ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION INC
Programs
Elton John AIDS Foundation Programs
THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION FUNDS PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD, FROM UKRAINE TO MOZAMBIQUE, FROM THE UNITED STATES TO INDIA, IN SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING CONTEXTS TO ADVANCE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY HIV/AIDS. THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE NOT JUST ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE BUT ON SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND HIV/AIDS STIGMA REDUCTION. THERE ARE THREE GROUPS IN PARTICULAR WHO THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES OUR SUPPORT TO HELP HASTEN AN END TO AIDS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUANCE.IN 2020, WE EMBARKED ON AN EXCITING NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, DESIGNED TO REDUCE STIGMA AND HIV TRANSMISSION, ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO COMPASSIONATE CARE AND TREATMENT, AND THAT GOVERNMENTS INVEST EQUITABLY IN THOSE POPULATIONS MOST AFFECTED BY HIV. OUR STRATEGY FOCUSES ON REACHING THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SO OFTEN LEFT BEHIND AND EXCLUDED FROM THE HIV RESPONSE.THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING IS MADE FROM BOTH OUR U.S. AND U.K. ENTITIES. IN 2022, THE U.S. ENTITY AWARDED $17,638,901 IN GRANT FUNDING AND THE U.K. ENTITY AWARDED $6,534,738, TOGETHER SUPPORTING 54 GRANTS ACROSS 30 COUNTRIES. WE REACHED OVER 130,000 PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTED OVER 65,000 PEOPLE TO TEST FOR HIV. GRANTS WERE AWARDED ACROSS OUR STRATEGIC PORTFOLIO AREAS:1. YOUNG PEOPLE: TO MEET THE GROWING GLOBAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PREVENT A RESURGENCE OF THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC, WE WILL PILOT AND SCALE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES WHICH MEET YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY. 2. LGBTQ+: LGBTQ+ POPULATIONS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF HIV INFECTION DUE TO PERVASIVE INEQUALITIES AND INJUSTICES, WHICH CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED. WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW, SOCIAL POWER, AND ACCESS APPROPRIATE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE.3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT END WITHOUT CONCERTED ACTION FROM BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. WE ARE STRENGTHENING THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPABILITIES, TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DEMAND FOR HIV PREVENTION AND TESTING COMMODITIES, TO ENHANCE LINKAGES TO CARE WITHIN COMMUNITIES, AND TO ADDRESS NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICY BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND THOSE AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF INFECTION.4. EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA: IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, HIV INFECTIONS AND AIDS-RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE, DEMANDING URGENT ACTION TO TURN THE TIDE OF THE EPIDEMIC. TO ACHIEVE EPIDEMIC CONTROL IN EECA, WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND HIV SERVICES FOR ALL, TO REDUCE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED BY KEY POPULATIONS, AND TO SHARE LEARNING ON EFFECTIVE APPROACHES. IN RESPONSE TO THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN UKRAINE AND INCREASED BURDENS ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WE ARE MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO BOLSTER AND SUSTAIN THE HIV/AIDS RESPONSE DURING THIS CRISIS. 5. PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS: CRIMINALIZATION, VIOLENCE, AND A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPEDE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS. WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS ARE FREE FROM CRIMINALIZATION, HAVE ACCESS TO RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND CAN RELY ON CONTINUED POLITICAL COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT TO MEET THEIR HEALTH NEEDS.ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION INC. WAS FOUNDED BY SIR ELTON JOHN AND IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, AND LEADERS IN THE GLOBAL HIV/AIDS RESPONSE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.2M
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