Overall, national health charities raised $2.2 billion in 1987, an increase of $90 million from the previous year, and spent $191 million on research. The American Cancer Society led in research spending, with $82 million, followed by the Muscular Dystrophy Association ($19 million), and the March of Dimes and American Red Cross, each with about $13 million. Though its budget is small ($9,000), the Interstitial Cystitis Association spends all its program services on research. The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation also emphasizes research, devoting some $6.7 million, 77% of its resources, to studies.
For a copy of Report on Voluntary Health Agency Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year 1987, contact the National Health Education Council, 350 Fifth Ave., Room 1118, New York, N.Y. 10118; (212) 268-8900.
But biomedical grants are still welcome, and are now considered on their own merits for a piece of the $3 million a year available for the health ...
