FOUNDATIONS

CONTENTS:

• The Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation
• Chiron Foundation
• Adolph Coors Foundation

THE DR. ROBERT C. ATKINS FOUNDATION

In 1999, Dr. Robert C. Atkins and his wife, Veronica, established The Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation, Inc. (RCAF). After her husband's death in April 2003, Mrs. Atkins transformed the RCAF into a supporting organization of the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity in Jenkintown, PA. Under the terms of Dr. Atkins' will, a substantial percentage of his bequest goes to the RCAF.

Mrs. Atkins serves as chair of the board of the RCAF which awards grants to study the safety and efficacy of low-carbohydrate diets. To date, the fund has given away $1.5 million in new grants. Among them: $200,000 for a research project examining the impact of the Atkins diet on obese diabetics.

http://www.atkinsfoundation.org/

CHIRON FOUNDATION

The Chiron Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Emeryville, CA, recently established the Chiron Foundation to advance the company's commitment to transform the practice of medicine, improve human health and enhance the quality of life in communities where the company has a presence.

The Chiron Foundation focuses its grantmaking in three areas:

1. support for organizations engaged in disease prevention and treatment, patient education, health policy dialogue and advocacy on behalf of those with serious medical needs;
2. support for improving student access to quality educational resources and learning opportunities, especially in the sciences, in communities where the company has a presence;
3. support for organizations in communities near Chiron that are working for positive social change and providing health and human services to those in need, particularly at-risk children and youth.

Requests for support are accepted throughout the year, and grants are made on a quarterly basis.

http://www.chiron.com/aboutus/foundation/index.html

ADOLPH COORS FOUNDATION

The Adolph Coors Foundation is a private family foundation established in October, 1975 with funds from the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust. Adolph Coors, Jr. was the son of the founder of the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. The Coors Foundation supports civic and cultural organizations; educational institutions with a focus on free enterprise, science, technology and ethics; programs that promote wellness and can demonstrate a reduction in health care costs; and community and human services agencies that assist the young and the disadvantaged and nurture the development of integrity and leadership.

In 1994, the trustees of the Coors Foundation decided to spin off the unrestricted assets and endow a new foundation, the Castle Rock Foundation. http://www.castlerockfoundation.com/ to fund organizations throughout the U.S. Essentially all grants from the Adolph Coors Foundation are now restricted for use within the state of Colorado.

http://www.adolphcoors.org

Cathy Hampton

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