Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 270,043,865 | 282,672,072 | 279,789,664 | 302,437,152 | 283,909,984 | 1,418,852,737 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 270,043,865 | 282,672,072 | 279,789,664 | 302,437,152 | 283,909,984 | 1,418,852,737 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 222,588,669 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,196,264,068 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 270,043,865 | 282,672,072 | 279,789,664 | 302,437,152 | 283,909,984 | 1,418,852,737 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,145,637 | 2,705,046 | 2,260,636 | 1,203,865 | 1,891,412 | 11,206,596 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,779,485 | 1,502,044 | 1,974,227 | 104,879 | 56,829 | 5,417,464 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,435,476,797 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | GRANT TERMINATIONS & REFUNDS 5,069,350 OTHER MISC. REVENUE 348,114 |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE AND INTEGRATED FUNDING PROGRAMS, UNTIL EVERY PATIENT HAS A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE THERAPY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2015, LLS SUPPORTED RESEARCH IN THE U.S., CANADA AND 7 OTHER COUNTRIES WITH A TOTAL RESEARCH DISBURSEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILLION. RESEARCH FUNDING WAS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS ALL BLOOD CANCERS. OUR CRITICAL ROLE LLS PROGRAMS ACCELERATE RELEVANT RESEARCH OUTCOMES BY: - BUILDING A FOCUSED RESEARCH WORK-FORCE: ASSURING THE NEXT ROUND OF BREAKTHROUGHS REQUIRES THAT YOUNG INVESTIGATORS BE ENCOURAGED TO WORK IN BLOOD CANCER RESEARCH FIELDS. - TURNING DISCOVERIES INTO NEW THERAPIES: FUNDAMENTAL NEW FINDINGS CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS THAT CAN ULTIMATELY PROLONG AND ENHANCE PATIENT LIVES. - SUPPORTING SYNERGY: LARGE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ENABLE SCIENTISTS IN ACADEMIA AND THE PRIVATE-SECTOR TO COLLABORATE, COMBINING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE MORE AND FASTER ADVANCES. - FILLING A VOID: RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ARE HIGH-RISK AND/OR ADDRESS RARE CANCERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES, BUT MAY PROVIDE IMPORTANT ADVANCES. - SPEEDING NEW TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS: PARTNERING WITH BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES CAN ADVANCE PROMISING THERAPIES THROUGH CLINICAL TESTING, FASTER. PAST ADVANCES MADE WITH LLS RESEARCH FUNDING GENEROUS DONORS HAVE HELPED LLS SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT HAS ALREADY BENEFITED BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS AND MANY OTHERS. ADVANCES INCLUDE: - MULTI-DRUG THERAPIES THAT ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TREATMENTS WITH SINGLE ANTI-CANCER AGENTS, - BONE MARROW / STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND SUPPORTIVE CARE TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WHO RELAPSE DESPITE THE BEST AVAILABLE THERAPY, AND, - TESTS THAT DISTINGUISH SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICULAR BLOOD CANCERS FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER SUBTYPES, AND FOR "RISK STRATIFICATION" TO SELECT AN OPTIMAL THERAPY. TARGETED THERAPY RESEARCH DISCOVERING THE MOLECULAR ABNORMALITIES THAT CAUSE PARTICULAR TYPES OF BLOOD CANCER HAS BEEN USEFUL IN DIAGNOSIS AND RISK STRATIFICATION, AND IN NEW "TARGETED DRUG" DEVELOPMENT. LLS-FUNDED INVESTIGATORS HAVE HELPED ADVANCE MOLECULARLY TARGETED TREATMENTS THAT CAN SELECTIVELY KILL BLOOD CANCER CELLS VERSUS NORMAL CELLS. MANY OF THESE NEW TREATMENTS BENEFIT NOT ONLY BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS, BUT ALSO PATIENTS WITH OTHER DISEASES. FOR EXAMPLE: - GLEEVEC IS FDA-APPROVED FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES WITH CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA (CML), AND IS ALSO APPROVED FOR PATIENTS WITH ONE FORM OF ACUTE LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA (ALL), MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES (MDS), MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS AND RARE FORMS OF STOMACH AND SKIN CANCERS. RELATED DRUGS, SPRYCEL AND TASIGNA, ARE APPROVED FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT BENEFIT FROM GLEEVEC. ONE OR MORE OF THESE DRUGS ARE ALSO SHOWING PROMISE FOR PATIENTS WITH VARIOUS LYMPHOMAS, ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML), CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL), AND OTHER CANCERS, INCLUDING BRAIN, BREAST, HEAD-AND-NECK, LUNG, PANCREATIC, AND PROSTATE CANCERS, AND PATIENTS WITH OTHER DISEASES INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S, ASTHMA AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. - RITUXAN WAS THE FIRST FDA-APPROVED, ANTI-CANCER ANTIBODY DRUG, DEVELOPED FOR PATIENTS WITH FORMS OF B-CELL NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA (NHL). IT IS NOW ALSO APPROVED FOR CLL PATIENTS AND AS A "MAINTENANCE" THERAPY FOR FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA PATIENTS, AND SHOWING PROMISE FOR PATIENTS WITH ALL AND AFTER STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. IN ADDITION, IT IS APPROVED FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND TWO OTHER TYPES OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. A RELATED ANTIBODY DRUG, ARZERRA, IS APPROVED FOR CLL PATIENTS AND SHOWING WIDER PROMISE. - VELCADE, THALIDOMID AND REVLIMID ARE FDA-APPROVED FOR PATIENTS WITH MYELOMA AND ARE ALSO HELPING SOME PATIENTS WITH HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AND NHL. KRYPOLIS WAS RECENTLY APPROVED FOR MYELOMA PATIENTS FOR WHOM AT LEAST TWO PRIOR THERAPIES WERE INSUFFICIENT. ONE OR MORE OF THESE DRUGS ARE NOW BEING TESTED FOR PATIENTS WITH T-CELL AND B-CELL FORMS OF LYMPHOMA, ACUTE LEUKEMIAS, AS WELL AS AIDS-RELATED KAPOSI SARCOMA AND BRAIN, BREAST, COLORECTAL, HEAD-AND-NECK, KIDNEY, LIVER, LUNG, OVARIAN AND PROSTATE CANCERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. - ISTODAX, ZOLINZA, DACOGEN AND VIDAZA TARGET SMALL CHEMICAL, "EPIGENETIC" CHANGES. THE FIRST TWO DRUGS ARE APPROVED FOR PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL T-CELL LYMPHOMAS; THE LATTER DRUGS ARE APPROVED FOR MDS PATIENTS. ONE OR MORE OF THESE DRUGS ARE BEING TESTED FOR PATIENTS WITH ALL, AML, CML, CLL, MYELOMA AND FORMS OF NHL, AFTER STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION, AND FOR PATIENTS WITH BREAST, BRAIN, KIDNEY, COLORECTAL, HEAD-AND-NECK, LUNG, STOMACH, PROSTATE AND OVARIAN CANCERS, MELANOMA AS WELL AS SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND PERSISTENT HIV INFECTIONS. - ADCETRIS WAS APPROVED IN 2011, AND IN JANUARY 2012. IT IS AN ANTIBODY- DRUG CONJUGATE THAT COMBINES AN ANTI-CD30 ANTIBODY AND THE CYTOTOXIC DRUG MONOMETHYL AURISTATIN E (MMAE). IT IS AN ANTI-NEOPLASTIC AGENT USED IN THE TREATMENT OF HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AFTER FAILURE OF AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANT OR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASCT AFTER FAILURE OF AT LEAST 2 MUTIAGEN CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS. ADCETRIS WAS ALSO APPROVED FOR SYSTEMIC ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA WITH FAILURE OF AT LEAST ONE PRIOR TREATMENT. - GAZYVA IS A HUMANIZED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY USED AS A COMBINATION TREATMENT WITH CHLORAMBUCIL TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA. IT WAS APPROVED BY THE FDA IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND BY THE EHA IN JULY 2014. - IMBRUVICA IS AN ORAL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR AGIANST BTK KINASE. IT WAS FIRST APPROVED BY THE US FDA ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013 FOR THE TREATMENT OF MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECIEVED AT LEAST ONE PRIOR TREATMENT. ON FEB. 12, 2014 THE US FDA EXPANDED THE APPROVED USE OF THE DRUG TO CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL) PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE PRIOR TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT RECEIVED FURTHER EXPANSION TO TREAT 17P DELETION IN CLL WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR THERAPY. - ZYDELIG IS AN ORAL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR THAT BLOCKS THE DELTA ISOFORM OF THE ENZYME PHOSPHOINOSITIDE 3-KINASE. IT WAS APPROVED BY THE FDA IN JULY 2014 TO TREAT RELAPSED/REFRACTORY CLL IN COMBINATION WITH RITUXAN. IT WAS ALSO APPROVED TO USE AS A MONOTHERAPY FOR RELAPSED MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA AND FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA. OTHER ACTIVE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS LLS-FUNDED RESEARCHERS ARE ALSO EXPLORING OTHER AREAS OF RESEARCH THAT HOLD PROMISE FOR PATIENTS: - NOVEL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROCEDURES: THESE INCLUDE SO-CALLED "MINI" TRANSPLANTS THAT USE LESS TOXIC PRE-TRANSPLANT TREATMENTS AND ENGINEERED DONOR CELLS THAT HELP REDUCE POST-TRANSPLANT COMPLICATIONS, MAKING THESE POTENTIALLY CURATIVE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE TO MORE PATIENTS. - IMMUNOTHERAPIES: INCLUDING ANTIBODIES, VACCINES AND ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS, THESE TARGETED THERAPIES HELP A PATIENT'S IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT INFECTIONS AND KILL RESIDUAL CANCER CELLS, PROLONGING REMISSIONS, AND PERHAPS ONE DAY REPLACING TOXIC CHEMOTHERAPIES. - DIAGNOSTICS: NEW TECHNOLOGIES MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO CHARACTERIZE THE ABNORMALITIES IN INDIVIDUAL CANCER CASES IN MOLECULAR DETAIL. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE USED TO HELP CHOOSE THE BEST POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR EACH PATIENT, ESPECIALLY AS MORE TARGETED THERAPIES BECOME AVAILABLE. - QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH: THESE STUDIES INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SPECIFIC TREATMENTS CAN CAUSE DEBILITATING SIDE-EFFECTS, INCLUDING LATE-EFFECTS, AND WHICH PATIENTS ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING THESE COMPLICATIONS, SO THAT THEY CAN BE BETTER MANAGED OR EVEN PREVENTED. DRIVING RESEARCH TO ADDRESS UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS LLS CONTINUES TO SOLICIT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH FOCUSED ON IMPROVING BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER TODAY'S CURATIVE THERAPIES. ALSO IN 2015, FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, LLS ACTIVELY RECRUITED RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN SIX OTHER UNDERDEVELOPED RESEARCH AREAS IN WHICH PROGRESS IS LIKELY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH PARTICULARLY URGENT NEEDS. NEW RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON: - DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS WITH NON- CUTANEOUS T-CELL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - DEVELOP NOVEL TARGETED THERAPIES FOR CLL PATIENTS, WITH REAL CURATIVE POTENTIAL - DEVELOP NOVEL TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR MDS AND AML PATIENTS - DEVELOP NOVEL TARGETED THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK MYELOMA - DEVELOPMENT OF NEW-TARGETED THERAPIES FOR INDOLENT LYMPHOMA PATIENTS - DEFINE GENETIC/MOLECULAR PREDISPOSITIONS TO LONG-TERM AND LATE-TERM EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH STANDARD THERAPIES IN PEDIATRIC ALL AND APPLY THIS INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. THE THERAPY ACCELERATION PROGRAM THIS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2007 TO MOVE NEW TREATMENTS AND DIAGNOSTICS THROUGH PRECLINICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL TRIALS, FASTER. USING MILESTONE-DRIVEN CONTRACTS AND WORKING IN CONCERT WITH ACADEMIC INVESTIGATORS, MEDICAL CENTERS AND COMPANIES, LLS IS FURTHER BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DISCOVERY AND HUMAN APPLICATIONS TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT NOVEL, POSSIBLY BREAKTHROUGH, TREATMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS AS SOON |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | A NUMBER OF RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. LLS PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL COMPILATION OF DATA AVAILABLE FOR BLOOD CANCERS, INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF NEW BLOOD CANCER CASES AND DEATHS, THE MOST RECENT STATISTICS AVAILABLE FOR INCIDENCE, MORTALITY AND SURVIVAL; AND CURRENT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT SYMPTOMS, RISK FACTORS AND TREATMENT. PUBLICATIONS AN EXTENSIVE CATALOG OF EDUCATION MATERIALS IS OFFERED FREE-OF-CHARGE TO PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR, LLS DISTRIBUTES BOOKLETS, BROCHURES, FACT SHEETS, EDUCATION PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTS AND DVDS THROUGH THE INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER AND LLS CHAPTERS. MANY MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.LLS.ORG/RESOURCECENTER. DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FRENCH. - 705,326 PRINTED BOOKLETS, BROCHURES, FACT SHEETS, EDUCATION PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTS AND DVDS DISTRIBUTED IN 2015. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN 2015, A COMBINED 42,235,261 WAS DISBURSED TO PATIENTS THROUGH THE LLS PATIENT FINANCIAL AID (111,525),CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (41,805,481) AND THE LLS NATIONAL PATIENT TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (318,255). CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS PATIENTS WITH MANY KINDS OF BLOOD CANCERS MEET THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEDICARE PLAN PART B OR D PREMIUMS OR CO-PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO TREATING THEIR CANCER. PATIENTS WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE, MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES UNDER MEDICARE PART B AND/OR MEDICARE PART D, MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SHOULD CHECK WITH LLS TO SEE IF THEY MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. CO-PAY ASSISTANCE IS SUBJECT TO FUND AVAILABILITY BY SPECIFIC BLOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL, (877) LLS-COPAY (877) 557-2672 OR VISIT WWW.LLS.ORG/COPAY. - 19,922 PATIENTS RECEIVED LLS CO-PAY ASSISTANCE IN 2015 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EACH LLS CHAPTER OFFICE IS STAFFED WITH A PATIENT SERVICES MANAGER (PSM) WHO OVERSEES SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. PSMS ARE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, OFTEN WITH A BACKGROUND IN ONCOLOGY NURSING OR SOCIAL WORK. PSMS SERVE AS LIAISONS WITH COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND TREATMENT CENTERS. COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, SUPPORT AND PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE. PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS: IN 2015 WE CONDUCTED 221 LOCAL PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO A TOTAL OF 9,807 ATTENDEES. THESE PROGRAMS RANGED FROM DISEASE SPECIFIC TOPICS TO THOSE OF SURVIVORSHIP. OF THE TOTAL ATTENDING THESE LOCAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, A MAJORITY WERE PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS (6,872 ATTENDEES) BUT IMPORTANTLY, MANY (2,404 ATTENDEES) WERE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. BLOOD CANCER CONFERENCES: LLS WORKS TO ELEVATE OUR VISIBILITY IN COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY HOSTING LARGER-SCALE CONFERENCES, GEARED FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THESE EVENTS ARE A CATALYST FOR BRINGING MANY DEDICATED PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS, INFORMATION AND THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. THEY ARE ALSO AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MANY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. IN 2015, 25 BCC CONFERENCES WERE HELD WITH TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 6,589. 2,965 WERE PATIENTS, 1,511 CAREGIVERS, 1,001 NURSES, 181 SOCIAL WORKS, 128 MEDICAL DOCTORS, AND 628 "OTHER" HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS SERVING THE UNDERSERVED: IN 2015, WE OFFERED 68 SPECIAL PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE WHO OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AS OTHERS MIGHT HAVE. BREAKING DOWN ACCESS BARRIERS IN UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS MEANS BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS GET THE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. THIS OUTREACH BROUGHT IMPORTANT DISEASE TREATMENT INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 5,500 PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OF THIS, 3,870 WERE PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, JOINED BY 1,126 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS OR MPN: IN 2015, LLS WAS ABLE TO OFFER SPECIALIZED MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS OR MPN EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FOUR COMMUNITIES TO A TOTAL OF 70 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS AND 9 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION, LLS PROVIDED COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION CONCERNING THE LATEST CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION TO 634 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, WHO WERE JOINED BY 286 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS: THROUGHOUT THE US, IN 2015, LLS SUPPORTED OR HOSTED 296 REGISTERED FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. GROUPS ARE GUIDED BY TWO VOLUNTEER ONCOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGING GREATER COMMUNICATION AMONG PATIENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. LLS SUPPORT GROUPS ARE THE PERFECT PLACE TO TALK WITH OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY BLOOD CANCERS, INCLUDING PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS. THE GROUPS PROVIDE MUTUAL SUPPORT AND OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ANXIETIES AND CONCERNS WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE THE SAME EXPERIENCES. THIS SHARING STRENGTHENS THE FAMILY BOND AND ENHANCES EVERYONE'S ABILITY TO COPE WITH CANCER. PATTI ROBINSON KAUFMANN FIRST CONNECTION PROGRAM: FIRST CONNECTION IS A PROGRAM THAT LINKS NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS TO A PEER VOLUNTEER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR DIAGNOSIS. A TRAINED PATIENT-VOLUNTEER CURRENTLY IN REMISSION CONTACTS THE NEW PATIENT TO SHARE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE THROUGH LLS CHAPTERS. - 1,476 FIRST CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE US IN 2015. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS MAY SPEAK TO AN INFORMATION SPECIALIST AT (800) 955-4572 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9 A.M. TO 9 P.M., ET, EMAIL INFOCENTER@LLS.ORG OR CHAT ONE-ON-ONE VIA THE LLS WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER OFFERS TRANSLATION SERVICES IN MORE THAN 165 LANGUAGES. - 31,511 INQUIRIES MADE TO OUR INFORMATION SPECIALISTS, AND 30,871 INQUIRIES MADE TO OUR PATIENT ACCESS STAFF ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 2015. THE LLS WEBSITE THE LLS WEBSITE, WWW.LLS.ORG, FULFILLS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS. VISITORS CAN PERSONALIZE THEIR WEB PAGES TO THEIR LOCATION TO KEEP CURRENT WITH DISEASE-SPECIFIC UPDATES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO LLS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING CO-PAY ASSISTANCE, THE MOST CURRENT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS, WEEKLY FACILITATED ONLINE CHATS, NATIONAL TELEPHONE AND WEB EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND CLINICAL-TRIAL SEARCHES VIA AN ONLINE CLINICAL- TRIAL SEARCH SERVICE THAT OFFERS PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO LISTINGS OF BLOOD CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS. PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CAN INTERACT WITH LLS AND ONE ANOTHER THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING, PODCASTS AND ENEWSLETTERS. NATIONAL TELEPHONE/ WEB EDUCATION PROGRAMS LLS SPONSORS TELEPHONE AND WEB EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, SURVIVORS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES. IN 2015, 9 LLS NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FEATURED DISEASE-SPECIFIC UPDATES AND INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPORT AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FROM WORLD RENOWNED CLINICAL EXPERTS. OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF EXPERTS DURING THESE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS. LLS ALSO SPONSORS A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. RECENT PROGRAMS EXPLORED THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CURRENT THERAPIES FOR HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES AND COMMUNICATION AMONG PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND HEMATOLOGISTS/ONCOLOGISTS IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGIC CANCER. UPCOMING PROGRAMS ARE POSTED AT WWW.LLS.ORG/PROGRAMS AND ARCHIVES OF PAST PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LLS.ORG/PASTPROGRAMS. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LLS.ORG/PROFESSIONALED. LLS ALSO OFFERS DISEASE-SPECIFIC WEBCASTS PRESENTED BY WORLD RENOWNED CLINICAL EXPERTS. THESE CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.LLS.ORG/WEBCASTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | D) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: LLS SERVES THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL AND RESEARCH COMMUNITY THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIA OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERS VARYING FORMATS TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS ON THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B | CANADA |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE MEMBERS OF LLS CONSIST OF ONE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH CHAPTER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES (REPRESENTING THE CHAPTERS) ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF LLS'S GOVERNING BODY, ITS NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AFFECTING THE CHAPTERS REQUIRE AN APPROVING VOTE BY THE CHAPTER DELEGATES. DECISIONS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING THE CHAPTERS DO NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE CHAPTER DELEGATES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE LLS FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND WAS REVIEWED BY THE CAO & CFO, SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, AND KPMG FOR COMMENT AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND PROVIDED INPUT PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING BY POSTING THE FORM ON AN INTRANET WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS, CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS, FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATORS, AND TNT COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND SUBMIT A SIGNED FORM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY AND DISCLOSED ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL FORMS ARE COLLECTED AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS ANY FORMS DISCLOSING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS. PART VI, LINE 12 C: ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE RECUSED FROM ANY DISCUSSION WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING COI WILL GO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND MONITORS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. IN 2015 THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A SURVEY OF OTHER NOT- FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION RANGES AND SET THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S SALARY COMMENSURATELY. THE COMMITTEE MET AND REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND MONITORS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. IN 2015 THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A SURVEY OF OTHER NOT- FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION RANGES AND SET THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S SALARY COMMENSURATELY. THE COMMITTEE MET AND REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEBRASKA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, INC. MAKES ITS ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.LLS.ORG. ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED IN THE 990. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | LLS CANADA REVENUE 10,501,177 LLS CANADA GAIN ON INVESTMENT 177,817 LLS CANADA EXPENSES -10,122,744 FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION -530,316 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | CANADA OPENING NET ASSETS ADJUSTMENTS 133,047 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ROUNDING -61 LLS CANADA CHANGE IN NET ASSET -25,936 INC. |
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