Aetna and the Aetna Foundation Granted Nearly $100,000 to Colorado Nonprofits in 2010
August 08 2011 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation together awarded
nearly $100,000 in community grants and sponsorships in Colorado
during 2010. The grants were made to organizations addressing a
variety of health issues, including obesity in children and adults,
racial and ethnic equity in health care, and needed improvements in
the integration and coordination of health care services. In
addition, grants were made in support of human services
programs.
The five Colorado recipients were:
- The Rocky Mountain Youth Medical and
Nursing Consultants, Inc.;
- University of Colorado Foundation;
- Aspen Brain Forum Foundation;
- The Women’s Foundation of Colorado;
and
- The Mile High United Way, Inc.
“Aetna is pleased and proud to support nonprofit organizations
here in Colorado that are working to make a difference on key
health and wellness challenges we face in our communities,” said
Kay Thompson, Aetna’s local market president for Colorado.
The Rocky Mountain Youth Medical and Nursing Consultants
received a $30,000 grant to support its Weight Management Clinic
for young people. The clinic provides case management for patients
age 2 – 21 who struggle with obesity and are at risk of
obesity-related diseases.
A $20,000 grant was awarded to the University of Colorado
Foundation to support its Chart the Course campaign that educates
young girls and women about the importance of good nutrition,
increased physical activity and other healthy behaviors to decrease
the prevalence of obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
A $25,000 sponsorship was awarded to the Aspen Brain Forum
Foundation to support its conference for many of the world’s
preeminent scientists who are developing cutting-edge innovations
in brain science.
The Women’s Foundation of Colorado received a $15,000
sponsorship for the Annual Denver Luncheon, the Foundation’s
principal fund-raising event that supports the organization’s
programs to help women and girls be economically
self-sufficient.
A $2,500 sponsorship was given to the Mile High United Way’s
Women’s Leadership Luncheon, which raises money and awareness for
the organization’s Adult Self-Sufficiency Initiative to help
individuals and families in the state become financially
stable.
Nationwide during 2010, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation gave
$15.6 million in grants and sponsorships. In addition, the Aetna
employees, retirees and directors donated an additional $6.9
million through the company’s matching gift program, bringing
combined giving in communities where Aetna employees and customers
live and work to $22.5 million. And, Aetna’s employees donated more
than dollars, generously giving nearly 335,000 hours of their
personal time and talents in communities nationwide. Since 2003,
Aetna employees have logged more than 2.3 million volunteer
hours.
“During 2010, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation were pleased to
provide grants and sponsorships to 661 nonprofit organizations
nationwide, and to match the generosity of our employees to another
9,492 organizations within our communities,” said Anne C. Beal,
M.D., M.P.H., Aetna Foundation president. “We also made significant
progress toward our goals of concentrating our grants on specific
health issues of national concern, giving nearly $2.35 million to
the fight against obesity, $1.24 million to improve racial and
ethnic equity in health and health care, and more than $1 million
to support better integrated health care in America.”
More information about Aetna’s and the Aetna Foundation’s 2010
efforts to help improve the health of children and adults and to
make our health care system more equitable and effective can be
found online in the multi-media annual giving report Investing in
Our Future.
About the Aetna Foundation
The Aetna Foundation, Inc. is the independent charitable and
philanthropic arm of Aetna, Inc. Since 1980, Aetna and the Aetna
Foundation have contributed $394 million in grants and
sponsorships, including $15.6 million in 2010. As a national health
foundation, we promote wellness, health, and access to high-quality
health care for everyone. This work is enhanced by the time and
commitment of Aetna employees, who have volunteered more than 2.3
million hours since 2003. Our current giving is focused on
addressing the rising rate of adult and childhood obesity in the
U.S.; promoting racial and ethnic equity in health and health care;
and advancing integrated health care. For more information, visit
www.AetnaFoundation.org.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.5 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical
management capabilities and health care management services for
Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.
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