One year later, your ALS Ice Bucket money goes to …
CNNStory highlights More than 17 million people participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to support ALS and other causes Nationally, 2.5 million people donated $115 million to the ALS Association Now, the plan is to pour all $115 million back into five main spending buckets Atlanta CNN — To raise awareness for ALS, Chris Kennedy poured a bucket of ice water over his head. One summer later, the ALS Association says about 40% of the ice bucket money, $47.1 million, has been spent or budgeted toward specific purposes. Bucket #1: $77 million for ‘research’ Of the total money raised, 67% goes in the bucket marked “research” to find a treatment – or even a cure – for ALS. Celebs embrace the Ice Bucket Challenge Bucket #2: $23 million for ‘patient and community services’ The ALS Association is budgeting $8.5 million to its 39 local ALS chapters.
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