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Aetna Awarded $725,000 to Georgia Non-Profits
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation in 2008 awarded community grants and sponsorships in Georgia totaling $725,000, with a particular focus on targeting diabetes and related conditions.
Among the community grants awarded were:
- $100,000 to the 100 Black Men of Atlanta;
- $75,000 to the Butler Street YMCA;
- $50,000 to the American Diabetes Association;
- $50,000 to the Association of Black Cardiologists;
- $50,000 to CHOICES (Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully);
- $50,000 to the Henry W. Grady System Foundation;
- $50,000 to the National Coalition of 100 Black Women;
- $50,000 to the King Center;
- $47,975 to the Center for Puppetry Arts;
- $40,000 to the Ryan Cameron Foundation;
- $37,500 to the Henry W. Grady System Foundation;
- $31,500 to Memorial Health University Medical Center;
- $30,000 to Trumpet Awards Foundation;
- $25,000 to the St. Joseph's Candler Foundation;
- $20,000 to the Stewart Foundation;
- $20,000 to the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency;
- $17,500 to the American Diabetes Association;
- $17,500 to the American Heart Association;
- $10,000 to the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA;
- $10,000 to Awake Inc.;
- $10,000 to Good News Clinics;
- $7,834 to Operation Correct Start;
- $7,500 to March of Dimes (Southeast/East Central Georgia);
- $5,000 to Special Olympics Georgia; and
- $4,000 to the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Georgia.
The $100,000 grant to 100 Black Men of Atlanta helped fund the "100 Health Challenge," through which the organization, in partnership with the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine, works to mitigate health disparities in at-risk communities.
The majority of Aetna's other Georgia grants focused on programs that target diabetes, obesity and wellness initiatives.
"Addressing obesity, diabetes and health disparities continues to be at the top of Aetna's philanthropic agenda in Georgia," said Cynthia Follmer, president of Aetna's Georgia markets. "These are issues that continue to be a significant health problem for Georgia residents, and this year we've increased our efforts to help address them."
Aetna provides health benefits to more than 500,000 people in Georgia.
About the Aetna Foundation
The Aetna Foundation is the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. Founded in 1972, the Foundation seeks to help build healthy communities by funding initiatives that improve the quality of life where Aetna employees and customers work and live.
The Foundation's giving is focused on health, diversity and employee community involvement, with broader programs in our home state of Connecticut. Since 1980, the Aetna and the Aetna Foundation have contributed over $334 million in grants, sponsorships and social investments. In 2007, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation contributed $24.5 million nationally.
Additional information about the Foundation is available about the Aetna Foundation is available at [ www.aetna.com/foundation ]
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 37.2 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional 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 ].