Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association

What it reported doing in 2014

The Alzheimer's Association Helpline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 140 languages. Our staff is highly trained and knowledgeable about all aspects of Alzheimers disease. Our professional staff is dedicated to helping people navigate through the difficult decisions and uncertainties people with Alzheimers and their families face at every stage of the disease. We can provide care consultation services to you by telephone, e-mail or in person. These include assessment of needs, assistance with planning and problem solving and supportive listening.We offer a variety of support groups for all individuals living with Alzheimers disease. Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, those with early-onset and early-stage Alzheimers, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.The Alzheimers Association message boards and chat rooms provide an online community for persons with Alzheimer's, caregivers and care providers. Our message boards have thousands of registered members from around the United States and thousands more who refer to the stories and information that is available 24 hours a day.The Alzheimers Association offers dozens of fact sheets and brochures. We also maintain a variety of educational materials (brochures, videos, audiotapes and books) on topics related to Alzheimers disease and related disorders. To learn more about our library, call us at 1.800.272.3900.Our chapter offers a Bi-weekly "Brain Matters" e-newsletter.We offer many educational programs each year that address the specific interests of the general public, individuals with the disease and their families.We offer classroom and Web-based training for healthcare supervisors and direct care workers in assisted living and nursing homes. Many programs allow you to earn CEUs.The Alzheimer's Association offers MedicAlert + Safe Return, a nationwide identification, support and enrollment program that provides assistance when someone with Alzheimer's or a related dementia wanders and becomes lost. Assistance is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If an enrollee is missing, one phone call immediately activates a community support network to help reunite the lost person with his or her caregiver.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.65; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings