Patient Advocate Foundation
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Patient Advocate Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to provide professional case management and financial aid services to Americans with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illnesses.
Year, State Incorporated:
1996, VA
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) assists patients with obtaining access to and reimbursement for prescribed healthcare free of charge. The organization serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and or creditors to resolve insurance, job discrimination or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through professional case managers, doctors and attorneys. The organization seeks to safeguard patients through mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of their financial stability.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, Patient Advocate Foundation's program expenses were:
Patient/educational services: $7,441,926
Financial aid programs: $312,844,794
Service contracts: $8,396,814
Total Program Expenses: $328,683,534
Chief Executive
Alan J. Balch, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$444,092
Chair of the Board
Otis Maynard
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Senior Associate General Counsel, United Healthcare
Board Size
17
Paid Staff Size
218
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: The compensation information above combines Alan J. Balch’s salary and benefits paid by both PAF and the National Patient Advocate Foundation.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements
Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $244,151,214, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Patient Advocate Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Grants | $243,865,726 |
| Contributions | $250,186 |
| Program administration | $23,199,770 |
| Investment return, net | $8,796,626 |
| In-kind contributions | $35,302 |
| Patient Congress | $46,141 |
| Promise of Hope | $138,190 |
| Patient Action Council | $75,000 |
| Total Income | $276,406,941 |
Programs: 99% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 1%
| Total Income | $276,406,941 |
| Total expenses: | $333,342,011 |
| Program expenses | $328,683,534 |
| Fundraising expenses | $1,444,464 |
| Administrative expenses | $3,214,013 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-56,935,070 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $368,774,020 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $-45,989 |
| Ending Net Assets | $311,792,961 |
| Total Liabilities | $33,351,723 |
| Total Assets | $345,144,684 |
Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, PAF received in-kind contributions totaling $35,302 in the form of gift basket items ($19,152) and marketing communication services ($16,150).
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Report completed by:
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