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*Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Tuesday it is joining forces with the nonprofit <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> on a $160 million initiative.

===1997 May 14 - [https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press-releases/id_0106 National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids Launches World Wide Web Site]===

*Other interesting features of the Web site include:... Interactive Calendar, featuring tobacco-related events of more than 120 member organizations...

===1996 Feb 13 - [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/13/us/new-umbrella-group-created-for-tobacco-free-children.html New Umbrella Group Created For Tobacco-Free Children]===

*Anti-tobacco groups announced yesterday the creation of a new umbrella organization based in Washington to sponsor, coordinate and encourage efforts to stop children from smoking, sniffing and chewing tobacco. The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, is being set up with a $20 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $10 million from the American Cancer Society, and several smaller donations from other groups like the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association.

*Many of the same groups had previously supported the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a lobbying group set up last fall to support the Food and Drug Administration's proposal to sharply restrict the sale, distribution and marketing of tobacco products.

===1996 to 2007 - [https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2009/03/the-campaign-for-tobacco-free-kids.html Program Results Report / An RWJF Collection]===

*Full Report [https://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/program_results_reports/2009/rwjf70143 here].

*CTFK promotes policy and environmental changes that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, especially among children, as well as changes that will minimize the harm caused by tobacco. Other funders include the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

**William Novelli, co-founder of the social marketing firm Porter Novelli, served as CTFK's first president. Matt Myers, a civil rights attorney and former executive director of the Coalition on Tobacco OR Health, joined CTFK at the same time as vice president; he became president in 1999 when Novelli resigned to become the CEO of AARP.

**The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids in 1995

**RWJF provided startup funds through grants to Development Communications Associates ($267,676) and the American Cancer Society ($489,890).

**January 1996 RWJF's Board of Trustees authorized $20 million for five years for the start-up of the Center.

**Renamed Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [CTFK] in 1996)

**Launched Kick Butts Day in 1996

**Created Youth Advocates of the Year in 1998

**January 1999, the Board authorized an additional $50 million for a five-year period to continue the work of the Center.

**Launched Faith United Against Tobacco in 2002 to mobilize faith communities of all denominations to support proven solutions to reduce smoking.

**October 2003, the Board authorized an additional $14 million for a three-year period to continue the work of the Center.

==CDC Foundation==

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 *Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Tuesday it is joining forces with the nonprofit <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span>  on a $160 million initiative.
+===1997 May 14 - [https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press-releases/id_0106 National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids Launches World Wide Web Site]===
+*Other interesting features of the Web site include:...  Interactive Calendar, featuring tobacco-related events of more than 120 member organizations...
+===1996 Feb 13 - [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/13/us/new-umbrella-group-created-for-tobacco-free-children.html New Umbrella Group Created For Tobacco-Free Children]===
+*Anti-tobacco groups announced yesterday the creation of a new umbrella organization based in Washington to sponsor, coordinate and encourage efforts to stop children from smoking, sniffing and chewing tobacco. The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, is being set up with a $20 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $10 million from the American Cancer Society, and several smaller donations from other groups like the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association.
+*Many of the same groups had previously supported the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a lobbying group set up last fall to support the Food and Drug Administration's proposal to sharply restrict the sale, distribution and marketing of tobacco products.
+===1996 to 2007 - [https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2009/03/the-campaign-for-tobacco-free-kids.html Program Results Report  / An RWJF Collection]===
+*Full Report [https://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/program_results_reports/2009/rwjf70143 here].
+*CTFK promotes policy and environmental changes that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, especially among children, as well as changes that will minimize the harm caused by tobacco. Other funders include the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
+**William Novelli, co-founder of the social marketing firm Porter Novelli, served as CTFK's first president. Matt Myers, a civil rights attorney and former executive director of the Coalition on Tobacco OR Health, joined CTFK at the same time as vice president; he became president in 1999 when Novelli resigned to become the CEO of AARP.
+**The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids in 1995
+**RWJF provided startup funds through grants to Development Communications Associates ($267,676) and the American Cancer Society ($489,890).
+**January 1996 RWJF's Board of Trustees authorized $20 million for five years for the  start-up of the Center.
+**Renamed Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [CTFK] in 1996)
+**Launched Kick Butts Day in 1996
+**Created Youth Advocates of the Year in 1998
+**January 1999, the Board authorized an additional $50 million for a five-year period to continue the work of the Center.
+**Launched Faith United Against Tobacco in 2002 to mobilize faith communities of all denominations to support proven solutions to reduce smoking.
+**October 2003, the Board authorized an additional $14 million for a three-year period to continue the work of the Center.
 ==CDC Foundation==

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