AIDS & Infectious Disease Science Center

What it reported doing in 2011

Programs supported by aidsc are aimed at finding treatments and vaccines for HIV, finding new antibiotics, discovering new treatments that use the body's own immune system instead of antibiotics, and vaccines for a variety of infectious agents.one field of research supported by the center is HIV. Scientists are working on HIV projects to find treatments and vaccines. Another area of study is on interleukin-6, an important factor in both humoral and cell mediated immunity. These results have potential application for understanding how to elicit a powerful immune response against a wide variety of infectious agents, including development of a vaccine, for intranasal delivery, to protect against inhalation anthrax. Aidsc supports research on leishmania, a parasitic infection transmitted by sand flies. Two million new cases of the disease are reported worldwide each year. Visceral leishmaniasis, affecting the spleen, liver and bone marrow, can be fatal if untreated. Activities supported by the aidsc have directly benefited scientists, students, and the research community in nearly twenty countries throughout the world and in the united states. In the upcoming years, the center will continue to work towards its mission of combating infectious diseases worldwide. By supporting collaborative efforts amongst scientists working throughout the world, the center believes that vaccines and cures can and will be discovered.in addition to making the research results available to the general public, the center provides training opportunities for high school science students and teachers, undergraduate students and postdoctoral research fellows by providing seminars and summer job opportunities. The center is also a direct source of information to the public, answering phone calls from patients and their families regarding infectious diseases, and directing them to resources that can help them cope with and understand their specific disease. Scientists are available by phone or email to answer questions about their research.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 87.7%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 1,227.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 151.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings