Nathan Cummings Foundation

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation was endowed by Nathan Cummings, founder of Consolidated Foods, which later became known by one of its product lines, Sara Lee Corporation. The Foundation seeks to build a socially and economically just society that values nature and protects the ecological balance for future generations; promotes humane health care; and fosters arts and culture that enriches communities. It gives solely to organizations in the United States of America and supports some programmatic work in Israel.

Contents 1 Areas of funding 2 Mission statement 3 Fund program 4 External links

[edit] Areas of funding

The Nathan Cummings Foundation funds the following areas:

• Human rights
• Economic, social and culture in general
• Equality and non-discrimination
• Expression, opinion and info
• Immigrants
• Justice
• Labor
• Land
• Living standard and food

[edit] Mission statement

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is rooted in the Jewish tradition and committed to democratic values and social justice, including fairness, diversity, and community. We seek to build a socially and economically just society that values nature and protects the ecological balance for future generations; promotes humane health care; and fosters arts and culture that enriches communities.

The Foundation's approach to grantmaking embodies some basic themes in all of its programs:

• concern for the poor, disadvantaged, and underserved;
• respect for diversity;
• promotion of understanding across cultures;
• and empowerment of communities in need.

[edit] Fund program

Some of the projects funded by the Cummings Fund:

Government Accountability Project(inc): $100.000, to support the supporting corporate whistleblowers.[1]

the Focus Project(inc):$76.000, to develop an estate tax model.[2]

Strategic concepts in organizing and policy education, Los Angeles, CA: $300:000,addressing California's healthcare crisis[3]

Applied Research Center, Oakland, CA: $250.000 to support research on healthcare for immigrants.

[edit] External links

• Nathan Cummings Foundation website
• Foundation Mission Statement
• The website of Sudan Activism sponsored by the Cummings Foundation