The Health Fund of Greater Cleveland was incorporated by the State of Ohio on July 31, 1959, as a non-profit organization. The purpose of the Fund was to consolidate and supervise fund solicitations in the Greater Cleveland area on behalf of charitable, scientific, and educational organizations engaged in the prevention of disease. The Fund was composed of six participating agencies: The Arthritis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, The Diabetes Association, The Hemophilia Foundation, The Kidney Association, and The Muscular Disease Society. The Fund dissolved in September 1977, and its remaining assets were divided among the six participating agencies. The Health Council of United Torch Services assumed the duties of the Fund in 1977.
The Health Fund of Greater Cleveland Records, 1959-1977 and undated, consist of minutes of the governing bodies, correspondence, monthly and annual financial reports, and subject files.
This collection traces the attempt to coordinate health funding in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area between 1959 and 1977. It contains some information upon the type of research supported by the Fund in the 1970s. Those studying the history of philanthropy, charity, medicine, and fundraising will find this collection useful.
The collection is arranged in four series. Each series is arranged by document type and then chronologically.
Processed by Christopher J. Pike in 1988.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4245 Health Fund of Greater Cleveland Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
The Kidney Association, 1988.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.