AIDS Healthcare Foundation is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization, founded in February 1987 by Chris Brownlie and Michael Weinstein, that provides HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and advocacy services alongside humanitarian aid. It has grown into one of the largest providers of HIV and AIDS care in the world, operating clinics, outpatient healthcare centers and pharmacies across a large number of United States states and dozens of other countries, serving millions of patients.
Facts
Program Status Sponsoring BodyAIDS Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Chris Brownlie and Michael Weinstein 1 Target PopulationPeople living with HIV/AIDS, including homeless individuals and low-income populations 1 Health GoalTo end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring access to quality healthcare, including HIV and STD testing, PrEP, and referrals to specialty pharmacies 1 Geographic ScopeAbout 400 clinics, 69 outpatient healthcare centers, and 62 pharmacies across 16 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and 49 countries 1 Measured ResultsProvides care to more than 2.5 million patients as of 2025, with over 5,000 employees; reported 2023 revenue of $2,453,114,039 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindDisease Surveillance 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.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Wikipedia- AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, infobox abbreviation
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, founding section
AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, operations section
operates about 400 clinics, 69 outpatient healthcare centers, 62 pharmacies, and 22 Out of the Closet thrift stores across 16 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 49 countries.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, mission statement
The organization's aim is to end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring access to quality healthcare, including HIV and STD testing, prescription of medications like Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and referrals to specialty pharmacies.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, 2025 patient count
provides care to more than 2.5 million patients
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, organizational status
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, founders
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation article, patient population
- Wikipedia 'AIDS Healthcare Foundation': 'As of 2025, AHF operates about 400 clinics...'; checked 2026-09-27.
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