Strategic alliances between big companies and non-profit organizations Best answer on the web
For example, “Sesame Workshop (non-profit) and Warner Bros. Consumer Products (big company) Enter Long-Term Partnership for Sesame Brand in China (new market)” www.businesswire.com/photowire/pw.021203/230430198.shtml
Another example, “Starbucks (big company) and TransFair USA (nonprofit) Enter into Breakthrough Alliance to Promote Fair Trade Certified Coffee (new product)” www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/Starbucks%20Fairtrade.htm
Some keywords: alliance, partnership, long-term, strategic, nonprofit, non-profit, social entrepreneur, company, business, case studies, success stories.
The question will be answered when you give me 20 such links, of which 10 at least have to be education-related. In any geography. I interested in big companies, whose names are more or less familiar, not small companies.
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http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/corp_funding.html
> Universities with Corporate Ties
To locate a Non-Profit Organization, search alphabetically by name or use the "find" ("control-f" for PC Users, "apple-f" for Mac users) command of your browser.
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOUND SCIENCE COALITION (TASSC)
"Support comes from companies like Procter & Gamble, Exxon, Dow Chemical, and Philip Morris." (4/23/97)
Milloy's office is in the headquarters of APCO Associates, a Washington, D.C., PR firm that specializes in creating coalitions like TASSC. (Village Voice, April 29, 1997, p. 39)
his "sound science" coalition is supported by hundreds of corporations, including 3M, Amoco, Chevron, Dow Chemical, Exxon, General Motors, Occidental Petroleum, Philip Morris, Proctor & Gamble and W.R. Grace. Its objective is to act as a speakers bureau to deliver the corporate message that environmental public policy is not currently based on "sound science," and to counter excessive regulations that are based on what it considers "junk" science. O'Dywer's PR Services reports that TASSC is "leading the charge against what it views as the unholy alliance between environmentalists and the media" (Feb. 1996).
TASSC claimed to have 250 to 300 scientists as active members (Tulsa World, April 25, 1996).
TASSC was created in 1993 to promote "sound science" in policy decision making. TASSC is chaired by former New Mexico governor Garrey Caruthers, and claims a membership of over 400 corporations. In addition to many corporate representatives, TASSC's extensive advisory board contains well known "science skeptics" S. Fred Singer, Bruce Ames, Dr. Patrick Michaels, Michael Sanera, and Hugh Ellsaesser. (EWG)
Steven Milloy, executive director of TASSC, is a self styled "junk science" critic who previously launched the Junk Science Page through the Environmental Policy Analysis Network (EPAN), a group he started in 1996. Milloy is also a lobbyist for the EOP Group, a DC-based lobbying firm that represents the American Crop Protection Association, the Chlorine Chemistry Council, Edison Electric Institute, among others. Under Milloy's personal listing of groups he represents through the EOP Group in 1996 were Fort Howard Corp., the International Food Additives Association, and Monsanto. According to the most recent edition of Washington Representatives, Milloy's client list has grown to include the National Mining Association, among others. (EWG)
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS COALITION
coalition of more than 500 businesses and trade groups..." Created specifically to battle the clean air proposals, the coalition operates out of the offices of the National Association of Manufacturers, a Washington-based trade group. Its leadership includes top managers of petroleum, automotive and utility companies..." (The Washington Post, 6/17/97)
ALLIANCE FOR THE PRUDENT USE OF ANTIBIOTICS
An organization that is "dedicated to promoting proper antibiotic use and curbing antibiotic resistance worldwide ... by raising public awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance." (http://www.healthsci.tufts.edu/apua/) According to its website, APUA projects are made possible through the support of private donations, government grants, individual memberships, and unrestricted grants from the following contributers: AB Biodisk
AstraZeneca
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
The Clorox Company
GlaxoSmithKline
LIBRA Initiative, Bayer AG, Pharmaceutical Division
Lilly Research Laboratories
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc. and the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute of Johnson & Johnson Pharmacia Corporation
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
Roche Pharmaceuticals and Roche Labs
Abbot Laboratories
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Burstein Technologies, Inc.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DSM Anti-Infectives, B.V.
Essential Therapeutics, Inc.
Wyeth-Ayerst Research
(http://www.healthsci.tufts.edu/apua/About_us/corporations.html; accessed 7/16/02)
APUA formed a coalition with Bristol-Myers Squibb, SmithKline Beecham, and the infectious diseases services company MRL to create the Global Advisory on Antibiotic Resistance Data (GAARD) to monitor antibiotic resistance (Reuters Health, Sept. 18, 2000)
ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY
According to its website, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. The Alliance supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy resource under existing market conditions and advocates energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global climate. The following is a partial list of Alliance Associates; names in bold are Founders, Associates that gave $25,000 or more in 2002: 3M Company
ABB
AT&T Foundation
Alliance for the Polyurethane Industry
American Gas Association
Andersen Corporation
Armstrong International
Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions Battelle
BC Hydro
BP
Brookhaven National Laboratory
California Energy Commission
Calmac Manufacturing Corporation
CMC Energy Services, Inc.
Cardinal Glass Industries
CertainTeed Corporation
City of Austin/Austin Energy
Conservation Management Corporation
Dewey Ballantine
Edison Electric Institute
Electricity Innovation Institute
E-Mon LP
EPS Capital Corp.
Exelon Corporation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Gemstar Group
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.
Great Lakes Window
Home Depot
Honeywell
International Copper Association
IBM
Johns Manville
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Knauf Fiber Glass
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lithonia Lighting
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Maytag Corporation
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
National Grid USA
National Insulation Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
Nexant, Inc.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ontario Power Generation
OSRAM SYLVANIA
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Perseus, LLC.
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Sandia National Laboratory
SchlumbergerSema
Sempra Energy
Solar Energy Industries Association
Spirax Sarco
Swagelok
Tennessee Valley Authority
Texas A&M University--Energy Systems Laboratory
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Washington Gas
Whirlpool Corporation
World Wildlife Fund
Xenergy, Inc.
(http://www.ase.org/profess/associates/list.htm; accessed 2/24/03)
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
In 1997, Athena gave the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association a $100,000 grant to organize a panel to look at the usefulness of Alzheimer's tests. (Boston Phoenix, April 29 - May 6, 1999)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS (FOUNDATION)
Charges $3,000 ($200 for nonprofits) to endorse an educational material (judgments made by a panel of 3). (AAFP/Cheryl Denslow, 11/97)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
"Friends of Children Fund" Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997, indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products Company, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp., Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association, International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others. Also gets foundation support (RWJ, Pew, etc.).
Formula manufacturers "donate $1 million annually to the American Academy of Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the AAP $8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million toward the building costs of the AAP headquarters." (Mothering magazine, July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p. 172))
According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott Laboratories, the makers of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies of the AAP's "New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding" with Ross' logo and name on them. In addition, "Ross, McNeil and Johnson & Johnson were the top three corporate supporters of the academy's $65 million operating budget...each giving $500,000 or more." (NY Times, 9/18/02, C1)
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
According to a story in the New York Times, "The American Cancer Society . . . has endorsed Florida orange juice . . . ." (8/13/97) . See also World Tonight News With Peter Jennings (8/13/97); The Osgood File, CBS News (8/13/97). An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine stated: "And why should the American Cancer Society endorse only SmithKline Beecham's antismoking products?" Jerome P. Kassirer & Marcia Angell (9/4/97, p. 700) See also, Los Angeles Time (8/13/97). The ACS, however, denies that its actions are endorsements. Rather, it characterizes such transactions as a license for the "nonexclusive use of its logo on Florida orange juice and SmithKline Beecham's antismoking products" in "exchange for monetary grants and other considerations used for the fight against cancer." (e-mail to CSPI from William J. Dalton, Chief Counsel, ACS, 5/30/01) The ACS's "Cancer Facts & Figures - 1998" acknowledges on the front and back cover "a generous grant" by Glaxo Wellcome drug company. According to Advertising Age, the ACS was involved in a deal with General Mills to include information on packages of Wheaties (1/17/00; p. 54).
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (AAPD)
According to its website, "the AAPD Foundation welcomes the support of corporations who share mission to improve the oral health of children."
AAPD Foundation Corporate Sponsors
3M ESPE will sponsor the 2003 Continuing Education Course. The topic for the course is "Restorative Dentistry." Dentsply will sponsor our Table Clinics at the Annual Session for $15,000. Established in 1899, Dentsply design, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of product for the dental market. MAM provided a $30,000 grant to support the Good Health Starts Here campaign. Good Health Start Here education messages also will be printed on MAM product materials. MAM is the designer and producer of age-specific baby products such as pacifiers, pacifier keepers, teethers, bottles and drinking cups. OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals sponsors our annual OMNII Postdoctoral Fellowships. OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals is a distributor of prescription medications in dental offices. Oral-B Laboratories sponsored the Good Health Starts Here consumer survey and focus groups, for a total gift of over $103,000. Through the AAPD Foundation, Oral-B also donated 1 million oral care products, valued at $3 million, to Women, Infants and Children (WIC). WIC provides nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating and referrals to health care for low-income women, infants and children; WIC is administered at the Federal level by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). WIC will deliver these products, including toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss, into the hands of needy children in the states of Texas and Pennsylvania. Oral-B Laboratories, a division of The Gillette Company, is a worldwide leader in both the manual and power toothbrush markets with products marketed under the Oral-B and Braun Oral-B names. The Oral-B brand also includes interdental and specialty oral care products. Phillips Oral Health, our newest corporate sponsor, has agreed to support our Annual Session Welcome Reception for $25,000 and the Keynote Speaker. Practicon, Inc., our newest corporate partner, sponsors the Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award with an annual grant of $5,000. Practicon provides innovative and continuously improved products and services that help dentists maximize patient care, productivity and enjoyment in their practices. Procter & Gamble is a major sponsor for Good Health Starts Here, the AAPD educational campaign. Procter & Gamble is a manufacturer and marketer of oral health care products including Crest Toothpaste and Toothbrushes, Scope, Fixodent and Gleem. Space Maintainers Laboratory supports our Board of Trustees Luncheons. Space Maintainers is the largest group of orthodontic/pedodontic appliance laboratories in world. Treloar & Heisel sponsored our AAPD Foundation Member Reception at the Annual Session in Denver, Colo. Treloar & Heisel designs, provides and services quality insurance plans specifically for professional associations. (http://www.aapd.org/foundation/donations/; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, AND IMMUNOLOGY
"n organization of allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals dedicated to quality patient care through research, advocacy and professional and public education." Its site is sponsored by an educational grant from Dura Pharmaceuticals. (http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/About.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Supporters of the American College of Cardiology gain recognition through their Industry Alliance Awards program. Recipients of the 2002 ACCF Industry Alliance Awards include:
Diamond Heart Award ($750,000 and above)
Pfizer
Platinum Heart Award ($500,000 - $749,999)
AstraZeneca
Merck
Gold Heart Award ($250,000 - $499,999)
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company/Medical Imaging
GlaxoSmithKline
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Silver Heart Award ($100,000 - $249,999)
Boston Scientific Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership
Genentech, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Bronze Heart Award ($10,000 - $99,999)
Abbott Laboratories
Acuson, A Siemens Company
Amersham Health
Biosound Esaote, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Centocor, Inc.
Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company
Datascope Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
GE Medical Systems
Guidant Corporation
JOMED
Kos Pharmaceuticals
Mallinckrodt Inc.
Monarch Pharmaceuticals
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pharmacia Corporation
Scios Inc.
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Specialty Laboratories
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
The Queen’s Medical Center, Heart Institute
Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc.
3M Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth
(http://www.acc.org/about/CorporateSupportCatalog2003.pdf; accessed 2/24/03)
"Pfizer was the leading sponsor , forking over $822,000 for the meeting." (WSJ, 6/15/01, B1)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
"Received $548,000 from two of the four major formula makers in 1993." (Mothering magazine, July-August 2000, p.60)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE (ACSM)
According to its website, the ACSM promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life. 2002 ACSM partners include Gatorade, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Reebok, Aircast, Ajinomoto (Amino Vital), Performance Health/Biofreeze, California Dried Plum Board, Chiron Corporation, EAS (Experimental & Applied Sciences), HealtheTech, LifeFitness, Mars, Incorporated, Merck, Medtronic Physio-Control, National Dairy Council, New Lifestyles, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Pharmanex, Procter & Gamble, Shape Magazine, Theraband, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. (http://www.acsm.org/partnerships/partner_spotlight.htm; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR CAPITAL FORMATION
Based in Washington, D.C., the Council's mission is to "help redefine and restructure U.S. tax, trade, and environmental policies so that this country can increase its pace of economic growth." (http://www.accf.org/Mission.htm; accessed 10/11/01)
The Council's Center for Policy Research received $80,000 from ExxonMobil. (http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed 6/27/01)
Board of Trustees
Maxine C. Champion, President, Champion Strategies; Paul R. Huard, Executive Vice President of Finance and Management, National Association of Manufacturers; Larry W. Pollock, Vice President and Director of Taxes, Weyerhaeuser. (http://www.accf.org/Mission.htm; accessed 6/29/01)
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR FITNESS AND NUTRITION (ACFN)
According to its website, the ACFN is an organization that advocates comprehensive, long-term strategies and constructive public policies for improving the health and wellness of all Americans, particularly youth, by promoting science- and behavior-based solutions focused on the critical balance between fitness and nutrition.
Members of the ACFN include:
American Advertising Federation
American Association of Advertising Agencies
American Bakers Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Meat Institute
American Wholesale Marketers Association
Association of Fund-Raising Distributors and Suppliers
Association of National Advertisers
Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Association
Chocolate Manufacturers Association
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Del Monte Foods
Food Marketing Institute
General Mills, Inc.
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Hershey Foods Corporation
H.J. Heinz Company
Independent Bakers Association
International Bottled Water Association
International Dairy Foods Association
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Masterfoods USA
McDonald's Corporation
National Automatic Merchants Association
National Confectioners Association
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Grocers Association
National Restaurant Association
National Soft Drink Association
Nestle USA, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Company
PepsiCo, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
Snack Food Association
Sugar Association
The Coca-Cola Company
The Procter & Gamble Company
The Quaker Oats Company
(http://www.acfn.org/about/members.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH
The following groups have contributed to ACSH in the past according to ACSH's 1991 annual report. ACSH stopped disclosing corporate donors in the early 1990s.
$25,000 and above
American Cyanamid Company
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
ICI Agricultural Products, Inc.
ISK Biotech Corporation
Kraft, Inc.
Monsanto Fund
The NutraSweet Company
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Sarah Scalfe Foundation Incorporated
The Starr Foundation
$15,000 to $24,000
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Carnation Company
Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Ethyl Corporation
Exxon Corporation
General Mills, Inc.
Heublein Inc.
Hiram Walker-Allied Vintners
Johnson & Johnson
Kellogg Company
The Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
Malysian Palm Oil Promotion Council
National Starch and Chemical Foundation, Inc.
PepsiCo Foundation Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
$10,000 to $14,999
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
The Bristol-Myers Squibble Foundation, Inc
Chevron Corporation
Dow Chemical U.S.A
E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company
FMC Foundation
The Gerber Companies Foundation
Hershey Foods Corporation Fund
Thomas J. Lipton Foundation, Inc
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
National Soft Drink Association
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Rohm & Haas Company
Joseph R. Seagram &Sons, Inc
Searle Charitable Trust
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Sterling Winthrop Inc
The Sugar Association, Inc.
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.
$5,000 to $9,999
Alcoa Foundation
Allied-Signal Foundation Inc.
Amax Foundation, Inc.
The Becton Dickinson Foundation
Campbell Soup Fund
Cargrill Fertilizer Division
The Coca-Cola Company
Cooper Industries Foundation
Supporting Member
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Ford Motor Company Fund
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Heinz U.S.A
IMC Fertilizer, Inc.
KPMG Peat Marwick
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Mobil Foundation
National Live Stock & Meat Board
Olin Corporation Charitable Trust
PPG Industries Foundation
Pepsi-Cola Company
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Simpson Fund
The Stare Fund
Sun Company, Inc.
USX Foundation Inc.
The Warner-Lambert Foundation
$1,000 to $4,999
Ag Processing Inc.
Alliance of American Insurers
American Egg Board
American Petroleum Institute
ASARCO Incorporated
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
Banbury Fund, Inc.
Boardroom Reports, Inc.
Borden Foundation Inc.
Bristol-Myers Company U.S Nutritional Group
The Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Chiquita Brands, Inc.
Coca-Cola Foods
Coltec Charitable Foundation, Inc
Connair Inc.
CPC International, Inc.
Crompton & Knowles Corporation
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
The Dover Fund
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
GenCorp Foundation Inc.
Hammond Lead Products, Inc.
The Hartford Insurance Group
Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
Geo. A. Hormel & Co.
Gulf States Paper Corporation
Indianapolis Power & Light Company
International Flavors & Fragrances Foundation, Inc.
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group / Boston
M & M Mars
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
The Millipore Foundation
Mobay Corporation
Morton International, Inc.
The Nalco Foundation
National Cattlemen's Association
National Pork Producers Council
Nestle, S.A.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Phillips Petroleum Foundation, Inc.
Reilly Industries, Inc.
Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company
Rockwell International
Sandoz Corporation
Sandoz Crop Protection Corporation
Shell International Petroleum Maatachappij B.V.
SmithKline Beckman Foundation
The Stouffer Corporation Fund
Syntex Corporation
United States Sugar Corporation Charitable Trust
The Upjohn Company
Whirlpool Foundation
Wine Institute
Witco Corporation
$250 to $999
Blackhawk Warehousing & Leasing Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited, Inc.
Continental Baking Company
GPU Nuclear Corporation
International Pesticide Applicators Association, Inc.
Just Born Incorporated
Master Chemical Corporation
Northeast Utilities Service Company
Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Washington Hop Commission
ACSH EXECUTIVE STAFF
Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H. President
ACSH BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fredric M. Steinberg, M.D.
Chairman of the Board, ACSH
Hertfordshire, England
Terry L. Anderson, Ph.D., M.S.
Political Economy Research Center
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
University of Michigan
Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Michael B. Bracken, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
Christine M. Bruhn, Ph.D.
University of California
Taiwo K. Danmola, C.P.A.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
University of Houston
Henry I. Miller, M.D.
Hoover Institution
Moghissi, A. Alan, Ph.D.
Institute for Regulatory Science
John H. Moore Ph.D., M.B.A.
Grove City College
Albert G. Nickel
Lyons Lavey Nickel Swift, Inc.
Kenneth M. Prager, M.D.
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Fredrick J. Stare, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Stephen S. Sternberg, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mark C. Taylor, M.D.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
Lorraine Thelian
Ketchum Public Relations
Kimberly M. Thompson, Sc.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
American Council on Science and Health
Robert J. White, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
ACSH ADVISORY BOARD
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
American Dental Association has endorsed Crest toothpaste and at least 1,300 other products. (NYT, 8/13/97)
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
"The nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission of the organization is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health care professionals and the public." (http://www.diabetes.org/main/application/commercewf; accessed 10/02/02) The following is a list of corporate contributors in 2002:
Contributors of $750,000:
Abbott Laboratories
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
BD Consumer Healthcare
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline
Lifescan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company
Medtronic MiniMed
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Benning Corporate Sponsors:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc., MediSense Products
Bayer Corporation
Kraft Foods
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Platinum Sponsors:
Abbott Laboratories, Ross Product Division (Glucerna)
AstraZeneca
Dermik Laboratories, Inc.
J.M. Smucker Company
Merisant U.S., Inc. (Equal Sweetener)
Olivio Premium Products
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
TheraSense, Inc.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Diamond Sponsors:
Archway Cookies, LLC
Coolbrands International, Inc. (Eskimo Pie)
CVS/pharmacy
Ebony Magazine
Equidyne Systems, Inc.
General Mills, Inc. (Fiber One)
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
Health Care Products
Health Magazine
Hermundslie Foundation
KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MBNA
Murray Sugar Free Cookies
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Orhto-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
People Weekly Magazine
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Roundy's Inc.
Schering Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.
Specialty Brands of America (Cary's Sugar Free Cookies)
The Procter & Gamble Company
Voortman Cookies Limited
Yahoo!
(http://www.diabetes.org/annualreport/annualreport2000/default.asp; accessed 9/30/02)
AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION
A public policy workshop held in March 2001 was sponsored by American Soy Products, California Dried Plum Board, Egg Nutrition Center, Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Kashi, National Soft Drink Association, Sodexho, and Marriott Services. (ADA Courier, 5/01)
The American Dietetic Association has received funding from numerous companies and receives underwriting for "fact sheets" on topics related to the companies' products. Major ($100,000+) donors include: Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Weight Watchers International, Campbell Soup, National Dairy Council, Nestlé USA, Ross Products Division of Abbott Labs., Sandoz, Coca-Cola, Florida Department of Citrus, General Mills, Monsanto, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Uncle Ben's, Wyeth-Ayerst Labs. (Nov-Dec 1996 ADA Courier)
ADA and DuPont have an agreement that enables ADA to place nutrition information on the web site http://www.webmd.com/. Dupont is an investor in WebMD. (ADA Press Release, 10/16/00)
Co-produced, with funding from the ConAgra Foundation, a packet of information on food safety titled "Home Food Safety: It's in Your Hands." (Funding disclosed on packet on file at CSPI, Nov. 1999)
Published a "Biotechnology Resource Kit," which was funded by the Council for Biotechnology Information." (ADA "Dear Member" letter; 2000)
The American Dietetic Association has announced that it will be seeking to endorse food products (Nov.-Dec. 1997 ADA Courier).
ADA and American Pharmaceutical Association (pharmacists) announced a joint consumer-education program on supplements; it is funded by Monsanto Life Sciences Company (press release, 11/8/99).
In fiscal year 2000, the following companies contributed $10,000 or more: BASF Corp., Bristol Myers/Squibb, California Avocado Company, The Catfish Institute, ConAgra Foods, DMI Management, EcoLab, Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Gerber Products Company, Kellogg, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Lipton, Mars, Inc., Mead Johnson Nutritionals, McNeil Consumer Products Company, Monsanto, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Dairy Council, National Fisheries Institute, National Pasta Association, The Peanut Institute, Potato Board, Procter & Gamble, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Viactiv, Worthington Foods. (ADA/ADAF 2000 Annual Report, http://www.eatright.org/; November 11, 2000)
The following companies and organizations sponsored information sessions at the ADA's 2002 Food and Nutrition Conference, held in Philadelphia, PA: Almond Board of California
American Egg Board/Egg Nutrition Center
Aramark
ADM Kao LLC
Balance Bar Company
ConAgra Foods
DuPont Protein Technologies
General Mills
Gatorade Company
Gerber Products Company
H.J. Heinz
Hormel
Internationl Food Information Council
International Life Sciences Institute
Mars, Inc.
McNeil Nutritionals
MET-Rx
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Dairy Council
Pharmavite
Procter and Gamble
Quaker Oats
Ross Product Division
Sodexho Health Care Services
Sysco Corporation
United Soybean Board
United States Potato Board
Wheat Foods Council
(http://www.eatright.org/fnce/sponsors02.html; accessed 2/24/03)
In 2002, the ADA entered into a partnership with Gerber Products Company to form the Start Healthy Nutrition Advisory Panel. The panel includes both experts from Gerber and ADA. (http://www.eatright.com/pr/2002/102102.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
AHF's board of directors has included R.H. Adamson from the National Soft Drink Association and executives of Pepsi-Cola and Procter & Gamble. (AHF stationery, 1999)
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
American Heart Association was paid $450,000 by the Florida grapefruit growers for exclusive grapefruit use of the association's heart-healthy endorsement. (Phila. Inquirer, 5/7/97)
American Heart Association has received $1.1 million (and an annual renewal potential of about $300,000) from food manufacturers as license fees to use the "heart check mark." (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/7/97)
AHA charges $2,500 (plus a yearly renewal charge of $650) for a company to put the association's heart-check symbol on a package. Florida Dept. of Citrus paid $450,000 for exclusive promotion and advertising contract from 1994 until early 1997. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association paid $25,000 for its arrangement with the AHA to promote lean cuts of beef. For an agreement with ConAgra in 1992-93, the AHA received $3,500,000 for a TV program on nutrition. For companies that want an exclusive agreement with the AHA like that of the Florida citrus growers, the cost is $55,000 a quarter or $200,000 a year. Without exclusivity the cost is $25,000 a quarter or $90,000 a year. (New York Times, 10/22/97)
National Livestock and Meat Board gave $189,000 to the AHA to sponsor the HeartRide cycling series. AHA says the program will help ensure that people don't think that AHA recommends abstaining from meat. (IEG Sponsorship Report)
Merck is spending $400,000 to finance an AHA program teaching 40,000 doctors to treat cholesterol according to guidelines. (Wall Street Journal, 6/14/98)
American Heart Association has endorsed only Bayer aspirin. (NEJM 9/4/97, p. 700) According to Kramer Laboratories, Inc. (Miami), "Bayer, as we understand it, contributes over $500,000 a year to the American Heart Association." (Letter to AHA, 9/23/96) Web site is sponsored by Pfizer, Campbell, ConAgra (Healthy Choice), and Hoechst (Tufts Nutrition Navigator web site).
AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION
Received about $2.5 million over the past five years from Schering-Plough Corp., maker of a drug to treat hepatitis C virus. (Washington Post, 9/12/00, p.1)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
AMA planed a campaign to remind doctors of ethical guidelines limiting their acceptance of gifts from pharmaceutical companies. The campaign was to be sponsored by Eli Lilly Corporation. (USA Today, 4/27/01, "Drugmakers bankroll ethics guidelines on 'freebies'")
According to a New York Times story, the AMA made a deal with Sunbeam to endorse the company's health products in return for royalties. Publicity scotched the deal in 1997. Sunbeam is suing the AMA for breach of contract. (NYT, 8/13/97 and subsequent weeks)
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that in early 1996 Procter & Gamble/olestra, through its PR agency, gave the AMA a check for $800,000 in partial support of an AMA fitness program; the check came after the AMA issued a statement endorsing the FDA's approval of olestra. (AMA press release, Jan. 1996; Chicago Sun-Times, 11/26/97, p. 70)
AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Cosponsors the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers website (see NAMM site; reported in AMWA website, December 18, 1997).
"AMWA's Advanced Curriculum on Women's Health Part I and Part II were sponsored by educational grants from The Upjohn Company, which were instrumental in developing the curriculum, and by contributions from Aetna Health Plans, Astra/Merck, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, Marion Merrell Dow, Mead Johnson Division, Trylon Corporation, and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. Contributions are being solicited for the 1998 program." (http://www.amwa.org/, December 18, 1997)
The Education Project on Coronary Heart Disease in Women is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Dupont Radiopharmaceuticals. The nutritional module is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers. (http://www.amwa.org/, December 18, 1997)
Product Acceptance Program since ~1985, including Nature Made vitamins (multi, Ca, E), according to Modern Healthcare; nonexclusive arrangement, $25,000 fee to review product to see if it enhances women's health, and can say "AMWA Accepted" (2/2/98)
AMWA Corporate Sponsors
Benefactor Janssen Pharmaceutica, LP
Patrons P & G Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Inc
Sustaining Members Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division
Greenberg News Networks
Sanofi-Synthelabo
Wyeth-Ayerst Research
Supporting Members Abelson-Taylor, Inc
Complete Healthcare Communications, Inc.
Covance Periapproval Services Inc.
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
MedFocus Clinical Research Consulting Opportunities
Merck Manuals Group
Pharmaceutical Careers, Inc.
PlaceMart Personnel Service
RPS, Inc
Trilogy Consulting, a Division of InfoTech Services Inc.
(http://www.amwa.org/about/sponsors.html; November 20, 2000)
AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION
According to the Wall Street Journal, this organization, formed in April, 1995, is "a lay advocacy group representing the interest of the 70 to 80 million obese American women and children and adults afflicted with the disease of obesity." It has one member. "Dr. Atkinson says the group receives most of its funding — several hundred thousand dollars in all — from the pharmaceuticals industry, including Interneuron, American Home Products, Roche Laboratories, Knoll Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and Servier — all of which market or develop diet pills." (Wall Street Journal, 2/9/98, B1)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (APA)
A medical specialty society that works to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. Members of the 2001 Corporate Advisory Council include: Grand Patron ($20,000)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer, Inc.
Patron ($15,000)
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Sustaining Member ($10,000)
Abbott Laboratories
Forest Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline
Sponsor ($5,000)
Alza Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
(http://www.psych.org/foundation/cacmemberlist.cfm; accessed 9/18/02)
According to a Washington Post article on the role of industry in medical meetings, "in several dozen symposiums during the weeklong meeting, companies paid the APA about $50,000 per session to control which scientists and papers were presented and to help shape the presentations." (Washington Post, 5/26/02, p. A10) The 2002 Annual meeting had a total of 42 industry-sponsored symposiums sponsored by the following companies:
Abbott Laboratories
AstraZeneca
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cephalon
Cyberonics, Inc.
Eisai, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
Forest Laboratories
GlaxoSmithKline
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Organnon, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Pfizer
Shire U.S.
Sepracor
Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Somerset Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.psych.org/sched_events/ann_mtg_02/programbook.cfm; accessed 9/18/02)
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Has received a $25,000 grant from Colgate-Palmolive (Nation's Health, 1/99, p.7)
Has received a $1 million grant over five years from Colgate-Palmolive to help APHA's public-education effort. (Nation's Health, April, 1999, p. 1)
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross received $100,000 for the the Chlorine Chemistry Council to launch the Water Relief Network on 6/21/96. The network provides the American Red Cross access to a variety of products that can be used in global disaster relief efforts. (http://c3.org/about_ccc/partnerships.html 6/5/01)
According to the New York Times, this organization has a policy against endorsing commercial products, but for two years it endorsed Laerdahl Medical Corporation's (a Norwegian company) CPR mannequins. (NYT, 1/26/97, by Glenn Collins)
AMERICAN SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATION
The ASFSA's School Food Service Foundation has been funded by the food industry. Procter and Gamble, ConAgra, California Prune Board, National Dairy Council have provided funding. (1996 Annual Report)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
" Corporate Member Council represents a partnership of the ASRM Officers and Directors and the Corporate Members. It is designed to facilitate open and ongoing dialogue between the two. Its purpose is to identify and maximize common interests related to reproductive medicine and develop collaborative educational initiatives which serve to enhance the practice of reproductive medicine." The cost to become a corporate member is $3,000 annually. Members include: Abbott Laboratories
Berlex Laboratories, Inc.
Cook Ob/Gyn
CooperSurgical
Eli Lilly and Company
Elsevier Science, Inc.
Endeavor Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gynecare (a Division of Ethicon, Inc.)
IntegraMed
Ivpcare
Organon, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Pfizer Women's Healthcare
Pharmacia Corporation
SAGE BioPharma, Inc.
Serono, Inc.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stone Ridge Partners, Inc.
TAP, Inc.
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.asrm.org/Professionals/Membership/corporate.html; accessed 7/16/02)
AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION
According to the Washington Monthly, "the Boots company, which manufactures a thyroid product, has at various times provided 60 percent of the funding for the American Thyroid Association." (Washington Monthly, May 2000, p. 36)
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION
A September 15, 1997, AVMA statement said:
"Bayer Animal Health and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc have pledged major financial commitments to the AVMA over the next few years. AVMA president (1996-1997), Dr. Mary Beth Leininger told attendees. 'Tonight, two great companies Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc and Bayer Animal Health are joining with me in making the first public announcement of an unprecedented level of corporate support for our profession and our Association....Each of the companies has generously pledged to provide the profession and AVMA with ground breaking support over the next three to five years. This historic action on the part of Hill's and Bayer will take the form of direct financial support of AVMA-sponsored programs and projects and the allocation of their corporate resources to greatly enhance these efforts. With tonight's announcement, Hill's and Bayer have gone beyond simple sponsorship. These two companies are showing through this historic and unique commitment an understanding and belief in the important interrelationship between our profession and the entire animal health care industry that we have not seen before.'"
"Today I take great pleasure in announcing that Hill's will fund AVMA at a level of $1 million over three years. These funds will support the AVMA convention and a myriad of other meetings in disaster relief, animal welfare, educational symposia, and veterinary practice management."
"That's why I am proud to announce a long-range, five-year financial commitment to the AVMA."
"Dr. Leininger summed it up. 'This is a landmark day for all of us, thanks to Bayer and Hill's.'" (http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/sep97/s091597d.htm, October 26, 2000)
ANNAPOLIS CENTER
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization to "promote responsible environmental, health and safety decision-making." (http://www.annapoliscenter.org, 10/31/00)
Board of Directors:
Vice Admiral Harold M. Koenig (Ret.), Chairman, former Surgeon General, U.S. Navy Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D., Chairman Emeritus, former U.S. Senator, former Apollo Astronaut S. John Byington, former Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission William E. Cooper, Ph.D., Dept. of Zoology, Michigan State University Lois S. Gold, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
George Gray, Ph.D., Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health John Griffin, former Secretary, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
Robert L. Hirsch, Ph.D., Advanced Power Technologies, Inc.
Nancy Kerkvliet, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Claire M. Lathers, Ph.D., F.C.P., Chief Scientific Officer, Barr Lab., Inc. Ford Rowan, former PBS and NBC reporter, Rowan & Blewitt
Bradley Smith, Ph.D., Dean, Huxley College
Jack W. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
George Wolff, Ph.D., Principle Scientist, General Motors Corp., former chair, EPA Clean Air Science The institute's Mr. Richard Seibert declined to tell CSPI (G. Barron) who its funders are (Oct. 2000).
According to a Wall Street Journal article, 80% of the funding for the Center comes from the National Association of Manufacturers. (Wall Street Journal, 1/16/97)
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
Arthritis Foundation licensed its name to McNeil Consumer Products for aspirin, acetominophen, and ibuprofen-containing products. A coalition of Minnesota and 18 other state attorneys general won a $2 million settlement from McNeil in 1996. (Press release from attorney general, 10/16/96)
According to an Associated Press story, "the to an arthritis education campaign. But the ads, which claim Osteo Bi-Flex helps repair and rebuild cartilage, began appearing in national magazines in May without review by the foundation." (AP, 6/6/99)
"Web site sponsors. The Arthritis Foundation is pleased to recognize the following companies and organizations, each of which, during 2000, contributed $100,000 or more to support our mission:" Amgen, Aventis, Bioglan Pharma, CauseLink.com, Centocor, Cypress BioScience, HealthSouth Corporation, Hot Spring Spas, Merck & Co. Inc., Pfizer's Warner-Lambert Consumer Group, The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, Rexall Sundown, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company, Searle, Weider Nutrition International, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
"Other sponsors of Arthritis Foundation....Bayer Consumer Care, Boehringer Ingleheim, Cal Spas, DJ Orthopedics, Garden Pals, Inc., Grabber Performance Group, Mature Smart, Max & Erma's, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Ochsner Clinic, OrthoLogic, Pactiv Corporation, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Pilot Pen Corporation, Renaissance Man, Inc., SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Webster Industries, Whitehall Robins"
(http://www.arthritis.org/resources/sponsors/default.asp, 9/11/00)
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTS
The New York Times reports that this organization ". . . receives substantial support from drug companies, according to a study published last week by Public Citizen. . ." (New York Times, 6/28/00) According to PC's report ("Citizens for Better Medicare"), that support included a 3/2000 $2.2 million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. Astra Merck gave $503,000. Parke-Davis $767,000, SmithKline Beecham $465,000, DuPont Merck & Co. $482,000, etc. 80.6% of its $4.9 million funding in 1996-97 came from the drug industry.
ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
An organization that is "dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, and research." (http://www.aafa.org/; accessed 7/16/02) 72% of their revenue for FY 2000 came from "Corporate and Other" sources, including the following donations: $300,000-$499,999
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
$200,000-$299,999
Merck & Co., Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
$100,000-$199,999
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.
Electrolux L.L.C.
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
$25,000-$49,999
Sepracor, Inc.
$10,000-$24,999
Immunex Corporation
$5,000-$9,999
Aventis Pasteur
Kaiser Permanente
Tanaka & Company
(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 2000 Annual Report, on file at CSPI and online at http://www.aafa.org/public/pdfs/aafa_annual_01.pdf)
BELL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION
This Minneapolis-based institute is part of General Mills. (http://www.tbhonline.com/cns/9907/990711whole_grain.htm)
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL EXPOSURES (BELLE)
Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures (BELLE) is an organization of "scientists representing federal agencies, the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the private sector, and academia...develop a strategy to encourage the assessment of the biological effects of low level exposures to chemical agents and radioactivity." (http://www.belleonline.com/; accessed 9/24/02)
Sponsors and Supporters of their Non-Linearity Conference include:
AWWA Research Foundation
CRC Press
Dow Corning
Exxon Mobil
Honeywell
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pfizer
Philip Morris, Inc.
Rhom and Haas Co.
R.J. Reynolds
Texaco
Science Advisory Committee Members include:
James S. Bus, Ph.D. - Dow Chemical Company
Ralph Cook, M.D. - Dow Corning Corporation
David J. Doolittle, Ph.D. - R.J. Reynolds
Max Eisenberg, Ph.D. - Center for Indoor Air Research
William F. Greenlee, Ph.D. - CIIT, Centers for Health Research
A. Wallace Hayes, Ph.D. - Gillette Company
Roger McClellan, D.V.M. - Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
Donald E. Stevenson, Ph.D. - Dermigen, Inc.
(http://www.belleonline.com/sponsorsAndSupporters.html; accessed 9/24/02)
BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
Mission: To engage, excite and educate as many people as possible, especially young people, about biotechnology and its immense potential for solving human health and environmental problems. (Biotechnolgoy Institute fact sheet, received 5/01)
Funding Organizations
Amgen
Aventis
BIO
Council of Biotech. Information
Ernst & Young
Fisher Scientific
Genencor International
MdBIO
Monsnato Fund
Pa. Biotechnology Fund
Novartis Foundation
Pfizer, Inc.
Bayer Biotechnology
Centocor
Merck
Novartis Corporation
InterMune
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
CV Therapeutics
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
According to the Progressive Magazine, this event ". . .happens to be sponsored by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), one of the world's largest manufacturers of organochlorines. ICI has approved — or vetoed — every poster, pamphlet, and advertisement used for Breast Cancer Awareness Month from the beginning. And BCAM literature has never mentioned the link link between breast cancer and organochlorines..." (Molly Ivins, Progressive, January, 1998, p. 46)
CANADIAN FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL
"Who are CFIC's Members? Bestfoods Canada Inc., Coca-Cola Ltd., Effem Inc., General Mills Canada Inc., H. J. Heinz Co. of Canada Ltd., Kellogg Canada Inc., Kingsmill Foods Company Ltd., Kraft Canada Inc., Monsanto Canada Inc., Nestlé Canada Inc., Procter & Gamble Inc., The Quaker Oats Co. of Canada Ltd., Unilever Canada Ltd.
"Who are CFIC's Patrons? Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors, Canadian Soft Drink Association." (http://www.cfic.ca/; 9/12/00)
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
Heinz is providing CRFA with $60,000 over two years for research in nutrition research; also Heinz featured CRFA in full-page newspaper ads in 1/99 (Winter 1999 CRFA newsletter)
CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY
Clarence Ditlow, director of CAS, is (unpaid) on the board of directors of the insurance-industry-funded Certified Automotive Parts Association. In 1998, State Farm and Allstate provided $70,000, or 9% of CAS's budget. (Wash. Post, 3/18/99)
CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY
A research center at The George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC. It focuses on research surrounding "the monumental shift in the nation's health care system to managed care and its impact on underserved and vulnerable populations." The center receives funding from: Abbott Laboratories
Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Dupont Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
HMA, Inc.
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co.
(http://www.gwhealthpolicy.org/about.htm; accessed 4/4/2002)
CENTER FOR INDOOR AIR RESEARCH
According to the minutes of a meeting of the Tobacco Institute's Executive Committee, the Center for Indoor Air Research was initially formed and funded by Lorillard, Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to "sponsor and foster research in indoor air issues with emphasis on environmental tobacco smoke." (http://www.tobaccofreedom.org/issues/documents/ets/cia_center/; accessed 5/15/02)
CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM
Founded by Rick Berman in 1995 (as Guest Choice Network), the Center for Consumer Freedom represents "a coalition of restaurant operators and concerned individuals working together to defend your right to a full and varied menu of dining options." (http://www.consumerfreedom.com/main_faq.cfm; accessed 7/10/02). The group was initiated by a $600,000 and later, an additional $300,000 grant from Philip Morris. Members of its 1998 advisory panel included: Dave Albright, National Steak and Poultry
Jane Innes, Perkins Family Restaurants, L.P.
Steve Bartlett, Meridian Products Corporation
Robert Basham, Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
John F. Berglund, Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
Lou Chatey, Sebastiani Vineyards
H.A. "Andy" Divine, University of Denver
Timothy J. Doke, Brinker International, Inc.
Richard Fisher, Tetley USA, Inc.
William L. Hyde, Jr., Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
James Spector, Philip Morris, USA
Michael Middleton, Cargill Processed Meat Products
Daniel J. Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation
Richard G. Scalise, Armour Swift-Eckrich
Daniel Timm, the Bruss Company
Carl Vogt, Fulbright & Jaworski
Richard Walsh, Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Terry Wheatley, Sutter Home Winery
(http://www.prwatch.org.improp/ddam.html; accessed 5/20/02; PR Watch, 2002;9(1):7-8)
CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND IMPROVEMENT OF REGULATION (CSIR)
Housed in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy in the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the CSIR analyzes strategies for improving risk management and regulations. "Initial financial support for the center and for center-related activities is provided by grants from several corporations, foundations, and trade associations including: Exxon, Ford, Alcoa, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the American Petroleum Institute." (http://www.epp.cmu.edu/csir/; accessed 9/19/02)
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL CHANGE
Founded in 1998 and based in Tempe, AZ, the Center is "dedicated to discovering and disseminating scientific information pertaining to the effects of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on climate and the biosphere." (http://www.co2science.org/center.htm; accessed 10/11/01)
Received $10,000 from the ExxonMobil. (http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed 6/27/01)
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY (CIIT) CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
"Conduct leading-edge biochemical research studies and provide training programs that strive to advance the quality of science used to address environmental and public health issues." (http://www.ciit.org/AboutCIIT/About; accessed 9/26/02)
The CIIT Science Advisory Committee "plays a key role in ensuring the credibility of CIIT science. . . . The Committee also reviews the Institute's performance in fulfilling the research objectives of the chemical industry." Supported by the Chemical Manufacturers Association and by about three dozen major chemical companies. (1997 Annual Report)
"In 1999, the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council approved a Long-Range Research Initiative (LRI), which sponsors research on health and environmental effects of chemical use. In developing its research initiative, the American Chemistry Council formed an alliance with CIIT. . . . Through the LRI, support for CIIT is being enhanced and consolidated into sponsorship by the entire membership of nearly 200 companies of the American Chemistry Council." (2000 Annual Report; accessed 9/26/02)
CIIT Member Companies Include:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Albemarle Corporation
BASF Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Celanese
Chevron Corporation
Dow Chemical
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Kodak
Ethyl Corporation
ExxonMobil Chemical
General Electric
Georgia Gulf Corporation
W.R. Grace & Co.
Honeywell International
Johns Manville
Lubrizol Corporation
Lyondell Chemical
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
NOVA Chemicals
Novartis Corporation
Occidental Chemical
Owens Corning
Phillips 66 Company
PPG Industries
Rohm and Haas Company
Shell Chemical
Solutia, Inc.
Texaco, Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
Unocal Corporation
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vulcan Materials Company
Other Supporting Organizations in 2000:
American Chemistry Council
American Petroleum Institute
The Chlorine Institute, Inc.
Ethyl Corporation
W.R. Grace & Co.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA)
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.
Polyelectrolyte Producers Group
Styrene Industry Research Council
Union Carbide Corporation
US EPA
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER/CHADD
About 20 percent of the organization's budget in some years reportedly was underwritten by Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis), the maker of Ritalin. ("ADD - a Dubious Diagnosis?" PBS and the Merrow Report.
CHADD was reported to have received from drug companies more than $1 million in grants and services. The Drug Enforcement Administration said, "The relationship between Ciba-Geigy and CHADD raises serious concerns about CHADD's motive in proselytizing the use of Ritalin." (DEA, "Methylphenidate (a background paper)," October 1995, p.4.)
CHADD was said to have received about $30,000 from Novartis and ten percent of its income overall from the drug industry. (Phone call, John Heavener, CHADD, to CSPI/M. Jacobson; May 27, 1999.)
"CHADD received $748,000 from Ciba/Novartis in the period 1991 to 1994 alone." (Law suit No. CV 1839 E (CGA); U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; Vess et al vs. Ciba-Geirgy et al.; 9/13/00)
CITIZENS FOR A SOUND ECONOMY
Based in Washington, D.C., the organization received $75,000 from ExxonMobil for its educational foundation. (http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed 6/27/01)
Funders include: Philip Morris (>$1 million), US West ($1 million), Hertz ($25,000), DaimlerChrysler AG ($25,000), Exxon ($175,000), U.S. Sugar Corp ($280,000), Florida Crystals (sugar industry; $280,000), Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida ($140,000), Microsoft ($380,000). (Wash Post, 1-29-00)
CHOCOLATE INFORMATION CENTER
"The Chocolate Information Center was established by Mars, Incorporated to provide the most pertinent and up-to-date information on various aspects of chocolate and health. Backed by solid scientific research and decades of experience in the world of chocolate." (http://www.chocolateinfo.com/about/index.html; accessed 9/30/02)
CLINICAL TRIAL SERVICE UNIT, NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, UK
An organization that works chiefly on "studies of the causes and treatment of 'chronic' diseases such as cancer, heart attack or stroke (which, collectively, account for most adult deaths worldwide), although it does also involve some studies of other major conditions in developed and developing countries." It has received grants for independent research from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hoffman-La Roche, Merck Sharp and Dohme, and Sanofi-Synthelabo. (http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/about/; accessed 7/10/02; BMJ 2002;324:71-86)
COALITION FOR VEHICLE CHOICE
Based in Washington, D.C., the organization was "created to preserve the freedom of Americans to choose motor vehicles that meet their needs and their freedom to travel." (http://www.vehiclechoice.org/main.html; accessed 10/11/01)
CVC claims a membership of " ... more than 40,000 state and local organizations and individuals." CVC lists the following organizations and corporations as national members as of November 1997: Allied-Signal Automotive
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Legislative Exchange Council
Armco
Arvin Industries
Ashland Chemical
Bridgestone/Firestone
Citizens for a Sound Economy
Coalitions for America
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Consumer Alert
DaimlerChrysler
DuPont
Eaton
Ford
General Motors
Glaxo
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Michelin North America
Potash & Phosphate Institute
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Reynolds Metals
Southern Pacific Transportation
Union Pacific
USX
(http://www.vehiclechoice.org/about/members.html; accessed 7/9/01)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION
The New York Times reported that Columbia's Institute of Human Nutrition "forged an agreement with Mr. Price for fees and a share of the company. (NYT, 8/2/00, p.1)
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CAUCUS
Board of Directors:
Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-OH), Founder and Co-Chairman
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Co-Chairman
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Rep. Amory Houghton (R-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World
Paul Carothers, VP for Government Affairs, Philip Morris Companies Inc. Elizabeth Emerson-Leger, Political Director, Independent Insurance Agents of America Al Franken, actor and author
George P. Hirsch, Chef and CEO, Hirsch Productions
Arianna Huffington, Chair, Center for Effective Compassion
David Kantor, President, Victory Wholesale Grocers
Climis Lascaris
Marshall Matz, Olsson, Frank and Weeda
Scott Miller, Director, National Government Relations, Procter & Gamble Manly Molpus, President and CEO, Grocery Manufacturers of America
Grace Nelson
Carol Vittert
Alan Wheat, Wheat Associates
(http://www.thehungercenter.org/board&staff.html, 9/12/00)
CONSORTIUM FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
Based in St. Simons Island, GA, the Consortium is an organization of 38 companies, 30 universities, and numerous government agencies that advocates for plant biotechnology research. (http://www.cpbr.org/; accessed 10/11/01) In 1998, the Consortium spent $20,000 for lobbying. (Center for Responsive Politics; http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/98profiles/5681.htm; accessed 7/26/01)
CONSUMER ALERT
Received $10,000 from ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed 6/27/01)
Consumer Alert received about $10,000 from the food industry in 2000. (Frances Smith of Consumer Alert spoke at FDA Consumer Roundtable, December 13, 2000)
Funded by such companies as Chevron, Eli Lilly and Philip Morris.
Funding from Philip Morris, American Cyanamid, Exxon, Eli Lilly, Elanco, Pfizer, Anheuser, Busch, Coors, and Chevron. Corporations provide more than 60% of the group's funding.
According to a trade publication, "heavily backed by liquor interests" and opposing increase in federal excise taxes.
The Washington Post reported that "Consumer Alert Advocate Fund, an Illinois-based group in whose name the beer industry has placed full-page, anti-excise ads in 57 newspapers. . . .The group receives contributions from individuals — and from the telephone, auto and oil industries."
Consumer Alert received $2,500 from Amoco in 1992.
COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
According to its website, the mission of the Council for Biotechnology Information is to improve understanding and acceptance of biotechnology by collecting balanced, science-based information and communicating it through a variety of channels. The founding member c
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