AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
American nonprofit organization
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AVAC is a New York City-based international non-profit community- and consumer-based organization working to accelerate ethical development and delivery of AIDS vaccines and other HIV prevention options to populations throughout the world.[2]
| Abbreviation | AVAC |
|---|---|
| Formation | Tax-exempt since April 1997 |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Tax ID no. | EIN: 943240841 |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Revenue | 10,029,156 USD (2024) |
| Expenses | 13,791,130 USD (2024) |
| Website | avac |
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History
Founded in 1995,[3] AVAC uses public education, policy analysis, advocacy and Community Mobilization to accelerate a response to the epidemic. AVAC's goal is to involve affected populations in work to promote the ethical introduction and distribution of life-saving HIV/AIDS technologies such as vaccines and microbicides. AVAC works to provide independent analysis, policy advocacy, public education and mobilisation to enhance AIDS vaccine research and development.[4][2]
In 2023 AVACs Country Director in Malawi, Ulanda Mtamba was recognised as one of the BBC 100 Women.[5]
Funders
Funders have included:
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,[3]
- Ford Foundation[6]
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative[7]
- Until There's a Cure Foundation[7]
- Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS[7]
- Gill Foundation[8]
- Overbrook Foundation[9]
- USAID[7]
- The Children's Investment Fund Foundation[7]
- Combined Federal Campaign[7]
- FHI 360[7]
- UNAIDS[7]
- Mac AIDS Fund[7]