Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,495,964

Total expenses

$1,654,270

Contributions and grants received

$1,487,276

Grants paid

$406,150

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$8,688

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,659,434

Total liabilities, end of year

$224,893

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,434,541

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,225,930

Management and general expenses

$167,220

Fundraising expenses

$261,120

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,225,930

Program services were 74.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• PATIENT SERVICES -THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CARE SERVICES TEAM AND THE PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS (PALS) AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS COMMENCE UPON DIAGNOSIS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES EXPERIENCE OPTIMAL EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING GIVEN THE DEVASTATION OF THE DISEASE. OUR ATTEMPT TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPACT FAMILIES CAN BE OUTLINED WITHIN OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS: EDUCATION, KOSTIUK CARE GRANT, SUPPORT GROUPS, RICKY P. SWEAT EQUIPMENT LOANER & ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, SALLY PANFEL IN-HOME CARE AND RESPITE PROGRAM, PAUL B. WILLIAMS ALS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, AND PATIENT CONSULTATIONS. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED OFTEN NEED TIME TO ABSORB THE IMPACT OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS, THEREFORE BASIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IS PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY BY THE ALS ASSOCIATION OF GA. THIS INFORMATION INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE DIAGNOSIS ITSELF, DISEASE TRAJECTORY, SUPPORT AND ONGOING RESEARCH. ANNUALLY THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM WHICH HIGHLIGHTS RESEARCH, SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH ALS, COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTERS. ALTHOUGH TO DATE THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS DISEASE, THE ALS ASSOCIATION IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE MISSION OF ONE DAY FINDING A TREATMENT AND ULTIMATELY A CURE.THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT FAMILIES INCUR AS THE RESULT OF AN ALS DIAGNOSIS CAN IMPACT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE TREMENDOUSLY. FOR THOSE THAT MAY NEED ADDITIONAL HELP, THE KOSTIUK CARE GRANT PROGRAM STRIVES TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. THIS PROGRAM IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT TRADITIONALLY COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCES, MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. IT WILL COVER EXPENSES RELATED TO HOME CARE ASSISTANCE (RESPITE), TRAVEL COSTS FOR ATTENDANCE TO AND FROM THE ALS CLINICS, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AUTO MODIFICATIONS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES. RECIPIENTS MAY APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE TWO GRANTS PER YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 PER GRANT REQUEST. GRANTS ARE AWARDED TWICE A YEAR ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND WILL BE BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. DURING FYE 2023, $203,000 WAS AWARDED IN CARE GRANT FUNDS. THE SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM PROVIDES PERSONS WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE SIMILAR CHALLENGES AND NEEDS. THE GROUPS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS RESOURCES AND EDUCATION.KNOWING WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK AND WHERE TO LOOK FOR RESOURCES IS VITAL. THE ASSOCIATION CURRENTLY CONDUCTS MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF 159 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THESE GROUPS ARE FACILITATED BY PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM RESULTS. BECAUSE THE NEEDS OF CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN CAN BE VERY SENSITIVE, THE ASSOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED SPECIFIC GROUPS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.AS THE DISEASE PROGRESSES, INDIVIDUALS WILL EXPERIENCE A DECLINE IN FUNCTIONING AS IT RELATES TO MOBILITY AND SPEECH. THESE CHALLENGES CAN IMPACT INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. IN SOME SITUATIONS, SPECIFIC MEDICAL AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE REQUIRED BUT NOT COVERED BYPRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. THE EQUIPMENT LOANER PROGRAM PROVIDES SUCH EQUIPMENT TO PERSONS WITH ALS AT NO COST. THIS PROGRAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO OBTAIN THROUGH GRANT FUNDING OR PRIVATE DONATIONS SUCH ITEMS THAT CAN ENSURE INCREASED INDEPENDENCE. THE ASSOCIATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY PROVIDERS COLLABORATE ON THE MAINTENANCE ANDSTORAGE OF ALL EQUIPMENT.90% OF THE CURRENT ALS COMMUNITY IN GEORGIA CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOME THROUGHOUT THE DISEASE PROCESS. THIS BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY WILL REQUIRE TOTAL ADL CARE FROM ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS. THIS SERVICE IS NOT COVERED BY MEDICARE OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES. THE SALLY PANFEL IN-HOME CARE AND RESPITE PROGRAM PROVIDES PALS WITH UP TO 12 HOURS OF IN-HOME CARE PER WEEK. THE CARE IS PROVIDED BY LICENSED COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF THE ALSAGA ASSOCIATION AND ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. DURING FYE 2023, 4,815 IN-HOME CARE HOURS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE AND RESEARCH CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY ALS. AS MOBILITY DECLINES AND THE NEED FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INCREASES, PERSONS WITH ALS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ATTEND NEEDED APPOINTMENTS VIA TRADITIONAL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE VERY LIMITED REGARDING THE COVERAGE OF NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. THE PAUL B. WILLIAMS ALS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS VIA: NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, VAN RENTALS, VEHICLE MODIFICATION AND VOUCHERS. DURING FYE 2023, 61 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND 37 VAN RENTALS WERE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.INFORMATION IS VITAL TO PERSONS WITH ALS. AS THE BODY DECLINES IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE PRESENTED WITH REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE DISEASE TRAJECTORY. SKILLED CARE SERVICE COORDINATORS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING CONSULTATIONS THROUGH OUR CARE SERVICES CONSULTATION PROGRAM. THE ONGOING CONSULTATIONS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THE COORDINATORS ARE ALSO VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN IDENTIFYING AND MAKING COMMUNITY REFERRALS. THE ALS ASSOCIATION IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PERSONS WITH ALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.

  Expenses $1,155,159 · Grants $406,150

• GLOBAL RESEARCH EFFORTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALS ASSOCIATION, NATIONALLY, ARE ON-GOING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS WORKING ON ALS AND ADVANCE NEW DISCOVERIES AND TREATMENTS.

  Expenses $70,771

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• AUGUSTA ALS CLINIC - AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

  $25,000

  CLINIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• EMORY ALS CENTER - EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

  $25,000

  CLINIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

8 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202343139349302524

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