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Logo: American Diabetes Association, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
U.S.-based nonprofit organization
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States–based nonprofit that seeks to educate the public about diabetes and to help those affected by it through funding research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes, including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes. It is a network of 565,000 volunteers which includes 20,000 healthcare professionals and administration staff members.2 It is headquartered in Alexandria.1 Its revenue was $152 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States–based nonprofit that seeks to educate the public about diabetes and to help those affected by it through funding research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes, including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes. It is a network of 565,000 volunteers which includes 20,000 healthcare professionals and administration staff members.2
The ADA was formally founded in 1939. It was founded by six physicians, including Herman O. Mosenthal, Joseph T. Beardwood Jr., Joseph H. Barach, Henry J. John, and E. S. Dillion, at the 1939 annual meeting of the American College of Physicians.
From Wikipedia’s article on American Diabetes Association, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The ADA aims to give individuals with diabetes access to the care they need to optimize their health. To work towards achieving this mission, the organization places effort into funding research projects that help minority groups navigate diabetes. The ADA works with various colleges, local governments, and companies to promote healthy lifestyles. They also fund research looking to control risk factors associated with diabetes, as seen in a recently published article discussing the role of microglia immune cells in diet-induced obesity.
From Wikipedia’s article on American Diabetes Association, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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In 2023, Elizabeth Hanna, ex-chief nutritionist of the ADA, filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that the organisation accepted corporate money in exchange for recommending recipes that could harm people with diabetes. Hanna alleged that she was fired for refusing to endorse high amounts of Splenda in salads; ADA's scientific journal indicated that artificial sweeteners may raise the risk of type-2 diabetes.
From Wikipedia’s article on American Diabetes Association, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.5M | – | $2.5M |
| 2025 | $2.5M | – | $2.5M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | – | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $65.3K | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | – | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | – | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $55.0K | $1.5M |
| 2019 | $1.4M | – | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $1.4M | – | $1.4M |
| 2017 | $1.4M | – | $1.4M |
| 2013 | – | $14.9K | $14.9K |
| 2011 | – | $3.7K | $3.7K |
| 2010 | – | $28.7K | $28.7K |
| 2008 | – | $70.8K | $70.8K |
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
