Mission Impact: Where the Money Goes

Every dollar you raise benefits those affected by Alzheimer’s disease in your community.

The Alzheimer’s Association is a global organization, working to advance care, support and research across the world. From face-to face support to online education programs and promising worldwide research initiatives, the money you raise makes a difference in the lives of those facing Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association:

Provides care and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s.

• Online message boards through AlzConnected®.
• Support groups, connecting those facing the disease with a network of help in their community.
• A free nationwide 24/7 Helpline (800.272.3900) offering information and referrals.

Drives research toward treatment, prevention and, ultimately, a cure.

• Currently investing more than $320 million in over 1000 active best-of-field projects in 54 countries.
• Accelerates study focused on the relationship between lifestyle habits and cognitive function by funding and implementing clinical trials such as the U.S. POINTER Study.
• Leads the field in research around risk reduction by investing in studies such as SPRINT MIND 2.0, a study to clarify the role of lowering blood pressure in reducing dementia risk.

Speaks up for the needs and rights of people affected by Alzheimer’s.

• Helps to pass landmark legislation such as the National Alzheimer's Project Act, which mandated a national plan to fight Alzheimer's.
• Drives bipartisan support for federal Alzheimer's and dementia research funding, which reached more than $3.7 billion annually.
• Fights to protect people living with Alzheimer's and dementia through legislation such as the Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act.