During 2002, the Foundation awarded 1,150 grants and contracts totaling $556.02 million in support of programs and projects to improve health and health care in the United States. These grant funds, viewed in terms of the Foundation's principal objectives, were distributed as follows:

Distribution of Awards by Areas of Interest ($556.02 million)

	24%   $133.70 million for programs that assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost.* 20%   $109.10 million for programs that improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions.* 18%   $102.33 million for programs that promote healthy communities and lifestyles. 23%   $128.49 million for programs that reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse—tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. 11%   $60.02 million for other health and health care programs, including our workforce training programs and grants that are consistent with our Program Management Teams. 4%   $22.38 million for general philanthropy purposes, primarily to support health and health care in New Jersey where the Foundation originated.         * In January 2003, the Foundation revised our access and chronic health conditions goals to reflect our commitment to improving the quality of care available to all Americans. The two revised goal statements are: to assure that all Americans have access to quality health care at reasonable cost and to improve the quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions.
Distribution of Awards by Geographical Region ($556.02 million)
U.S. population taken from 2000 Census of Populations, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, March 2001.

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