thank you! - Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS
“YOU CAME TO MY RESCUE, HELPING ME TO DEAL WITH THE
SOCIAL, FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES WHICH AROSE FROM
MY DIAGNOSIS. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT I AM HERE TODAY.”
“YOU HAVE MADE THIS ATHEIST BELIEVE AGAIN IN ANGELS.”
from 1994–2003, The Actors’ Fund AIDS Initiative has experienced a dramatic decrease in the number of AIDS-related deaths,
from almost 50% of its clients in 1994 to 5% in 2003. While that is encouraging news, the battle is far from over. During this same
time, the number of AIDS Initiative clients has more than doubled from 216 in 1994 to 577 in 2003, including many new clients.
BC/EFA funding represents 70% of The AIDS Initiative budget. BC/EFA continues to work closely with The Actors’ Fund to
provide leadership, coalition building, and the fundraising necessary to keep the promise that we will “take care of our own” for as
long as AIDS is with us.
2003 CLIENT ENROLLMENT
NUMBER OF CLIENTS PERCENTAGE
actors’ equity* 265 45%
sag* 210 36%
aftra* 163 28%
non-union 144 24%
agma-agva 58 9%
iatse 32 5%
local 802 musicians
united scenic artists, wardrobe, directors’ guild,
19 3%
writers’ guild, dramatists’ guild, and ssd&c 28 4%
total clients in 2002
*based on multiple membership
581
COMPARISON OF 2002/2003 CLIENT ENROLLMENT
EASTERN WESTERN MIDWEST TOTAL
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
TOTAL CLIENTS 380 387 163 180 21 14 564 581
new cases 41 37 20 26 1 4 62 66
GENDER
male 354 363 156 173 20 14 530 550
female 26 24 7 7 1 - 34 31
2003 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
EASTERN WESTERN MIDWEST TOTAL
$846,287 $287,855 $20,330 $1,154,472
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