AIDS LIFE
Fundraising organization in the field of HIV/AIDS


Aids Life, an independent non-profit organisation, was founded in 1992 by Life Ball mastermind Gery Keszler and Dr. Torgom Petrosian with the aim to raise funds for the much needed support of people who are HIV positive or living with AIDS. The annual Life Ball, Europe's largest AIDS charity event, is the organization's main source of income. Life Ball 2009 obtained net proceeds of 1.469.000 euros.

Aids Life considers itself responsible to continuously promote awareness and public consciousness about HIV and AIDS. On top of organizing Life Ball and raising funds through the yearly event, numerous activities throughout the year are dedicated to education of the AIDS epidemic and promoting ways of prevention.

The Aids Life Board of Directors is responsible for allocating the available funds to selected projects and organizations in the field of HIV/AIDS in Austria.  Applications for financial support are examined thoroughly before grants are approved and experts in the field are closely involved in the evaluation of the applications and selection process.

Half of Life Ball's net proceeds are dedicated to support projects outside Austria. International aid in some of the worst affected countries in the world is given exclusively through amfAR, the American Foundation for Aids Research.

Annual Report 2008 (german): download