The Nathan Cummings Foundation is deeply saddened to report the passing of our colleague and friend, Andrea Kydd. On Monday evening, August 11 around 9:50p.m., Andrea died. Andrea was the first Program Director hired by the Nathan Cummings Foundation in 1989. She directed the Health Program for NCF through August 2004. Many of the grants she made still have a profound impact on our lives today - the beginning and end of life grants; the Mind/Body studies that are used by many health facilities across the country; the Mental Health Law project opening access to health care for
many; the National Black Women's Wellness project; and the establishment of the Center for the Advancement of Health in Washington D.C. The list is long and impressive.
Andrea will be missed not only for her grantmaking, but also for her generosity and her mentoring of younger members of the staff.
Andrea V. Kydd (Oct 31, 1944 - Aug 11, 2008) 2007 President's Report NCF's 2007 Annual Report is now available Questions Raised About Industry Influence at FDA Focus of NCF Shareholder Work to Implement Energy Efficiency Programs in All Homes Native American Community Board's Charon Asetoyer Profiled in Glamour Magazine Pharmaceutical Industry Spends Record $168 Million Lobbying in 2007 More than 6 Million Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Get Better Access to Prescriptions Executive Pay Weighs Heavy with Shareholders NCF Joins 18 Other Institutional Investors to Press Exxon Mobil on Climate Change Visioning Justice and the American Jewish Community Report
