# Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

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## TL;DR

A US foundation that has served people with bone marrow failure diseases, including aplastic anaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and PNH, since 1983, through education, support groups, research grants and advocacy.

## Summary

The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation states on its mission and history page that it has served the aplastic anaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and related bone marrow failure disease communities since 1983. The page lists its work as conferences, webinars and publications for patients and families, support groups and peer networks, competitive research grants, medical education for health professionals, and advocacy for research and treatment funding. Its address is in Rockville, Maryland, which is also where the IRS records it, with tax exemption issued in May 1984.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-05
- Also known as: AAMDSIF; Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
- City: Rockville, MD, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.aamds.org

## Sources

- AAMDSIF: mission and history: https://www.aamds.org/mission-history
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521336903

## Connected records

- cancers: [Higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes](https://onco.cc/cancers/mds-higher-risk/), [Lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes](https://onco.cc/cancers/mds-lower-risk/), [Myelodysplastic syndromes / neoplasms (MDS)](https://onco.cc/cancers/mds/)

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