About CECP | Funding Acknowledgements

CECP would like to recognize the following organizations and individuals for early financial support, which was critical to the Committee's initial growth:

  • The Atlantic Philanthropies, Inc.
  • Citigroup Foundation
  • Ben Cohen
  • CECP Board of Directors (Directors Award)
  • The Ford Foundation
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.
  • W. K. Kellogg Foundation
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • The Malkin Fund
  • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Paul L. Newman Park Foundation, Inc.
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
  • Triad Foundation, Inc.
  • The Whitehead Foundation

The Committee is also grateful for professional services provided on a pro-bono basis in 2007 from the following organizations:

  • Bechtel Limited
  • Bloomberg
  • Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
  • The Empire State Building
  • GolinHarris
  • The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
  • Marks Paneth & Shron LLP
  • The McGraw-Hill Companies
  • Newman's Own, Inc.
  • NYSE Group, Inc.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
  • Rudin Management Co., Inc.
  • Salesforce.com Foundation
  • Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • Time Warner Inc.
  • Weber Shandwick
  • Wien & Malkin LLC
 
John C. Whitehead

JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, RETIRED DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE, RETURED CO-CHAIR GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.

"Effective partnerships between companies and nonprofits are no longer simply about the corporate funding of the nonprofit. Instead, the best relationships are long-term, committed joint ventures that are mutually beneficial."