2026-08-12T12:55:00-07:00 2025-09-30 593635567 Fontana CPAS 13007 W Linebaugh Ave Tampa FL 33626 990 2024-10-01 650380952 The AIDS Institute Inc AIDS 8132585929 10460 Roosevelt Blvd Saint Petersburg FL 33716 Michael Ruppal Executive Director 8132585929 2026-08-11 true true Eric Fontana P01867525 7277999533 2026-08-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Michael Ruppal 10460 Roosevelt Blvd 309 Saint Petersburg FL 33716 2761798 false X theaidsinstitute.org X 1992 FL The mission of The AIDS Institute is to promote action for social change through public policy, research, advocacy, and education. 10 9 12 20 0 0 1856203 2761798 0 0 0 0 1856203 2761798 125000 187500 0 1462868 1578205 0 0 558074 745427 2145942 2511132 -289739 250666 1237923 1285704 658261 455376 579662 830328 The mission of The AIDS Institute is to promote action for social change through public policy, research, advocacy, and education. false false 1217035 187500 0 The AIDS Institutes (TAI) began as a grassroots community mobilization and advocacy effort in Florida in 1985. In 1992, this advocacy network became incorporated as a Florida 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its mission is to promote action for social change through public policy, research, advocacy, and education. As TAI evolved into a highly respected national organization over the years, it maintains its roots in Florida as the only statewide policy and planning organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS. Over the years, TAI has expanded its vision and scope to include policy offices in Washington, DC, and Tallahassee, Florida. TAIs administrative and program office is located in Tampa. The Tampa office is situated at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. The breadth of TAIs programs includes: federal policy research, analysis, and advocacy; capacity building and technical assistance; public health research and analysis; education and training; HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis community planning and research; Florida statewide policy and advocacy programs; customized convening and communications. Some TAI specific programs include AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth, and Families; Aging; and Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN). Other programs include a micro-grant program Women Informing Now (WIN) and Center for Patient Advocate Leaders (CPALS). This expanded vision and scope of TAI effectively address the many aspects of HIV, hepatitis, and other chronic diseases- related issues. TAIs state and federal policy for HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs and health care access is the core of its portfolio. TAI uses the social determinants of health to help guide other issues and work on them as it relates to barriers and access to prevention, care, and treatment. We impact social change through improved policies, legislation, and resource allocation through our work with the state officials, the administration, executive agencies, congress, media, and national/community partners. These activities often impact the entire country. While the focus of TAIs mission is HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis, its goal is to prevent new infections for all those at risk, which are often at risk for other STIs. 999599 0 0 Florida Comprehensive Planning Network - The AIDS Institute coordinates and supports meeting logistics for the statewide Florida Comprehensive Planning Network (FCPN). HIV community planning is an ongoing, comprehensive planning process intended to help assure that resources, particularly federal HIV prevention and care resources, target populations living with or at risk for HIV infections. The FCPN is a community-based HIV prevention and patient care planning body that collaborates with the Department to develop a comprehensive statewide HIV prevention and care plan. In 2023, TAI added the Florida Viral Hepatitis Network (FVHN) to the activities which includes an annual face-to-face meeting. The purpose of this contract is for The AIDS Institute to assist the Department in supporting the Florida Comprehensive Planning Network (FCPN), committees, and statewide workgroups with the coordination and planning of activities that impact persons living with HIV within the state of Florida. For 2024 and 2025, there were four active workgroups as part of TAIs work with the Florida Department health contract. The workgroups include the Community HIV Advisory Group (CHAG), Florida Mens Health Workgroup (FMW), and the HIV/AIDS Section Medication Formulary Workgroup (HSMFW), and the Statewide Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan Workgroup. TAI facilitated an additional meeting above our two planned regular FCPN meetings. The Florida HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Planning Network (FCPN) meeting was a hybrid in-person/virtual formal with nearly 140 FCPN members, Department of Health staff, and community guests participating. The focus of the meeting was to develop further the Florida Statewide Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan CY 2022-2026 (Integrated Plan).TAI also provided support for the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan for the Integrated Plan. TAI also started work on Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan CY 2027-2031 (Integrated Plan).The AIDS Institute also provided support for the Florida Comprehensive Planning Network (FCPN) to the following FCPN committees: Membership, Nominations, and Bylaws Committee, Coordination of Efforts Committee, Medication Access Committee, Needs Assessment Committee, and Executive Co-Chairs Committee. Additionally, TAI provides support for the Florida Viral Hepatitis Network (FVHN). TAI also supported ongoing scheduling and/or distribution of multiple correspondences for the Community HIV Advisory Group (CHAG), Florida Mens Health Workgroup (FGMW), Florida Viral Hepatitis Network (FVHN), and the HIV Section Medication Formulary Workgroup (HSMFW). Services performed by The AIDS Institute for this program include: administrative support services to FCPN, Committees, and Statewide Workgroups. Other services included, but were not limited to: preparation, planning, and logistics for convening meetings; as well as related activities, conference calls, community training and education; communication; technical assistance; and records management. In addition, TAI coordinated communication such as scheduling, promoting, inviting, sending participation notices, agendas, record management of meetings and conference calls for workgroups, planning, and advisory groups, and recording and distributing summaries of FCPN, FVHN, and FCPN-related committees, and workgroup meetings. Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) - Hillsborough County: The AIDS Institute (TAI), serving as the Center for Systems Integration and Coordination (C-SIC), plays a pivotal role in the implementation of teh Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative in the Hillsborough and Pinellas County jurisdictions. As the coordinating backbone organization, TAI facilitiates collaboration among subrecipients, government agencies, community partners, and people with HIV (PWH). It supports strategic planning, ensures stakeholder engagement, and fosters alignment across othe rgetting to Zero initiatives such as Zero Hillsborough and Fast-Trach Cities. TAI also leads efforts to engage underrepresented populations, using community assessments, interviews, and focus groups to identify gaps and tailor services to meet local needs. TAI is responsible for driving innovation and capacity building by identifying and implementing evidence-informed models of care that address gaps in linkage, retention, and viral suppression. It provides technical assistance, organizes training in partnership with regional providers like SEAETC, and leads quality improvement efforts through data analysis and continuous feedback. TAI also manages the coordination of evaluation activities, ensuring that both qualitative and quantitative data inform the adaption of services and strategic direction. For the EHE project, TAI contributes to sustainability planning and policy alignment by leveraging its expertise in advocacy, research, and systems integration. Ryan White Part A including Clinical Quality Management: The AIDS Institute (TAI) is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of quality management and evaluation-related efforts undertaken by TAI in the Tampa/St. Petersburg Metropolitan Area. TAI is also responsible for ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and all mandated federal, state, and local laws and regulations of the Ryan White program according to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Monitoring Standards. This work requires the development and implementation of various quality management and performance evaluation plans in conjunction with stakeholders or as required by grant deliverables. It also entails facilitating quality management workgroup meetings and ensures attendees are represented across the spectrum of HIV care, including individuals living with HIV. TAI provides training, support, and technical assistance on the implementation of standards of care, outcome measures, Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) methods and practices, and agency specific CQI efforts consistent with HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau National Quality Center expectations and guidelines. TAI compiles clinical, patient, and provider data and report out utilizing quantitative and qualitative methodologies, presenting outcome evaluation activities, clinical chart review activities, and client satisfaction measurements to the community and funders. 155700 0 0 The AIDS Institutes (TAI) education programs are expansive in scope and impact. Most are part of TAIs general programs and education. The following details some of the programs. As part of TAIs Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research (FCHAR) program. TAI staff planned and facilitated the 2025 Florida Community Providers and Researchers (Florida CPR). The conference sponsors were TAIs FCHAR and the Southern HIV & Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC), brought together community members, providers, and researchers to network with colleagues and peers, learn about ongoing and current research initiatives throughout the state, and create synergy amongst the attendees for potential future collaborative research projects. This unique event brought community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and researchers to the same room to cross-share information that might not otherwise be heard, promoting inclusion of community and providers perspectives into the research community. Another component of TAIs education and advocacy programs is the Patient Advocacy Leaders (PALS) Initiative and Center for Patient Advocacy Leaders (CPALs). PALS has been a trusted and respected series of patient advocacy meetings considered to be best-in-class. It was designed to connect diverse health advocacy leaders to improve their advocacy capacity and identify ways to collaborate and unify the voices of many. The Center (CPALs) was launched upon fundamental principles, practices, and values of PALS; the staff has been better able to harness and more broadly utilize the resources, learnings, and the collective advocacy actions of health leaders and their grassroots organizations from all across the country. This has ultimately led to amplifying the patient voice loud and making advocacy efforts more effective. The Advocate Advisor network (an expansion of our former PALS Advisory Board) is crucial to enabling our well-established advocate-centered model, By Advocates, For Advocates, which focuses on the needs of patients and caregivers, health advocacy leaders, their organizations, and the diverse communities they serve. In addition to establishing CPALs and expanding the pool of advisors, TAI also introduced a program called Patient Advocacy Leaders United (PALs United). PALs United programs are designed to focus on a single therapeutic area or population instead of cross-therapeutic/general healthcare programs like National PALs. Working in this more focused way allows for a deeper dive into the therapeutic area or populations issues, with a better chance for identifying and pursuing meaningful action. Another of TAIs programs is Women Informing Now (WIN) Micro-Grant Program. It was established to provide micro-grant funds to activate individuals and organizations leading grassroots HIV outreach projects that innovatively reach cis and/or transgender women to break down isolation and stigma via the prevention, education, and engagement regarding HIV and sexual health. TAIs capacity building & technical assistance, patient advocacy training & support, women & children programs, faith initiatives, public policy & health policy analysis, community and provider education, training & skills building, HIV/AIDS & hepatitis community planning, HIV/AIDS & hepatitis research, communications, convening, conference planning & meeting coordination, and a highly acclaimed intern and fellowship program are just some of the successful programs. This expanded vision and scope of TAI, effectively addresses the many aspects of HIV/AIDS and other chronic disease-related issues. Part of TAIs work included planning, coordinating, and facilitation of all-digital webinars, virtual meetings, and small and large-scale face-to-face meetings and conferences. 2372334 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false FL X Michael Ruppal 8132585929 401 33rd Street North Suite E Saint Petersburg FL 33713 Mark Ogunsuri Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Cindy Snyder Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Quinton Rasberry Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Peter Ralin Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Maximillion Wilson Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sarah Alexander President 0.75 X 0 0 0 Dallen Michael Greene Vice President 0.75 X 0 0 0 Susan Tusher Secretary 0.75 X 0 0 0 Robert Renzi Treasurer 0.75 X 0 0 0 Michael Ruppal Executive Director 55.00 X 209000 0 20589 Ivy Turnbull Compensated Employee 40.00 X 132000 0 3520 Rachel Klein Compensated Employee 40.00 X 174000 0 19538 Kimberly Molnar Compensated Employee 40.00 X 113333 0 22947 Denise Ruppal Compensated Employee 40.00 X 116000 0 17218 Michelle Scavnicky Compensated Employee 40.00 X 118833 0 23317 863166 0 107129 6 false true false 0 999600 1762198 2761798 0 0 0 0 0 2761798 0 0 0 187500 187500 209000 209000 0 0 1369205 1290423 78782 0 198902 184276 14626 0 71523 56084 15439 0 17741 9458 8283 0 161628 160607 1021 0 173801 155490 18311 0 Bank Fees 2408 72 2336 0 Program Support 119424 119424 0 0 2511132 2372334 138798 0 987387 825553 227255 450511 23281 9640 51623 51623 0 0 1237923 1285704 23593 32456 634668 422920 658261 455376 X 579662 830328 579662 830328 1237923 1285704 250666 X false true X true true true X 0 5867934 2221413 2011766 1856203 4583395 16540711 0 32075 32075 32075 32075 56131 184431 5900009 2253488 2043841 1888278 4639526 16725142 9400888 7324254 0 0 74 34607 221 34902 16760044 0.43700 0.39390 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Revenue 2020: 74. 2021: 32. 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Management has determined that The AIDS Institute had no uncertain income tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements as of September 30, 2025. 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