Letter from the President

We have decided to provide this report for a two-year period in part because the time continues to fly by. Of course, as an all-volunteer organization, we find that there are more things that we want to do than there is time to do them! As a result, we have been a bit slow in summarizing all we have done. Our hope is that this two-year report allows you to get a sense for what we have been doing since our last annual report and brings you up to speed on where we stand today.
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Mission and Accomplishments

Aftermath Mission 

The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation is dedicated to educating the public regarding the nature of psychopathy and its cost to individuals and society.

We seek to support the families and victims of those with psychopathy.

We support research that aims to: prevent or minimize the development of psychopathic traits, reduce the impact of psychopathic traits, and understand and treat the aftermath of psychopathy. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the negative impact of psychopathy on the families and victims of psychopathic individuals.

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Financial information

In 2017, we received $3402.11 in revenue.  Our revenue came primarily from contributions (70%). This was followed by income provided by a workshop presented by the President, Dr. David Kosson (15%) and membership donations [10%; composed of both new members (7%) and membership renewals (3%)]. Third party fundraising initiatives, such as Escript, Amazon Smile, and the Paypal Giving Fund accounted for 3% of our income and miscellaneous income accounted for 2%.

In 2017, our total expenses were $5546.10. Approximately 76% went toward the second phase of our website migration and upgrade. This was followed by 17% being incurred in administration and overhead, including our Board of Directors insurance, P.O. box fees, website administration fees, and Paypal/Bank fees. The Annual Report accounted for approximately 4% and fundraising accounted for 3% of our total expenses.

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Aftermath Foundation Awards

Aftermath Foundation Awards

Call for nominations for the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Awards

The Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors has established two awards to recognize contributions by both the media and researchers to the understanding of psychopathy and its impact on victims. Members and researchers are encouraged to submit nominations! Deadline for submitting nominations is May 31st of each calendar year.

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Research Report

Described as a set of personality traits that are socially aversive, the Dark Triad – psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism – underlies a series of detrimental behaviors, including manipulation, self-centeredness, and deception. Even at subclinical levels, these dark personalities are associated with considerable social, emotional, financial, and even physical harm.


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Reasons to Support the Aftermath Foundation

The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation is one of the only organizations in the world that is dedicated to increasing our understanding of the impact of people with psychopathic traits on others and to trying to reduce this impact. In contrast to some websites, we focus on what is really known about psychopathy, and we take seriously the need to avoid hype and unfounded statements. We are not just saying that there is a problem. We are doing something about it.
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