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Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc

EIN 58-1231804 · Marietta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA IS THE FOREMOST NATIONAL NONPROFIT VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FINDING THE CAUSES OF AND CURE FOR LUPUS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT, SERVICES, AND HOPE TO ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LUPUS. THE GEORGIA CHAPTER'S PROGRAMS ARE THE ONLY STATEWIDE VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS, PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND GRASS-ROOTS ADVOCACY

Income
$1.3 million
Spending
$516,349
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
28.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
4
Volunteers
450
Highest pay
$107,522, president &

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 28.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 61% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 89% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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)
  1. $449,407 spent. AS THE ONLY STATEWIDE VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE 55,000 GEORGIANS WITH LUPUS, THE GEORGIA CHAPTER PROVIDES THOUSANDS WITH FREE, VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS, RESOURCES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REACHING PATIENTS IN 120 OF THE 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. NINETY PERCENT OF EVERY DOLLAR DONATED STAYS IN GEORGIA TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS. THE CHAPTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, WORKING TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND MEDICINE OF LUPUS TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT HAVE IMPEDED PROGRESS IN LUPUS RESEARCH. DESPITE ITS PREVALENCE, LUPUS REMAINS ONE OF THE LEAST RECOGNIZABLE AND MOST MISUNDERSTOOD DISEASES IN BOTH THE MEDICAL AND LAY COMMUNITIES. THERE IS NO KNOWN CAUSE, NO CURE, AND THE INCIDENCE HAS INCREASED HUGELY IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. CURRENT TREATMENTS ARE OFTEN VERY TOXIC, THE SIDE EFFECTS OFTEN RIVALING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE. WE REACH OUT TO OUR LUPUS CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH OUR YEAR ROUND CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, FROM DIRECT MAIL TO ONLINE EMAILS BLASTS, WEBSITE UPDATES AND INFORMATION PLACEMENT IN DOCTORS' OFFICES: OVER 39,000 VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE IN THIS PAST YEAR. OVER 1,200 INQUIRIES AND CHAPTER RESPONSES FROM PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS. MORE THAN 16,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. MORE THAN 56,000 PROFILES IN THE CONSTITUENT DATABASE. MORE THAN 25,000 CONSTITUENTS IN THE EMAIL DATABASE. MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD, COMPRISED OF 57 MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE GEORGIA CHAPTER. IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 1,200 PEOPLE ATTENDED VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS, AND SUMMITS. 25 SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF AT LEAST 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM SUPPORTING 62 PATIENTS AT THE GRADY LUPUS CLINIC AND THE EMORY MIDTOWN NEPHRITIS CLINIC IN OUR FIRST YEAR. SCHOOL NURSES TRAINING FOR 220+ NURSES IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 200,000 WHAT IS LUPUS? BROCHURES, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN DOCTORS' OFFICES ACROSS GEORGIA. 3,500 WALKERS AND FAMILIES WERE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED AT THE 2022 ATLANTA WALK TO END LUPUS NOW, THE SECOND LARGEST LFA WALKS IN THE NATION. IN ADDIITON 500 ATTENDED OUR WALKS IN AUGUSTA, COLUMBUS AND MACON. THE GEORGIA CHAPTER CONTINUALLY UPDATES THE LUPUS RESOURCE TOOLKIT WHICH PROVIDES A LIST OF PATIENT SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE STATE. THE GEORGIA CHAPTER PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE LFA-CDC FUNDED GRANT TO PROMOTE LUPUS AWARENESS TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE LFA'S BE FIERCE, TAKE CONTROL AND STRATEGIES TO EMBRACE LIVING WITH LUPUS FEARLESSLY (SELF) INITIATIVES, THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN TO BRING AWARENESS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THE ANNUAL ADVOCACY DAY AT THE GEORGIA STATE CAPITOL, THE WALK TO END LUPUS, AND LUPUS@WORK INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS WORKPLACE CONCERNS. OUR LUPUS PARENT PROJECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, PROVIDES PARENTS OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LUPUS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OTHER PARENTS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK CONTINUES AT THE PATIENT SERVICES LEVEL, PROVIDING CRITICAL RESOURCES TO 1,300+ PEOPLE INCLUDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALL THE WHILE COUNSELLING OUR CONSTITUENTS TO HELP THEM FIND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES. AS THE ONLY STATEWIDE VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE 55,000 GEORGIANS WITH LUPUS, THE GEORGIA CHAPTER PROVIDES THOUSANDS WITH FREE, VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS, RESOURCES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REACHING PATIENTS IN 120 OF THE 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. NINETY PERCENT OF EVERY DOLLAR DONATED STAYS IN GEORGIA TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS. THE CHAPTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, WORKING TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND MEDICINE OF LUPUS TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT HAVE IMPEDED PROGRESS IN LUPUS RESEARCH. DESPITE ITS PREVALENCE, LUPUS REMAINS ONE OF THE LEAST RECOGNIZABLE AND MOST MISUNDERSTOOD DISEASES IN BOTH THE MEDICAL AND LAY COMMUNITIES. THERE IS NO KNOWN CAUSE, NO CURE, AND THE INCIDENCE HAS INCREASED HUGELY IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. CURRENT TREATMENTS ARE OFTEN VERY TOXIC, THE SIDE EFFECTS OFTEN RIVALING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE. WE REACH OUT TO OUR LUPUS CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH OUR YEAR ROUND CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, FROM DIRECT MAIL TO ONLINE EMAILS BLASTS, WEBSITE UPDATES AND INFORMATION PLACEMENT IN DOCTORS' OFFICES: OVER 39,000 VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE IN THIS PAST YEAR. OVER 1,200 INQUIRIES AND CHAPTER RESPONSES FROM PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS. MORE THAN 16,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. MORE THAN 56,000 PROFILES IN THE CONSTITUENT DATABASE. MORE THAN 25,000 CONSTITUENTS IN THE EMAIL DATABASE. MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD, COMPRISED OF 57 MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE GEORGIA CHAPTER. IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 1,200 PEOPLE ATTENDED VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS, AND SUMMITS. 25 SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF AT LEAST 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM SUPPORTING 62 PATIENTS AT THE GRADY LUPUS CLINIC AND THE EMORY MIDTOWN NEPHRITIS CLINIC IN OUR FIRST YEAR. SCHOOL NURSES TRAINING FOR 220+ NURSES IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 200,000 WHAT IS LUPUS? BROCHURES, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN DOCTORS' OFFICES ACROSS GEORGIA. 3,500 WALKERS AND FAMILIES WERE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED AT THE 2022 ATLANTA WALK TO END LUPUS NOW, THE SECOND LARGEST LFA WALKS IN THE NATION. IN ADDIITON 500 ATTENDED OUR WALKS IN AUGUSTA, COLUMBUS AND MACON. THE GEORGIA CHAPTER CONTINUALLY UPDATES THE LUPUS RESOURCE TOOLKIT WHICH PROVIDES

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1977.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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