Form990
Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations)
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public Inspection
A For the 2020 calendar year, or tax year beginning 01-01-2020 , and ending 12-31-2020
BCheck if applicable:
CName of organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
 
Doing business as
 
 
Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
2451 Crystal Drive Room 900
 
Room/suite
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
Arlington, VA22202
D Employer identification number

54-1734511
E Telephone number

G Gross receipts $ 9,866,077
F Name and address of principal officer:
Tracey D Brown
2451 Crystal Drive Suite 900
Arlington,VA22202
I
Tax-exempt status: (   ) LeftBullet (insert no.) or
J
Website:MediumBullet
www.diabetes.org/news-research
H(a)
Is this a group return for
subordinates?
H(b)
Are all subordinates
included?
If "No," attach a list. (see instructions)
H(c)
Group exemption number MediumBullet3326
K Form of organization:  
L Year of formation: 1994
M State of legal domicile: VA
Part I
Summary
Activities & Governance 1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc. the Foundation secures major gifts and grants to fund diabetes-related research. Please see complete mission statement in Schedule O
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3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........ 3 18
4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ..... 4 18
5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2020 (Part V, line 2a) ...... 5 0
6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ............. 6 275
7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........ 7a 0
b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 ......... 7b  
Revenues Prior Year Current Year
8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ......... 20,934,789 9,866,077
9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........   0
10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) .... 3,570 0
11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 4,246 0
12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 20,942,605 9,866,077
Expenses; 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )... 26,966,440 16,064,785
14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....   0
15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)   0
16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....   0
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) MediumBullet336,238    
17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e).... 637,373 517,290
18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 27,603,813 16,582,075
19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12....... -6,661,208 -6,715,998
Net Assets or Fund Balances; Beginning of Current Year End of Year
20 Total assets (Part X, line 16)............. 34,485,469 18,545,687
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)............. 13,201,125 3,575,966
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20..... 21,284,344 14,969,721
Part II
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Part III
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part III..............
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission: The Foundation was founded to give focus to the American Diabetes Associations research program and to ensure the availability of funds to support research.
2
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? .....................
If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O.
3
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program
services? ...........................
If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O.
4
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4a (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 16,064,785 including grants of $ 16,064,785 ) (Revenue $   )
Research Continued on Sch. O
4b (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4c (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
(Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4e Total program service expensesMediumBullet16,064,785
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules
Yes
No
1
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Schedule AClick to see attachment.....................
1
Yes
 
2
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors (see instructions)? Click to see attachment...
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I.............
3
 
No
4
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II.........
4
 
No
5
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III..
5
 
No
6
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I.........................
6
 
No
7
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II....
7
 
No
8
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If "Yes,"
complete Schedule D, Part III..............
8
 
No
9
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21 for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV..............
9
 
No
10
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi endowments? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part V......
10
 
No
11
If the organization’s answer to any of the following questions is "Yes," then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable.
a
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D, Part VI. ...................
11a
 
No
b
Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VII.......
11b
 
No
c
Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIII.......
11c
 
No
d
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IX............
11d
 
No
e
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X
11e
 
No
f
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part XClick to see attachment
11f
Yes
 
12a
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D, Parts XI and XIIClick to see attachment......................
12a
Yes
 
b
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," and if the organization answered "No" to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI and XII is optional Click to see attachment
12b
Yes
 
13
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E
13
 
No
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? .....
14a
 
No
b
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts I and IV.........
14b
 
No
15
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts II and IV.....
15
 
No
16
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts III and IV...
16
 
No
17
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part I(see instructions) ....
17
 
No
18
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II............
18
 
No
19
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part III...................
19
 
No
20a
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities? If "Yes," complete Schedule H....
20a
 
No
b
If "Yes" to line 20a, did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements to this return?
20b
 
 
21
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and II.....Click to see attachment
21
Yes
 
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Yes
No
22
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and III........Click to see attachment
22
Yes
 
23
Did the organization answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5 about compensation of the organization’s current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If "Yes," complete Schedule J....................... Click to see attachment
23
Yes
 
24a
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If “Yes,” answer lines 24b through 24d and complete Schedule K. If “No,” go to line 25a...............
24a
 
No
b
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?...
24b
 
 
c
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year
to defease any tax-exempt bonds? ...............
24c
 
 
d
Did the organization act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?...
24d
 
 
25a
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I ....
25a
 
No
b
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I.......................
25b
 
No
26
Did the organization report any amount on Part X, line 5 or 22 for receivables from or payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II...........
26
 
No
27
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity (including an employee thereof) or family member of any of these persons?
If "Yes," complete
Schedule L, Part IIIClick to see attachment.........................
27
Yes
 
28
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
a
A current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, or substantial contributor? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV......................
28a
 
No
b
A family member of any individual described in line 28a? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV.....
28b
 
No
c
A 35% controlled entity of one or more individuals and/or organizations described in lines 28a or 28b? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV.....................
28c
 
No
29
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M..
29
 
No
30
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M .................
30
 
No
31
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I
31
 
No
32
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part II........................
32
 
No
33
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I............
33
 
No
34
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part II, III, or IV, and Part V, line 1.........................Click to see attachment
34
Yes
 
35a
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
35a
 
No
b
If ‘Yes’ to line 35a, did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 ...
35b
 
 
36
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2.............
36
 
No
37
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VI
37
 
No
38
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11b and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. ............
38
Yes
 
Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part V...........
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096. Enter -0- if not applicable ..
1a
0
b
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable .
1b
0
c
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? ..................
1c
 
 
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2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and
Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return ..................
2a
0
b
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?
Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file (see instructions)
2b
 
 
3a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?...
3a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If “No” to line 3b, provide an explanation in Schedule O...
3b
 
 
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)? ..
4a
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: MediumBullet
See instructions for filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? ..
5a
 
No
b
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
5b
 
No
c
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? ............
5c
 
 
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions? ...
6a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible? ......................
6b
 
 
7
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
a
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor? ....................
7a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided? .....
7b
 
 
c
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282? .........................
7c
 
No
d
If "Yes," indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year ....
7d
 
e
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?
7e
 
No
f
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract? ..
7f
 
No
g
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required? ......................
7g
 
 
h
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C? ..........................
7h
 
 
8
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds. Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year? ........
8
 
 
9
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
a
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?........
9a
 
 
b
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?...
9b
 
 
10
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ...
10a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities
10b
 
11
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
a
Gross income from members or shareholders .........
11a
 
b
Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) ..........
11b
 
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
12a
 
 
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year.
12b
 
13
Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
a
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state? .........
Note. See the instructions for additional information the organization must report on Schedule O.
13a
 
 
b
Enter the amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans ....
13b
 
c
Enter the amount of reserves on hand ............
13c
 
14a
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?.....
14a
 
No
b
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O..
14b
 
 
15
Is the organization subject to the section 4960 tax on payment(s) of more than $1,000,000 in remuneration or excess parachute payment(s) during the year? ....................
If "Yes," see instructions and file Form 4720, Schedule N.
15
 
No
16
Is the organization an educational institution subject to the section 4968 excise tax on net investment income? ..
If "Yes," complete Form 4720, Schedule O.
16
 
No
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Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each "Yes" response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a "No" response to lines 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VI..............
Section A. Governing Body and Management
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year
1a
18
If there are material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, or if the governing body delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee, explain in Schedule O.
b
Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent
1b
18
2
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? .................
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? .
3
Yes
 
4
Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed? .
4
 
No
5
Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization’s assets? .
5
 
No
6
Did the organization have members or stockholders? ................
6
 
No
7a
Did the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who had the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body? ....................
7a
Yes
 
b
Are any governance decisions of the organization reserved to (or subject to approval by) members, stockholders, or persons other than the governing body? ...................
7b
Yes
 
8
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following:
a
The governing body? .......................
8a
Yes
 
b
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? ............
8b
Yes
 
9
Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the organization’s mailing address? If "Yes," provide the names and addresses in Schedule O.......
9
 
No
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.)
Yes
No
10a
Did the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ............
10a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with the organization's exempt purposes?
10b
 
 
11a
Has the organization provided a complete copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form? ............................
11a
Yes
 
b
Describe in Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review this Form 990. .....
12a
Did the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If "No," go to line 13.......
12a
Yes
 
b
Were officers, directors, or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? ..........................
12b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If "Yes," describe in Schedule O how this was done...................
12c
Yes
 
13
Did the organization have a written whistleblower policy? ...............
13
Yes
 
14
Did the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? .........
14
Yes
 
15
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
a
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official ...........
15a
 
No
b
Other officers or key employees of the organization ................
15b
 
No
If "Yes" to line 15a or 15b, describe the process in Schedule O (see instructions).
16a
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? ......................
16a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization follow a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and take steps to safeguard the organization’s exempt status with respect to such arrangements? ............
16b
 
 
Section C. Disclosure
17
List the states with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filedMediumBullet
AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , FL , GA , HI , IL , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , PR , RI , SC , TN , UT , VA , WA , WI , WV
18
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Form 1023 (or 1024-A if applicable), 990, and 990-T (501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you made these available. Check all that apply.
19
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how) the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year.
20
State the name, address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the organization's books and records:
MediumBulletCharlotte M Carter CFO2451 Crystal Drive Suite 900   Arlington,VA22202 (703) 549-1500
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Part VII
Compensation of Officers, Directors,Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VII..............
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount
of compensation. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current key employees, if any. See instructions for definition of "key employee."
RoundBullet List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee)
who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the
organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000
of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the
organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

See instructions for the order in which to list the persons above.
Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organization compensated any current officer, director, or trustee.
(A)
Name and title 		(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line) 		(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(1) Tracey D Brown......................................................................
Chief Executive Officer
 000.10
.................
37.40 		    X       0 733,386 358,773
(2) Robert A Gabbay effective July 1 20......................................................................
Chief Scientific Medical Officer
 000.10
.................
37.40 		    X       0 324,140 7,650
(3) Charlotte M Carter......................................................................
Chief Financial Officer
 000.10
.................
37.40 		    X       0 246,353 16,311
(4) Kenneth Moritsugu through June 30 2......................................................................
Interim Chief Scientific Medical Officer
 000.10
.................
37.40 		    X       0 155,300 0
(5) Karen Talmadge PhD......................................................................
Vice Chair of the Board
 000.10
.................
  		X   X       0 0 0
(6) Pearson C Cummin III MBA......................................................................
Secretary-Treasurer
 000.10
.................
  		X   X       0 0 0
(7) Allen Spiegel MD through January 18......................................................................
Chair of the Board
 000.10
.................
  		X   X       0 0 0
(8) Matthew Rifkin......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(9) Tim Erblich......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(10) George J Huntley CPA......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(11) James A Horbowicz......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(12) Alan Altschuler......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(13) Al Powers......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(14) Edward T Hawthorne......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(15) John W Griffin Jr JD......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
(16) Umesh Verma......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
6.20 		X           0 0 0
(17) Orville G Kolterman MD......................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.................
  		X           0 0 0
Form 990 (2020)
Form 990 (2020)
Page 8
Part VII
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A)
Name and title 		(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line) 		(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(18) Linda Cummin........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0
(19) Desmond Schatz MD........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0
(20) John E Anderson MD........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0
(21) Geralyn R Spollet MSN ANP-CS CDE........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0
(22) James W Quinn JD........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0
(23) Donald J Wagner........................................................................
Board of Directors
 000.10
.......................   		X           0 0 0














1b Sub-Total................MediumBullet
c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....MediumBullet
d Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........MediumBullet   1,459,179 382,734
2
Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization MediumBullet  
Yes
No
3
Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual ..............
3
 
No
4
For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such
individual...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person ........
5
 
No
Section B. Independent Contractors
1
Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
(A)
Name and business address 		(B)
Description of services 		(C)
Compensation
NA,
 
  		   
2
Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization MediumBullet  
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Form 990 (2020)
Page 9
Part VIII
Statement of Revenue
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VIII.............
(A)
Total revenue 		(B)
Related or
exempt
function
revenue 		(C)
Unrelated
business
revenue 		(D)
Revenue
excluded from
tax under sections
512 - 514
Contributions, Gifts, GrantAmt and OtherAmt Similar Amounts 1a Federated campaigns..1a 89,490
b Membership dues..1b  
c Fundraising events..1c  
d Related organizations1d 7,307,220
e Government grants (contributions)1e  
f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above1f 2,469,367
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$ 1g  
h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......MediumBullet 9,866,077
Program Service RevenueAmt Business Code
2a
b
c
d
e
f All other program service revenue.        
g Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....MediumBullet  
OtherAmtRevenueAmt 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......MediumBullet        
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceedsMediumBullet        
5 Royalties...........MediumBullet        
(ii) Personal (i) Real
6a Gross rents     6a
b Less: rental expenses     6b
c Rental income or (loss)     6c
d Net rental income or (loss).......MediumBullet        
(ii) Other (i) Securities
7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory     7a
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses     7b
c Gain or (loss)     7c
d Net gain or (loss).........MediumBullet        
8a Gross income from fundraising events (not including $   of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
8a  
b Less: direct expenses ... 8b  
c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..MediumBullet      
9a Gross income from gaming activities.
See Part IV, line 19 ...
9a  
b Less: direct expenses ... 9b  
c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..MediumBullet        
10a Gross sales of inventory, less
returns and allowances ..
10a  
b Less: cost of goods sold .. 10b  
c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..MediumBullet        
Business Code Miscellaneous Revenue
11a            
b            
c            
d All other revenue ....        
e Total. Add lines 11a–11d ...... MediumBullet  
12 Total revenue. See instructions.....MediumBullet 9,866,077      
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Form 990 (2020)
Page 10
Part IX
Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A).Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX..............
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. 		(A)
Total expenses 		(B)
Program service expenses 		(C)
Management and general expenses 		(D)
Fundraising
expenses
1 Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 .... 16,034,785 16,034,785
2 Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ........... 30,000 30,000
3 Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. ............. 0  
4 Benefits paid to or for members ....... 0  
5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ........... 0      
6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ......... 0      
7 Other salaries and wages........ 0      
8 Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) .... 0      
9 Other employee benefits ....... 0      
10 Payroll taxes ........... 0      
11 Fees for services (non-employees):        
a Management ...... 517,290   181,052 336,238
b Legal ......... 0      
c Accounting ........... 0      
d Lobbying ........... 0      
e Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17    
f Investment management fees ...... 0      
g Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O) 0      
12 Advertising and promotion .... 0      
13 Office expenses ....... 0      
14 Information technology ...... 0      
15 Royalties .. 0      
16 Occupancy ........... 0      
17 Travel ............ 0      
18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials . 0      
19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings .... 0      
20 Interest ........... 0      
21 Payments to affiliates ....... 0      
22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization .. 0      
23 Insurance ... 0      
24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a
b
c
d
e All other expenses 0      
25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e 16,582,075 16,064,785 181,052 336,238
26 Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here MediumBullet if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).        
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Form 990 (2020)
Page 11
Part X
Balance Sheet
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX..............
(A)
Beginning of year 		(B)
End of year
Assets 1 Cash–non-interest-bearing ........ 448,604 1 270,594
2 Savings and temporary cash investments .........   2  
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net ...... 33,948,370 3 18,179,378
4 Accounts receivable, net .............   4  
5 Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
  5  
6 Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
  6  
7 Notes and loans receivable, net ...........   7  
8 Inventories for sale or use ............   8  
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......   9  
10a Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a  
b Less: accumulated depreciation 10b     10c  
11 Investments—publicly traded securities .   11  
12 Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 ..... 88,495 12 95,715
13 Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..   13  
14 Intangible assets ...............   14  
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........   15  
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)... 34,485,469 16 18,545,687
Liabilities 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....   17  
18 Grants payable ... 13,201,125 18 3,575,966
19 Deferred revenue .........   19  
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........   20  
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D   21  
22 Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
  22  
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..   23  
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..   24  
25 Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D   25  
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.. 13,201,125 26 3,575,966
Net Assets or Fund Balance Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27 Net assets without donor restrictions ..........   27  
28 Net assets with donor restrictions ........... 21,284,344 28 14,969,721
Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 29 through 33.
29 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....   29  
30 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...   30  
31 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds   31  
32 Total net assets or fund balances ........... 21,284,344 32 14,969,721
33 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........ 34,485,469 33 18,545,687
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Form 990 (2020)
Page 12
Part XI
Reconcilliation of Net Assets
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XI..............
1
Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) ............
1
9,866,077
2
Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ............
2
16,582,075
3
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ..............
3
-6,715,998
4
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 32, column (A)) ..
4
21,284,344
5
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ...............
5
7,220
6
Donated services and use of facilities .................
6
 
7
Investment expenses .....................
7
 
8
Prior period adjustments .....................
8
 
9
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ........
9
394,155
10
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 3 through 9 (must equal Part X, line 32, column (B))
10
14,969,721
Part XII
Financial Statements and Reporting
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XII.............
Yes
No
1
Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990:  
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain in
Schedule O.
2a
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant?
2a
 
No
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were compiled or reviewed on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
b
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant?
2b
Yes
 
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were audited on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
c
If "Yes," to line 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant?
2c
Yes
 
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O.
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133?
3a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits.
3b
 
 
Form 990 (2020)
Form 990 (2020)
Additional Data


Software ID: 20011406
Software Version: 20.0.2.0
Form 990, Special Condition Description:
Special Condition Description
SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
a
b
c
d
e
f
Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................  
g
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization (ii) EIN (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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)
Yes No
Total
 
   
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019 (e) 2020 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. 36,891,026 35,119,963 16,438,956 20,934,789 9,866,077 119,250,811
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 36,891,026 35,119,963 16,438,956 20,934,789 9,866,077 119,250,811
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)..  
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. 119,250,811
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019 (e) 2020 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4.. 36,891,026 35,119,963 16,438,956 20,934,789 9,866,077 119,250,811
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... 3,659 3,514 4,009 7,816   18,998
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.)..            
11 Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 119,269,809
12
12
 
13
First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
99.980 %
15
15
99.980 %
16a
b
17a
b
18
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019 (e) 2020 (f) Total
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.)  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019 (e) 2020 (f) Total
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.)..            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations
(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)
Section A. All Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).
2
 
 
3a
Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.
3b
 
 
c
Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.
3c
 
 
4a
Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.
4a
 
 
b
Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.
4b
 
 
c
Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.
4c
 
 
5a
Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).
5a
 
 
b
Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?
5b
 
 
c
Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?
5c
 
 
6
Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
6
 
 
7
Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .
7
 
 
8
Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).
8
 
 
9a
Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9a
 
 
b
Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9b
 
 
c
Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9c
 
 
10a
Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.
10a
 
 
b
Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).
10b
 
 
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations (continued)
Yes
No
11
Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
a
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?
11a
 
 
b
A family member of a person described in 11a above?
11b
 
 
c
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.
11c
 
 
Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.
2
 
 
Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).
1
 
 
Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?
1
 
 
2
Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).
2
 
 
3
By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.
3
 
 
Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations
1
Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):
a
b
c
2
Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.
Yes
No
a
Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.
2a
 
 
b
Did the activities described in line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.
2b
 
 
3
Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.
a
Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.
3b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations
1
Section A - Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
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)
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 0.015 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 0.035 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
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)
Section D - Distributions Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes 1  
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in
excess of income from activity 		2  
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations 3  
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets 4  
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) 5  
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions 6  
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. 7  
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide
details in Part VI). See instructions 		8  
9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 9  
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount 10  
Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) (i)
Excess Distributions 		(ii)
Underdistributions
Pre-2020 		(iii)
Distributable
Amount for 2020
1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6  
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions.		  
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020:
a From 2015.......  
b From 2016.......  
c From 2017.......  
d From 2018.......  
e From 2019.......  
fTotal of lines 3a through e  
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
h Applied to 2020 distributable amount  
i Carryover from 2015 not applied (see
instructions) 		 
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.  
4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7:
$  
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
b Applied to 2020 distributable amount  
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.  
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to
2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2.
If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI.
See instructions. 		 
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract
lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater
than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. 		 
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines
3j and 4c. 		 
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2016.....  
b Excess from 2017.....  
c Excess from 2018.....  
d Excess from 2019.....  
e Excess from 2020.....  
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2020)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
Page 8
Part VI
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
 
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020


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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Schedule of Contributors

Arrow Bullet Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Arrow Bullet Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Organization type (check one):
Filers of:
Section:
Form 990 or 990-EZ






Form 990-PF




Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.  
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.
General Rule
Special Rules
......... Arrow Bullet $  
Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020) Page 2
Name of organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
  		Employer identification number
54-1734511
Part I
Contributors
Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
RESTRICTED
 
 
 
 
  ,    

$ RESTRICTED


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
Page 3
Name of organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
  		Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part II
Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(See instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
Page 4
Name of organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
  		Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part III
Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) Arrow Bullet$  
Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No. from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)
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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
SchDMd Bullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet Attach to Form 990.
SchDMd Bullet Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year .........    
2 Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)    
3 Aggregate value of grants from (during year)    
4 Aggregate value at end of year ........    
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................
Part II
Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
2
Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a Total number of conservation easements ...................... 2a  
b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements .................... 2b  
c Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ..... 2c  
d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ... 2d  
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet  
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet $  
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................
9
In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .........................SchDMd Bullet $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:
a
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................SchDMd Bullet $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 52283D
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Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3
Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):
a
d
b
e
 
c
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................
b If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table: Amount
c Beginning balance ............................. 1c  
d Additions during the year ............................ 1d  
e Distributions during the year .......................... 1e  
f Ending balance ................................ 1f  
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....
Part V
Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a) Current year (b) Prior year (c) Two years back (d) Three years back (e) Four years back
1a Beginning of year balance ....          
b Contributions ...          
c Net investment earnings, gains, and losses          
d Grants or scholarships ...          
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ... 		         
f Administrative expenses ....          
g End of year balance ......          
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet  
b
Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet  
c
Term endowment SchDMd Bullet  
The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes
No
(i) Unrelated organizations .......................
3a(i)
 
 
(ii) Related organizations .......................
3a(ii)
 
 
b
If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........
3b
 
 
4
Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of property (a) Cost or other basis
(investment) 		(b) Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated depreciation (d) Book value
1a Land .....      
b Buildings ....        
c Leasehold improvements        
d Equipment ....        
e Other .....        
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..SchDMdBullet  
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Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part VII
Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(including name of security)		 (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........    
(2) Closely-held equity interests........    
(3) Other
(A) Financial derivatives and other financial products		    

(B) Closely-held equity interests		    
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)Small Bullet  
Part VIII
Investments - Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)Small Bullet  
Part IX
Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........Small Bullet  
Part X
Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of liability (b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes  
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)Small Bullet  
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII
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Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1 9,956,085
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments .... 2a 7,220
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b 82,788
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 2d  
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e 90,008
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1.................. 3 9,866,077
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b . 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b.................... 4c  
5 Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5 9,866,077
Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ........... 1 16,270,709
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2a 82,788
b Prior year adjustments ............ 2b  
c Other losses ................ 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 2d -394,154
e Add lines 2a through 2d.................... 2e -311,366
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1................... 3 16,582,075
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .. 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b..................... 4c  
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5 16,582,075
Part XIII
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
X 2 The following was disclosed related to uncertain tax position in the audited financial statements. The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc. the Foundation is generally exempt from income taxes under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code the Code and charitable contributions to the Foundation qualify for charitable tax deductions as described in the Code. The Foundation is subject to taxation on any net unrelated business income and has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509a of the Code. The Foundation recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation has analyzed the tax positions taken and has concluded that as of December 31, 2020, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or asset or disclosure in the financial statements.
XII 2 Prior Year Research Grants Awards/Forfeitures 394,154.
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Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
lBullet Attach to Form 990.
lBullet Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number
54-1734511
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient
that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Name and address of organization
or government		 (b) EIN (c) IRC section
(if applicable)		 (d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance		 (f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)		 (g) Description of
noncash assistance		 (h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo,CA93407 		20-4927897 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(2) Broad Institute Inc
415 Main Street
Cambridge,MA02142 		26-3428781 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(3) Stanford University
3145 Porter Drive
Palo Alto,CA93407 		20-4927897 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(4) University of Miami School of Medicine
PO Box 025405
Miami,FL33102 		59-0624458 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(5) The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
506 S Wright Street 209 HAB NO MC33
Urbana,IL61801 		37-6000511 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(6) Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee,WI53226 		39-0806261 501c3 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(7) Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona
2700 N Central Ave Suite 850
Phoenix,AZ85004 		74-2652689 170c1 190,000       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(8) Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
1201 Ninth Avenue
Seattle,WA98101 		91-0653422 501c3 189,995       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(9) University of Utah
201 South Presidents Circle Rm 406
Salt Lake City,UT84112 		87-6000525 501c3 189,895       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(10) The Regents of the University of California La Jolla
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla,CA94305 		94-1156365 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(11) City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte,CA94305 		94-1156365 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(12) University of Utah
201 South Presidents Circle Rm 406
Salt Lake City,UT84112 		87-6000525 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(13) Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta,GA30303 		58-1845423 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(14) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Dr Ste 2200 CD1350
Chapel Hill,NC27157 		22-3849199 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(15) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
PO Box 841753
Dallas,TX77840 		74-2245072 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(16) University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 3rd Ave South AB 990
Birmingham,AL35294 		63-6005396 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(17) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford,CA941432212 		68-0000845 501c3 131,100       Junior Faculty Development
(18) Texas A&M University System HSC
401 George Bush Drive
College Station,TX77840 		74-2245072 501c3 131,099       Junior Faculty Development
(19) Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland,OH45701 		31-6402269 501c3 131,099       Junior Faculty Development
(20) Partners Healthcare System Inc
399 Revolution Dr Ste 645
Somerville,MA021451465 		04-2103561 501c3 131,043       Junior Faculty Development
(21) Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee,WI53715 		39-6006492 501c3 130,317       Junior Faculty Development
(22) University Of Pittsburgh
116 Atwood Street Suite 201
Pittsburg,PA15261 		25-0965591 501c3 130,104       Junior Faculty Development
(23) The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles
10920 Wilshire Blvd Ste 620
Los Angeles,CA941432212 		68-0000845 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(24) Regents of the University of Minnesota
450 McNamara Alumni Center
Minneapolis,MN55414 		41-5007513 170c1 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(25) Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street 10th Floor
Oakland,CA92093 		95-6006144 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(26) Yale University
155 Whitney Avenue Room 230 PO Box
New Haven,CT06510 		06-0646973 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(27) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York,NY10461 		13-1624225 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(28) The Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Road
Columbus,OH45701 		31-6402269 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(29) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio,TX77030 		74-1613878 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(30) University of Washington
1201 Larimer Street
Seattle,WA99164 		91-6001108 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(31) Regents Of The University Of Michigan
3003 S State St Rm 1054
Ann Arbor,MI48202 		38-6028429 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(32) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
433 Bolivar Street
New Orleans,LA70112 		72-6087770 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(33) Universidad Central del Caribe
PO Box 60327
Bayamon,PR00960 		66-0349669 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(34) University of Colorado at Boulder
3100 Marine Street
Boulder,CO80208 		84-0404231 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(35) Vanderbilt University Medical Center
3319 West End Avenue Ste 800
Nashville,TN37203 		62-0476822 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(36) Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
3333 N Broad Street
Philadelphia,PA15260 		25-0965591 501c3 109,250       Innovative Basic Science
(37) The University of Toledo Health Science Campus
2801 West Bancroft Street
Toledo,OH44106 		34-1018992 501c3 109,236       Innovative Basic Science
(38) Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
21 N Park Street Suite 6401
Madison,WI53226 		39-0806261 501c3 109,235       Innovative Basic Science
(39) University of Michigan
3003 S State St Rm 1054
Ann Arbor,MI48202 		38-6028429 501c3 108,869       Innovative Basic Science
(40) Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PO Box 19620
Springfield,IL62794 		37-6005961 501c3 108,012       Innovative Basic Science
(41) Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
1201 Ninth Avenue
Seattle,WA98101 		91-0653422 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(42) The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston,MA01655 		04-3167352 115 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(43) Tulane University
6823 St Charles Ave
New Orleans,LA70118 		72-0423889 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(44) Regents of the University of Michigan
3003 S State St Rm 1054
Ann Arbor,MI48202 		38-6028429 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(45) East Tennessee State University
1276 Gilbreath Dr
Johnson City,TN37614 		23-7092731 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(46) Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles,CA90027 		95-1690977 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(47) Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Ave
New York,NY10065 		15-0532082 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(48) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
635 Knight Way
Palo Alto,CA94305 		94-1156365 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(49) Yale University
155 Whitney Avenue Room 230 PO Box
New Haven,CT06510 		06-0646973 501c3 100,000       COVID-19 New Award
(50) Tulane University
6823 St Charles Ave
New Orleans,LA70118 		72-0423889 501c3 91,281       COVID-19 New Award
(51) Children's Hospital Corporation
301 Longwood Ave
Boston,MA01655 		04-3167352 115 84,000       CVD1 Fellowship Award
(52) Joslin Diabetes Center Inc
One Joslin Place
Boston,MA01655 		04-3167352 115 83,656       CVD1 Fellowship Award
(53) University of Washington
1201 Larimer Street
Seattle,WA99164 		91-6001108 501c3 83,320       CVD1 Fellowship Award
(54) Yale University
155 Whitney Avenue Room 230 PO Box
New Haven,CT06510 		06-0646973 501c3 69,100       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(55) Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston,TX75284 		75-6002868 170c1 67,743       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(56) University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 3rd Ave South AB 990
Birmingham,AL35294 		63-6005396 501c3 67,743       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(57) University of Washington
1201 Larimer Street
Seattle,WA99164 		91-6001108 501c3 65,645       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(58) The Regents of the University of California San Francisco
3333 California Street Ste 315
San Francisco,CA910103012 		95-3432210 501c3 65,645       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(59) University of Iowa
4 Jessup Hall Room B5
Iowa City,IA52242 		42-6004813 115 65,645       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(60) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue MLC 9002
Cincinnati,OH43210 		31-6025986 501c3 65,553       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(61) University of Michigan Medical Center
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor,MI48109 		38-6006309 501c3 63,536       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(62) The Regents of the University of California
2200 University Avenue
Berkeley,CA941432212 		68-0000845 501c3 63,536       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(63) The Regents of the University of Michigan
3003 South State Street
Ann Arbor,MI48109 		38-6028429 501c3 63,536       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(64) President and Fellows of Harvard College
1033 Massachusetts Ave Third Floor
Cambridge,MA01655 		04-3167352 115 63,536       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(65) The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
1001 N Emmet St
Charlottesville,VA22904 		54-6001796 501c3 63,536       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(66) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue MLC 9002
Cincinnati,OH43210 		31-6025986 501c3 63,536       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(67) The Regents of the University of Michigan
3003 South State Street
Ann Arbor,MI48109 		38-6028429 501c3 63,061       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(68) University of California San Francisco
745 PARNASSUS AVE
San Francisco,CA941432212 		68-0000845 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(69) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Drive
Chapel Hill,NC27599 		56-6001393 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(70) The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York,NY10065 		13-1924236 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(71) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Dr Ste 2200 CD1350
Chapel Hill,NC27599 		56-6001393 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(72) University of Michigan
3003 S State St Rm 1054
Ann Arbor,MI48109 		38-6028429 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(73) The Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara
4219 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara,CA90024 		95-6006143 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(74) University Of Pittsburgh
116 Atwood Street Suite 201
Pittsburg,PA19140 		23-1365971 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(75) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
506 S Wright Street 209 HAB NO MC33
Urbana,IL62794 		37-6005961 501c3 61,518       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(76) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc
330 Brookline Ave
Boston,MA02115 		04-2774441 501c3 61,518       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(77) Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
615 West 131st Street MC 8741
New York,NY10065 		13-1924236 501c3 61,518       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(78) Joan & Sanford IWeill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
New York,NY10027 		13-5598093 501c3 61,518       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(79) Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla,CA92037 		95-2160097 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(80) Adventist Health SystemSunbelt Inc dba Florida Hospital
900 Hope Way
Altamonte Springs,FL33102 		59-0624458 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(81) Partners Healthcare System Inc
399 Revolution Dr Ste 645
Somerville,MA02115 		04-2774441 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(82) The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles
10920 Wilshire Blvd Ste 620
Los Angeles,CA92037 		95-2160097 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(83) University of Michigan
3003 S State St Rm 1054
Ann Arbor,MI48109 		38-6006309 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(84) University of Washington
1201 Larimer Street
Seattle,WA98195 		91-6001537 115 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(85) University of Iowa
4 Jessup Hall Room B5
Iowa City,IA52242 		42-6004813 115 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(86) The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia,PA19104 		23-1352685 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(87) Regents of the University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive 0954
La Jolla,CA92037 		95-2160097 501c3 59,751       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(88) President and Fellows of Harvard College
1033 Massachusetts Ave Third Floor
Cambridge,MA02115 		04-2774441 501c3 59,751       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(89) University of Massachusetts
333 South St Ste 450
Shrewsbury,MA02115 		04-2774441 501c3 59,751       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(90) Duke University
324 Blackwell St Washington Bldg
Durham,NC27599 		56-6001393 501c3 57,722       Postdoctoral Fellowship
(91) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio,TX77030 		74-1613878 501c3 57,722       Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship PMF
(92) Rector & Visitors of The University Of Virginia
1001 North Emmet Street
Charlottesville,VA22904 		54-6001796 501c3 36,100       Innovative Basic Science
(93) George Washington University Biostatistics Center
6110 Executive Blvd
Rockville,MD20852 		53-0196584 501c3 33,000       RISE Federal Co-Support Award
(94) University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson,MS39216 		64-6008520 501c3 18,466       Innovative Basic Science
(95) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
93 Worcester St
Wellesley,MA02481 		04-2663394 501c4 14,652       Innovative Clinical or Translational Science
(96) Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 W Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee,WI53226 		39-0806261 501c3 10,000       Student Loan
(97) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Dr Ste 2200
Chapel Hill,NC27599 		56-6001393 501c3 10,000       Student Loan
(98) Partners Healthcare System Inc
399 Revolution Dr Ste 645
Somerville,MA02115 		04-2774441 501c3 10,000       Student Loan
(99) University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester,MA02115 		04-2203836 501c3 6,219       Innovative Basic Science
(100) Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston,MA02215 		04-2203836 501c3 308,750       Research Career Initiator
(101) Indiana University
107 S Indiana Avenue
Bloomington,IN47405 		35-6001673 501c3 308,750       Research Career Initiator
(102) Yale University School of Medicine
155 Whitney Avenue Room 230 PO Box
New Haven,CT06510 		06-0646973 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(103) University of California Santa Barbara
3227 Cheadle Hall 3rd floor
Santa Barbara,CA931062050 		95-6006145 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(104) Joan & Sanford IWeill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Ave
New York,NY10065 		15-0532082 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(105) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1305 West Green Street
Urbana,IL61801 		37-6006007 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(106) University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut St P-221 Frankin Buildi
Philadelphia,PA19104 		23-1352685 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(107) The Regents of the University of California San Francisco
3333 California Street Ste 315
San Francisco,CA94143 		94-6036493 501c3 308,750       Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award
(108) University of California San Francisco
3333 California Street Ste 315
San Francisco,CA94143 		94-6036493 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(109) The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York,NY10016 		13-5562308 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(110) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
One Gustav L Levy Place Box 3500
New York,NY14850 		15-0532082 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(111) Columbia University
615 West 131st Street MC 8741
New York,NY10065 		13-1924236 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(112) Washington University
700 Rosedale Avenue
Saint Louis,MO631121408 		43-0653611 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(113) University of Notre Dame
724 Grace Hall
Notre Dame,IN46556 		35-0868188 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(114) Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston,MA02215 		04-2263040 501c3 308,750       Early Investigator Award
(115) Cornell University
341 Pine Tree Road
Ithaca,NY14850 		15-0532082 501c3 308,728       Early Investigator Award
(116) The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor,ME04609 		01-0211513 501c3 308,231       Early Investigator Award
(117) New York University School of Medicine
550 First Avenue
New York,NY10016 		13-5562308 501c3 308,173       Early Investigator Award
(118) Stanford University School of Medicine
3145 Porter Drive
Palo Alto,CA94305 		94-1156365 501c3 303,090       Research Career Initiator
(119) Children's Research Institute
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington,DC20010 		52-1654453 501c3 299,212       Early Investigator Award
(120) The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
1001 N Emmet St
Charlottesville,VA22904 		54-6001796 501c3 289,750       Research Career Initiator
(121) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd
West Hollywood,CA90048 		95-1644600 501c3 285,190       Research Career Initiator
(122) Duke University
324 Blackwell St Washington Bldg
Durham,NC27701 		56-0532129 501 c3 254,929       Research Career Initiator
(123) University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive 0954
La Jolla,CA92093 		95-6006144 501c3 238,212       Research Career Initiator
(124) The Pennsylvania State University
One Old Main
University Park,PA16802 		24-6000376 501c3 211,057       Research Career Initiator
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Number of
recipients		 (c) Amount of
cash grant		 (d) Amount of
noncash assistance		 (e) Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)		 (f) Description of noncash assistance
(1) Junior Faculty Stipend Award 3 30,000     N/A
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Part I Line 2 The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation closely monitors the use of grant funds. Each grantee is required to submit an Annual Progress Report, which includes a scientific and a financial portion, 30 days after the end of each previously committed funding year. Each year of funding after the first is contingent upon approval of the Annual Progress Report and the availability of funds. If the complete report is not received within 90 days after the due date, the award will be terminated. After the completion of the final year of the grant, a Cumulative Final Report, which includes a scientific and financial report, is due within 60 days after the expiration date of the grant. If the complete final report is not received by the due date, the grantee will not be eligible for any future awards until the obligations for the award are complete.
Part II Core awards fall into three primary program types general research awards, career development awards, and training awards. Research awards are designed to support different types of research projects, career development awards are designed to assist young investigators and junior faculty advance in their careers as they establish independence from their mentors, and training awards offer support for post-doctoral fellows as they gain research training experience. Targeted awards are offered periodically as we secure sponsor support, and are usually designed to request research proposals in specific topics. These are usually one time offerings that are not offered again. Overall, the core awards will consider any research topic, but targeted awards are focused on specific fields of research. Pathway awards fall into three main categories Initiator, Accelerator, and Visionary. Our Pathway grants support innovative basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological, behavioral, or health services research relevant to any diabetes type, diabetes-related disease state, or diabetes complication. The Association seeks exceptional candidates from a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing, physics, mathematics and engineering. All Pathway awards are available by institutional nomination only.
Part III Line 1,2 The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation program provides support to undergraduate minority students and young scientists through Junior Faculty Stipend Awards and Minority Undergraduate Internships. The Foundations Junior Faculty Stipend Award is designed to support new faculty level investigators. The award supports an individuals salary and research project through an annual loan repayment. The Minority Undergraduate Internship award funds the training of an underrepresented minority undergraduate student as she/he gains valuable experience in diabetes research through a one year internship.
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Compensation Information
For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
Graphic Arrow Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
Graphic Arrow Attach to Form 990.
Graphic Arrow Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part I
Questions Regarding Compensation
Yes
No
1a
Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.
b
If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .....
1b
 
 
2
Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ....
2
 
 
3
Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.
4
During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:
a
Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............
4a
 
No
b
Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........
4b
 
No
c
Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........
4c
 
No
If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.
Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.
5
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:
a
The organization? ....................
5a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .......................
5b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.
6
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:
a
The organization? ..................
6a
 
No
b
Any related organization? ......................
6b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.
7
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............
7
 
No
8
Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................
8
 
No
9
If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................
9
 
 
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Cat. No. 50053T
Schedule J (Form 990) 2020

Schedule J (Form 990) 2020
Page 2
Part II
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.
For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.
(A) Name and Title (B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation (C) Retirement and other deferred compensation (D) Nontaxable
benefits		 (E) Total of columns
(B)(i)-(D) 		(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(i) Base
compensation 		(ii) Bonus & incentive
compensation 		(iii) Other reportable compensation
1Robert A Gabbay effective July 1 20
Chief Scientific Medical Officer 		(i)

(ii)		  
-------------
222,655 		 
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100,000 		 
-------------
1,485 		 
-------------
  		 
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7,650 		 
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331,790 		 
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2Kenneth Moritsugu through June 30 2
Interim Chief Scientific Medical Officer 		(i)

(ii)		  
-------------
155,300 		 
-------------
  		 
-------------
  		 
-------------
  		 
-------------
  		 
-------------
155,300 		 
-------------
 
3Charlotte M Carter
Chief Financial Officer 		(i)

(ii)		  
-------------
242,768 		 
-------------
  		 
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3,585 		 
-------------
6,769 		 
-------------
9,542 		 
-------------
262,664 		 
-------------
 
4Tracey D Brown
Chief Executive Officer 		(i)

(ii)		  
-------------
501,476 		 
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207,014 		 
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24,896 		 
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330,219 		 
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28,554 		 
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1,092,159 		 
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207,014
Schedule J (Form 990) 2020

Schedule J (Form 990) 2020
Page 3
Part III
Supplemental Information
Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Part I Line 3 The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Scientific Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association the Association also serve in these roles for the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation the Foundation. The Principal Officers of the Board of Directors of the Association use an executive compensation committee, compensation studies, and an independent consultant to establish the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The Committee also reviews the compensation of the other staff to ensure compensation is within the guidelines set by the Committee.
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Schedule L
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Transactions with Interested Persons
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 25a, 25b, 26, 27, 28a, 28b, or 28c, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a or 40b.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
MediumBulletGo to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
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Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part I
Excess Benefit Transactions (section 501(c)(3), section 501(c)(4), and section 501(c)(29) organizations only).
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 25a or 25b, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 40b.
1(a) Name of disqualified person (b) Relationship between disqualified person and organization (c) Description of transaction (d) Corrected?
Yes No
2
Enter the amount of tax incurred by the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under section 4958. ........................... Bullet Image$
 
3
Enter the amount of tax, if any, on line 2, above, reimbursed by the organization ........ Bullet Image$
 

Part II
Loans to and/or From Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a, or Form 990, Part IV, line 26; or if the organization reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 5, 6, or 22
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship with organization (c) Purpose of loan (d) Loan to or from the organization? (e) Original principal amount (f) Balance due (g) In default? (h) Approved by board or committee? (i) Written agreement?
To From Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total ...............Small Bullet $  
Part III
Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 27.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of assistance (d) Type of assistance (e) Purpose of assistance
(1) Ronadip R Banerjee MD PhD Grant Review Committee Member 131,100   Junior Faculty Development
(2) Jing Chen PhD Grant Review Committee Member 61,518   Postdoctoral Fellowship
(3) Shuibing Chen PhD Grant Review Committee Member 100,000   COVID-19 New Award
(4) Joshua W Knowles MD PhD Grant Review Committee Member 131,100   Junior Faculty Development
(5) Ji Li PhD Grant Review Committee Member 18,466   Innovative Basic Science
(6) Damaris N Lorenzo PhD Grant Review Committee Member 131,100   Junior Faculty Development
(7) Damaris N Lorenzo PhD Grant Review Committee Member 10,000   Student Loan
(8) Rachel G Miller PhD Grant Review Committee Member 130,104   Junior Faculty Development
(9) Greg J Morton PhD Grant Review Committee Member 109,250   Innovative Basic Science
(10) Ling Qi PhD Grant Review Committee Member 109,250   Innovative Basic Science
(11) Shannon M Reilly PhD Grant Review Committee Member 131,100   Junior Faculty Development
(12) Deirdre Kay Tobias DSc Grant Review Committee Member 131,043   Junior Faculty Development
(13) Deirdre Kay Tobias DSc Grant Review Committee Member 10,000   Student Loan
(14) Rebekah J Walker PhD Grant Review Committee Member 130,317   Junior Faculty Development
(15) Rebekah J Walker PhD Grant Review Committee Member 10,000   Student Loan
(16) Yong Xia MD Grant Review Committee Member 109,250   Innovative Basic Science
(17) Xiaoyong Yang PhD Grant Review Committee Member 109,250   Innovative Basic Science
(18) Jun Zou PhD Grant Review Committee Member 131,100   Junior Faculty Development
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Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
Page 2
Part IV
Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 28a, 28b, or 28c.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of transaction (d) Description of transaction (e) Sharing of organization's revenues?
Yes No
Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule L (see instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
Part III Line 1 The Scientific Review Panel follows the requirements of the American Diabetes Associations conflict of interest policy when reviewing grant applications and providing funding recommendations. Members must recuse themselves for institutional, financial, and personal conflicts of interest. Panel members are not permitted to participate in the grant review process if they are listed as the principal investigator of an application under consideration. In addition, members may not participate in the review of a specific grant if the principal investigator is a close collaborator or close associate of the panel member.
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SCHEDULE O
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
MediumBullet Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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Inspection
Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Part I, Line 1 The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc. the Foundation secures major gifts and grants to fund diabetes-related research.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The main responsibilities and focus of the Foundations Board is to advance, support and promote charitable contributions by soliciting major gifts for the purpose of funding the American Diabetes Associations nationwide Research Program. The Board of Directors of the Foundation provides governance over the activities of the Foundation in accodance with the purposes, policies and procedures of the American Diabetes Association. The Board delegates to the Foundations Executive Committee responsibililty for management of the Foundation when the Board is not in session. The American Diabetes Association provides complete operational support to the Foundation including staff, facilities and administrative processes. The Foundations annual budget and audit process are governed by the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors and Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3,7a,7b The Foundations affairs are managed by the Foundation Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Foundation supervises, directs and controls the activities of the Foundation in accordance with the mission, purposes, policies and procedures of the American Diabetes Association. The Board delegates to the Foundations Executive Committee responsibility for management of the Foundation when the Board is in session. The American Diabetes Association provides complete operational support to the Foundation including staff, facilities and administrative processes. The Foundations annual budget and audit process are governed by the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors and Audit Committee. If a vacancy occurs among the Foundations officers for any reason, the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association shall fill such position for the unexpired portion of the term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b IRS Form 990 Review Process by the Governing Body The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation the Foundation draft IRS 990 is reviewed by the American Diabetes Associations management and BDO. The final and signed IRS Form 990 was provided to the Associations Board of Directors and the Foundations Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Managing a Conflict of Interest To identify potential conflicts of interest with appropriate due dilligence, the Foundations Officers, Directors and Members of the Grant Review Panel must annually disclose any potential conflicts of interest. The American Diabetes Associations Audit Committee and senior staff in Legal Affairs manage the disclosure and monitoring processes of the Board. The senior staff of the Associations Scientific Medical Division manage the disclosure and monitoring processes of the Grant Review Panel. Through review of the annual disclosure and review of the agendas of relevant Board, Committee and other meetings, appropriate efforts are made in advance of the meetings to identify potential conflicts of interest. Each person also has the responsibility to report his/her own conflicts of interest actual or perceived as those conflicts may arise during a meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Research Grants Review Committee Conflict of Interest COI within the Research Grants Review Committee is managed through a written COI policy and through COI declarations signed both before and after the review cycle. The COI for grant reviewers is self-reported. The primary considerations addressed in the COI policy and program guidelines are as follows - Institutional Individuals are required to recuse themselves from reviewing grants for scientists at the same institution, including any institutions with which they may be negotiating employment. - Financial Individuals are required to recuse themselves from reviewing grants from which they stand to gain financially if the grant is awarded co-PI, collaborator, subcontracts, etc.. - Personal Individuals are required to recuse themselves from reviewing grants for investigators with whom they either have a personal or professional relationship collaborators, colleagues or personal friends, or a long standing professional or scientific disagreement that prevents them from unbiased review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 13 The American Diabetes Association has a written whistleblower policy that applies to the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 17 Alabama AL97-256 Alaska N/A Arizona10145 Arkansas N/A California CT81471 Colorado 2002-3003670 Connecticut CHR.0005084 Delaware N/A District of Columbia 981855 Florida CH1618 GeorgiaCH-001422 Hawaii N/A Idaho N/A Illinois CO01-025537 Indiana103829 Iowa N/A Kansas 177-257-350 Kentucky ID 45 Louisiana 34629813X Maine CO-1247 Maryland 102 Massachusetts Attorney General 029317 Michigan MICS 10326 Minnesota N/A Mississippi 100000294 Missouri CO- 021-87 Montana N/A Nebraska N/A Nevada N/A New Hampshire 5006New Jersey CH-0581900 New Mexico 1936418 New York 01-30-65 North Carolina SL000618 North Dakota 7894 Ohio 01-0239 Oklahoma 29417396 Oregon16402 Pennsylvania 21 Rhode Island 9500233 South Carolina 641South Dakota N/A Tennessee CO1919 Texas N/A Utah 6536093-CHAR Vermont N/A Virginia N/A Washington 1100167 West Virginia N/A Wisconsin3020-800 WyomingN/A
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 14 The American Diabetes Association has a written Document Retention and Destruction policy that applies to the American Diabetes Research Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Document Disclosure The following documents are available on the American Diabetes Association website http//www.diabetes.org Board of Directors, audited Foundation financial statements, IRS Forms 990 and the whistleblower policy. Available subject to request to the American Diabetes Association Legal Affairs Department are the following current bylaws, articles of incorporation and the conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1,2,3 The Chief Executive Officer is a non-voting member of the Research Foundation Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Scientific Medical Officer are compensated by the American Diabetes Association based on a standard average of 37.5 hours per week.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 2,4 Robert Gabbay began his tenure as Chief Scientific Medical Officer on July 1, 2020. Kenneth Moritsugu ended his tenure as Interim Chief Scientific Medical Officer on June 30, 2020.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances of 394,155 reflect prior year research grant award refunds and forfeitures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Pearson C. Cummin, III, Secretary-Treasurer, and Linda Cummin, Board of Directors, have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Connected for Life
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Today, more than 122 million Americans in the United States have diabetes or prediabetes an invasive, unrelenting, and debilitating disease that spans all ages, geographic areas, and educational levels. This chronic disease targets children, the elderly, and minority populations more than others and costs the United States 327 billion each year in lost productivity. It is a global epidemic that contributes to heart disease, stroke, nerve and kidney disease, and vision loss. The American Diabetes Association is the only organization dedicated specifically to the research, education, and advocacy required to improve the lives of the 34 million adults and children in the U.S. with diabetes and the 88 million people with prediabetes. For 80 years, we have been working on the front lines to educate at-risk populations protect the rights of people with diabetes at work, school, and other aspects of daily life pioneer clinical and research breakthroughs and foster a pipeline of the best and brightest scientists.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 The COVID-19 pandemic shined a very bright spotlight on diabetes as a public health crisis and on severe health inequities. For people with diabetes, COVID-19 poses a much greater threat of severe complications, hospitalization, and even death. Throughout 2020, we adapted our resources, programs, and events in service to people living with diabetes and the health care professionals who treat them.From research labs to the halls of the Capitol to the offices of health care practitioners to communities nationwide, the ADA is there. We are bending the curve to help people living with diabetes and their families thrive. Why Because we envision a life free of diabetes and all its burdens, which is fueled by our mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 DIABETES RESEARCH
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Diabetes is an extremely complex disease, caused by a combination of various genetic and environmental factors that progressively lead to an inability to produce or effectively utilize insulin. The complexity of causes conspiring to diminish the bodys production or response to insulin, leading to high blood glucose and eventual development of diabetes, makes finding a single cure particularly difficult. While a cure has been elusive, critical research efforts in recent decades have led to significantly improved patient care, resulting in fewer complications and better health outcomes for individuals with diabetes.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 As a leader in diabetes research, and the only organization dedicated specifically to the research, education, and advocacy required to improve the lives of all people with diabetes, the ADA funds critical, innovative diabetes research and invests in promising scientists early in their careers. Our direct involvement in diabetes research extends back to the 1940s when Dr. Charles H. Best, one of four scientists credited with discovering insulin, provided the ADA with the framework and early leadership for a formalized diabetes research program.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Since the ADA started its Research Programs in 1952, we have invested 861 million in more than 4,800 diabetes research projects. In 2020 alone, the ADA supported 258 research projects at 123 leading research institutions across the U.S., all dedicated to progressing the fight against diabetes. Of these projects, 147 were led by in-training or early-career investigators.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 While we have learned much, there is so much left to discover about diabetes. The primary goals of the ADAs Research Program are toSupport the highest-quality science across the broad spectrum of diabetes research. Support investigators early in their careers to encourage them to dedicate their efforts to diabetes research. Support innovative research with a high potential to have a significant impact for patients with diabetes. In 2020 we also awarded two Cardiovascular-Metabolic Fellowships to Layla A. Abushamat, MD, of the University of Colorado and Jacquelyn M. Walejko, PhD, at Duke University. Their two-year awards, supported by Pfizer, began Jan. 1, 2021.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Peer Review Process. One of the factors that sets ADA funded research apart and ensures that we are supporting the very best science is peer review. Peer review is a process whereby grant applications are reviewed and evaluated by individuals who are experts in the field or peers of the individual submitting the grant. ADA grant applications undergo peer review by three or more volunteer experts who are themselves experienced researchers. Reviewers provide both a score and detailed comments regarding the strengths and weaknesses of each grant they review. Scores from all reviewers for each grant are averaged to arrive at a composite merit score that is then used to determine which grants to support.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Research ApproachThe ADAs research strategy is targeted and laser focused. This approach is helping us make meaningful, actionable change in specific areas that are highly relevant to the population. In 2020 we focused on COVID19 research and in 2021 we will be emphasizing health disparities and other key initiatives that are aligned with critical societal needs and for those living with diabetes. While we have a targeted approach to funding, we are also continuing to invest in our many career and training awards. Investing in early career diabetes professionals allows us to uplift, support, mentor, and secure the next generation of researchers as they prepare to care for the millions living with diabetes and prediabetes.ADAs research efforts fall broadly into two categories Research and Innovation and Investing in the Future. This ensures we can make the biggest impacts through formative research and intervention development with real world, translational outcomes.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 COVID19 Research. COVID19 placed extraordinary demands on health care delivery and raised countless questions about the virus effect on people with diabetes. In 2020 the ADA launched a new, targeted research grant program specifically to address the pandemic. We funded 10 research projects from a pool of 212 proposals, awarding up to 100,000 for one year grants starting July 1, 2020. The COVID19 grants support basic, translational, and clinical studies that will be instrumental to better understanding the virus and its complications for those living with diabetes.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 2020 Research ProgressThis year ADA-supported researchers made significant progress in understanding how diabetes develops and progresses, and in identifying new ways to combat the disease.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Building a Healthy Temple through church-based diabetes education. Researchers have long known that churches can be familiar, comfortable settings to deliver health education. In the African American community, studies suggest this approach improves adherence better than diabetes self management classes held at hospitals or doctors offices. ADA funded researcher Dr. Meizi He wondered if incorporating Christian themes into the intervention, and having church members teach the classes, might deliver more lasting results than traditional faith placed education for U.S. Latinos, 90 percent of whom are affiliated with a church. In 2020 Dr. He recruited and trained church members to deliver a diabetes self management support curriculum, along with a sermon on health and seven sessions of health oriented Bible study. Her initial results were encouraging. The groups run by church members lowered their A1Cs significantly after one year, and they kept their blood sugar blood glucose levels close to or within target range for a full year after the classes ended. The same benefit wasnt seen in those who took classes delivered by certified diabetes educators. Next, Dr. He will apply for funding to turn her research into a curriculum that could be adopted by churches nationwide and accredited by the ADA.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Getting to the bottom of hypoglycemia unawareness. One of the most unpleasant, fearsome consequences of diabetes is hypoglycemia, when your blood sugar blood glucose drops dangerously low. Yet after frequent hypoglycemic episodes, some people particularly those with type 1 diabetes develop hypoglycemia unawareness. Without the telltale symptoms, people with diabetes dont know to treat hypoglycemia. With ADA research funding, Dr. Janice Hwang sought to determine whether the brains of people with hypoglycemia unawareness reacted differently to low blood sugar than those of people still sensitive to the bodys signals. The results of the brain scans were obvious. In hypoglycemia sensitive brains, regions connected to cravings and the brains planning and control centers lit up in response to a drop in blood sugar levels. In people with hypoglycemia unawareness, no places in the brain lit up. Ultimately, Dr. Hwangs goal will be to see if hypoglycemia unawareness can be reversed, helping people with diabetes regain the warning systems so critical to glucose management.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 The next generation of glucose monitoring. When continuous glucose monitors CGM were introduced more than 20 years ago, they represented a huge leap forward in diabetes care, giving people with diabetes a way to monitor their glucose levels in near real time. Research soon showed that CGMs offered people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes significantly improved blood sugar blood glucose management. Yet only 33 percent of Americans with type 1 diabetes use a CGM, along with just 10 percent of people with type 2. With the help of an ADA grant, Dr. Bing Wang is searching for ways to change that by making CGMs easier to use and less obtrusive. Specifically, hes working to tweak the newer optical sensors to require fewer, if any, finger sticks to calibrate the devices. Dr. Wangs work could be an important building block for future generations of sensors, and it could reduce the pain and fear associated with CGMs.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Pathway to Stop Diabetes. The ADAs Pathway to Stop Diabetes is a groundbreaking research initiative that provides critical financial resources, professional mentorship, and scientific guidance to the nations highest impact investigative pioneers. Pathway has an ambitious goal of bringing 100 brilliant scientists to diabetes research, funding a human pathway, and launching the next generation of investigators. inventive, interdisciplinary, progressive, and trailblazing. Pathway provides crucial support to individuals focusing on innovative ideas and transformational approaches that will lead to new discoveries in diabetes prevention and treatment. Since its inception, our Pathway researchers have collectively. Published 170 plus original publications in high impact scientific journals. Filed 13 patent applications, protecting intellectual property to translate discoveries into tools and cures. Delivered 468 engaging and informative presentations and lectures. Founded 3 independent start-ups.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Two new Pathway awardees began their research projects in January 2020 Judith Agudo, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Harnessing Immune Privilege Mechanisms from Stem Cells to Protect Stem Cells from Immune Attack. Maxence V. Nachury, PhD, University of California, San Francisco Regulation of Body Weight Homeostasis and B Cell Function by Primary Cilia. Also in 2020, our third group of scientists completed their terms of Pathway funding Zhen Gu, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles Marie France Hivert, MD, of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Stephen C.J. Parker, PhD, of the University of Michigan. Each of them has already added substantially to our understanding of diabetes and diabetes risk, and their contributions will continue throughout their careers in diabetes science, because they are now set up for success in conducting the kind of innovative, transformative research that holds promise to ultimately stop the health crisis that is diabetes.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Scientific SessionsHeld annually, Scientific Sessions exemplifies the ADAs leadership role in the global diabetes community while providing a critical platform for driving diabetes awareness. Scientific Sessions is the worlds largest scientific and medical meeting focused on the latest basic and clinical science research related to diabetes and its complications.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 For the first time in the ADAs 80 year history, the Scientific Sessions was held online due to the COVID19 pandemic. By translating the in person meeting into an entirely virtual experience, we upheld the ADAs reputation for offering the latest advances in diabetes research, treatment, and care, and hosted a prime setting for researchers and health care professionals to exchange ideas. The virtual 80th Scientific Sessions by the numbers. 12,700 plus professionals, 850 plus presentations, 238 sessions, special lectures, and addresses, 2,409 published abstracts, More than 712 million media impressions generated worldwide through the Communication teams press program media engagement. More than 99 percent of surveyed attendees believed the program was independent, balanced, objective, and scientifically rigorous. Nearly 91 percent said the content gave them the necessary knowledge to enhance their clinical or research practice.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Were Connected for Life. The American Diabetes Association is the nations leading voluntary health organization fighting to bend the curve on the diabetes epidemic to help people live a better life and thrive until we ultimately find a cure. The moving force behind the work of the ADA is a network of more than 526,000 volunteers, including our dedicated Board of Directors, a membership of more than 500,000 people with diabetes, their families, and caregivers, the hundreds of thousands of health care professionals we serve across the globe, over 2.7 million email subscribers, as well as nearly 250 staff members. Diabetes has brought us all together, what we do next makes us Connected for Life. Learn more about the American Diabetes Association at diabetes.org.
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Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
MediumBulletComplete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
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Name of the organization
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc
 
Employer identification number

54-1734511
Part I
Identification of Disregarded Entities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN (if applicable) of disregarded entity


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Total income


 		(e)
End-of-year assets


 		(f)
Direct controlling
entity










Part II
Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of related organization


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Exempt Code section


 		(e)
Public charity status
(if section 501(c)(3))

 		(f)
Direct controlling
entity

 		(g)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No
(1)American Diabetes Association
2451 Crystal Drive Suite 900

Arlington,VA22202
13-1623888 		See Part VII OH 501 c 3 7 N/A
 
No
(2)American Diabetes Association Property Title Holding Corporation
2451 Crystal Drive Suite 900

Arlington,VA22202
54-1948004 		See Part VII VA 501 c 2 N/A Association
 
 
No










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Part III
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization



 		(b)
Primary activity




 		(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)


 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity



 		(e)
Predominant income(related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(f)
Share of total income




 		(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets



 		(h)
Disproprtionate allocations?




 		(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20 of
Schedule K-1
(Form 1065)
 		(j)
General or
managing
partner?



 		(k)
Percentage
ownership
Yes No Yes No












Part IV
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization
 		(b)
Primary activity
 		(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)
 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity
 		(e)
Type of entity
(C corp, S corp,
or trust) 		(f)
Share of total income
 		(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets
 		(h)
Percentage
ownership
 		(i)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No












Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Page 3
Part V
Transactions With Related Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.
Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.
Yes
No
1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?
a Receipt of (i) interest, (ii) annuities, (iii) royalties, or (iv) rent from a controlled entity .....................
1a
 
No
b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) ............................
1b
 
No
c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) ............................
1c
Yes
 
d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) ............................
1d
 
No
e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) ............................
1e
 
No
f Dividends from related organization(s) ............................
1f
 
No
g Sale of assets to related organization(s) ............................
1g
 
No
h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) ............................
1h
 
No
i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) ............................
1i
 
No
j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) .......................
1j
 
No
k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) ......................
1k
 
No
l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) .....................
1l
 
No
m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) .................
1m
Yes
 
n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) ...................
1n
Yes
 
o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) ............................
1o
Yes
 
p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1p
 
No
q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1q
 
No
r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) ............................
1r
 
No
s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) ............................
1s
 
No
2
If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.
(a)
Name of related organization 		(b)
Transaction
type (a-s) 		(c)
Amount involved 		(d)
Method of determining amount involved





Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Page 4
Part VI
Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.
Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of entity 		(b)
Primary activity 		(c)
Legal domicile
(state or foreign
country) 		(d)
Predominant income (related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(e)
Are all partners
section
501(c)(3)
organizations? 		(f)
Share of total income




 		(g)
Share of
end-of-year
assets 		(h)
Disproprtionate allocations? 		(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20
of Schedule K-1
(Form 1065) 		(j)
General or
managing
partner? 		(k)
Percentage
ownership
Yes No Yes No Yes No






























Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Schedule R (Form 990) 2020
Page 5
Part VII
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R. See instructions.
Return Reference Explanation
Part II Line 1b The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Part II Line 2b The American Diabetes Association Property Title Holding Corporation was established to hold title to real property, collect the income therefrom, and remit to the American Diabetes Association.
Schedule R (Form 990) 2020

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