Why the CDC does not need a foundation:
The Billions of Dollars That Made Things Worse
Heather Mac Donald EMAIL

The mega-foundations should repress their yearning for activism once and for all. The glories of early twentieth-century philanthropy were produced by working within accepted notions of social improvement, not against them......Philanthropic foundations once used their vast might to cure disease, promote art, and advance education. In the sixties, they decided to reform society. Result: catastrophe. Click Here
 

From the CDC Foundation website

Why Does CDC Need a Foundation?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) battles the world’s gravest public health threats to achieve its vision of “healthy people in a healthy world through prevention,” but it can’t possibly do it all alone. That’s where the CDC Foundation can help.

The Foundation was created because Congress recognized that no single agency can accomplish all that must be done to eradicate disease and disability around the world. Our Foundation was established to connect outside partners and resources with CDC scientists to build programs that can substantially enhance CDC’s impact.

What Do We Do?

Since the CDC Foundation began operating in 1995, we have forged a wide array of successful partnerships that boost the important work of CDC. Sometimes, these partnerships begin with brilliant CDC scientists who have ideas, but lack the resources to test and implement them. At other times, individuals or organizations that share a passion for CDC’s mission recognize that they can better accomplish their own public health goals by working through the CDC Foundation to engage and empower CDC scientists.

As an independent, not-for-profit organization, the Foundation can accept funding and responsibly create programs that help donors and CDC scientists achieve their common goals.