CDC Foundation 2020 Donor Report

The Power Of Together

A Celebration of Our Partners • Impact 2020

Year in Review

Thank you for being a part of the CDC Foundation’s lifesaving work.

In this report, you will learn more about the impact of your contribution. We highlight some of our programs across the globe, and the critical COVID-19 emergency response work. The information shared in this report includes data from the CDC Foundation's fiscal year, July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

$266M +

$266,801,703: Contributions from donors and partners to help CDC save and improve more lives. This includes $172,753,736 for the COVID-19 response.

222

CDC Foundation programs around the world

142

Countries impacted through CDC Foundation programs made possible by our donors

129 & 93

129 domestic and 93 global programs with CDC and public health partners

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

$1.2B +

$1,218,561,090: Raised by the CDC Foundation to support 1,217 programs since 1995

2,318

Partnerships—philanthropies, corporations and organizations—working together to make an impact

July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Michael Sneed

Executive Vice President Global Corporate Affairs & Chief Communication Officer, Johnson & Johnson

“COVID-19 has underscored the essential role that public-private partnerships play in speeding innovation and bolstering our healthcare systems. The CDC Foundation’s efforts have been especially critical in galvanizing world-class scientific expertise to respond to the pandemic through their Crush COVID campaign. The employees of Johnson & Johnson are proud to support this important work.”

Johnson & Johnson contributed to the COVID-19 emergency response fund, created a team through the CDC Foundation COVID-19 crowdfunding campaign and encouraged and matched all employee gifts.

Adam Kantor

Saturday Night Seder

“When Broadway shut down, just a few weeks before Passover, it became quite clear to our community that we needed to do something impactful—to raise much-needed hope and funds for those at the frontlines of battling this plague. Choosing CDC Foundation was a no-brainer. What we didn’t expect was just how much money Saturday Night Seder managed to raise and continues to raise. It’s a testament to the vital work that CDC Foundation does.”

The Saturday Night Seder team partnered with the CDC Foundation to raise funds for the COVID-19 emergency response fund during their online event. The event raised more than $3.4 million and the donations continue to come in through this partnership.

Alani Thorns and Amanda Moore

“I’m learning people want to give—some people feel like they have enough to make a difference, but they don’t know a reliable source to donate. I’m appreciative for the CDC Foundation because the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which it supports, is a name we’re all familiar with and a reliable source of information.”

8-year-old Alani hosted her own at-home art show to help raise money to fight COVID-19. Alani and her mom Amanda encouraged friends to join their team on the CDC Foundation’s crowdfunding site. Her goal was to raise $800, but she raised $7,350, creating 55 pieces of original artwork.

Roger Krone

Chairman and CEO, Leidos

“As a science and technology leader, Leidos is on the front lines fighting COVID-19. Since the beginning, Leidos took action and broadened our support to communities, including supporting the CDC Foundation’s ALL OF US CRUSH COVID Campaign. We’re proud to help raise awareness and advance work targeted at ending the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Leidos contributed to the emergency response fund, created a team through the CDC Foundation COVID-19 crowdfunding campaign and encouraged employees to join in.

Marsha Shrago

“When COVID-19 began to spread through the world last year, many volunteer opportunities were curtailed. I felt empty and powerless to make a difference. I wanted some way to help others. Through the CDC Foundation online concert, I discovered an organization that could help not just with quelling COVID-19, but with many health issues here and abroad. While I cannot be among those giving the vaccine or teaching sanitation or fighting tobacco use, I can support them. Their work is important, and I can do a small part to help.”

Marsha supported the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 emergency response fund.

David Meredith

CEO, Everbridge

“Staying ahead of the coronavirus threat continues to be a major challenge for governments, businesses and healthcare systems across the globe. Our mission to keep people safe and organizations running aligns with the important work of the CDC Foundation. Together we can all make a difference to help strengthen the public health response to this crisis.”

Everbridge contributed to the emergency response fund, created a team through the CDC Foundation COVID-19 crowdfunding campaign and encouraged employees to join in.

Charlie Li

President of Guangxi University Alumni Association of America

“When the world is in peace, we hardly think of danger and risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a lesson that our life is fragile in the face of this deadly virus. We suddenly realize that our life is too valuable to be wasted and should be put to work to make the world a better place for all of us. That is the reason we at Guangxi University Alumni Association of America have joined forces with people around the world to fight the battle by donating to ALL OF US Combat Coronavirus. We are grateful for the leadership CDC Foundation provides to us. We are glad to be a member of the thousands of other donors.”

Charlie contributed to the COVID-19 emergency response fund and formed a team on the CDC Foundation’s crowdfunding site to join forces with many donors.

Arthur Filip

EVP and Global Head, Marketing and Sales Transformation, HCL Technologies

“COVID-19 has emerged as the greatest threat to our health and economic well-being, and it is incumbent for all community members to help in the prevention and containment of the virus. HCL Technologies is honored to support the CDC Foundation in its important work in the fight against COVID and to be a part of the recovery.”

HCL Technologies and its employees contributed to the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 emergency response fund.

Covid-19 Impact

It Takes All Of Us

Thank you for making this work possible.

This year, COVID-19 brought us together in new ways. We may not have been able to be there in person, but we found new and creative ways to connect and support each other. We found new ways to give.

As the nonprofit that supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the critical work of public health, the CDC Foundation became a central part of the emergency response. Hundreds of thousands of individuals contributed. Corporations supported emergency response programs. Celebrities shared important safety messages. Musicians gave concerts to raise money. Athletes challenged each other. Social media platforms joined in to help get the word out. In total, nearly $173 million was raised for the COVID-19 response during the fiscal year. CDC Foundation staff worked throughout the country to ensure the rapid and effective deployment of support and to fill gaps in public health. People came together with creativity and innovation like we have never seen. Thank you for making this work possible.

Providing Answers: Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women

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Helping Those Who Help Others: A Gift for First Responders

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Building a Network: Indonesia Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance

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Serving on the COVID-19 Corps: Collaborations in New York

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Providing Accessibility: Translating COVID-19 Materials for Disabled Populations

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Protecting the Frontlines: Donors Come Together to Provide Personal Protective Equipment

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Through the support

of our donors

the CDC Foundation is actively supporting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health and community organizations as we all work together to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Data represents FY20, which includes July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. This shows only part of our COVID-19 emergency response.

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7,158,540

pieces of personal protective equipment provided

72

states, territories and countries assisted

77,106

first responder and homeless care kits delivered

17

projects focused on health equity

892

health department surge staff hired nationwide

5

COVID-19 research studies supported

75

total projects and response activities

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All of Us Unite and Give

The CDC Foundation launched a crowdfunding campaign that brought together ALL OF US to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 41,000 donors and 500 teams gave through this campaign raising nearly $50 million to impact the COVID-19 response in FY20. This campaign was created through the generous support of the Charidy platform and team.

During the year, the CDC Foundation raised more than $173 million for COVID-19 across all platforms and campaigns.

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Saturday Night Seder

The CDC Foundation was the beneficiary of the live-stream Saturday Night Seder fundraiser hosted by Jason Alexander that featured stage and screen stars like Debra Messing, Josh Groban, Bette Midler, Daniel Levy and Idina Menzel. On the day of the event, 22,157 donors contributed.

The event raised more than $3.4 million, and the donations continue to come in through this partnership.

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Facebook Fundraiser $10 Million Match

In partnership with Facebook, the CDC Foundation raised over $6.5 million from 188,043 donors through a Facebook fundraiser for COVID-19.

With the $10 million, 2-1 match from Facebook, $16,556,668 was raised for the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 emergency response fund through this one fundraiser.

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Addressing COVID-19 Health Inequities

The CDC Foundation and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine partnered together to address the health equity implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. This partnership included developing a Health Equity Task Force devoted to monitoring and assessing the disparate impacts on populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, people living with disabilities, and those of lower socioeconomic status.

Through this work, a COVID-19 data consortium is also working to ensure the standardization of COVID-19 data at the national, state and local level.

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TikTok Provides Support for Surge Staff

TikTok provided a $15 million contribution to the CDC Foundation to hire hundreds of staff who worked with state and local governments to provide additional support during the COVID-19 epidemic. This staff enhanced bandwidth and expertise across a variety of areas, including epidemiology and surveillance, informatics and data management, health communications, community outreach, emergency response and management and clinical care.

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Resources for Schools

The CDC Foundation partnered with Lysol to create Welcome Back Packs for schools designed to help teachers encourage healthy habits into their classrooms in fun and engaging ways.

These Welcome Back Packs were provided for Title I schools across the United States to help curb COIVD-19. The packs, which are also available for teachers nationwide to download as well as print online, are filled with fun, educational materials, posters, floor decals and more to educate students on healthy habits.

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Gamer Fans Come Together to Give

Prominent gamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop hosted a livestream on his birthday to raise funds for the CDC Foundation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. CouRage, assisted by his fans, raised more than $500,000 for the CDC Foundation in remembrance of his grandmother, who passed away from COVID-19.

He inspired many gamers to give, including YouTuber Nadespot, who also gave his $250,000 winnings from another competition to the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 emergency response.

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Promoting Critical Behaviors that Save Lives

The CDC Foundation has been engaged in a wide variety of campaigns and efforts to gain insights into beliefs and practices, educate Americans about COVID-19 and promote behavior change communications. These efforts cover a number of critical issues from protective measures to mental health resources to health equity to materials for specific industries. For example, the How Right Now initiative recognizes the toll COVID-19 has taken on people’s mental health and well-being and provides information and tools to help. And the You Will See Me campaign was developed to inspire and empower Black Americans to wear face masks, since research shows that COVID-19 affects Black Americans at higher rates than most other groups because of systemic healthcare, economic and social inequalities.

Program Highlights

While the COVID-19 emergency response was central to our impact, critical work continued on programs taking place across the globe to address health challenges.

Raising Awareness of Maternal Mortality

            Tragically, approximately 700 women die each year in the United States as a result of pregnancy-related
            complications, according to CDC.
          

            And American Indian, Alaska Native and Black women are two to three times more likely to die from a
            pregnancy-related complication than white women. Hear Her, CDC’s national communication campaign, brings
            attention to maternal mortality and provides support to pregnant and postpartum women to speak up when
            something does not feel right. The initiative is supported through a partnership with the CDC Foundation and
            funding from Merck through its Merck for Mothers program. The campaign includes a suite of resources in
            English and Spanish.
          

Monitoring E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
            

            Since their introduction into the U.S. marketplace in 2007, the number, type and flavors of e-cigarettes
            available for purchase have increased dramatically.
          

            Product innovations and flavors have contributed to increases in U.S. youth e-cigarette use to epidemic
            levels. In 2020, 3.6 million U.S. youth used e-cigarettes, and more than 8 in 10 used flavored e-cigarettes.
            To better understand flavored e-cigarette products and their use, the Monitoring E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
            project with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies is working to add more nuanced, key indicators to
            state-based youth surveillance systems, accessing real-time data on retail sales of e-cigarettes and
            leveraging longitudinal web-based surveys.
          

Preventing and Controlling Disease in Nigeria

            Many low- and middle-income countries lack the data necessary to fully describe disease threats in their
            countries and monitor the impact of public health efforts to prevent and control disease.
          

            CDC has developed an approach to integrated serosurveillance for multiple diseases of public health
            importance using a multiplex bead assay platform that can simultaneously measure up to 100 different
            disease-specific markers from a single dried blood spot. In Nigeria, the Nigeria CDC has identified
            integrated serosurveillance as a priority to augment the existing surveillance network. With funding from
            the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the CDC Foundation is working with CDC, CDC Nigeria and other partners
            to implement the serosurveillance platform, analyze multiplex testing data and apply results to advance
            public health programs.
          

Building Capacity to Prevent Veteran Suicide

            Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, according to CDC, with responsibility for
            more than 48,000 deaths in 2018.
          

            Tragically, the rate of death by suicide for veterans is 1.5 times greater than for those who have not
            served in the military and is particularly high among young veterans aged 18-35. To help address the
            challenge of veterans’ suicide, the CDC Foundation, with funding and technical assistance from CDC, is
            working on a project to build evaluation capacity among veteran-serving organizations implementing programs
            that support an upstream public health approach to suicide prevention among U.S. veterans. As a part of this
            collaboration, 10 veteran-serving organizations were awarded grants to develop and implement an evaluation
            plan and build their capacity for ongoing program evaluation.
          

Protecting Children from Violence

            An estimated one billion children experience sexual, physical or emotional violence each year making it a
            leading public health and human rights concern.
          

            Violence in and around educational settings is a global issue, as violence has been associated with lower
            enrollment, lower attendance, higher dropout rates and lower learning achievement. In particular, adolescent
            girls face significant barriers in access to quality education. Little is known about the complexities of
            gender-based violence and its effects on education in humanitarian, conflict and post-conflict settings. To
            address this need, CDC and the CDC Foundation, in partnership with Together for Girls, conducted a secondary
            data analysis of Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) data focusing on the intersection between
            violence and educational access. The project also explored an adaptation of the VACS for populations
            affected by humanitarian crises.
          

Evaluating a National HPV Vaccine

            Cervical cancer is the leading cause of mortality from all cancers in Senegal and Zimbabwe. In Tanzania,
            cervical cancer is the leading cause of female cancer with almost 10,000 new cervical cancer cases and 7,000
            estimated deaths annually.
          

            An HPV evaluation project is being conducted in Tanzania, Senegal and Zimbabwe to gain a better
            understanding of the successes and challenges that arise with a national introduction of the HPV vaccine.
            This project is aiming to gain a better understanding of the transition to national scaleup, program
            planning and implementation, communication, social mobilization and training, vaccine delivery and financial
            implications for sustainability. This work is supported by the Global Alliance of Vaccines and Immunizations
            (GAVI).
          

Expanding Public Health Training for a New Generation of
              Doctors
            

            Since its inception in 1975, CDC’s Epidemiology Elective Program has provided more than 2,000 future
            physicians and veterinarians opportunities to gain experience with applied epidemiology and public health
            under the mentorship of CDC subject matter experts.
          

            These students have investigated domestic and global public health problems such as infectious disease
            outbreaks, natural disasters, chronic diseases and limited access to health care. This year, the CDC
            Foundation announced the inaugural awardees of the CDC-Hubert Global Health Award and the Pappaioanou
            Veterinary Public Health and Applied Epidemiology Award, which are given to outstanding program
            participants. The Hubert Award is supported by the endowed O.C. Hubert Charitable Trust and the Pappaioanou
            Award is supported through a fund established by Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM. Additional
            support for the 2020 Pappaioanou Award was provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA.
          

Photo Credit: WHO/Fanjan Combrink

Evaluating Malaria Vaccine for Broader Use

            According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 229 million new malaria cases and 409,000
            malaria deaths in 2019, with African countries bearing the greatest impact.
          

            The RTS,S malaria vaccine—in development for over 30 years—has been shown to provide an additional 40
            percent reduction in malaria cases, on top of protection provided by other proven malaria tools. The Malaria
            Vaccine Implementation Program, supported by WHO, was developed to pilot this malaria vaccine in routine
            immunization in selected areas of Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, known for their strong malaria and immunization
            programs. The CDC Foundation program is evaluating the feasibility, impact, and safety of the vaccine. Since
            vaccinations began in 2019, more than 1 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, and more than
            500,000 children across the three countries have received their first dose of the vaccine through the
            immunization programs. Data will be reviewed for a potential vaccine recommendation for broader use as the
            next phase.
          

Message from our President and CEO

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Message from the CDC Director

“ The CDC Foundation continues to be the bridge that connects CDC with incredibly valuable partners and resources. The CDC Foundation has worked throughout the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis to strengthen these relationships, which broaden CDC’s reach—and advances our mission of saving lives and protecting people from health threats.”

– Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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We believe in the power of public health.

This has been a year like no other. COVID-19 has impacted every part of our lives. Thank you for coming together to give what you can. We could not do any of this important work without you, our incredible donors. You have made an impact. You have given us all hope. Because of your support, the CDC Foundation is stronger, the public health infrastructure across the United States is better and countless lives have been saved.

As much as we have accomplished, there’s still much more to be done. We are reminded daily of the lives lost. All of us have lost loved ones, friends and colleagues this year to COVID-19, and we will continue to bring together partners to do all that we can to make a difference and continue to support public health throughout the world. Thank you for your incredible support.

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