Mission and Programs

Mission

Founded in 1968, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) is a public 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to fostering public health programs in the Americas that address major health concerns. PAHEF’s expertise has improved the lives of people throughout the Americas by working with the public and private sectors as well as major public health research, policy, and development groups.

PAHEF enjoys a unique relationship with PAHO, the Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization.

Programs

To achieve the goals of our targeted efforts, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation manages activities in three areas: 1. Support of health projects and programs that lead to a positive impact on major health challenges facing the Americas 2. Recognition of leaders in inter-American health 3. Education by providing affordable textbooks and instruments to students PAHEF provides grants and donations of medicines to countries of the Americas for a broad range of health areas such as prevention of obesity, child nutrition, healthy aging, indigenous health, infection control, drug safety, parasitic diseases, vaccines, laboratory practices, and health worker training. These grants are helping build important ground-work and initiatives in our areas of strategic focus. The PAHEF Grants Program is divided into two broad areas: 1. Donor-Funded Grants: PAHEF supports various health projects of PAHO and other organizations 2. PAHEF-Funded Grants: With its own resources, PAHEF supports initiatives within the Foundation's priority areas and PAHO priority programmatic objectives For 40 years, PALTEX (The Expanded Textbook and Instructional Materials Program), a joint technical cooperation program with the Pan American Health Organization, has provided more than six million affordable books and instruments to students and health professionals -- physicians, nurses, dentists, nutritionists, veterinary doctors -- at 555 institutions in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The instructional textbooks include books in English translated into Spanish and self-published books. The self-published textbooks are also available to Spanish-speaking professionals and students outside of Latin America. The Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health program is a partnership between Pan American Health Organization and the Foundation. It recognizes excellence in inter-American health, community service, health literature, veterinary public health, and bioethics. These prestigious awards honor dedicated professionals who led the way in advancing health conditions in the Americas during the last century, and stimulate the growth of the next generation of leaders working to improve health in the Americas. The Global Violence Prevention Project is building a broad coalition of individuals from organizations that endorse and fund work in global violence prevention. In addition, it examines the successes and methods of comparable movements for other public health coalitions to help build and strengthen the project's coalition. The project creates advocacy materials and works with political leaders and leaders in the media to highlight violence issues.

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.
Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C.
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2008

1. In 2008, PAHEF made a total of 35 grants for health projects helping to improve the health of people in 18 countries in the Americas.
2. Through the generosity of Merck & Co., Inc., PAHEF has partnered in the donation of more than $2.6 million worth of Mectizan tablets in 2008. The tablets were distributed to people in Colombia, Guatemala, and Venezuela to treat river blindness. ($421,500)
3. In 2008 as part of the PAHEF Grants Program, PAHEF made 8 grants for projects to combat childhood obesity and improve nutrition and promote healthy aging in Latin America and the Caribbean.

1. Support innovative, sustainable, and results-oriented projects:
   * Improve the health of indigenous people
   * Control infections in clinical settings
   * Control neglected tropical diseases
   * Enhance the training of medical professionals and health workers through grants and the Expanded Textbook and Instructional Materials Program (PALTEX)
   * Promote healthy living, including
   o Childhood obesity
   o Chronic diseases
   o Healthy aging

Mr. Edward Kadunc serves as the executive director of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation. He is a highly experienced international manager with a 30-year successful career in Latin America and Eastern Europe as a senior U.S. government official. He is skilled in policy formulation and strategic planning and has successfully negotiated with private and public decision makers at the highest levels to achieve priority corporate and political goals. Mr. Kadunc has been recognized for his leadership, most notably through the Presidential Meritorious Honor Award, an award honoring high-performing professionals who are strong, effective leaders committed to excellence. In the health area, Mr. Kadunc has advised governments and the private sector on prevention and education issues regarding tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and planning and management of public health and primary health care programs. While serving as the mission director for the US Agency for International Development in Mexico, he oversaw health initiatives along the US-Mexico border; the partners included medical centers, state and municipal health authorities, and universities. He has also worked with the private sector on corporate social responsibility programs, particularly in the areas of health and education. Additionally, he has led a major program of university partnerships between some 90 U.S. and Mexican universities. He has also been involved in government reform and modernization activities and post-war reconstruction programs. Edward Kadunc has an MPH from the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. A native English speaker, he is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. He has lived and worked in Bolivia, Brazil, Bosnia Herzegovina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. He joined the foundation in 2008.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $7,490,324 Government Grants $0 Program Services $0 Investments $2,343,860 Special Events $0 Sales $1,823,050 Other $0			Program Services $7,154,132 Administration $1,109,540 Other $167,935 Total Expenditures $8,431,607
Total Revenue	$11,657,234		NET GAIN/LOSS	$3,225,627

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$251,203	$51,488	$(199,715)
Accounts Receivable	$2,483,680	$649,431	$(1,834,249)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$447,950	$0	$(447,950)
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$6,177,726	$9,351,463	$3,173,737
Investments/Securities	$20,506,113	$22,434,984	$1,928,871
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$0	$0	$0
Other	$9,372	$29,274	$19,902
Total Assets	$29,876,044	$32,516,640	$2,640,596
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Accounts Payable	$175,111	$362,971	$187,860
Grants Payable	$1,181,747	$819,141	$(362,606)
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$2,090,731	$1,922,355	$(168,376)
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$74,607	$0	$(74,607)
Total Liabilities	$3,522,196	$3,104,467	$(417,729)
FUND BALANCE	$26,353,848	$29,412,173	$3,058,325

Comments from the organization
2007
Revenue $1,657,234
Expenses $8,431,607
Assets $32,516,640
Liabilities $3,104,467

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