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Examples of Our Giving
The Humana Foundation helps communities and organizations through volunteerism, health education, arts funding, educational scholarships, disaster relief, and more. |
2006 Giving
Humana and The Humana Foundation made 420 grants to nonprofit organizations in its headquarter's city of Louisville and other communities where the company has a meaningful presence.
| Priority areas of giving |
2006 contributions |
| Education (Mind) |
31% |
| Health & Human Services (Body) |
41% |
| Civic and Cultural Development (Spirit) |
28% |
| Total contributions in 2006 |
$7.8 million |
Volunteerism
Humana has formed a committee to examine how employees can become more involved in volunteer activities. The Humana Foundation staff has actively participated in the committee's work. This process of developing and refining volunteerism will benefit associates and enrich leadership at Humana as well as impact communities across the country.
The committee recently participated in United Way's Day of Caring and worked on a Habitat for Humanity house constructed by Humana associates.
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The Humana Foundation has chosen Libraries for the Future to partner in the Foundation's new signature project. The Wellness Information Zone Project takes a "high tech, high touch" approach to helping the public find essential and reliable health information. Features include trained librarians, a new health information Website, Wellness Information Centers in public libraries and nonprofit organizations, and Humana associates volunteering as Wellness Information Guides. |
Humana Inducted into B.C.A. Hall of Fame
The Business Committee for the Arts honored Humana on November 8, 2006, in New York City for Humana's long-term commitment to the arts, taking special note of the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Metro United Way Campaign
The Humana Foundation's $750,000 challenge grant to Louisville's Metro United Way (MUW) campaign created excitement for reaching the community fund-raising goal. Additional enthusiasm resulted from the innovative leadership of CEO Mike McCallister as community chair of the 2006 MUW campaign.
The campaign reached its goal of $30 million, a 6.4 percent increase over last year. This money will be distributed to about 160 nonprofit agencies in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Foundation staff worked with MUW leadership to distribute $60,000 in "impact grants" in 2006. Allocation of funds focused upon projects that provide services for area senior citizens. The following received grants as part of this worthwhile program:
- ElderServe
- GuardiaCare
- New Directions Housing
- Legal Aid Society
- Jewish Family and Vocational Services
Metro United Way Campaign
The Humana Foundation's $750,000 challenge grant to Louisville's Metro United Way (MUW) campaign created excitement for reaching the community fund-raising goal. Additional enthusiasm resulted from the innovative leadership of CEO Mike McCallister as community chair of the 2006 MUW campaign.
The campaign reached its goal of $30 million, a 6.4 percent increase over last year. This money will be distributed to about 160 nonprofit agencies in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Foundation staff worked with MUW leadership to distribute $60,000 in "impact grants" in 2006. Allocation of funds focused upon projects that provide services for area senior citizens. The following received grants as part of this worthwhile program:
- ElderServe
- GuardiaCare
- New Directions Housing
- Legal Aid Society
- Jewish Family and Vocational Services
Contributions to Health
James Graham Brown Cancer Center
In April 2006, The Humana Foundation pledged $500,000 to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center's Wendell Cherry Institute for Clinical Trials in memory of Humana's co-founder. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Research Challenge Trust Fund (also known as Bucks for Brains) is matching the gift for a total contribution of $1 million to create The Humana Foundation Professorship in Clinical Trial Research. Humana's Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus David A. Jones and his wife Betty also donated $1 million to the Cherry Institute for Clinical Trials.
University of Louisville Endowment
The University of Louisville's Division of International Pediatrics is an outgrowth of Humana's Romanian Assistance Project. The division received a $4 million boost in April 2006. Two $1 million donations, one from The Humana Foundation and another from David and Betty Jones, attracted equal funding from Kentucky's Bucks for Brains program. The Foundation gift will create a program endowment, while the gift from Mr. and Mrs. Jones is developing a new endowed chair for the division.
"Romanian Assistance Project" Book
In September 2006, David Jones published The Dacian Chronicles: Transforming the Romanian Health System, 1990-2006. The Foundation distributed copies to hundreds of Romanian Assistance Project volunteers and participants at celebrations in Romania and Louisville, Kentucky.
Disaster Relief
Hurricane Katrina
Following the devastating Hurricane Katrina in Fall 2005, The Humana Foundation pledged $1 million for disaster relief.
- The Foundation immediately donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross and set aside an additional $500,000 for long-term recovery efforts.
- The Foundation also matched employee gifts that totaled $300,000.
- With the employee match, the total Humana response was $1.6 million for Katrina Relief.
In partnership with the C.E. and S. Foundation, the David Toms Foundation, the Foundation for the Mid South and the Greater New Orleans Foundation, The Humana Foundation distributed funding to a number of agencies with the primary focus of rebuilding the health services infrastructure and reducing reliance upon emergency rooms as a source of primary care.
Organizations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana received grants, including the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge. With its funding, the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is providing early-detection screenings to underserved areas in Southeast Louisiana, including FEMA trailer villages.
Humana Market Contributions
Our Community Benefits Programs
- Tampa - The Centre for Women received $100,000 to build a suite to train individuals in basic construction skills for the nonprofit's Senior Home Improvement Program. Tampa became the fifth city to participate in Humana's Our Community Benefits Program in 2006.
- Houston - SIRE, Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Center, improves the quality of life for people with disabilities using horseback riding and related activities.
- Michigan - Crossroads of Michigan, the winner in the Detroit market, is equipping and furnishing a Sunday Soup Kitchen at its new location.
- Chicago - City-Wide Tax Assistance Program (TAP) enables the working poor to claim tax credits and refunds as well as overcome barriers to mainstream financial resources.
- Atlanta - Trees Atlanta is establishing an urban forestry program to help create programs and exhibits for a new environmental education center.
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