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®.
• In-person 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.

• Provides more than $440 million to over 2,900 scientific proposals, creating critical advancements.
• Brings the global research community together to tackle common challenges, such as the first new diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s in 27 years.
• Drives support for transformational projects such as the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network Trials Unit (DIAN TU).

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.
• Works to ensure federal policy reflects the urgency of the Alzheimer's crisis, resulting in unprecedented funding increases, including a historic $425 million increase.
• Recruits and trains hundreds of thousands of advocates to ensure that Alzheimer's disease cannot be ignored.