Ias
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL PLATFORMS FOR PRESENTING NEW RESEARCH, SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND ADVANCING THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS AND PROMOTING DIALOGUE, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING TO HELP CLOSE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE RESPONSE TO AIDS.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 22.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 76%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 130
- Highest pay
- $297,616, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 22.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 77% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $940,000 spent. IAS 2025, THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY CONFERENCE ON HIV SCIENCE, TOOK PLACE IN KIGALI, RWANDA, AND VIRTUALLY FROM 13 TO 17 JULY 2025. DESPITE CHALLENGES CREATED BY SUDDEN FUNDING CUTS, ALMOST 4,000 PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER IN KIGALI AND VIRTUALLY, SHOWING THE RESILIENCE THAT DEFINES THE HIV RESPONSE AND A COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING GAINS MADE IN OVER 40 YEARS OF THIS PANDEMIC. IAS 2025 PROVIDED A FORUM FOR PARTICIPANTS TO REVIEW THE EARLY IMPACT OF US FUNDING CUTS AND DEBATE HOW THE HIV RESPONSE CAN ADAPT TO SHRINKING DONOR SUPPORT. SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION IN PREVENTION WAS ALSO AT THE FOREFRONT DURING IAS 2025, WITH THE RELEASE OF NEW WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) GUIDELINES RECOMMENDING THE USE OF LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE LENACAPAVIR AS A PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) OPTION AND THE PRESENTATION OF PROMISING DATA ON THE EXPERIMENTAL MONTHLY PREP AGENT, MK-8527. IAS 2025 SHOWCASED THE CENTRAL ROLE OF AFRICAN SCIENCE IN SHAPING THE GLOBAL HIV RESPONSE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE HOST COUNTRY'S ACHIEVEMENT IN REACHING THE 95-95-95 TARGETS FOR HIV DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND VIRAL SUPPRESSION AND ITS SUCCESS IN TACKLING A MARBURG VIRUS OUTBREAK IN 2024. A TOTAL OF 5,257 ABSTRACTS WERE SUBMITTED TO IAS 2025, AND 2,016 WERE ACCEPTED, AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 38%. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED 31 ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS IN FIVE TRACKS AND 30 INVITED-SPEAKER SESSIONS, INCLUDING THREE PLENARIES, 22 SYMPOSIA AND TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS. ALONGSIDE THESE CONFERENCE SESSIONS, 36 SATELLITES AND SEVEN PRE-CONFERENCES OFFERED DELEGATES FOCUSED INSIGHTS INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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