GRANT RECIPIENTS (FY06)

BD contributed over $6 million in cash to a variety of organizations in its key focus areas. The top grant recipients are listed below:

International Grants

• U.S. Fund for UNICEF – Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Campaign
• IAVI – AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• Academic Alliance Foundation – Center of Excellence in Laboratory Training at Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda
• Save the Children – HIV/AIDS programs in Ethiopia
• Columbia University’s Earth Institute – Millennium Research Villages Project, Africa
• Project HOPE – Construction of Children’s Hospital, Basrah, Iraq
• American Red Cross – Measles Initiative Partnership

National and Local Grants

Health-related

• The Valley Hospital – Radiation Therapy Treatment Plan Center in Ridgewood, New Jersey
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – United to Cure Campaign
• New Jersey AIDS Partnership – Support for community-based AIDS service organizations
• Saint Barnabas Hospital Foundation – Support patient safety and the Renal Transplant Classroom Partnership
• Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation – Institute for Clinically Effective Care

Education

• Independent College Fund of New Jersey – BD Higher Education and Leadership Training for Healthcare (HEALTH) Program
• New Jersey SEEDS – Educational opportunities for academically talented, financially limited students
• Ramapo College Foundation – BD Scholars Program
• William Paterson University – The BD/Russ Berrie Institute Sales scholarship
• Hope Chest Scholarship – Financial assistance to minority college students in New Jersey.
• NJIT – Scholarship assistance to deserving students in NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College.
• Institute for Health Technology Studies – Research, data collection and analysis on the impact of medical technology on the healthcare system, the economy, manpower and productivity.

Civic/Social Welfare

• Inter-religious Fellowship for the Homeless – Alleviate the plight of the homeless of Bergen County
• Center for Non-Profits – Capacity building for non-profits in New Jersey
• United Way of Bergen County – Healthy Families Program
• Volunteer Center of Bergen County – Community outreach
• Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Bergen & Passaic Counties – Mentoring programs for children

Unsolicited Proposals

Because the majority of support is directed to specific programs and organizations, the Company does not accept unsolicited proposals. We do not accept unsolicited requests for grants, funding, sponsorships, promotional items and product donations.

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