XVII, Section 2 of the bylaws, interested persons or chapter representative shall disclose any conflict and shall not vote on a matter and further if requested by the chair or resolution of the Board shall leave the room in which the Board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in any deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. The minutes shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and the interested person or chapter representative did not participate in any discussion of the matter and did not vote on the matter in person or by proxy. When any such conflict of interest is relevant to a matter requiring action by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board, the interested person or chapter shall disclose such conflict to the Board of Directors or such committee and shall not vote on the matter. Further the interested person or representative from a chapter having a conflict if requested by the Chair or resolution of the Board shall leave the room in which the Board or the committee is meeting and shall not participate in any deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. When there is a doubt as to whether a conflict of interest exists, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the Board of Directors or the committee, as the case may be, excluding the interested person or representative from a chapter concerning whom the doubt has arisen. Copies of the Alzheimer's Association bylaws, including the conflict of interest policy, are provided to all Board Directors no less than annually. Board Director disclosure statements are submitted no less than annually. Potential conflicts disclosed by Board Directors or candidates for election to the Board are reviewed by the Governance and Nominating Committee, which reports no less than annually on its review to the full Board. As documented in the meeting minutes, at the start of each meeting of the Board of Directors as well as each meeting of the Executive Committee, the agenda is reviewed and all Directors in attendance are reminded of the Conflict of Interest Policy and advised to disclose any potential conflicts should they exist or arise.”

“PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Compensation is established for the CEO by the Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee after a thorough salary/market review conducted by outside compensation consultants. For the CEO position, the gathering of relevant comparability data from independent sources occurred in 2014. The process was conducted in a manner intended to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under the Intermediate Sanctions Rules. As to the members of the senior management team other than the CEO, annually updated market data is also provided by the outside compensation consultant, so that the updated market data can be used in setting reasonable compensation for each member of the senior management team. Each year the Compensation Committee evaluates the CEO's performance through a robust assessment process which includes 360 feedback collection, interviews and performance evaluation comparing results to goals. The Committee and Chair of the Board use this data to determine incentive compensation eligibility. The senior staff has a comprehensive performance evaluation and compensation review done at the end of each fiscal year. These include a self-assessment, 360 review and evaluation by the CEO. Updated market data for use in setting reasonable compensation is provided by a national compensation consulting firm to the Compensation Committee for confirmation of reasonableness using a process designed to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness (including contemporaneous documentation in the Committee's minutes). For fiscal year 2015, the salaries and total compensation packages of the senior staff were benchmarked by Aon Hewitt. Compensation is contemporaneously documented in the Compensation Committee minutes.”

“HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC The organization makes its Form 990 available to the general public by posting on the website at www.alz.org and upon request. The organization makes its Form 1023 available to the general public upon request.”

“HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC The organization's audited financial statements are made available to the general public by posting on the organization's website at www.alz.org and upon request. The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the general public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY - AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THREATENS TO BANKRUPT FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, SCIENTISTS ARE MOVING CLOSER TO FINDING BETTER TREATMENTS THAT COULD ALTER THE COURSE OF THE DISEASE. THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICIES AIMED AT ADVANCING RESEARCH TOWARD BETTER THERAPIES, DETECTION, METHODS OF PREVENTION AND ULTIMATELY A CURE, AS WELL AS FOR BETTER CARE AND RESOURCES, AND HEALTH AND LONG-TERM COVERAGE TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY COST EFFECTIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES. MORE THAN 600,000 GRASS ROOTS ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES SPEAK UP FOR THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ENCOURAGE CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND CARE. ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE QUALITY CARE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF KEY ISSUES. PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES - THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION* PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CAREGIVERS. IN ORDER TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN PERSON, BY PHONE AND ONLINE. IN CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, CONSTITUENTS CAN ATTEND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS, RECEIVE PERSONALIZED CARE CONSULTATION, ENGAGE IN EARLY STAGE PROGRAMS, ENROLL IN SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND PURCHASE PRODUCTS TO REDUCE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WANDERING. IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CONSTITUENTS WHO RELY ON THE WEB FOR INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, THE ASSOCIATION OFFERS A ROBUST CAREGIVER CENTER. WITHIN THE CAREGIVER CENTER, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS CAN ACCESS ALZHEIMER'S NAVIGATOR*, AN INNOVATIVE TOOL TO HELP CAREGIVERS AND PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA EVALUATE THEIR NEEDS, CREATE A CUSTOMIZED ACTION PLAN AND LINK TO INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND LOCAL RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S. ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CAREGIVER CENTER, FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM OTHERS LIVING IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS IS ALZCONNECTED*, AN ON-LINE COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE FORUMS FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION'S HELPLINE, AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS CAN TALK TO A SPECIALIST TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND BASIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE DISEASE; AND GUIDANCE FOR MORE COMPLICATED OR URGENT SITUATIONS, WITH MASTERS-LEVEL COUNSELORS WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO CONSTITUENTS, ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, CALLS CAN BE HANDLED IN OVER 170 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THROUGH THE USE OF A PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE LINE. ANNUALLY, THE HELPLINE RECEIVES MORE THAN 300,000 CALLS. THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.ALZ.ORG) RECEIVES AN AVERAGE OF 2.6 MILLION VISITS EACH MONTH. ONLINE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SELF-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY, AN INTERACTIVE BRAIN TOUR (AVAILABLE IN 15 LANGUAGES), ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE DISEASE INFORMATION, PORTALS IN SPANISH, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, JAPANESE, AND KOREAN; A VIRTUAL LIBRARY, A SAFETY CENTER, AND A SECTION DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S, WITH INPUT FROM PEOPLE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS. THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION'S EARLY STAGE INITIATIVE, INDIVIDUALS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE CAN PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION CONVENES AN EARLY STAGE ADVISORY GROUP WHOSE MEMBERS RAISE AWARENESS, ADVOCATE FOR THE CAUSE, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND REVIEW OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES IN ORDER TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER's, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS NAVIGATE THE LONG AND COMPLICATED JOURNEY THROUGH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. * INDICATED NAMES THAT ARE TRADEMARKS”

“OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE CHANGE IN PERPETUAL TRUST $( 298,301) Change in split interest ( 490,135) Acquisition of dissolved chapters 3,036,098 Bad Debt ( 404,780) --------------- TOTAL $ 1,842,882”