Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires Disease
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What it says it does
THE ALLIANCE TO PREVENT LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE (APLD) STRIVES TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE BY PROMOTING PUBLIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON THE DISEASE, AND BEST PRACTICES AND POLICY FOR ITS PREVENTION FOCUSING ON WATER QUALITY ISSUES FROM SOURCE TO TAP.
- Income
- $747,000
- Spending
- $663,488
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $177,192, development director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $642,777 spent. APLD HAS SOUGHT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE THROUGH THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS DETAILED, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE CAUSES OF THE DISEASE AND AVAILABLE METHODS OF PREVENTION, INCLUDING SOURCE WATER TREATMENT, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC WATER DISTRIBUTION AND BUILDING WATER SYSTEMS, WATER EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT, OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION, AND RESEARCH. THE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING NEWS COVERAGE OF REPORTED CASES OF THE DISEASE AS WELL AS ADVOCACY ENDEAVORS BY APLD AND OTHER ACTIVISTS. APLD HAS ENGAGED WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PARTICIPATED IN ACADEMIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WATER INDUSTRY CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS RELATED TO THE DISEASE. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS, APLD HAS CONTRIBUTED TESTIMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS BODIES INCLUDING PUBLIC AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, AND WATER QUALITY, STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF, WATER SYSTEM AUTHORITIES AND ADMINISTRATORS, STATE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ADVISORS, OPEN HEARINGS ON WATER QUALITY AND PATHOGENS, FACILITY OWNERS AND OPERATORS, HOSPITALS AND SENIOR LIVING FACILITY OPERATORS, AND OTHERS.IN 2024, APLD CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FACT THAT 96% OF ALL LEGIONNAIRES' CASES ARE DEFINED AS "INDIVIDUAL AND SPORADIC" (UNASSOCIATED WITH OUTBREAKS) AND FIND ROOT CAUSE LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT. APLD PURSUED POLICIES IN VARIOUS STATES INCLUDING NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, ILLINOIS, PENNSYLVANIA AND CALIFORNIA THAT PRIORITIZE UPSTREAM WATER MANAGEMENT AS A PRIMARY LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST LEGIONELLA. THANKS TO THE COMPANY'S EFFORTS, SB2188 WAS PASSED IN NEW JERSEY FOLLOWING EIGHT YEARS OF ADVOCACY. THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SPECIFIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY TO ADHERE TO NEW REQUIREMENTS AIMED AT PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING CASES OF THE DISEASE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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