Sustaining Member Program Designations


As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the Academy can help you achieve your own personal philanthropic goals because your contribution may be directed to specific programs of interest to you and your family. You may designate your gift to any or all of the programs below. If you do not designate your gift, it will be divided equally among all four programs.


Designation Spotlight

Skin Cancer Prevention
In 2010, all donations designated to Skin Cancer Prevention support the Academy’s Shade Structure Program, which helps community organizations build protective structures in outdoor play areas to provide shade and protect children and teens from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. The Academy received more than 1,000 applications in 2010 for the 33 grants available. Your support will help provide additional Shade Structures, furthering our efforts to reduce the incidence of and mortality from skin cancer over the next three decades.

Since 2002, the Academy has awarded 174 shade structure grants to organizations across the country. These shade structures provide shade for more than 125,314 individuals.

2009 Shade Structure grant recipient LaRue Miller Elementary School, Midlothian, Texas.
2009 Shade Structure grant recipient C.E. Boger Elementary School PTO, Kannapolis, North Carolina.
2009 Shade Structure grant recipient Buncombe County Schools Foundation, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.


Other Designations

Public Awareness Program
Public Awareness campaigns like Indoor Tanning is Out®; See Spot, Check Spot; Save a Life®; and various public serviceannouncements feature celebrities LeAnn Rimes and Jennifer Garner who help spread the word about the important role dermatologists play in maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails.

Medical Education Program
The Academy is continuously developing new and innovative ways to educate its members. Regional courses, C-PAT and Webinars are a few ways that dermatologists receive continuing education that helps to further the specialty.

AAD Camp Discovery Endowment
AAD Camp Discovery is an experience like none other for children who have severe skin diseases. Under the medical supervision of volunteer dermatologists and nurses, campers enjoy traditional summer camp activities from boating and fishing to arts and crafts.


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