Banner Alzheimer's Institute

What Banner Alzheimer's Institute does

Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) is a nonprofit clinical care and research center founded in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona as the first Center of Excellence at Banner Health, with a subsequent expansion to Tucson in 2018 through Banner – University Medicine Tucson. The institute operates a comprehensive care model that pairs state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluations and clinical trials with full-spectrum support services for patients and family caregivers, including culturally sensitive community outreach, memory screenings, caregiver classes, and support groups. It is supported by the Banner Alzheimer's Foundation (Tax ID: 20-4862361), which stewards charitable donations for research and care programs.

Technically, BAI is anchored by the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative, a prevention-focused research program that runs plaque-reducing antibody trials, gene-silencing and gene-modifying studies, and the world's largest autosomal dominant Alzheimer's kindred cohort (~6,000 members in Antioquia, Colombia) virtually certain to develop symptoms at average age 44. The institute sustains a 400,000-member Alzheimer's Prevention Registry, a 125,000-member GeneMatch program characterized for APOE, and operates the Brain and Body Donation Program at Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Arizona with ~900 living participants and a bank of more than 2,500 donated brains. BAI is also a leader in cerebrospinal fluid and blood-based biomarker development for Alzheimer's and related disorders.

BAI is a nonprofit; it does not generate revenue from equity or commercial product sales. Its operating model combines clinical service revenue (diagnostic evaluations, trial participation), philanthropic donations through the Banner Alzheimer's Foundation and Banner Health Foundation, and research grants. Banner Health's $250 million "Be at the Heart of Health" five-year campaign designates BAI as one of eight key service-area investment areas, alongside signature fundraising events such as The Banner Ball and the Banner Children's Open. The institute serves primarily Alzheimer's patients and family caregivers, at-risk cognitively unimpaired individuals, and underrepresented communities (Black and Latinx) with higher incidence and lower engagement rates, with geographic concentration in Arizona and the broader Mountain West.

Name

Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Legal name

Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Website

https://bannerhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Banner Alzheimer's Institute is a nonprofit clinical care and research center within Banner Health that conducts Alzheimer's prevention trials, runs a 400,000-member Prevention Registry, and provides diagnostics and family caregiver support across Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alzheimer's Disease Research & Clinical Care

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care Management & Behavioral Support (HLADALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dementia Care Coordination & Care Planning (HSABAEAJ), Behavioral Health–Integrated Dementia Care Communities (Neuropsychiatric/BPSD Programs) (HLADACAE), Dementia/Alzheimer’s In-Home Care (Non-Medical) (HLADAGAG)

Keywords

• Alzheimer's clinical care
• Prevention research trials
• Neurology medical research
• Dementia research services
• Brain donation program

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Tax-deductible charitable gifts to Banner Health Foundation and Banner Alzheimer's Foundation support patient care programs, research initiatives, and community services across Banner Health facilities in Arizona and Wyoming.
2. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue from patient care services including diagnostic evaluations, clinical trials participation, and comprehensive care programs for Alzheimer's and related diseases.
3. Campaign Fundraising: $250 million Be at the Heart of Health campaign raising funds for Care, Innovation & Research, and Talent across Banner Health's key service lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Banner Alzheimer's Institute is a nonprofit research and clinical care center specializing in Alzheimer's disease, founded in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona as part of Banner Health. It delivers comprehensive clinical care to Alzheimer's patients and families, conducts prevention-focused research through the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative (API), and operates large-scale participant registries including the 400,000-member Alzheimer's Prevention Registry, the 125,000-member GeneMatch Program, the Brain and Body Donation Program, and the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Based Biomarker Program.

Product overview

Banner Alzheimer's Institute offers a comprehensive care model consisting of clinical care services, research programs, and community outreach. The core offerings include clinical diagnostic evaluations and treatment programs, the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative (with prevention trials and the Colombia kindred study), the Alzheimer's Research Fund (including the Brain and Body Donation Program), the Alzheimer's Prevention Registry (400,000 members), the GeneMatch genetic screening program (125,000 members), community outreach and education services, the 'Dementia Untangled' podcast, and talent development initiatives. The Institute operates as part of Banner Health with locations in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Care Services
• Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative (API)
• Alzheimer's Prevention Registry
• GeneMatch Program
• Brain and Body Donation Program
• Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Based Biomarker Program
• Colombian Kindred Study
• Dementia Untangled Podcast
• Community Outreach and Education Programs providing Alzheimer's and dementia education, awareness, and outreach to the community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 6,000 members of world's largest autosomal dominant AD kindred tracked
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Project SEARCHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020International internship program serving neurodiverse young adults. Banner hosts nine to 12-month school-to-work internship programs at medical facilities.
• University of Arizona Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Affiliation created Arizona's first academic medical enterprise, Banner - University Medicine, including three academic medical centers serving as clinical partners to UA College of Medicine.
• MD Anderson Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnership with country's top-ranked cancer center creating Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, providing same protocols and practice standards as Houston location.
• Banner Sun Health Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization working closely with Banner Alzheimer's Institute, jointly conducting research and providing comprehensive Alzheimer's care. Houses world-renowned Brain and Body Donation Program.
• Arizona Alzheimer's ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research network supporting Alzheimer's research projects led by BAI, BSHRI, and BAI-Tucson with potential to leverage large NIH and other grants.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center: NIH-funded ADRC conducting Alzheimer's clinical care, prevention trials, biomarker development, and brain-banking — directly comparable to BAI's research, clinical, and biorepository programs, with a broader multi-state patient catchment.
• Washington University Knight ADRC: One of the longest-running NIH Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers, leading in autosomal dominant AD research (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network) that closely parallels BAI's Colombia kindred prevention work and fluid biomarker development.
• Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Aging Brain Study: Academic ADRC running longitudinal prevention cohorts (e.g., A4 study) and biomarker research. Comparable in research scope, prevention-trial focus, and talent caliber, but with substantially deeper NIH and industry funding.
• USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI): Operates the Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) infrastructure, coordinating large-scale prevention and treatment trials. Closely comparable operational model to BAI's prevention-trial network role.
• Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health: Integrated clinical-research center focused on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and related dementias, combining patient care, clinical trials, and caregiver programming — directly analogous to BAI's comprehensive care model.
• Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Alzheimer's Center: NIH-funded ADRC emphasizing biomarker and prevention research in a Pacific Northwest catchment. Comparable in research focus, smaller geographic reach, and academic-nonprofit structure.
• Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center: NIH-funded ADRC with strong biomarker and imaging programs, comparable prevention-trial engagement and biorepository capacity. Tied to a major academic medical ecosystem similar in research intensity to BAI.
• University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer's Disease Research Center: NIH ADRC with deep expertise in prevention trials, biomarker development, and brain donation programs. Direct functional analog to BAI across research, clinical, and biorepository dimensions.

Broad incumbents

• Banner Health (parent): Parent nonprofit health system of BAI and largest healthcare provider in Arizona. Shares integrated delivery infrastructure, brand, and the $250M capital campaign but operates a far broader non-Alzheimer's-focused portfolio.

Emerging players

• Eli Lilly (Alzheimer's therapeutic programs): Pharmaceutical sponsor with late-stage anti-amyloid prevention and treatment programs (donanemab, remternetug). Increasingly competing with academic ADRCs for prevention-trial leadership and partnership economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bannerhealthonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/banneralzheimers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/banner-alzheimers-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/bannerphilanthropy
• Xx.com/banneralzheimer

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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