Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc.

“Elton john and david furnish have a family relationship”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the foundation's treasurer and provided to the board before filing.”

“Yes. All board members are required to review and sign a conflict of interest document. The organization regularly monitors and enforces compliance with the policy.”

“Compensation for the foundation's executive director was determined through the field review and analysis conducted by mercer consulting. Ongoing review of said compensation is conducted by the board treasurer and other members of the executive board.”

“The elton john aids foundation (ejaf) works to achieve an aids-free generation through innovative hiv prevention programs, efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with hiv/aids, and direct treatment, care and support services for people living with hiv/aids across the united states, the americas, the caribbean and others.”

“The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) supports community-based prevention programs, harm reduction programs, public education to reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS, advocacy to improve AIDS-related public policy, and direct services to persons living with HIV/AIDS, especially populations with special needs. Direct services include HIV/AIDS-related medical and mental health treatment, testing and counseling, assisted living, social service coordination, and legal aid. EJAF works in collaboration with other like-minded organizations to fund cutting-edge, community-centered work. EJAF's grant-making initiatives strategically target key regions and populations that are poorly served by current prevention efforts and most at risk of infection. The Foundation's grant-making priorities include: critically under-funded communities of (1) the Caribbean, (2) the Southern United States and major urban areas across the U.S. that are significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS; highly impacted populations such as (3) people living with HIV/AIDS, (4) gay and bisexual men and transgender individuals, (5) Black Americans, (6) people who inject drugs, (7) people who are or have been incarcerated, (8) women and girls, and (9) adolescents and young adults. Finally, many of the grants awarded by EJAF can be classified under more than one of these priority areas (i.e., LGBT youth, Black Americans in the rural South, gay injection drug users, Black gay men, etc.). For reporting purposes, EJAF categorizes its grant-making as Domestic (programs conducted in the United States) or International (programs conducted in Outside the United States). Total Domestic Grants awarded: $6,198,900 Total International Grants awarded: $625,000 2014 Grant-making Priorities: During 2014, EJAF awarded 108 grants to charitable organizations for a total investment of more than $6.8 million focused on the following priorities: 1. The Caribbean: Investments focused on Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. * In 2014, EJAF invested $822,000 through eight grants in the Caribbean. * Haiti was the focus of most of this investment ($592,000 in three grants) for health services, LGBT community organizing, and prisoner health outreach and linkage to care. As a result: * During the past ten years, the number of HIV-positive Haitians accessing HIV treatment has increased from 5,000 people to 63,000, and * The number of pregnant women receiving full prenatal care, with HIV testing and treatment, has increased by 25%. 2. The United States: Investments focused on the Deep South and major urban centers. * In 2014, EJAF invested $ 2.32 million in 45 grants to organizations working in the southern U.S., with the largest numbers of grants going to organizations in Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. * In 2014, EJAF invested $ 1.96 million in 45 grants to organizations working in major urban centers of the US, with the largest numbers of grants going to organizations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. As a result: * In both the southern U.S. and in major urban centers of the U.S, dozens of organizations were supported to improve health services, legal services and human rights advocacy, and social and economic support services. * The resulting pilot programs, scaled-up programming, and advocacy for improved government policies and funding have helped paved the way for discussions in many locations about how to make sustained progress in reducing new HIV infections and ultimately ending the HIV epidemic. 3. People living with HIV are central to all efforts to prevent, treat, and end HIV and are the focus of more than half of EJAF grants with over $3 million invested during 2014. 4. Gay and bisexual men and transgender people comprise over half of all people infected with HIV in the U.S. and a major part of the epidemic in the Caribbean. More than half of EJAF grants focus on this populations with over $3 million invested during 2014.”

“Prior to January 1, 2014, the Foundation's financial statements had been prepared on the modified cash basis. Effective January 1, 2014, the Foundation changed its basis of accounting to U.S. GAAP. The new accounting basis was adopted because the Foundation believes the accrual basis of accounting provides a more meaningful presentation of its financial position.”