National Philanthropic Trust Selected to Administer the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation; Dr. Robert C. Atkins' Estate Endows Foundation with Initial Bequest of $40 Million.Business Editors/Non-Profit Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004 National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity that manages more than $500 million and has disbursed more than $235 million in grants to charities throughout the US and around the world, today announced that they will administer the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation, www.atkinsfoundation.org, as a Supporting Organization (also known as a Supporting Foundation). The Foundation received a partial bequest of $40 million from the estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins, authorized by Mrs. Veronica Atkins, Chair of the Foundation and wife of the late Dr. Atkins. The Foundation is also expected to receive substantial bequests from the estate in the future. In 1999, Dr. Atkins and his wife Veronica established a private foundation. The grants made by this new, successor Foundation - - the Supporting Organization noted above - - will follow in the tradition of the research formerly sponsored by the private foundation. One such grant recently disbursed is for a new Duke University Medical Center study of a very-low carbohydrate diet vs. a low glycemic Glycemic The presence of glucose in the blood. Mentioned in: Cholesterol, High glycemic pertaining to the level of glucose in the blood. diet for type II Diabetes Type II diabetes Type II diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and usually appears in middle aged adults. It is often associated with obesity and may be delayed or controlled with diet and exercise. Mentioned in: Diabetic Ketoacidosis . This research follows on the heels of an earlier Duke study, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Intern Med) is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine. Its current editor is Harold C. Sox. , which found that a low-carbohydrate diet improves certain blood fat levels. The study was funded by Dr. Atkins through his private foundation and found that low-carb dieters had better improvements in triglycerides and HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. or "good" cholesterol and experienced greater weight loss (an average of 26 pounds compared with 14 for traditional dieters). The successor Foundation has already disbursed a grant for the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Professorship in Medicine and Obesity Research Chair at Washington University. The Foundation has also approved funding of clinical studies using nutrition interventions to be conducted by Harvard University and Ben Gurion University, Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. , Rogosin Institute-Rockefeller University, and the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . As part of its stewardship of the Foundation, NPT will oversee all day-to-day administration, management, and grant making. Additionally, NPT has enlisted Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advises donors in their philanthropic endeavors throughout the world. The foundation is headquartered in New York City and adheres to John D. Rockefeller Sr. (RPA) to assist in the Foundation's mission to create a legacy of value, impact and substance in the areas of nutrition, diabetes and illnesses stemming from obesity. Mrs. Veronica Atkins, who has devoted herself to furthering her husband's legacy, made the following statement in delivering the grant. "I'm thrilled to authorize a gift of $40 million from my husband's estate to the Foundation, and to entrust NPT as the steward of those funds. "Achieving my husband's objective of improving health worldwide through support for the international science and research community is crucial. NPT has an unparalleled track record of successfully attaining philanthropic goals and the grant making expertise to realize the charitable mission of the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation," she emphasized. "We are so pleased to have been selected as the partner of this generous Foundation," said Eileen Heisman, President of National Philanthropic Trust. "Medical research is increasingly linking disease to diet, fitness and lifestyle. I believe that together National Philanthropic Trust and the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation will play an important role in educating and changing the way people actively manage their health." About the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation Originally formed by Dr. and Mrs. Atkins over three years ago, the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation has provided over $3 million in grant money to institutions, including Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a private medical school located in the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park , Ball State University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and , Duke University Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. , and the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. . Under the direction of its Chair, Mrs. Veronica Atkins, the Foundation will position itself on the frontline of emerging ideas and groundbreaking research in nutrition and the management and treatment of obesity and associated diseases. To achieve maximum impact, the Foundation is collaborating with leading professionals and organizations that share a common concern for important health issues including diabetes and the obesity epidemic in America. As part of this effort, the Foundation carefully monitors developments within a number of organizations, among them the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. , the American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), and the activities of Federal Government agencies such as the FDA and the National Institutes of Health. Foundation representatives participate regularly in conferences and other events, which seek to deepen the public understanding of the linkages between obesity, diabetes, and nutrition. It is an objective of the Foundation to compliment the ongoing efforts of others in combating this major public health crisis. About National Philanthropic Trust National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is an independent public charity dedicated to increasing philanthropy in our society. Its mission is to promote and facilitate giving by individuals, families and organizations while expanding their knowledge in the field of philanthropy in general. Founded in 1996, NPT is one of the 100 largest charities in the United States. Since its inception, NPT has raised more than $725 million in charitable assets, and made more than 6,500 grants to U.S. and international charities totaling $235 million. Led by a national board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. and a team of professionals with more than eight decades of philanthropic experience, NPT has proven expertise in the stewardship of charitable donations. NPT offers donor advised funds A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle set up under the tax umbrella of a public charity, which acts as sponsor to many Funds. A Donor-Advised Fund offers the opportunity to create an easy-to-establish, low cost, flexible vehicle for charitable giving as an , supporting organizations, pooled income fund, and special field of interest funds to help donors with the administration and investment of their philanthropic dollars and give them freedom to recommend support to charities and causes that interest them. For more information, visit www.nptrust.org. |
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