2008 Annual Report
Journey to a Cure
board of directors & executive management
American Liver Foundation
Board of Directors*
Chair
Allan W. Wolkoff, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rick Smith
American Liver Foundation
New York, New York
Secretary
Frank J. Uvena
Chicago, Illinois
Paul Martin, MD
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Christopher McCarrick
Velocity Group, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia
Thomas F. Nealon III
LNR Partners, Inc.
Miami Beach, Florida
Bruce F. Scharschmidt, MD
Hyperion Therapeutics
South San Francisco, California
Ronald J. Sokol, MD
The Children’s Hospital
Aurora, Colorado
Members
Susan Sherman Stone
Hingham, Massachusetts
Eddie C. Cheung, MD, FACG
University of California, Davis
Martinez, California
Frederick J. Suchy, Jr., MD
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Richard M. Colton
Sharebridge Private Equity Consolidated
New York, New York
Douglas G. Watson
Pittencrieff Glen Associates
Far Hills, New Jersey
Donna R. Cryer, JD
Cryer Health, LLC
Washington, District of Columbia
Honorary Board Members
Nicholas J. DeRoma
New Canaan, Connecticut
Frank Dzvonik
Abbott Laboratories
Alameda, California
Norman D. Grace, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Louise M. Jacobbi
Saturn Management Research
Metairie, Louisiana
Edmund J. Blake
Pinnacle Associates, Ltd.
New York, New York
Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Executive Management
Newton Guerin
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York
Rebecca Frank
Executive Vice President and Chief Development
and Marketing Officer
George Jamieson, CPA
(PricewaterhouseCoopers - Retired)
New London, New Hampshire
David Ticker
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Kerr
Woodsburgh, New York
Susan Robinson
Vice President of Programs
*List current as of publication date
ceo & chair letter
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journey into research
Baby with
Biliary Atresia
Makes
Successful
Journey to
Adulthood
It was during one of their frequent
visits to a hospital caring for their son,
Matthew, that Randy and Ken Rosiello
discovered the American Liver
Foundation. Searching for answers to
her baby’s ailment, Randy found a
computer and the American Liver
Foundation as well. “I was at
a loss as I lay next to Matthew in the
hospital room,” Randy recalls. “I got
on my computer and—ta-da!—there
you were.” Together, the Rosiellos and
the American Liver Foundation have
supported Matthew in his remarkable
battle against liver disease.
The family’s long journey began in September
1989, when Randy and Ken were carrying their
five-week-old son out of the church after his
baptism. A woman stopped them to say that
their baby was beautiful, but that he “looked
yellow.” Randy and Ken didn’t understand, but
something told them to take little Matt to his
pediatrician the next day.
The pediatrician instantly recognized Matthew’s
jaundice as the indication of the serious
condition, biliary atresia. The additional tests
supported the suspicion that Matt had biliary
atresia and he needed immediate surgery to
help him live.
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Facts about
Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia is a life
threatening liver
condition in which the
network of tubes and
ducts that carries bile
from the liver into the
small intestines is
damaged or missing.
Biliary atresia strikes
one in 10,000
newborns and is most
successfully treated
when diagnosed prior
to eight weeks of age.
Matthew’s surgery
was a success, but
the hard part of the
Rosiellos’ journey
was just beginning.
For the next two
years, Matthew was
in and out of the
hospital due to
complications and
infections. At one
point, Matt had
emergency surgery
when a part of his
bowel developed an
obstruction that
required an intense
modification of his original procedure. “This
surgery took over eight hours and three doctors
to complete,” says Randy.
The Rosiellos are very involved with their local
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journey into research
For the Rosiellos, this is an
opportunity to share with others the
help and hope that they have
received through the American Liver
Foundation. “We can’t thank the
American Liver Foundation enough,”
Randy says. “The American Liver
Foundation is like a bright ray of
sunshine in our lives.”
American Liver Foundation chapter. “Matt wants
to help people who need someone to talk to
about liver disease or biliary atresia. Ken and I
want to support other families that have been
diagnosed with what we have been through,”
says Randy, who recently started a support
group for mothers of children with biliary atresia.
In addition, the Rosiello family participates in the
Greater New York Division’s Liver Life Walk in
Jersey City.
Matt developed an interest in music at 15
and he is now a professional DJ with his
own mixing equipment and fledgling music
production business. He also works part-time
and is a full-time student at the College of
Staten Island.
For the Rosiellos, this is an opportunity to share
with others the help and hope that they have
received through the American Liver Foundation.
“We can’t thank the American Liver Foundation
enough,” Randy says. “The American Liver
Foundation is like a bright ray of sunshine in
our lives.”
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Biliary Atresia Study
May Lead to
New Therapies
Joshua R. Friedman, MD, PhD, is leading
a research study to investigate the mystery
of biliary atresia from an entirely new
direction. After years of confusion and
debate surrounding this disease, Dr.
Friedman is studying changes in small
molecules called microRNAs, or miRNA,
which play a major role in regulating the
way our genes are expressed. Dr.
Friedman observed that nothing is known
about the function of miRNA in biliary
atresia. The goal of his project is to fill this
hole in the existing research.
Dr. Friedman’s team has performed a
large-scale survey of miRNA in models
of biliary atresia and found that the
progression of the disease leads to
significant changes in a specific set of
miRNA. Dr. Friedman hypothesizes that,
within this set, specific miRNAs contribute
to the development of biliary atresia. If this
is the case, then treatments may feasibly
be developed to target these particular
miRNAs.
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journey into education
Education Milestones
The American Liver Foundation achieved
significant programmatic milestones in 2008.
Highlights of FY 2008 programmatic
successes include:
• An 8% increase in total number of
education program attendees.
• A 27% increase in average attendance
at education programs.
• A 39% increase in program participant
knowledge.
• A 47% increase in total number of
support program attendees.
• A 13% increase in the number of
outreach programs.
• An 84% increase in individuals helped
through outreach programs.
Additionally, the American Liver Foundation
reached a greater number of participants
through its education, support, and outreach
programs compared with 2007.
Education
During FY 2008, the American Liver Foundation
reached more than 133,000 individuals through
education programs, support services and
outreach activities.
The American Liver Foundation education programs target three populations: general public,
patients with liver disease and their families, and
healthcare and social service professionals.
Change in knowledge is a key outcome measuring the impact of our education programs. In FY
2008, 70% of attendees reported an increase in
knowledge after an the American Liver Foundation education program. The average increase in
knowledge was 39%.
Special Program Highlights
Treatment Choices Initiative (TCI) is an education
program targeted to individuals who have or
are at high risk of hepatitis C infection. In 2008,
the American Liver Foundation reached individuals with or at high risk of hepatitis C infection
through 50 programs offered at communitybased agencies.
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Managing Your Medications
The third component of the Liver Wellness
Initiative, Managing Your Medications, which
employs targeted education materials and
an interactive website to discuss responsible
use of medications for liver health. Managing
Your Medications addresses the responsible
use of over the counter and prescription
medications, as well as supplements and
alternative therapies.
Research
More than $1 million was provided to 13
Research Program Awards recipients in 2008.
Three Liver Scholar Awards, two Special
Research Initiative Awards and eight Postdoctoral Research Fellowships provided up to three
years of funding to research scientists studying
treatment and cures for liver disease.
Advocacy
In 2008, the American Liver Foundation had
several advocacy achievements, including
gubernatorial proclamations for Hepatitis Awareness Month in seven states and two mayoral
proclamations. The American Liver Foundation
helped to pass state legislations ensuring
broader access to care for people with liver
disease and increased funding for liver disease
and prevention education.
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journey into education
A Nurse’s Journey from
Patient to Proponent
Gina Marie Pollichino’s
journey with liver disease began in 1994
when she was given a
tainted blood product
to treat an inherited
immune deficiency.
She developed severe
hepatitis C. She recovered from this acute attack but still struggles
with chronic hepatitis C.
In 1997, Gina Pollichino’s journey with the
American Liver Foundation began when she
started two hepatitis C support groups, using
her skills as an RN to educate and counsel
patients about this disease. She found there
were misconceptions, discrimination and an
overriding stigma about liver disease that still
exists today. Treatment can be so difficult, and
learning how to cope from those who have
been through it can help a patient to stay on
treatment. “It has been very rewarding for me
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on many levels to be involved in running support groups,” Gina says. “It’s been wonderful
to see the progress that’s been made in
respect to treatment success. We went from
no one responding to treatment and side
effects not being fully addressed, to approximately half now responding positively to treatment. While side effects are difficult, they are
being managed better.”
Gina is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Greater New York Division and has served
on several national committees. “I’ve seen
amazing changes happen at the American
Liver Foundation and I’m happy with the
direction we are going,” Gina says. The
success of the American Liver Foundation is
important to Gina, and to the entire community that lives with liver disease every day.
“I will continue to do all I can to pave the way
for the future so that liver disease will be cured
someday, or maybe just a well-managed
condition,” she says.
Until then, the American Liver Foundation will
continue to provide much needed support for
those being treated for the disease with the
invaluable help of volunteers like Gina.
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funding the mission
Special Events
In 2008 the American Liver Foundation
introduced three new national fundraising
campaigns known as the American Liver
Foundation Signature Events. These three
events are the cornerstone of the organization’s field-based fundraising initiatives and
brought a consistent brand and name to
events happening from coast to coast.
The uniformity provided by these events
will help to further spread awareness of the
American Liver Foundation and guarantee
that more time and effort can be spent
furthering the American Liver Foundation
mission to promote liver disease education,
research, and advocacy.
Liver Life Walk
The Liver Life
Walk is the
American Liver
Foundation’s
fastest growing
fundraising
campaign. In
2008 tens of
thousands of people all over the country came
together to take a stand, and a walk, in the fight
against liver disease. Walks are a great way to
get the community involved because anyone
can participate despite their age or physical ability. With more than 30 Liver Life Walks taking
place this year, the American Liver Foundation
supporters participated in the largest coordinated effort in the organization’s history.
Together Liver Life Walk participants helped
generate over $1.2 million to promote liver
disease research, education, and advocacy.
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Flavors
While Flavors
isn’t a new
concept for the
American Liver
Foundation,
2008 marked
the first time
that all 16 divisions planned and hosted this
event. As the signature culinary event of the
American Liver Foundation, Flavors is a true
gourmet experience and represents a reinvention of the traditional charity gala.
At each event top chefs from across the local
region assemble for a night of elaborate table
décor, exquisite food, fine wine, and a great
cause. Each chef has his or her own table and
cooking station with the responsibility of providing linens, flowers, theme-related objects, or
any other items to make each unique. All food is
prepared right in front of the guests, who enjoy
at least five courses all while learning a few tips
from the experts. All told, this unique dining
experience generated more than $3 million for
the American Liver Foundation in 2008.
Liver Life Challenge
The Liver Life Challenge brings together
training teams all
across the country to
prepare and participate in some of the
nation’s leading endurance events. The
American Liver
Foundation supporters have conquered everything from marathons to mountain climbs as a
part of this program, and generated millions of
dollars in the fight against liver disease. From
novice to veteran, there is a place for everyone
on the Liver Life Challenge team. Run for
Research, a Boston marathon training team,
is the organization’s single largest event and
generated more than $1.1 million in 2008.
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funding the mission
Team Spotlight
Western Slope
Walkers on a Journey
to Raise Awareness
and Funds
The Western Slope Walkers team has been
a driving force in raising funds and spreading the word about the Liver Life Walk.
Team captain Michael Hartman, a liver transplant recipient, relates why he and his family
are involved in the walk: "It's a way for me
and my family to
give back to the
American Liver
Foundation. I wasn't
able to help out in
the past because of
my health, but now
that I am healthy, I
want to be involved
in giving back all the
help that The American Liver Foundation has
given to me."
Jason Hartman, son of Michael and a Most
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Valuable Player (MVP), agreed to personally
match the first $1,500 in contributions that
his team raised. MVPs are a very important
part of the walk. They commit to raising
$1,000 in pledges and receive special recognition during the closing ceremony. Jason's
motivation for fundraising stems from his father's health and subsequent transplant. He
explains that without his dad, he would not be
aware of the grave effects of liver disease, and
for him, this event is an opportunity to educate
others and save lives.
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Naomi and Paul Herman
Two Moms Team
Up to Create
Pittsburgh Chapter
Seven years ago, the words primary
sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) were not part
of Naomi Herman’s vocabulary. The Pittsburgh resident knew very little about the
liver and about the support the American
Liver Foundation could provide for those
with liver disease and their families. All that
changed when one of her daughters was
diagnosed with PSC.
Naomi was not aware of an organization in
the Pittsburgh area that focused on liver disease, so she began an effort to raise money,
to educate people and to get involved. She
asked her daughter’s hepatologist and gastroenterologist to pass along her phone number to anyone who might be interested in
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Joanne and Stephen Grieme
helping with Naomi’s volunteer effort.
It wasn’t long before Naomi received a call
from Joanne Grieme, whose youngest son
was also diagnosed with PSC. The two moms
met with staff from the American Liver Foundation as well as local physicians and after a
two-year journey of extensive legwork and
organizational planning, in 2006 they formed a
chapter in Pittsburgh. Naomi Herman became
president and Joanne’s business skills were
well suited for chair of Flavors of Pittsburgh.
For five years Naomi and Joanne worked
tirelessly for the American Liver Foundation. This fiscal year, Joanne became president and Naomi continues to help with
Flavors, the Walk, education programs, and
conducting phone interviews with patients for
the Love Your Liver campaign.
“When Joanne and I met, we realized we
could make a difference,” Naomi says. “We
could not sit back and allow things to happen
to our kids; we had to impact the situation. We
have found strength in each other and in the
support system we built.”
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challenge
Beth Kissinger’s Journey:
Running Marathons
to Honor Brothers
with Liver Disease
Most of us think that a qualified, experienced marathon runner needs little inspiration to cross the finish line. Many would envy
a woman who has three beautiful children, a
husband and home, as well as the drive to
run many races and marathons. After meeting Beth Kissinger, most of us would offer
her a standing ovation for her courageous
personal battle against a liver disease that
killed one brother and forced another to
receive a transplant, and sends her to the
doctor regularly.
Beth’s journey has led her to run seven
marathons to help raise funds on behalf of
the American Liver Foundation, which has
supported Beth and her family along the way.
She joined the New England Run For Research
Team, a part of the Liver Life Challenge program
and in three years raised over $14,000.
Beth grew up as one of eight children in a close
knit family in Maine. It was not until this past
decade that the family bonds were put to the
ultimate series of tests. Steve, the oldest, was
diagnosed with a rare liver and kidney disease
called primary hyperoxaluria (PH1). PH1 is a
genetic liver and kidney disorder that can lead to
kidney failure. It can be fatal if not treated in its
early stages and can often require a liver and
kidney transplant for the patient.
Beth and her family learned that Steve’s illness
was not an isolated incident. Since both their
parents were carriers of the gene, the children
were unknowingly at risk. PH1 is rarely ever
caught as late in life as it was with Steve. Steve
adamantly encouraged his siblings to test for the
same disorder while he was fighting his own
battle to survive. Only Beth and her brother, Eric,
tested positive for PH1. Steve, 49, was too ill to
make the transplant list and passed away in 2003.
“Steve did a lot for all of us, even in the end,”
says Beth. “If it weren’t for Steve, I wouldn’t be
as healthy as I am today and my brother, Eric,
would probably not be alive.”
In 2005, Eric went into renal failure. In July 2006,
Eric received a kidney and liver transplant and is
now living a successful life.
Beth practices what she has always believed—
family comes first. She transitioned to a part
time job to allow her to spend more time with
daughters Katie, Megan and Lily. Her running
helps the girls see that she is healthy; it also
helps Beth to cope with the weight of the last
few years of sadness in her family.
Beth ran the 2007 Boston Marathon® in honor
of both her brother, Steve, and also the anonymous donor who gave her brother, Eric, a new
liver. She is running a journey in the hope that no
one will ever have to say goodbye to their loved
ones because of liver disease.
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research
Journey to a Cure
Promising Medical Researchers
Receive American Liver Foundation Support
The American Liver Foundation understands that in order to have a future without liver disease, they
must have a future with top scientists committed to researching a cure. That means supporting
today’s most promising medical researchers. Nam-Joon Cho, PhD, of Stanford University is one
such scientist. As the 2008 winner of the Herman Lopata Memorial Hepatitis Postdoctoral
Fellowship, he brings his non-traditional background and expertise on engineering design principles
to a very complex project that involves creating 3D models of liver cells. It is his hope that his project
will have long term benefits, including “efficient artificial liver support systems and an increase in the
liver tissue available for transplantation.” Cho also recognizes the role his grant is playing in his
development as a scientist, saying “I think that the American Liver Foundation is really passionate
about developing individuals with the potential to make significant advances in liver research but
who need additional mentoring time to get to the point where they can successfully manage their
own labs as young assistant professors.”
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research
2008 American Liver Foundation Research
Awards Program Awards and Awardees
2008 Liver Scholars
American Liver Foundation Liver Scholar
Lee F. Peng, MD, PhD
The General Hospital Corporation
d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Discovery, Design and Characterization of
Modulators of Hepatitis C Virus Replication
New England Run for Research Liver Scholar
Songling Liu, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Post-translational Regulation of Sinisoidal Endothelial
Cell eNOS by the GPCR Interacting Protein GIT 1
2008 Special Research Initiatives
Thomas F. Nealon, III Biliary Atresia Special
Research Initiative Honoring Zachary Rue
Joshua R. Friedman, MD, PhD
The Joseph Stokes, Jr. Research Institute of The
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
MicroRNZ in Biliary Atresia
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Special
Research Initiative
Joseph J. Palermo, Jr., MD, PhD
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Role of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Immune
Mediated Cholangiopathy
2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Irwin M. Arias, MD Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Sergio A. Gradilone, PhD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
TRPV4 as a Potential Target to Reduce the
Hyperproliferative Phenotype of Cholangiocytes
in Polycystic Liver Disease
Roger L. Jenkins, MD Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship
Tina L. Sumpter, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Molecular Crosstalk and the Regulation of Tolerance
in Liver Dendritic Cells
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Herman Lopata Memorial Hepatitis
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Nam-Joon Cho, PhD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Hepatitis C Virus Replication in Optimized
Hydrogel-based Hepatic Tissues
Congressman John Joseph Moakley
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Xiaosong Jiang, MD
University of California Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA
The Role of Hepatic Stellate Cell Proliferation
in Liver Fibrogenesis
Hans Popper Memorial Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship
Xinqin Kang, PhD
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 and Lipid
Export in Alcoholic Liver Disease
Dean Thiel Memorial Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship
Benoit C. Callendret, D.V.M., PhD
The Research Institute at Nationwide
Children's Hospital,
Columbus, OH
Immunity Against Hepatitis C Virus
Upon Superinfection
Charles Trey, MD Memorial Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship
Johannes Kluwe, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Role of NK-kB in the Crosstalk Between
Kupffer Cells and Hepatic Stellate Cells
Alexander M. White, III Memorial
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Ajay K. Jain, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Role of Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) and Fibroblast
Growth Factor 19 (FGF19) In Parenteral Nutrition
Associated Liver Disease (PNALD)
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2008-09 grants review committee
Mark J. Czaja, MD, Chair
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Linda Greenbaum, MD, Vice Chair
University of Pennsylvania, PA
Gianfranco Alpini, PhD
Texas A & M University Health Science Center, TX
Kyong-Mi Chang, MD
University of Pennsylvania, PA
Raymond T. Chung, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
Mark Feitelson, PhD
Temple University, PA
Ariel E. Feldstein, MD
The Cleveland Clinic, OH
Jeffrey Glenn, MD, PhD
Stanford University, CA
Regino Gonzalez-Peralta, MD
University of Florida, FL
Maureen Jonas, MD
Children's Hospital, MA
Klaus Kaestner, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, PA
Saul J. Karpen, MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Anna SF Lok, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center, MI
George Michalopoulos, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA
Marcos Rojkind, MD, PhD
The George Washington University Medical Center, DC
David Rudnick, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine, MO
Vijay Shah, MD
Mayo Clinic, MN
Ronald J. Sokol, MD
Children's Hospital, CO
Steven A. Weinman, MD, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch, TX
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financials
Where Your
Donation Goes
Fundraising
12.4%
Your gift to the American Liver
Foundation helps to improve the
lives of people with liver disease in
three areas: education, research
and advocacy. Every gift makes a
difference and helps the American
Liver Foundation to fulfill the organization’s mission. The Foundation is
committed to being the best possible steward of donated funds and
is dedicated to honor donor intent
and practice financial transparency.
Management
6.1%
Program Services
81.5%
The charts illustrate the expenditure
of funds received.
Community Services
15%
$1,262,828
$2,211,216
Public Education
15%
$1,201,358
$2,744,150
Patient Services
27%
Research
33%
$806,197
Professional Education
10%
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financials
Balance Sheet
Assets
2008
2007
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$520,144
$377,418
Investments
4,192,811
5,397,990
Contributions Receivable
442,026
1,468,981
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
307,801
219,019
Property and Equipment, Net
487,960
602,204
$5,950,742
$8,065,613
Accrued Expenses
992,434
494,691
Payroll & Related liabilities
336,930
595,263
Transplant Fund Liability
1,232,897
1,330,454
Awards and Grants Payable
1,570,791
2,447,832
800,000
800,000
4,933,052
5,668,240
(2,478,945)
(1,577,551)
2,501,287
2,981,924
995,348
993,000
1,017,690
2,397,373
$5,950,742
$8,065,613
Total Assets
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities:
Short Term Notes Payable to Bank
Total Liabilities
Net Assets Surplus/(Deficit)
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
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financials
Statement of Activities 2008
Public Support & Revenues
2008
2007
$3,637,619
$4,674,085
(57,079)
522,724
39,194
71,849
5,095,247
5,995,782
8,714,981
11,264,440
Public Education
1,201,358
2,066,939
Research
2,744,150
2,770,541
806,197
790,931
Patient Services
2,211,216
1,679,855
Community Services
1,262,828
1,496,144
Total Program Services
8,225,749
8,804,410
615,382
777,677
1,253,535
1,926,982
1,868,917
2,704,659
& Supporting Services
10,094,664
11,509,069
Change in Net Assets
(1,379,683)
(244,629)
2,397,373
2,642,001
$1,017,690
$2,397,372
Contributions
Investment Income, Net
Other
Special Events,
Net of Direct Expenses
Total Public Support & Revenues
Program Services
Professional Education
Supporting Services
Management & General
Fundraising
Total Support Services
Total Cost of Program
Net Assets, beginning of year
Net Assets, end of year
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American Liver Foundation Gift Givers
Founder’s Society
($250,000 and above)
Anonymous
McNeil - PPC, Inc
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
Benefactor’s Society
($100,000 – $250,000)
Abbott Laboratories
American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Sponsor’s Society
($50,000 – $99,999)
Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Charitable Trust
Edmund and Carol Blake
Samuel A. and Jill A.Hamacher
Hemophilia of Georgia
Michael and Susan Kerr
Missouri Foundation for Health
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Schering-Plough
Wal-Mart Foundation
Chairman’s Society
($10,000 – $49,999)
American International Group
American Society of Transplantation
Ameristar Casino St. Charles
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Anesthesia Healthcare Partners, Inc.
Axcan Pharma US, Inc.
Banner Health System
Joshua and Anita Beckenstein Charitable Fund
The Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver
Foundation
BJC Health System
James S. Bosharrt, III
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
David Brown
Callahan & Blaine, APLC
Caremark RX Inc.
William A. and Sonya T. Carpenter
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Clarian Health
Cleveland Clinic
Combined Health Agencies
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Community Health Charities of California
Community Health Charities of National Capital
Community Health Charities of New England
Community Health Charities of New Jersey
Community Health Charities of New York
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Community Health Charities of Texas
Convergys Corporation
Joe and Rosanne Diblasio
Stephen M. Ditman
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Paul B. Edgerley
Nicole Ellis Foundation
EMC Corporation
Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, Ltd.
First Bank
William G. Forrester
Fox Family Foundation
Greg Fredette
GlaxoSmithKline
Brett and Abby Gordon
Great Lakes Wine & Spirits, LLC
Carolyn A. Hamlin
Kevin Humphries
International Business Machines Corporation
George and Kristyn Jamieson
JDR Charitable Foundation Inc.
The Kellner Family Pediatric Liver Disease Foundation
Lockton Management, LLC
Sean and Lisa Lynch
Gerson May
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education
and Research
Christopher McCarrick
The Lee and Aidan McMahon Foundation Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Charles and Colleen Mills
The Mohegan Tribe and the Mohegan Sun Casino
Joseph A. Moloney
Montefiore Medical Center
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
NABI Biopharmaceuticals
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Curtis O’Hara Foundation
Dr. Douglas Horst and Maureen Phillips
Robert and Regina Pollichino
Susan G. and Stuart D. Porter
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Organization (PBCers)
Renton Family Foundation
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Assoc, PLLC
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Savings Bank Life Insurance
Company of Massachusetts
David and Susan Sherman
State of New York
Sun Shine on You Foundation
Aleksander Szlam
Geoff Tamble
Tenet Healthcare
John Thomas
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
University Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Douglas G. and Linda Watson
Steve and Linda Webster
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Yale New Haven Hospital
President’s Society
($5,000 – $9,999)
Advogent Group, Inc.
Aetna Inc.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Alta Partners Management Corporation
Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.
Arapahoe Gastroenterology, PC
Arizona Transplant Associates, PC
Aryx Therapeutics, Inc.
Asklepion Pharmaceuticals LLC
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
Brian Atwood
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Randall S. and Christine F. Battat
Bayer Healthcare LLC
Bechtel Group Foundation
Jeffrey and Yolanda Belmont
Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center
Betty Black
BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Boyer
BP Foundation, Inc.
Bryan Cave LLP
Nancy R. L. Bucher, MD
Justin G. and Ann J. Bullion
Robin and Robert Buonato
California Pacific Medical Center
Celera
Centura Health
Carol and Mark Cermak
Irwin Chafetz
Len Chamber Charitable Trust
Children’s Health Care Associates, Inc.
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Children’s Organ Transplant Association, Inc.
Citizens Bank
Samuel D. Colella
Colonel’s Shoppes, LLC
Richard M. Colton
Community Health Charities of Arizona
Community Health Charities of Florida
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
Community Health Charities of Georgia
Community Health Charities of Kansas and Missouri
Community Health Charities of Michigan
Community Health Charities of Ohio
Community Health Charities of Virginia
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Cooley Godward, LLP
The Corkin Family
Country Music Television, Inc.
Lloyd and Susie Cunningham
Ted and Joan Cutler
Czarnowksi Display Service, Inc.
Nicholas J. and Sandra De Roma
Deloitte Services, LP
Diamond Castle Holdings
Digestive Care, Inc.
Steve Ditman
Keith Donnell
Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
Kathleen Ebeling
EECruz
Ernst & Young LLP
Evergreen Union School District
Exelixis
Express Scripts, Inc.
Terry and Anne Fohey
Kimberly S. and Carlo P. Frappolli
Frenwick & West LLP
William Harold and Sally Fuller
Gastrointestinal Associates, Inc.
Genzyme
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Micheal Gleason
Mark Gluskin
John S. Goff, MD
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis A Green
Bertha and Hix Green Family Foundation
Grife and Walazek Trust Account
Michael Griffin
Cheryl Gross
GroupCast, LLC
Thomas Gunning
H E A L S of the South
Neil Hall
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation
Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.
Hawaii Pathologists’ Laboratory, LLP
Henry Ford Health System
Gregg Herrell
Highmark
Eunice and Clifford L. Hoff
Fatmire Hotza
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Intermune, Inc.
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
JZ Partners, LLC
Kaiser Permanente
Joseph G. and Agnes K Kearns Foundation
Kevin Kinsella
Arleen and Phillip E. Korenblat
Nancy M. and John V. Koris
John V. Koris, Jr.
Frank Kung
Ladish Company Foundation
Latham and Watkins LLP
Nancy and James Levicki
Long View Systems Corporation (USA)
Lisa M. Hester Lynch
R. Laurence Macon
Lynn Manley
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Wendy Marx Foundation for Organ Donor Awareness
McFarlane Partners
Tammy McLane
Medical College of Wisconsin
Merck Partnership for Giving
Robert and Myrna Merowitz
Mesirow Financial
Mid-America Transplant Services
Mid-American Transplant Foundation
Minnesota Gastroenteroly, PA
Thomas S. and Suzanne C. Murphy
Nanci Neidorf-Christopher
Curtis Nelson
Nemours
Patrick McGinnis Nestle
The Nichols Foundation
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc.
Oki Data Americas, Inc.
OneLegacy
Oracle USA, Inc.
P.H.G. I. Associates. Ltd
Joseph Palalacios
Amy Patiuk
Penn Transplant Institute and the
University of Pennsylvania
Performance Food Group
Pfizer Foundation
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Stacy A. Carpenter Prochnow
Prospect Management Co., II, LLC
Pulaski Bank
Patrick Purcell
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Norman Raab Foundation
Research Medical Center
Rigel, Inc.
Roberts Roofing & Siding, Inc.
Rosemont Hocket Partners, LP
Gregory Rund
William J. Rutter, Ph.D
Myrna and Fouad H. Saliba
Sam Partners
Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club Foundation
The Raymond F. Schinazi and Family Foundation, Inc.
Miriam Sevy
Niraj Shah
Rex Sinquefield
Frances G. Smith
Southwest Bank
Sue St. Sure
State of Hawaii
Winn R. and Judy W. Stephenson
Joseph and Susan Stone
Takeda San Diego, Inc.
Temple University Health System
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Guilliano Testa
Texas Children’s Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals
The Tomorrow Foundation Inc.
Unicare Life and Health Insurance Company
United Healthcare Services, Inc.
The United Way of America
United Way Special Distribution
University of California, Irvine
University of Chicago
University Physicians, Inc.
University Surgeons Inc.
USG Foundation, Inc.
VA Pittsburgh Healthsystem
Jody Venturoni
Washington Univeristy, St. Louis
Eric Waterman
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College
James Weiss
Wellesley Advisors LLC
Wellington Management Company, LLP
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Richard K. White
Dr. and Mrs. Allan W. Wolkoff
Partner’s Society
($2,500 – $4,999)
A.H.R. C. Inc
AAR Corporation
Anita D. Adam
Anthony Addino
Admar Supply Company, Inc.
Laverne B. Ahrens
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Scott and Maryellen Anson
The Apothecary Shops
ARS, Inc. of Missouri
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Gift Givers
Danice K. Atkins
Atlanta Coffee Supply
Jack Badger
Lowell A. Baker
Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Robert and Dorothy Banks
Alexander E. Barkas
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barron
Christopher T. Barry, MD, PhD
Allison and Daniel Baskes
Bay State Federal Savings Charitable Foundation
Beaumont
Belfor USA Group, Inc.
Laura Bellantoni
Paul Lewis Bellville
Michael P. Bergeron Foundation, Inc.
Karen Bernstein
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP
William Blair and Company Foundation
BlueCross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
BMW Constructors, Inc.
Joshua Boger
Todd Boltz
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
The Boston Group
Thomas D. Boyer, MD
John J. Brems, MD
James P. Brown
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC
Burr, Pilger, and Mayer
Butterflies From Jodie, Inc.
Laura and Thomas Byrne
California Medical Facility
James Campolongo, MD
Caremarx RX Inc.
Cargill, Inc.
Carol's Creations LLC
CF Advisors Group
John S. Cha
Eddie C. Cheung, MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
The Children's Hospital Association
Children's Hospital Boston
Jerry Chiles
City National Bank
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Francine L. Coles
Community Foundation of Southwest Georgia, Inc.
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Community Health Charities of Alabama, Inc.
Community Health Charities of Colorado
Community Health Charities of Washington State
Community Health Charities of Wisconsin
18
Connecticut Gastroenterology Associates, PC
Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants, PC
Connecticut GI, PC
Cox Auto Trader
Bruce F. Scharschmidt, MD and Peggy S. Crawford,
MD
CRC Insurance Services, Inc.
Michael T. Crowell
Crown Excel Disposal, LLC
Sylvie P. and Gary Crum
Donna R. Cryer JD
Adele Cukor
Jeptha Pelham Curtis
Cypress Communications, Inc.
Damer & Cartwright, Inc.
Tara C. and Brian Darrow
Mr and Mrs. David de la Fuente
Delta Chi Fraternity
Jasmin and Paul Deneault
Donald and Elsie DeToro
Digestive Health Specialists
Mark and Karen Doerflein
Joy L. Doll
Domain Associates, LLC
Thomas Donaldson
Donor Network of Arizona
Russell R. and Bonnie L. Dossey
Kathleen Dudaryk
Gary L. Dudley
Dale E. Duncan
DuPage Medical Group
EDM Services, Inc.
Chris Elkins
Emerging Vision, Inc.
Emory University Hospital
Energy Insurance Mutual
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation
Martin Erzinger
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Cindy Evans
Julie A. Ewald
Excorp Medical, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Marc Alireza Fallah, MD
FC Stone, LLC
FGMK, LLC
Fieldale Farms Poultry, LLC
First Tennessee Bank
Jack J. Florio
Peter M. Fogliano
Jeffrey Frieden
Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc.
Daniel R. Ganger, MD
Gap Foundation Gift Match Program
Alan and Marion Garfield
George Gatto
Gen-Probe
Joyce Ghiroli
Michael I and Suzanne Wolfe Gilson
Given Imaging, Inc.
GKN Aerospace
Dennis F and Karen L. Gleason
M. Spencer Glendon
Michael Golioto
Gordon Hanrahan, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman D. Grace
Carol Grossman
Hackberry Endowment Partners
Patrick Hanson, CPCU, ARM
Hartford Anesthesiology Associates
Hartford Hospital
Hawaii Bowl Foundation
Hawaii Endoscopy Center
Robert Herskovitz
Justin and Amiee Higgings
William and Emilie Hirota
F. Blaine Hollinger, MD
Hospital Pathology Associates, PA
Intekrin Therapeutics, Inc.
Intel Capital
Iron Workers District Council of New England
James W. Jakobek
Raymond James and Associates, Inc.
Job Central National Labor Exchange
Michael Johnson
JPMorgan Chase
JVA Consulting, LLC
Jay and Kay A. Kaun
Mary Kelleher
Kersten Family Foundation
Whitney Kiely
Richard Kim, MD
Robert Kim, MD
Susan E. Klemmer
David K. Knutson
Eric O. Kortz
Roberta Kramer
Neil C. Krauter
Paul and Lisa Laikind
Catherine Lake
Lee P. Laris
Griffith Laserson Family Foundation
Cynthia Lau
Ryan Lazaro
Sandra Nusinoff Lehrman, MD
The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc.
Clara M. Lincoln
Litchfield County Gastroenterology Associates
Heidi Litwin
Lockheed Martin Employees' Foundation
Anna Suk Fong Lok, MD
James Lombardo
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
Gift Givers
William A. Loutos
Loyola University Health Systems
Cynthia A. Luchetti
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
R. Laurence Macon
Melissa J. and Anthony J. Manno
Molly and Elliot Marks
Nancy J. Marrer
Paul Martin, MD
Michael McCloskey
Judith N. McCracken
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. McCue, Esq.
Peter McGrath
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Todd and Lane McKittrick
Meaden & Moore Management, Ltd.
Alan C. Mendelson
Merck & Co. Inc.
Ann M. Merfeld
Metabasis Therapeutics
Miller Cooper & Company, Ltd.
Miner Document Products, Inc.
William and Johanna Mitchell
Nadir Monis
Morgan, Lewis & Bockium LLP
Lee and Lori E. Moriwaki
Philip V. Moyles, Jr.
Nashville Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc.
Margie and Thomas F. Nealon III
Neiman Marcus Group
Nestle Purina Petcare Company
Netrix, LLC
Neu Foundation of California, Inc.
North American Shippers Association, Inc.
North Shore Gastroenterology & Endoscopy Center
Sean O'Callaghan
Ogletree Deakins
Katherine O'Koniewski
One Legacy, Inc.
Tohomo O'odham Gaming Enterprise
Pacificare Health Plan
Deepa Patianathan, MD
David B. Pearlstone, MD
Reese Peck
Pentax Medical Company
Mac E. Perez, Jr.
Dino S. Persio
Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
Phenomix
Bill and Cindy Phillips
Piedmont Hospital
Premera Blue Cross
Patricia A. Quigley
Chakarvarthy Reddy
Regions Bank
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
Renasant Bank
Hollings C. Renton
Mary Lea Johnson Richards Research Institute, Inc.
The Ridge at Hiwan, LLC
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
Seymour and Shirley Rubin
Rush University Medical Center
Saint Frances Medical Center
Rodrigo Salazar
San Diego Firefighters Local 145
You Sung Sang
Erin Sasena
Schering-Plough Research Institute
Schering Plough
Jamie Schmidt
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Michael Scully
Keith and Joanne Sczurek
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Judee R. Shupe
Denvor G. Simpson
Shirley Z. Sirota
SLBS Limited Partnership
Rick Smith
Solar Turbines Inc.
David Spack
Philip Bruce and Harriet Spain
Jane and Terry Spannagel
Crystal Sprang/University of Michigan
SSM Health Care - St. Louis
State of Hawaii
Sterling Optical
Jeffrey Strauss
Frederick J. Suchy, Jr., MD
Superiormirror.com, Inc.
Timothy and Pat Sylvia
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals
David Ticker
Christopher and Tamar Toddei
Travelers Property and Casualty
Soumyendra Tripathi
Jeanne B. Tripp
Elaine Trischette
Steven L. Trulaske, Sr. Family Foundation
Tucson Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Adele Turgen
UCSD Medical Center
Todd Ungard
United States Government
United Way Central Indiana, Inc.
United Way of Greater Rochester
United Way of Miami-Dade
United Way, Inc.
United Western Bancorp, Inc.
University of Illinois
University of Pittsburgh Medical
University Transplant Associates, Inc.
Frank J. Uvena
UW Health
Vandelay Industries, Inc.
Mark V. Versland
VietNow National Headquarters
John Villa
Wachovia Foundation
Thomas F. Weissenborn
Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign
The William F. O'Connor Foundation
Thomas Lyle Williams, III
Jill Wilson
William E. and Meredith Bluhm Wolf
Linda Lou Wong, MD
Nellie Wu
Wesley K. Yamamoto
John M. Zinman
Friends
($1,000 – $2,499)
4Charity Foundation
A & B Foundation
A Plus Warehouse Equipment and Supplies
Harvey M. Brown and Lloyd Abrams, TTEE
Gary R. Acker
Charles and Deborah Adelman
Adler Custom Sign Works
Advanced Financial Services, Inc.
Advanced Health Media
Aegon Transamerica Foundation
Marty Nealon and Richard Aellen
Aboud Affi
The Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation
Henry and Patricia Alker
Todd Allen
Allstate Giving Campaign
Alzheimer's Association
The Steve and Bonnie Anderson Gift Foundation
AON Foundation
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Irwin M. Arias, MD
Steve Arnold
AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign
Deborah H. Atkin, MD
Atmos Energy Corporation
Mike Austin
The Autrey Foundation
Alan Axelrod
Don Baker
Alfred L. Baker, MD
Joanna Balzer
Bank of America
Bank of Hawaii
Raye Lynn Banks
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Gift Givers
Phillip and Carolyn Barger
Bay State Air
Bayer Healthcare
Joanne E. Becker
Arvind Bedi
William N. and Jacqueline Beebe
John and Karine Begg
Belway Electrical Contracting Corp
Dacia Benson
LeeAnne Schoenfeld Benson
Gordon D. and Frances A. Benson
Bobby Joe and Melony Bergeron
Paul David Berk, MD, FACP
The Berlin Steel Construction Company
Caroline Berlinger
Marc and Holly E. Bernstein
Gena Berry
Michelle Bice
Bahri M. Bilir, MD
Brian Bilzin
BIOCOM San Diego
Betty Ann Bird
James A. and Karen Bixby
Margot Black
Blackhawk CenterCal, LLC
Blair Financial Services, Inc.
Andres T. Blei, MD
Amy and Jeffrey Bloemke
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Steve Blumentha
BM Construction
Henry A Bodenheimer, Jr., MD
John P. Bohn
Manisha Bose
Tyler Boyer
Frederic F. and Janet K. Brace
Susan C. Brame
Dorothy A. Brancamp
Patricia A. Branch
Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer
Jodi Corcoran Brennan
Jeffrey A. Brink, MD
Bristol Myers Squibb
Jeffrey J. Brown, MD
Daniel R. Brownell
Agnieszka Buller
Mark Bumgarner
Ronald R. Bunnell
Douglas W. and Eileen M. Buske
Michael Butnesky, MD
Anne and Edward Byrne
Cary A. Caldwell, MD
California Transplant
California Transplant Donor Network
Cambridge Biomarketing Group
Ian Campbell
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Candid Group, LLC
Suzanne Capone
Frank Cardile
Nils and Marlene Carlson
Sheri L. and Gregory G. Caronis
Jason and Rebecca Carter
Michael Casey
Charles J. Cashion
James L. Cashman, MD
Justin Catches
Century Securities Associates, Inc.
Giovanni Cerbone
Grace Lea and Pao Chu Chang
Dean Chang, MD
Chapman Construction Design Inc.
George Chen
Alan Cherkasly
The Chertkof Foundation, Inc.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Wolves
Children's Memorial Hospital
China Horizon Management LLC
Kapil Chopra, MD
The Christen Foundation
Edith I. Christian
Michael B. Christian
Elsa Chua
Sangik Oh and Soojin Chung
Greg Ciacura
CINTAS The Uniform People
Catherine M. Clarkin
The Clarks Companies, NA
Renee and Robert Cleaver
Wayne Clinch
Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP
Jayne R. and Sherman M. Coe
Jeffrey J. Coghlan
Misha Cohen
Shannon H. Williams and Johnny Coleman
Drs. Bobbi and Barry Coller
Comerica
Community Foundation
Community Health Charities of Indiana, Inc.
Community Health Charities of New Mexico
Community Health Charities of North Carolina
Community Health Charities of Oklahoma
Community Health Charities of South Carolina
Community Health Charities of Utah, Inc.
Computer Associates International, Inc.
Concorde Financial Group
Conico Coro, Inc.
John Connaughton
Connex
Connextions, Inc.
Richard F. Connolly, Jr.
Christopher Connors
Construction Risk Partners
Controlpoint Surveying, Inc
Jean P. Cornyn
Sarah Cowherd
Justus J. and Jean R. Craemer
Edward Craig
Craig Realty Group-Anthem, LP
Cramer Studio, Inc.
Rick Crooke
Cubic Corporation
Kim Cuevas
C. Hope Cunningham
Katherine Dahab
Karen Damaso
William H. Danforth
Andrew Jess Dannenberg, MD
Lloyd Davis
Tim Davis
Dechert LLP
Darcy Deer
Alicia P. Delisio
Dell Direct Giving Campaign
Kristin Demetriou
Denver Foundation
Pam Desmond
Joe Desmond and Associates
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Thomas J. Devers, MD
Pamela K. DeWitt
BW Dexter II, Inc
Christine M. and Paul J. Di Pietro
Robert and Caroline Diana
Dianon Systems Inc.
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote
Daniel W. Dieck
Douglas T. Dieterich, MD
Lynn DiGeronimo
Digestive Health Associates, PLC
Digestive Health Services, SC
DMM Enterprises
Richard Dobbs
Dolgencorp, Inc.
Joy Doll
William Alan Donius
Susan M. and William M. Doran, Jr.
Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD
Dorrance Family Foundation
Anglea M. Dougherty
David D. Douglas, MD
Matthew J. Downes
Michael M. Drevitch
David J. Drewitz, MD
Timothy Driscoll
DSW Inc.
Gerard du Toit
Daniel F. and Deborah M. Duffy
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
Gift Givers
Joseph Durnford
Frank Dzvonik
Phillip and Betty Jo Eades
Kathleen Eberling
James W. Egan
Lisa and Lee Einbinder
Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union
David Elliot
Emerson Electric Company
Emory Healthcare
Empire Distributors, Inc.
Employee's Community Fund
Of The Boeing Company
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Martha G. Enriquez
Andrew Entwistle
Raymond and Kathleen Epes
Theresa Marie Esparza
Essential Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Irene Etzkorn
Euclid Insurance Agencies, Inc.
Jamie-Lyn Ezold
Fallon Cornerstone One MPD LLC
Family Health Centers of San Diego
F. Charles and Dana L. Farmer
Thomas J. Farrell
Helene Feder
Federated Foundations, Inc.
FedEX Services
Fred Felan
Maury L. and Nancy K. Fertig
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
John Fiedler
Donna Finnerty
The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation
The Five G's Family Foundation Inc.
Evan and Janine Fogel
Foley Family Foundation
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Steven Fox
Stifel Nicolaus Fox
Lynn A. Fraher
Talcott J. and Jennifer T. Franklin
Dennis H. Frederiksen
Corey Friedman
Gregory G. Frings
The Fulton School Employees Charitable Fund Inc.
Adan Gutierrez Gallegos
Robert E. and Patti Garrison
Bink Garrison
J. Daniel and Nancy S. Garrison
Gaseteria Oil Corp
Gastrointestinal Specialists, P.C.
Thomas A. Gauthier
Jane M. Geders, MD, PhD
Douglas and Christine Gehrman Family Foundation
American Liver Foundation 2008 Annual Report
Mary Gehrmann
Patricia and John Geils
Gemini Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
General Electric Foundation
Henry Gentile
Bryson H. Gerard
Charles R. and Harriett Gibbs
Charles M. Gibson
Gift of Life
Gift of Life Donor Program
Edward J. Gildea
Amrit Gile
Gregory Giles
Giordano Foundation, Inc.
Em Glazer
Janet J. and Jeffrey D. Glidden
Kimberly Brown and K. Anthony Glinke
Amit Goldberg
Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black
Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd.
Leslie P. Goldman
David and Brittani Good
Amy F. Goodusky
Donald J. Gordon
Ruthann and David Goularte
Carol S. Gown
Sharyl Gozall
John Grady, Jr.
Granite State Poker LLC
Brian Grant
Ann and Arthur Grey Foundation
Joanne Susan and Stephen P. Grieme
Carol and James A. Grimm
Donald Grimm
Cindy Guendling
Lalit K & Anubha Gupta Family Foundation
Sandra Guthrie
Donald Halcrow
John Hall
Ronald Hamm
Christina Hampton
Harte Hanks
Matthew W. Hannon
Harbor Electric Fabrications & Tools, Inc.
Beth S. Harmon
Patricia and Daniel Harmon
Harmony Hospice and Pallative Care
M. Edwyn Harrison
Peter J. and Annmarie Hart
The Hartford
Harvest Midtown LLC
Scott M. Haskins
Tarek Ishmail Hassanein, MD
Mark and Jennifer Hassig, MD
Michael and Patricia Hausknost
Sarah Havens
Hawaii National Bank
Gretchen Hayes
Hazelwood & Weber, LLC
Health Matters Communications, Inc.
John H. Helzberg, MD
Hemophilia of Georgia
Julie E. Henry
Scott Henry
Hepcare, Inc.
Marilyn Herbert
Naomi G. Herman
Alejandra Hermosillo
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Donald J. Hillebrand, MD
Gary Hinds
Marie Hinojosa
Jan M. Hirsch
Hawaii Medical Services Association
John A. and Margaret Hochstrasser
Regina Hopkins
Bernice Horst
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
Catherine E. Howle
Hubert E. and Christiane Huckel
Lynn Hughes
Steve Hurster
Anne Hyde
I.T.S. Pharmacy Inc.
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
ILWU Local 142
Cheryl Ann Impellizzeri
Indiana Blood Center
Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.
Robert Inglese, MD
Institute For Cultural Exchange
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Irwin Bank & Trust Company
Dawn Isa
Bruce E. Falby and Nancy R. Isikoff
Island Insurance Foundation
Italian Village
ITW Foundation
J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Jim and Fiona Jackson
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
Rebecca J. Jacoby
Robert J. Jamieson
Jay Cashman Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Roger L. Jenkins, MD, FACS
Donna and Donald M. Jenson, MD
Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Jhamandas Watumull Fund
Joe Capasso Mason Enterprises, Inc.
Johns Hopkins Account Payable Service Center
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Gift Givers
Johns Hopkins Health System
Michael Johnson
Matt Johnson
Christopher Johnson
Janet Johnson
Thomas C. and Cynthia L. Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Whitcomb O. and Betty A. Jones
Sara Pace Jones
Naomi Judd
Betty V. Kaegel
Paul Kahan, MD
Stanley M. Kajioka
Mark Kamke
Kanter Kallman Foundation, Inc.
Naim Kassar
Stephen Katter
Alan J. Kazan
Emmet B. Keeffe, MD
Howard S. and Mary Bryde Kelberg
Kevin W. Leary and Mary Kelleher
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kelly
Fredrick I. and Katherine Kenny
Mark Chardler and Christina Kenrick
Albert and Kay Kent
Ketterman and Amann PLLC Operating Account
Keystone Risk Partners, LLC
Reem Kidess, DDS, PLLC
Ronald Kikawa
Dr. Milan Kinkhabwala
Keith Klebacha
Kobyluck
Sean Koppe
Daniel Kozachenko
Kozyack, Tropin, Throckmorton
Sidney Kramer
Richard and Marianne Kreider
Richard J. Kreider
Michael and Christine Kress
Krieg Devault LLP
Gary Kriftner
Sudha Krishnamachari
James F. Kruidenier, MD
Herbert Kupersmith
Ted and Ann Kurland
Lawrence and Melissa Kurtz
Kutak Rock, LLP
Dr. Mimi Chung and Dr. Paul Kwo
Jay S. Kwon, MD
Lake Arrowhead Association Inc.
Homer Lancaster
Janet Lang
Bryan and Robin Lantz
Dennis P. LaRosee
Sandra and Curtis Lau
Lansdale Lau, MD
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Karl Lautman
Barbara Lavery
Marshall Lavin
Melinda L. Law
Kevin P. Leary
Jon Leasia
Rodney K. and Sheri LeBlanc
Louis Gilbert and Caroline LeGault
Lemle & Kelleher, LLP
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