Show Me The Money

Show Me The Money
The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative has raised more than $690,000 for Alzheimer's research since January 2006!

2012 is our fifth year as a nonprofit corporation.
So far this year we have earned approximately $187,264.54 in profit. All profit is used to fund Alzheimer's research.



"Money IN / Money OUT" Report
(January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011)


Income:


Total Income: $210,389.98



Expenses:

  • Quilt Insurance $977.00
    Donated quilts from "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece"
    and
    "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope"

  • Licenses & Fees: ($2,039.00)
      Solicitation Registration, Corporation Registration Fees
      (Paid throughout the year as deadlines demand.)
    • Alabama: $25.00
    • Alaska: $40.00
    • California: $50.00
    • Connecticut: $50.00
    • Colorado $10.00
    • Florida: $125.00
    • Georgia: $20.00
    • Hawaii: $100.00
    • Illinois: $15.00
    • Idaho 0
    • Kansas: $35.00
    • Maine: $25.00
    • Maryland: $200.00
    • Massachusetts: $70.00
    • Michigan: $20.00
    • Minnesota: $25.00
    • Mississippi: $50.00
    • Missouri: 0
    • Montana: 0
    • New Hampshire: $75.00
    • New Jersey: $150.00
    • New York: $10.00
    • North Carolina: $100.00
    • North Dakota: $20.00
    • Ohio: 0
    • Oklahoma: $15.00
    • Oregon: $10.00
    • Pennsylvania: $150.00
    • Rhode Island: $90.00
    • South Carolina: $50.00
    • Tennessee: $200.00
    • Utah: 0
    • Virginia: $200.00
    • Washington: $40.00
    • West Virginia: $15.00
    • Wisconsin: $54.00


  • Office Supplies (Administrative Expenses): $912.64
    • Toshiba L655 Laptop /Windows 7 (January) $524.98
    • Wireless Mouse (January) $15.00
    • Canon MF3200 printer (February) $129.99
    • Used 3-drawer filing cabinet (September) $49.00
    • Printer Toner (September) $21.19
    • Credit card machine (November) $144.50
    • Desk calculator, paper (December) $27.98


  • Supplies (Program Expenses): $748.00
    • Boxes to return A:FPbP quilts to owners (January) $69.99
    • 2 Bottles glue (Houston booth, 2010) (March) $5.17
    • Cable ties, Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope (AI:FHtH) exhibit (Feb) $9.68
    • 6 spools black thread for AI:FHtH (March) $7.59
    • 2 spools black thread for AI:FHtH (March) $3.79
    • Foam wrap for AI:FHtH (March) $16.21
    • Rubbermaid shipping tote for AI:FHtH (March) $16.91
    • Peel & stick paper for AI:FHtH (March) $14.59
    • Black cording, 3 spools for AI:FHtH (March) $32.19
    • Cable ties, yardsticks, 3 Rubbermaid totes for AI:FHtH (March) $71.73
    • Manilla File Folders P:AQ (March) $6.30
    • 10 sheets corrugated plastic for AI:FHtH signs (April) $172.25
    • Chain link, 2 screwdrivers for mounted quilts, AI:FHtH (April) $8.73
    • 3 bottles of Glue for AI:FHtH mounted quilts (April) $12.52
    • 1,000 Gusseted Bags to travel quilts AI:FHtH (May) $102.98
    • 3 boxes 5-cut file folders (P:AQ) (August) $37.50
    • 3 Ring Binders to hold grant apps (August) $8.71
    • 1,000 hang tabs for P:AQ (September) $29.75
    • IQF Houston booth supplies: Printed stickers, credit card machine &
      calculator paper, "CONFIDENTIAL" stamp as required by credit card company (December) $58.28
    • IQF Houston: cable ties and duct tape (December) $23.65
    • AI: FHTH: Pipe insulation (December) $2.33
    • 6 Celotex boards for walls (December) $66.47
    • 1 ream cardstock for quilt tags (December) $15.18


  • COST OF GOODS: $1,479.93
    • Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece CD $71.28
    • World Series Earrings $3.17
    • Stanley Cup Earrings $1,405.48


  • Printing & Reproduction: 0

  • Credit Card Processing Fees: $4,589.68

  • Bank Service Charges: $5.46

  • Telephone: $665.52
    • Office: ($24.99/month + taxes): $383.64
    • Booth in Houston: $281.88


  • Accountant’s Fees: $2,130.00

  • Legal Fees: $909.70

  • Café Press Web Hosting ($6.95/month or 10% of product income): $0

  • Yahoo Web Page Hosting & Revenue Share ($39.95/month + 1.5% of sales): $1,502.07

  • Domain Name Registration: $36.63
    (AlzQuilts.org, AAQI.org, AlzQuilts.com)

  • Fulfillment Services: $5,508.75

  • Freight (postage): $720.91

  • Michigan & Texas Sales Tax (collected monthly, paid quarterly): ($409.41)
    • Michigan Sales tax paid: $172.23
    • Texas Sales tax paid: (2010 show paid in 1st quarter of 2011) $237.18

  • Travel: $107.10 (For Ami to attend "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope" exhibit in Amherst, MA; airfare reimbursement for Ami and Debbie to go to Houston in Nov; SuperShuttle from Houston airport; 6 days of parking at IQF Houston.)
      Total Expenses: $23,125.44



      Profit for 2011: $187,264.54


      ALL PROFITS FUND ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH

      2011 Research Grant Awards: ($145,160.00)
      University of Michigan ($60,160)
      "Investigation of Small Molecules as Chemical Tools and Potential Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease."
      Dr. Mi Hee Lim

      University of Pittsburgh ($25,000)
      "Effect of Different Forms of ApoE Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease"
      Dr. Nicholas Fitz

      Cornell University ($30,000)
      "Alzheimer's Disease Leads to Increased Blood Flow Stalls in Brain Capillaries"
      Dr. Chris Schaffer

      University of Michigan ($30,000)
      "Development of Multifunctional Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease"
      Dr. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

      (Even though grant awards are expenses of the nonprofit, they are not listed as expenses above. It is easier to show the amount the AAQI has raised for research this way. Accountants should examine our 990EZ forms below.)

      Prior Funds Allocated to Alzheimer's Research:

      Please click here to read about research that has been funded by the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.


      The AAQI is a totally volunteer organization. No individual is compensated in any way for their work. If you've got any questions, just ask Ami.

      The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative can only do what it does because of our volunteers and companies who give or discount their services. They are:

      • More than 2000 quilters who have donated quilts. See our Honor Roll.

      • BenefitBidding.com, donates auction services for monthly online auctions!

      • Recycled Paper, MPI Research in Mattawan, Michigan

      • Diane Petersmarck
        • Receives shipped quilts
        • Emails donor acknowledgements
        • Creates digital quilt images
        • Uploads images to web site
        • Inserts BACK and NEXT buttons on auction quilt page
        • Creates archival disks of images and HTML coding
        • Uploads $1,000 Promise data to web page
        • Updates auction page with buy buttons and price + insurance
        • Uploads Quilt-A-Month Club data to web page
        • Moves quilts from one page to another when sold
        • Go-to person for all web page related emergencies
        • Wish List Genie


      • Beth Hartford
        • Receives quilt registration data from quilt donors
        • Builds web pages for donated quilts
        • Emails donor with quilt numbers
        • Archives HTML coding
        • Printing Czar
        • Houston Tag Builder, 2009-2010
          • Temporary web page auction quilt upgrader


        • Kathy Kennedy-Dennis
          • Co-Curator, "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope"
          • Administrates Quilt-A-Month Club
          • AAQI Answer Woman
          • On-call quilter
          • Houston Support Team


        • James Tyson, created and hosts quilt registration forms

        • Naomi Adams
          • Creates monthly auction pages on BenefitBidding.com
          • Creates thumbnail for auction
          • Creates quilt collage for AAQI home page


        • Fannie Narte
          • Writes and posts FaceBook status updates
          • Comments on wall posts
          • Writes blog interviews


        • Marcia Middents, $1,000 Promise Registrar

        • Rebekkah Tario
          • Invoicing
          • Houston Tag Builder, 2011
          • Keeper of Houston Master List, 2011


        • Daphne and Leon Stewart
          • Updates Honor Roll data
          • Notifies quilters in monthly auction
          • Transcribes comments from exhibit


        • Michele Bilyeu
          • Google alerts monitor
          • Keeps master blogger list


        • Robbi Eklow, CafePress.com product creator

        • Peg Howard, "Get Ideas" comment moderator

        • Ruth Langdon
          • Paper flipper
          • PQ Filing Goddess
          • Quilt check-in and price uploading


        • Anne Wolhfeil
          • Sewed quilts to mounting for AI:FHtH
          • Footie stitcher for AAQI booth in Houston
          • Invoicing


        • Barb Newtown, very necessary things

        • Susan Pain, Houston Support Team

        • Karen Musgrave, writes and distributes press releases.

        • Carol Kolf, scrapbook scanner

        • Barbara Waxer
          • Copyright consultant
          • Word Wizard


        • Kathie Veach, Research Protocol Advisor

        • Ruth Murray, Houston prep

        • Mary Lecea, Tag Builder 2011

        • Lee Kirchner, logo rendering

        • Doug Tessler, audio recording for "Heartbreak to Hope" video

        • Robin June, Accountant, offering discounted services, July 2007-present

        • Karey Bresenhan (Quilts, Inc.) and Brooke & John Flynn - Exhibition space for Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts sale at International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

        • EE Schenck, fabric to cover walls in exhibit space at Houston International Quilt Festival, used 2006-2011.

        • Flyer-printers, Sticker-printers, Pipe Bootie Makers, Skrunchie Sewers, and quilters who roll up their sleeves to help.

        • The White Glove Brigade & Quilt Police, giving hugs and keeping the quilts safe.