Our Vision: A world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia.®
Our Mission: The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
How we help
We enhance care and support
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We have local chapters across the nation, providing services within each community.
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Our professionally staffed 24/7 Helpline (1.800.272.3900) offers information and advice to more than 250,000 callers each year and provides translation services in more than 170 languages.
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We offer more than 4,500 support groups and connect thousands of people across the globe through ALZConnected®, our online community.
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We deliver 20,000 education programs annually and offer online information in 17 languages.
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We house the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library, the nation's largest library devoted to increasing knowledge about Alzheimer's and related dementias.
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Our annual Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
We advance research
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We advance the understanding of Alzheimer's through our peer-reviewed research grant program.
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We help people find clinical trials through our free service, Alzheimer's Association TrialMatch.
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Our annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) brings together thousands of researchers to share information and findings.
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Our scientific journals provide the global scientific community ways to share its diverse knowledge.
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Our professional society, Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), is the only professional society designed exclusively for individuals dedicated to Alzheimer's and dementia science.
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See all of our major milestones in research.
We advocate
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We develop policy resources, including Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, to educate decision makers on the economic and emotional toll that Alzheimer's takes on families and the nation.
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Our advocates engage elected officials at all levels of government and participate in our annual AIM Advocacy Forum, a march on Capitol Hill to meet with elected representatives.
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With our chapters, we work to pass legislation at the federal, state and local level.
Your Dollars at Work
This document explains how donations fuel mission areas across the Association.
Annual report
The Association's fiscal year spans from July 1 to June 30. The most recent annual report is available and downloadable from www.alz.org.
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