Aetna and the Aetna Foundation Granted $847,000 to California Nonprofits in 2010
August 11 2011 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation together awarded
$847,000, in community grants and sponsorships in California during
2010. The grants were made to organizations addressing a variety of
health issues, including obesity among adults and children, 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 arts and cultural programs, human
services and academic organizations, faith-based initiatives and
many others.
“Aetna is proud to support nonprofit organizations in California
that are working to make a difference on key health and wellness
challenges we face in our communities,” said Beth Andersen,
president of Aetna’s West region.
Grant amounts and recipients include:
In Southern California:
- $250,000 RAND Corporation (Santa
Monica);
- $100,000 to Students Run America
(Tarzana);
- $50,000 to the CHOC Children’s
Foundation (Orange);
- $50,000 to the Volunteer Center Orange
County;
- $25,000 to the American Diabetes
Association (Los Angeles);
- $25,000 to the HAX Foundation
(Hawthorne);
- $25,000 to the Janet Goeske Foundation
(Riverside);
- $20,000 to the Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce of Orange County Education Foundation;
- $20,000 to the Performing Arts Center
of Los Angeles County;
- $15,000 to the Museum of Latin American
Art (Long Beach);
- $15,000 to the National Kidney
Foundation Serving Southern California and Southern Nevada (Sherman
Oaks);
- $15,000 to the Oak View Renewal
Partnership (Huntington Beach);
- $15,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the
Cure- Los Angeles County;
- $12,000 to San Diego Lesbian & Gay
Pride;
- $10,000 to the DangerMan Education
Foundation Inc. (Studio City);
- $10,000 to Junior Blind of America (Los
Angeles);
- $10,000 to the Native American Land
Conservancy (Indio);
- $8,000 to the Magic Johnson Foundation,
Inc. (Beverly Hills);
- $5,000 to the American Diabetes
Association (Costa Mesa);
- $5,000 to the California Black Women’s
Health Project (Inglewood);
- $5,000 to Challenged Athletes, Inc.
(San Diego);
- $5,000 to the National Latina Business
Women Association (San Diego);
- $2,500 to the 100 Black Men of Los
Angeles; and
- $2,500 to the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (Los Angeles).
In the Central Valley:
- $25,000 to the California Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Sacramento);
- $12,000 to the Central California
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Fresno);
- $10,000 to Serotonin Surge Charities;
and
- $5,000 to the Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Central Valley (Madera).
In Northern California:
- $250,000 to the University of
California at San Francisco;
- $25,000 to Out & Equal (San
Francisco);
- $25,000 to San Francisco Bay Area
Council Learning (SFBAC), Learning for Life (San Leandro);
- $20,000 to the American Association of
Physicians for Human Rights (San Francisco);
- $13,000 to the Dance Out Diabetes (San
Francisco);
- $10,000 to the American Cancer Society,
Inc. California Division (San Francisco);
- $10,000 to the American Heart
Association, Greater Bay Area Division (Oakland);
- $10,00 to the California Pan-Ethnic
Health Network (Oakland);
- $7,000 to La Clinica de La Raza, Inc.
(Oakland);
- $6,000 to Hospice By The Bay
(Larskspur);
- $6,000 to Sierra Service Project
(Carmichael);
- $5,000 to the American Cancer Society,
CA Division (Oakland);
- $5,000 to the Cancer Patients Alliance
(Pacific Grove); and
- $3,000 to The Tech Museum (San
Jose);
“During 2010, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation were pleased to
provide $15.6 million in 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.”
In addition, 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.
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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