2024-11-15T17:52:04-05:00 2023-12-31 233020053 THE BLOCK TEITELMAN GROUP 20 E SECOND AVE SUITE 300 CONSHOHOCKEN PA 194281880 990 2023-01-01 843050184 WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE WORL 6106688600 5335 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 ANDREW SPIEGEL CHAIR 6106688600 2024-11-11 true ROBERT L BLOCK CPA P00601631 6109411040 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANDREW SPIEGEL 905 MERION SQUARE ROAD GLADWYNE PA 19035 471990 false X WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG X 2019 PA THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. 6 6 0 467 0 204615 471990 0 0 0 204615 471990 9498 4950 0 63690 84600 0 0 127734 142444 200922 231994 3693 239996 233438 473434 0 233438 473434 X THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. false false 56518 1317 GROWTH: THE WPA, ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2020, IS COMPOSED OF 467 NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 124 COUNTRIES AND HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID GLOBAL GROWTH. IN 2023, 73 ORGANIZATIONS JOINED AS NEW MEMBERS, FURTHER EXPANDING ITS REACH. BY ENGAGING PATIENT GROUPS ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS, WPA HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCACY ARENA AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE BROADER PATIENT COMMUNITY AND MEMBER GROUPS IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. THIS INCREASED MEMBERSHIP HAS BOOSTED WPA'S CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND POLICYMAKERS WORLDWIDE, LEADING TO GREATER FUNDING AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023, WPA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 400 EVENTS GLOBALLY. BURSARIES AND GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL AWARENESS INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, WPA HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING, FOCUSING ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE REGION. 86935 2049 ADVOCACY: THE WPA PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE GLOBAL POLICY ARENA, REPRESENTING PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. IT DEDICATES SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT TO CONVEYING THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE TO REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, EU, AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES. TO ENSURE THE PATIENT VOICE IS EFFECTIVELY HEARD, WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AND PRESENTS AT NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. BELOW IS A SELECTION OF EVENTS WHERE WPA BOARD DIRECTORS WERE PRESENT, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON: A. WORLD HEALTH DAY CONFERENCE B. COALITION OF NGOS FOR EQUITY MEETING C. PERSON AND FAMILY-CENTERED ADVISORY COUNCIL (PFCAC) BY ISQUA D. CONFERENCE ON EMPOWERING PATIENT AUTONOMY AT DUPHAT_UAE E. CONFERENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY F. 46TH WORLD HOSPITAL CONGRESS G. WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING H. SEMINAR ON WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY AT FATIMAH JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY I. MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS J. STATEMENT OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE WPA'S TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY PARTNER COALITIONS, REDUCING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL BURDEN. IN 2023, THE WPA CONCENTRATED ON ADVOCACY, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY 2023 CAMPAIGN. IT COLLABORATED WITH ITS MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE AWARENESS EVENTS, ADDRESSING CRITICAL PATIENT ISSUES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, REACHING OUT TO WPA MEMBERS AND THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. THE WPA ALSO HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI IN 2023, WHICH ATTRACTED LEADING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, PROMINENT PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PATIENT ADVOCATES. THIS REGIONAL MEETING PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH A PLATFORM TO NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS WITHIN THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, WPA RELEASED A VIDEO ON POLYPHARMACY AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON KEY TOPICS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WERE HELD. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE GLOBAL WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY WPA IN 2023: 1. WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2. WORKSHOP ON PERSON-CENTERED CARE SYSTEMS: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE 3. TODAY YOUNG, TOMORROW ELDER - A WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH 4. WORKSHOP ON PATIENT SAFETY: DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS 5. WEBINAR: WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL AND WHY SHOULD I BE INVOLVED? 6. WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABILITY 7. WEBINAR: PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT 67129 1584 EDUCATION: EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING PATIENT-RELATED ISSUES REQUIRES MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO THIS END, A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2023 TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING WPA TO BETTER ALIGN ITS WORK WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE SURVEY'S FINDINGS, WPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. NOTABLY, WPA WORKED WITH LEADING INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE IHF AND ISQUA, TO ORGANIZE EVENTS AIMED AT EDUCATING PATIENTS. IN 2023, WPA ALSO HOSTED THE ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, SHARE EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND GAIN INSIGHTS INTO CURRENT HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, JOLANTA BILINSKA, ONE OF WPA'S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS, ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE IN LODZ, POLAND, TO COMMEMORATE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH ALZHEIMER'S PAKISTAN, WPA ALSO HOSTED A SEMINAR ON PATIENT SAFETY AT FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WPA'S PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG. WPA'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL CONFERENCES OFTEN INCLUDES INVITATIONS TO SPEAK, PRESENT, AND EDUCATE THE PATIENT ADVOCACY COMMUNITY. 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EACH APPLICATION HAS TO SIGN THE FORM WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT IF THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PERFORMED, THE GRANT TRANSFERRED WILL BE RETURNED IN FULL. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 600 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 8,348 0 EUROPE 21,712 0 EUROPE 1,500 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 16,970 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 375 0 SOUTH ASIA 1,008 0 SOUTH ASIA 133,889 0 SOUTH ASIA 1,290 0 SOUTH ASIA 6,913 0 SOUTH ASIA 800 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3,268 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2,050 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,520 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH, ENHANCE REGIONAL NETWORKING, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT'S CAUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GROWTH: THE WPA, ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2020, IS COMPOSED OF 467 NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 124 COUNTRIES AND HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID GLOBAL GROWTH. IN 2023, 73 ORGANIZATIONS JOINED AS NEW MEMBERS, FURTHER EXPANDING ITS REACH. BY ENGAGING PATIENT GROUPS ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS, WPA HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCACY ARENA AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE BROADER PATIENT COMMUNITY AND MEMBER GROUPS IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. THIS INCREASED MEMBERSHIP HAS BOOSTED WPA'S CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND POLICYMAKERS WORLDWIDE, LEADING TO GREATER FUNDING AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023, WPA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 400 EVENTS GLOBALLY. BURSARIES AND GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL AWARENESS INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, WPA HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING, FOCUSING ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ADVOCACY: THE WPA PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE GLOBAL POLICY ARENA, REPRESENTING PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. IT DEDICATES SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT TO CONVEYING THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE TO REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, EU, AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES. TO ENSURE THE PATIENT VOICE IS EFFECTIVELY HEARD, WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AND PRESENTS AT NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. BELOW IS A SELECTION OF EVENTS WHERE WPA BOARD DIRECTORS WERE PRESENT, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON: A. WORLD HEALTH DAY CONFERENCE B. COALITION OF NGOS FOR EQUITY MEETING C. PERSON AND FAMILY-CENTERED ADVISORY COUNCIL (PFCAC) BY ISQUA D. CONFERENCE ON EMPOWERING PATIENT AUTONOMY AT DUPHAT_UAE E. CONFERENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY F. 46TH WORLD HOSPITAL CONGRESS G. WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING H. SEMINAR ON WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY AT FATIMAH JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY I. MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS J. STATEMENT OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE WPA'S TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY PARTNER COALITIONS, REDUCING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL BURDEN. IN 2023, THE WPA CONCENTRATED ON ADVOCACY, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY 2023 CAMPAIGN. IT COLLABORATED WITH ITS MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE AWARENESS EVENTS, ADDRESSING CRITICAL PATIENT ISSUES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, REACHING OUT TO WPA MEMBERS AND THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. THE WPA ALSO HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI IN 2023, WHICH ATTRACTED LEADING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, PROMINENT PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PATIENT ADVOCATES. THIS REGIONAL MEETING PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH A PLATFORM TO NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS WITHIN THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, WPA RELEASED A VIDEO ON POLYPHARMACY AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON KEY TOPICS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WERE HELD. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE GLOBAL WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY WPA IN 2023: 1. WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2. WORKSHOP ON PERSON-CENTERED CARE SYSTEMS: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE 3. TODAY YOUNG, TOMORROW ELDER - A WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH 4. WORKSHOP ON PATIENT SAFETY: DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS 5. WEBINAR: WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL AND WHY SHOULD I BE INVOLVED? 6. WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABILITY 7. WEBINAR: PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION: EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING PATIENT-RELATED ISSUES REQUIRES MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO THIS END, A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2023 TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING WPA TO BETTER ALIGN ITS WORK WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE SURVEY'S FINDINGS, WPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. NOTABLY, WPA WORKED WITH LEADING INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE IHF AND ISQUA, TO ORGANIZE EVENTS AIMED AT EDUCATING PATIENTS. IN 2023, WPA ALSO HOSTED THE ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, SHARE EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND GAIN INSIGHTS INTO CURRENT HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, JOLANTA BILINSKA, ONE OF WPA'S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS, ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE IN LODZ, POLAND, TO COMMEMORATE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH ALZHEIMER'S PAKISTAN, WPA ALSO HOSTED A SEMINAR ON PATIENT SAFETY AT FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WPA'S PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG. WPA'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL CONFERENCES OFTEN INCLUDES INVITATIONS TO SPEAK, PRESENT, AND EDUCATE THE PATIENT ADVOCACY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTED A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY ABOUT PATIENT-RELATED CHALLENGES AND DISEASES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD OFFICERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 10,477 0 0 CONSULTING 15,280 0 0 CONSULTING 11,743 0 0 CONSULTING 0 6,618 0 TOTAL 37,500 6,618 0