WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 30, 2009 — CVS Caremark announced today that $4.2 million in grants have been awarded to organizations supporting children with disabilities and those who are under-insured or uninsured. Ninety-two organizations from around the country have received the grants awarded through its private foundation, the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, and the CVS Caremark All Kids Can program.
DEERFIELD, Ill., April 29, 2009 — Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) donates clinical laboratory instruments and diagnostic tests to the National Kidney Foundation's community outreach program, Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), to help reduce the number of individuals that develop chronic kidney disease. The program raises awareness in the United States about early detection of kidney disease and screens high-risk individuals at no charge.
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009, Reuters — President Barack Obama said on Monday he would nominate Dr. Eric Goosby as the U.S. global AIDS coordinator, picking a former Clinton AIDS official to run one of President George W. Bush's most successful programs.
NEW YORK, April 21, 2009 — The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $5,664,000 from The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funds will support the Foundation’s Research Awards Programs over the next three years.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. and MACON, Ga., April 21, 2009 — Autism Support Network and Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc. today announced a partnership to provide information, support and help reduce the financial burden experienced by families coping with autism so they can focus attention seeking the necessary assistance for their autistic loved ones. As part of the relationship, Autism Support Network will help promote the grassroots efforts of AACF, Inc. to its thousands of members worldwide.
April 20, 2009, The Boston Globe — Children's Hospital Boston said its Generation Cures initiative has launched a "Game for Good" game-a-thon for tweens as part of its fund-raising efforts.
April 17, 2009, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — One of Atlanta’s most powerful business leaders is turning his attention — and formidable resources — to cash-strapped Grady Memorial Hospital.
WASHINGTON, DC, April 14, 2009 — The X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit organization that drives innovation through large incentive competitions, in collaboration with the WellPoint Foundation, one of the nation's largest private foundations, and WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP), the nation's largest health benefits company in terms of medical membership, announced today the initial competition design for a $10M+ Healthcare X PRIZE.
MIAMI, April 7, 2009 — The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) has been awarded its fourth grant from the Medtronic Foundation Patient Link program to address health disparities in Parkinson's disease (PD). Medtronic Foundation funding for the National Parkinson Care Network (NPCN), a national outreach program of NPF, totals approximately $1 million.
Rush University Medical Center has landed a $10 million gift from a Lake Forest foundation for an orthopedic joint replacement surgery center at its new hospital, despite the tough fundraising landscape.
