Donate to the APS Foundation of America, Inc
Founded in 2005, the APS Foundation of America, Inc. (APSFA) is a volunteer run, 501(c)3 public charity. Without your generous donations, the APSFA could not continue to provide APS patients and their families with the information on our foundation page and social media pages, support Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) research – both adult and pediatric, obtain education on APS and related disease through various mediums and share that with the APS community and the general community as a whole.
In addition, we are developing a strategic plan for the future course of the APSFA and plan to raise money towards our long term goals.
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International Congress of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (ICAPA)
In 2022, we were able to provide six scholarships to the Silvia Pierangeli Young Scholar Award at the 17th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies. We were thrilled to have representation there and have been invited to attend the next congress which is in 2022 located in Cordoba, Argentina.
We have estimated that the APSFA will need to raise $10,000 over the next three years to meet our obligations for the 18th International Congress in Kyoto, Japan. We will also be providing several Silvia Pierangeli Young Scholar Awards. We will be attending virtually to defray our costs and spend the donated dollars wisely.
Attending these congresses and other events of this type allows the APSFA to build a positive relationship with physicians and APS patients from all over the world keeps us abreast of what is happening with APS research and allows our clients’ voices to be heard
APS Research (Adult and Pediatric)
We would also like to raise monies to assist in funding research. In the past, we have given money to research groups such as APS ACTION, CARRA, APSCORE, The Rare Thrombotic Disease Consortium, Genetic Alliance, EURORDIS, and AARDA Autoimmune Summit. We have also sponsored medical students to attend specialized training dealing with APS. However, we have never raised money specifically for research in the form of a grant.
Over the course of the next 5 years, we will be setting aside 10% of our donations for Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) research. This money will go to a researcher, group of researchers or facility that is doing APS research. There will be an application process for those who are interested in our funding. We will review it as a board of directors, with 2 medical advisors that do not have a conflict of interest in the funding and 2 outside APSFA volunteers.
Scholarship/Grant
In 2022, the APSFA plans to award a college aged student a $1,000 scholarship. Pending funding for this scholarship, there may be more than one awarded per year. This is something we would like to do yearly. This will be a one time, non-renewing scholarship that will be granted to someone who is going to Medical or Nursing School. There will be an application process for those who are interested in this scholarship. More information will be available soon where we will explain the qualifications, application process and how the recipient will be chosen.
How Else Are Donations Spent?
Your donations also fund our yearly foundation expenses. These include: annual registration fees, legal fees, accountant fees, bank fees, insurance, postage and printing fees, rent share and cellphone. Services such as internet connections, electric, sewer, water, lawn & snow removal and heat are donated by our volunteers. Since, we are completely volunteer run we don’t have any payroll costs. We also do not use professional fundraisers to raise funds for us. We have also saved hundreds of dollars by creating our own brochures and newsletters.
We research ways (and use coupons where we can) to save money on administrative office supplies & printing expenses so we can apply as much of our donations towards our misson and goals. We have already done so by selling awareness items through our CafePress store and our Zazzle store which totally eliminates overhead costs.
If you have more ideas on how to save, feel free to contact us. We always welcome more ideas on how to save money.
If you’d like to donate by check* or money order, please click here to download our donation form. Once completed, please send to:
APS Foundation of America, Inc.
Post Office Box 801
LaCrosse, WI 54602-0801
We are also able to take donations directly over the phone, just give us a call at 608-782-2626 (voice/text) and we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you very much for your kind donation!
*There will be a $25.00 returned check fee plus bank fees.
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Our Mission
Founded in 2005, the APS Foundation of America, Inc. is dedicated to fostering and facilitating joint efforts in the areas of education, public awareness, research, and patient services for Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) in an effective and ethical manner.
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