The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is an international professional organization dedicated exclusively to developing the men and women who encourage charity in North America's health care organizations. Established in 1967, AHP is the source for education, networking, information and research in health care philanthropy. AHP is a not-for-profit organization with its international headquarters located outside Washington, D.C. in Falls Church, Virginia.
AHP reaches out to development professionals in all sectors of health care including:
- Community and private hospitals
- Foundations
- Medical centers
- Children's hospitals
- Teaching hospitals and medical institutions
- Long-term care facilities
- Hospices
- Health care systems
- Advocacy groups
- Specialty hospitals
AHP's 5,000 members represent more than 2,200 health care facilities in the United States and Canada. They embody all aspects of health care fundraising, from exeuctive directors and chief development officers, to major gift officers, annual campaign managers, event coordinators and grant writers.
