John A. Hartford Foundation
| Founded | 1929 |
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| Founder |
John A. Hartford George L. Hartford |
| Type |
Non-operating private foundation (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Aging, Health |
| Location | |
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Area served
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United States |
| Method | Donations and Grants |
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Key people
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Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, President |
| Endowment | US$ 460.7 million as of 31 December 2011[update] |
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Employees
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15 |
| Slogan | "It is necessary to carve from the whole vast spectrum of human needs one small band that the heart and mind together tell you is the area in which you can make your best contribution.” |
| Website | www.jhartfound.org |
Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, President
The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF or the Hartford Foundation) is a private United States-based philanthropy whose current mission is to improve the health of older Americans. For many years it made grants for research and education in geriatric medicine and other areas of health care, but has recently moved into aging-focused care delivery projects of a more applied nature.
Based in New York City, it was founded in 1929 by John Augustine Hartford and later joined by his brother George Ludlum Hartford, the family owners of the A&P grocery chain. The foundation's mission from the beginning has been "to do the greatest good for the greatest number."
The foundation's grants in the mid-20th century were predominantly for basic and clinical medical research; it was at one time the largest funder in this area. In the 1970s, the foundation moved towards a wider range of projects "that will have high impact."
From about 1980 to 2012, the foundation focused its efforts on building training capacity and conducting research at schools of medicine, nursing, and social work. Its current programs aim at a more direct impact on the health of older adults.
In 2008, the foundation led a consortium of grantmakers to fund a study from the Institute of Medicine to look at the "crisis" of an ill-prepared workforce and outdated models of caring for older adults. "
One of the largest and most important programs in the foundation's recent history has been to help build academic capacity in geriatric medicine through the Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine. These Centers are located at academic medicical centers around the country and were known as high throughput producers of academic geriatricians as well as the generators of basic, clinical, and population level medical knowledge about older adults.
Another important initiative has been building bridges from geriatric medicine out to the subspecialities of internal medicine and surgical and related specialties.
The foundation has supported training and development programs for medical students, fellows, junior faculty, and senior thought leaders.
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