1. AVON FOUNDATION
2003 Breast Cancer Gifts Committed - by Program Area
Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
AVON BREAST CANCER CRUSADE
Direct Clinical Care/Public Hospitals
$ 1,000,000
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
To support expansion (to three community clinics in the BMC network) of the comprehensive quot;Avon
Foundationquot; breast cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment program targeted to women
challenged by language, cultural and economic barriers.
$ 1,300,000
Hektoen Institute for Medical Research LLC at Cook County Hospital
Chicago, IL
To expand its efforts to bring state-of-the-art quality breast oncology care to minority-underserved
populations; to support continued participation in NCI-approved clinical trials; and increase the
capacity of the patient navigator staff.
$ 452,350
The Jewish Hospital (Health Alliance)
Cincinnati, OH
To support the replacement of an outdated mobile mammography van; a patient navigator, and a
small fund to cover special needs of low-income, uninsured women.
$ 1,000,000
John Wayne Cancer Institute at St. John's Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
To fund a collaboration between John Wayne and the Center for Healthy Aging. The partnership
will focus on education, outreach, screening, diagnostic and treatment services for women over the
age of 65.
$ 1,000,000
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown Medical Center
Washington, DC
To support infrastructure and personnel in the creation of the first quot;beachheadquot; of a community
service network in the poorest neighborhoods of Washington, DC.
Total Direct Clinical Care/Public Hospitals $ 4,752,350
Public Education/Outreach/Patient Navigation/Advocacy
$ 100,000
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
To continue their patient navigator program. Funds will support salary for primary patient navigator,
printing, and local transportation for women to their appointments, translations services and
program evaluation.
$ 5,000,000
Cicatelli Associates, Inc.
New York, NY
To directly fund the community-based breast cancer outreach and education programs at 135
community based non-profit organiztions, and the Avon Breast Care Fund Coordinating Center's
administrative costs. <Cicatelli Link>
$ 16,000
Cicatelli Associates, Inc.
New York, NY
To support the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund data analysis project.
$ 100,000
CityTeam Ministries
San Francisco, CA
To support a breast cancer detection initiative at the San Francisco location of CityTeam that will be
designed to identify women with breast problems and get them the care they need as soon as
possible.
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center $ 300,000
New York, NY
Patient support, navigation and advocacy program for patients of the Avon Foundation Breast
Imaging Center, to be opened in May, 2004.
$ 20,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Washington, DC
Support 13 international scholars to attend the Annual Advocacy Training Conference on May 3-6,
2003 in Washington, DC.
$ 150,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Washington, DC
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2. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
To support its global expansion of the Project LEAD Program.
$ 20,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Washington, DC
To support international scholars to attend the Annual Advocacy Training Conference on May 1-4,
2004 in Washington, DC.
$ 250,000
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, MD
To establish a focused training program for survivor-advocates working directly with researchers at
institutions that receive NCI SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) Awards.
$ 200,000
Oregon Department of Human Services
Portland, OR
To support clinical breast exam training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants
who perform screening services in localities throughout Oregon, and for breast cancer outreach,
education and patient navigation services.
$ 57,500
St. John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY
To support the salary of a breast cancer patient navigator in the women's health center.
$ 400,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL
To support its very successful quot;Community Health Advisor Programquot;, which the Avon Foundation
has been supporting since March, 2000, including the development of all training materials and
curricula.
$ 1,000,000
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA
For continued support of the: 1) Community Health Advisor Program; 2) Patient Navigators; 3) Multi-
disciplinary breast clinic directed by breast oncologist Dr. Ruth O'Regan; and4) Continuation of
tumor bank.
Total Public Education/Outreach/Patient Navigation/Advocacy $ 7,613,500
Research
$ 600,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
To support seed grants for new approaches to breast imaging, continued development of a tissue
repository and related database and new drug development.
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center $ 200,000
New York, NY
To support research in the area of environmental factors and genetic susceptibility in the causation
of breast cancer.
$ 56,700
Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center/UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Salary support for one radiologist to complete a one-year specialty fellowship in breast imaging,
under the direction of Dr. Bassett.
$ 170,000
Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center/UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To support three one-year long fellowships, beginning in April 2004. Funds will support salary for
three radiologists to complete a one-year specialty fellowship in breast imaging, under the direction
of Dr. Bassett.
$ 100,000
Marin County Breast Cancer Watch
San Rafael, CA
General operating support, and preparation of an application, in cooperation with the University of
California at San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, for a $900,000 grant from the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
$ 500,000
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Comprehensive Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Continuation of studies being conducted in connection with the quot;gene breast cancer chipquot; project.
$ 10,000,000
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
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3. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
To establish the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center; to support an innovative
prevention research project focused on estrogen-negative breast tumors; to support clinical care
programs for the underserved, primarily African-American populations.
$ 200,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL
To support the research being conducted by quot;Avon Scholarsquot; recruited and supported to date by
prior Avon gifts.
$ 500,000
University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center
Denver, CO
Continued support of research associated with the role of sex hormones in breast cancer, core lab
equipment, a statistician and seed grants for new breast cancer research projects, under the
supervision of Dr. Kate Horwitz.
Total Research $ 12,326,700
Support Services
$ 25,000
The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin
Austin, TX
Contribution to support the Brackenridge Breast Clinic Support Program.
$ 100,000
Breast Cancer Resource Committee
Washington, DC
General operating support in connection with the Rise, Sister Rise Program.
$ 500,000
Cancer Care, Inc.
NY, NY
Continue AVONCares Program at current level of funding through May 2004, targeting women in
the New York tri-state area.
$ 75,000
The Children's Treehouse Foundation
Denver, CO
Continuation of the successful program started with their first Avon gift, a psychosocial support
program for the young children of mothers with breast cancer.
$ 300,000
Food & Friends
Washington, DC
To support services of more than 50,000 meals, the continuing service of the nutritionist to families,
and Food and Friends' community education programs.
$ 200,000
Mendocino County Cancer Resource Center
Mendocino, CA
To support the quot;WE CANquot; program which provides quot;consultation planning and recordationquot;
education and methods to women undergoing evaluation for breast abnormalities.
$ 50,000
Young Survival Coalition
New York, NY
General operating support.
Total Support Services $ 1,250,000
Total for Avon Breast Cancer Crusade $ 27,109,809
* There is a present value discount adjustment for financial statement presentation purposes of $1,167,259.
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
Education
$ 5,000
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, NY
Scholarship Program for non-traditional female students.
$ 2,000
Beyondmedia Education
Chicago, IL
To support its media workshops and employment of women/girls to create documentaries to tell
their stories.
$ 2,000
Chickasaw Foundation
Ada, OK
To fund a scholarship for Native American women who desire to pursue a degree in
entrepreneurship at East Central University in Ada, OK.
$ 3,000
College of Mount Saint Joseph
Cincinnati, OH
To support the Project Scope program which is a three-year pre-college orientation and monitoring
program designed to prepare female African-American high school students for entrance to college.
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4. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
$ 18,000
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Avon Science Scholars Program.
$ 11,500
Diamond State Classic
Wilmington, DE
College scholarships for senior high school girls who play basketball.
$ 5,000
Junior Achievement of Delaware
Wilmington, DE
To provide financial support for the Young Women's Call to Action Program - a full-day workshop
and job shadowing where young women in high school will learn about career opportunities, money
management and self-esteem.
$ 3,000
The Launch Foundation for Brighter Futures
Schaumburg, IL
Unrestricted funds. Launch is dedicated to helping young black women succeed through realistic
images of black beauty and profiles of positive role models.
$ 4,000
League of United Latin American Citizens
Atlanta, GA
Scholarships to four outstanding female Hispanic students.
$ 10,000
The Mary Louis Academy
Jamaica Estates, NY
To support the capital campaign and scholarships for children from single parent households in
need.
$ 3,000
The National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship
White Plains, NY
To support the expansion of its entrepreneurship education program to low income high school
aged girls in Westchester County.
$ 2,000
Ramapo College Foundation
Mahway, NJ
Three $1,000 scholarships for minority women or women with a disability pursuing an
undergraduate degree.
$ 2,000
Rockland Community College Foundation
Suffern, NY
To award $500 scholarships to five disadvantaged female students in need of child care.
$ 2,000
Rockland Negro Scholarship Fund
Nanuet, NY
Two $1,000 college scholarships for female students.
$ 50,000
Spirit of Independence Fund/NYIT
Central Islip, NY
Vocational Independence Program.
$ 2,000
Twenty-First Century Sisterhood, Inc.
Detroit, MI
To ensure all girls within Metropolitan Detroit are exposed to the values of education, interpersonal
discipline, and goal setting.
$ 36,000
The University at Albany Foundation
Albany, NY
Continue support of the Life Impact Scholarship Program for eight non-traditional women.
$ 3,500
Urban Learning Center
Highland Heights, KY
To support their Gateway Program which provides educational opportunity to hundreds of area low
income women.
$ 1,000
Women's Forum, Inc.
New York, NY
Education Fund for Mature Women.
$ 4,000
Women's Research & Education Fund
White Plains, NY
To support a 4th cycle of the Latina Women's Enterprise Project (LWEP) providing entrepreneurial
training, mentoring opportunities and life skills seminars to Hispanic women aspiring to start their
own businesses.
Total Education $ 169,000
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5. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
Arts and Humanities
$ 15,500
Maryvale
Rosemead, CA
Continue to fund a position in the Activities Department that would provide a Music and Art
Specialist for the Maryvale residents. The residents are abused, neglected and abandoned girls.
$ 2,000
Music Theatre Workshop
Chicago, IL
To support the expansion of the Fabulous Females program, a year round writing and drama
program that addresses the lack of programs designed specifically to meet the complicated
development needs of incarcerated girls.
Total Arts and Humanities $ 17,500
Community and Social Services
$ 2,500
4C...for Children
Cincinnati, OH
To support the 4C education programs which provide learning opportunities for the child care
providers (99% female) in nontraditional and traditional settings.
$ 20,000
Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute
Waianae, HI
Emerging Leaders Program.
$ 3,000
Blocks Together
Chicago, IL
To support the quot;Women's Organizing & Leadership Projectquot; which helps low-income women
develop leadership skills and advocates for community-identified change.
$ 2,000
Bottomless Closet
Chicago, IL
To support its programs and services which provide free business clothing and career development
skills training to low-income women.
$ 2,000
Bottomless Closet
Milwaukee, WI
To support the quot;Leaders of Tomorrowquot; program which offers workshops and mentoring sessions for
low-income women in order to further enhance effective business and life planning skills that will
impact their lives and career opportunities.
$ 10,000
Casa La Providencia
Old San Juan, PR
To provide household products necessary for the well-being of women victims with drug and
alcohol problems.
$ 10,000
Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos
San Juan, PR
General operating expenses for services for abused women and their families.
$ 2,000
Catholic Charities Harbor House
Wichita, KS
To support its services i.e. 24-hour hotline, job training, counseling and community outreach, etc.
for battered women and their children. Harbor House is one of only two domestic violence shelters
in Wichita.
$ 3,000
The Center for Enriched Living
Riverwoods, IL
To support the quot;Today's Womanquot; Program which is designed for women with developmental
disabilities.
$ 10,000
Cincinnati Works
Cincinnati, OH
To provide partial funding for the quot;Job Readiness Programquot;, which helps quot;chronically under-
employedquot; women escape poverty through the acquisition and retention of self-supporting jobs.
$ 7,500
The David & Margaret Home
La Verne, CA
To support its 12-week self-empowerment program for abused and abandoned girls. The program
will build upon the therapeutic goals of overall education, emotional, physical and moral
development.
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6. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
$ 4,000
Domestic Violence Shelter & Services, Inc.
Wilmington, NC
To support the Training for a Lifetime Program which teaches practical skills and develops the
potential of women who are transitioning from domestic violence victims to successful, self-
sustaining survivors.
$ 4,000
A Door of Hope
Bear, DE
To support its long-term, educational Residence Program to assist adult, pregnant women in
establishing personal goals and pursuing a higher level of education
$ 3,000
Family Rescue, Inc.
Chicago, IL
To support the Court Advocacy Program which assists women and girls to free themselves from
dating and domestic violence.
$ 5,000
Foley House for Women & Children
Whittier, CA
To assist women in their GED program and upgrade their Learning Center computer program.
$ 3,000
Friends of Battered Women & Their Children
Morton Grove, IL
For their 24-hour crisis line, counseling programs and court advocacy program.
$ 10,000
Girls Incorporated
New York, NY
Economic Literacy Program.
$ 5,000
Glad House
Cincinnati, OH
To provide partial funding for the Strengthening Families Program which teaches family skills and
parent training to women who have children ages 6-11 and have substance abuse problems.
$ 500
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
West Islip, NY
To support its patient education materials in the Breast Health Center.
$ 3,000
The Guidance Center
New Rochelle, NY
To support a new project benefiting the growing populations of Hispanic women who find
themselves isolated, depressed and culturally adrift in the community.
$ 3,000
The Harbour, Inc.
Park Ridge, IL
To support the Transitional Living Program which is designed to assist homeless, abused, runaway
and neglected girls to emotional and economic independence.
$ 5,000
Haven House
Pasadena, CA
Assist in completion of a new Children/Teen Center to serve children who reside in its shelter and
to give them the opportunity to break the cycle of violence.
$ 5,000
The Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education
Bridgeport, CT
Contribution in lieu of attending its Annual Benefit Dinner.
$ 2,500
Interfaith Housing Association
Westport, CT
To support the Bacharach Community, their shelter for mothers and their children who are
homeless.
$ 2,500
Jewish Family Service of Metro West/The Rachel Coalition
Florham Park, NJ
Unrestricted funds
$ 3,000
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Des Plaines, IL
To support ReConnections, a new project helping formerly incarcerated women with children
reconnect with their families and reestablish themselves back into their community.
$ 2,000
Malta House of Good Counsel
Norwalk, CT
To provide resident programs, and programs to provide stability, independence and self-sufficiency
to expectant and parenting single women and their children.
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7. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
$ 18,000
Maud Booth Academy
Cincinnati, OH
To provide funding for a full-time, on-site counselor at the school to provide educational support for
the children (53% female) and the high-risk single mothers. This population is primarily African-
American.
$ 500
Menorah Medical Center Auxiliary
Overland Park, KS
To support its B.E.S.T. (Breast Exam Self Teaching) Program.
$ 25,000
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Austin, TX
To assist in producing Spanish outreach materials for the hotline.
$ 2,500
The Foundation Center
New York, NY
General operating support.
$ 3,000
The Night Ministry
Chicago, IL
To support the Open Door Youth Emergency Shelter for runaway and homeless female
adolescents.
$ 25,000
The Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Atlanta, GA
To provide funding for operating costs for the following programs: 1)24-Hour Crisis Line,
2)Emergency Shelter, 3)Children's Program, 4)Transitional Housing Program, 5)Community
Outreach.
$ 500
Portland Women's Crisis Line
Portland, OR
Unrestricted funds.
$ 5,000
Rockland Family Shelter
New City, NY
To fund Project Inclusion which provides safe emergency shelter to battered women and their
children.
$ 2,000
Rockland Parent-Child Center
Nyack, NY
To support Single Parent Support Group, Parent Support Group at Head Start and Thematic
Childcare Curriculum. Approx. 1,600 women and girls benefit through these programs.
$ 4,000
Safe Homes Project, Inc.
Newburgh, NY
To provide confidential assistance to women affected by domestic violence.
$ 3,000
SAFEHOME, Inc.
Overland Park, KS
To support the Economic Advocacy Program which helps women leave abusive situations by
becoming economically independent.
$ 3,000
Sarah's Circle
Chicago, IL
To provide important direct support and safe refuge to homeless Chicago women.
$ 3,000
SCORE Rockland County
Spring Valley, NY
To fund its workshop series targeted and promoted exclusively to women already in business and
those interested in starting their own business.
$ 2,000
Sexual Violence Center
Minneapolis, MN
To provide victim services to women and prevention education.
$ 3,000
Support Connection
Yorktown Heights, NY
To support their educational health programs for teenage girls and women.
$ 4,000
Tomorrow's Woman, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
To fund a 9-Week Career Mentor Program which is designed to focus on teaching women the
fundamentals of character development through activities such as self-awareness, goal-setting,
problem-solving and decision-making while identifying career interests.
$ 2,000
Tuesday's Child
Chicago, IL
To provide continued development of an intensive outreach teen parent mentoring, peer leadership
development, and early intervention program for isolated at-risk families. The majority of these
families are headed by at-risk single women/teens.
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8. Organization Grant
Project Description Amount
$ 4,000
Turning Point Enterprises, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
To fund a 10-Week Survival Skills Workshop to help women in crisis identify their weaknesses and
create strategies for improvement.
$ 2,000
Will County Habitat for Humanity
Joliet, IL
To provide education on all aspects of home owning and continue to strengthen communities by
eliminating poverty housing and educating single mothers on home ownership.
$ 3,000
WINGS Program, Inc.
Palatine, IL
To support the salaries of case managers and counselors who work directly with the women and
children in the transitional living program which provides food, transitional shelter and supportive
services to homeless women and children.
$ 500
Women in Distress
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Unrestricted funds.
$ 25,000
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
Bronx, NY
To provide financial literacy and financial counseling services for 100 mothers working toward the
dual goals of sobriety and employment.
Total Community and Social Services $ 272,500
Associate and Representative Initiatives
$ 191,842
Associate Giving Campaign
New York, NY
Matching gifts for year end campaign.
$ 155,000
Educational Testing Service
Princeton, NJ
2003 Scholarship Program for Children of Associates
$ 169,751
Matching Gifts
New York, NY
2003 matching gifts
$ 214,367
Scholarship America
St. Peter, MN
2003 President's Club Scholarships for Children & Grandchildren
$ 216,794
Scholarship America
St. Peter, MN
2003 Avon Scholarship Program for Representatives
Total Associate/Rep Initiatives $ 947,754
Total for Women's Empowerment Program $ 1,406,754
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS
HEART OF AMERICA FUND
A special fund created through the sale of the Avon Heart of America Pin to assist the families
and children of those lost in terrorist attacks of 09.11.01
$ 497,096
Balance fund (commitments) to be distributed
Total for Heart of America Fund $ 497,096
YELLOW RIBBON FUND
A special fund created through the sale of the Avon Yellow Ribbon Pin to assist the families and
children of military personnel lost or injured in conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
$ 1,000,000
Intrepid Museum Foundation
New York, NY
To support The Intrepid Fallen Hero Fund which provides direct financial support to the spouses
and children of military personnel lost in performance of duty.
Total for Yellow Ribbon Fund $ 1,000,000
2003 GRAND TOTAL $ 30,013,659
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