The story
Founded by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in 1976.1
Although liver disease is among the ten major causes of death in the United States, there was no national voluntary health agency devoted exclusively to combating liver diseases until 1976, when the American Liver Foundation was created by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). This organization of scientists and healthcare professionals was concerned with the rising incidence of liver disease and the lack of awareness among both the general public and the medical community. The mission, the programs and the services provided by American Liver Foundation complement the work of AASLD.
Currently, the American Liver Foundation has 16 Divisions across the U.S.
From Wikipedia’s article on American Liver Foundation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4