1991 Health Grants

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

 

1991 Health Grants

Underserved

RECIPIENT PURPOSE TOTAL AWARDS 1991 PAYMENTS GRANTS PAYABLE 12/31/91
Alan Guttmacher Institute
New York, New York
To create public awareness of the ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision in Rust v. Sullivan. $5,000 $5,000  
Catholics for Free Choice
Washington, DC
To encourage Hispanic organizations to develop reproductive health positions which support the health of their constituents. 39,500 39,500  
Center for Policy Alternatives
Washington, DC
To support the Collaborative Project on Reproductive Health. 100,000 100,000  
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC To expand participation in the federal Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. 75,000 75,000  
Children's Defense Fund
Washington, DC
For follow-up activities related to its women of Color Reproductive Health Opinion Poll. 100,000 50,000 50,000
Communications Consortium Media Center
Washington, DC
A two-year grant to improve state implementation of the federal early prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment program for low-income children. 55,000 55,000  
Families USA Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC
To support a media campaign for health care reform. 10,000 10,000  
Food Research and Action Center
Washington, DC
To increase the number of eligible low-income children receiving federal food assistance. 65,000 65,000  
Grantmakers in Health
New York, New York
General operating support. 3,000 3,000  
Health Care For All
Boston, Massachusetts
For a public education campaign to inform Massachusetts residents about the state's Universal Health Care law. 60,000 60,000  
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc.
New York, New York
A two-year grant to provide drug treatment centers with the information and training they need to offer effective services to women. 50,000 25,000 25,000
Mental Health Law Project
Washington, DC
A two-year grant to increase enrollment of eligible low-income children in the federal Social Security Income program. 100,000 50,000 50,000
National Black Women's Health Care Project
Atlanta, Georgia
To develop the Walking for Wellness Program for women and girls of African American descent. 45,000 45,000  
National Association of Community Health Centers
Washington, DC
A three-year grant to recruit and retain doctors and health care professionals. 300,000 100,000 100,000
National Community AIDS Partnership
Washington, DC
To identify unmet AlDS-related needs of low-income families and to recommend program initiatives to meet those needs. 50,000 50,000  
National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
Washington, DC
For the Reproductive Health Program. 39,500 39,500  
People for the American Way
Washington, DC
To create public awareness of the ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision in Rust v. Sullivan. 5,000 5,000  
Planned Parenthood of New York City
New York, New York
To help federally supported family planning clinics identify options in response to Rust v. Sullivan. 25,000 25,000  
Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research, Inc.
Washington, DC
To improve women's health through research. 50,000 50,000  
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
To establish a stress-reduction clinic in a low-income community and to evaluate its results. 92,000 92,000  

 

Mind / Body

RECIPIENT PURPOSE TOTAL AWARDS 1991
PAYMENTS
GRANTS PAYABLE 12/31/91
Commonweal
Bolinas, California
To develop a strategic plan for bringing mind/body medicine into the medical mainstream. $25,000 $25,000  
Commonweal
Bolinas, California
A 15-month grant for gathering information about cutting-edge cancer treatment and prevention programs. 25,000 25,000  
Hastings Center
Briarcliff Manor, New York
For the Patient Self-Determination Act Project. 50,000 50,000  
Mind/Body Medical Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
For a school-based, relation-response curriculum for troubled and healthy children. 151,486 72,293  
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, DC
To support an 18-month study by the Institute of Medicine on mind/body medicine. 100,000   100,000
Policy Resource Center
Washington, DC
A three-year grant to establish the Center for the Advancement of Health. 400,000 100,000 300,000
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Sausalito, California
For clinical research into mind/body techniques for reversing heart disease. 50,000 50,000  
Stanford University
Stanford, California
For a series of teaching videotapes on group therapy techniques for women with breast cancer. 33,110 33,110  
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
To develop medical school curricula on mind/body techniques and to encourage professional careers in mind/body medicine. 210,000 120,000  
TOTAL   $2,313,596 $1,299,403 $745,000