WESTPORT, Conn. — Newman’s Own Foundation has announced the election of global public health expert Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, to its board of directors. The Foundation continues the work of its founder, actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, by turning all net profits and royalties from the sale of Newman’s Own products into donations, totaling more than $570 million to date. …
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Schools Keep Kids Fed Over Winter Break
Students at Burns Latino Studies Academy are stocked up with nutritional foods to take home every Friday through a program called Blessings in a Backpack, funded by Newman’s Own Foundation. …
Stepping Stones Tiny Home Neighborhood Receives Appliances, Donations
A truckload of appliances and $25,000 was donated to Stepping Stones Inc. on Thursday to help complete the tiny home neighborhood for youth aging out of the foster care system. Stepping Stones has worked with the Green Bronx Machine and its partner Newman’s Own Foundation to ensure youth ages 16-21 are assisted in transitioning out …
SeriousFun Children’s Network Camps Have A Lasting Impact on Sick Children
A new study of SeriousFun camps shows that residential camp participation for the kids has a really lasting impact on their lives well beyond that temporary camp experience. SeriousFun Children’s Network CEO Blake Maher and Newman’s Own Foundation CEO Miriam Nelson are joining us to talk about the study. …
Podcast: Newman’s Own Foundation CEO Miriam Nelson Interviewed on Build Upon the Good
Paul Newman’s legacy of giving it all away continues to be the gold standard in philanthropy. Dr. Miriam Nelson, CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation, shares what led her to the foundation, why every penny of profit (over $550 million) is donated to worthy causes, and what’s next for the foundation. …
