The Foundation for AIDS Research, known by its acronym amfAR and known until 2005 as the American Foundation for AIDS Research, is an international nonprofit organization founded in September 1985 by actress Elizabeth Taylor, researcher Mathilde Krim, physicians Michael S. Gottlieb and Joseph Sonnabend, and activist Michael Callen. amfAR funds and supports HIV and AIDS research, prevention and treatment education worldwide, providing grants to researchers and fellowships for early-career scientists and running international programs including TREAT Asia, while also engaging in public policy advocacy; the organization reports it has provided more than 3,800 research grants and invested more than 900 million dollars in HIV and AIDS research.
Facts
Program StatusPresent-tense operational description in the cited source; no end date reported. Sponsoring BodyIndependent international nonprofit organization 1 Health GoalSupport of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy 1 Geographic Scope Program status (class) Classification
Program KindHealth Education Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
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1. Wikipedia: amfAR
WikipediaLead, second paragraph
amfAR was formed in September 1985 by actress Elizabeth Taylor, researcher Mathilde Krim, physicians Michael S. Gottlieb and Joseph Sonnabend, and activist Michael Callen.
Lead, first sentence
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), known until 2005 as The American Foundation for AIDS Research, is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy.
Lead, second paragraph (formation sentence)
amfAR was formed in September 1985 by actress Elizabeth Taylor, researcher Mathilde Krim, physicians Michael S. Gottlieb and Joseph Sonnabend, and activist Michael Callen.
Lead, first sentence (amfAR parenthetical)
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), known until 2005 as The American Foundation for AIDS Research
Lead, first sentence (mission clause)
is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy.
Lead, second paragraph (tax-exempt clause)
amfAR is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and operates as an independent nonprofit with worldwide initiatives.
- Wikipedia 'AmfAR': present-tense description of current leadership and operations; checked 2026-09-27.
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