Today, the conjoined agency supports over 300 organizations with direct and indirect grants and advocates on behalf of people living with HIV on a local, state, and national level. Founded: 2010 Based: Washington, D. Budget: $15, 703, 177 (2018) Percentage of Budget Spent on Programs: 92. 9% amfAR: The Foundation for AIDS Research amfAR remains one of the world's most important funders of HIV research. In 2015, amfAR launched the amfAR Institute of HIV Cure Research in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco. As the cornerstone of amfAR's $100 million investment in cure research, the Institute aims to bring together leading research teams to collaborate across institutions and disciplines, making it one of the most ambitious initiatives in amfAR's history. Founded: 1985 Based: New York City, Washington, D. C., Bangkok, Thailand Budget: $39, 036, 897 (2018) Percentage of Budget Spent on Programs: 79% Black AIDS Institute The Black AIDS Institute has long been committed to addressing the challenges facing African American communities where the risk of HIV infection and stigmatization run high.
In recent years, EGPAF has expanded its outreach to deliver prevention to at-risk youth as well as scaling up efforts to diagnose infants born in nine African nations. Founded: 1988 Based: Los Angeles, Washington, D. C., and Geneva Budget: $199, 862, 241 (2018) Percentage of Budget Spent on Programs: 90. 6% Elton John AIDS Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is as bold as a charitable organization as it is vital. While its support of community-based HIV organizations is well known, EJAF distinguishes itself by funding programs that others won't, from legal groups fighting to overturn HIV criminal laws to activists demanding needle exchange programs in states that ban them. Founded: 1992 Based: New York City and London Budget: $6, 168, 761 (2018) Percentage of Budget Spent on Programs: 91. 5% Housing Works Housing Works understands that poverty and infection go hand-in-hand and has decided to take on the twin epidemic of homelessness and HIV. No organization has made greater advances into alleviating these vulnerabilities than this long-standing, New York-based charity.