At a Glance: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
History: Originally established as the Johnson Foundation in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson, who was the son and nephew of the three men who founded Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Johnson built the company into the world’s largest health- and medical-care-products conglomerate. Mr. Johnson, who died in 1968,…
3 ‘Core Commitments’ Guide Robert Wood Johnson Fund
In 1943, Robert Wood Johnson, creator of the foundation that bears his name, wrote a one-page document for Johnson & Johnson saying how he ranked the importance of the company’s constituencies. ALSO SEE:Instilling Health CompetitionCare at School Health Clinics Flourishes, but Foundation Support…
Instilling Healthy Competition
Overhaul at Robert Wood Johnson designed to freshen its programs Throughout the eight years that Steven A. Schroeder has been president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation here, he has kept on his desk a framed quotation that reads: “Nothing so gives the illusion of intelligence as personal…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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As computer woes loom, charities brace for the worst, hope for the best Scores of volunteers and non-profit organizations around the country are teaming up to combat the so-called millennium bug, which they say threatens to create havoc with countless computer chips and software programs in little…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Abraham Fund (New York): Appointed Ellen Isler, director general of the World ORT Union (London), to be executive vice-president. The Abraham Fund supports projects that promote co-existence between Israel’s Arab and Jewish citizens. ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis): Appointed…
High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact
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Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. January 1998 7.2% February 6.8% March 6.8% April 6.8% May 6.8% June 7.0% July 6.8%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Barry U. (Fla.) July 1990 June 2000 $100,000,000 $63,000,000 For endowment, capital needs, and operations Capital University (Ohio) Oct. 1998 Open…