USC Tobacco Industry Monitoring Project Collection
PHILIP MORRIS CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE
Abstract
Confidential memo from ME Johnston to H Wakeham discussing PHILIP MORRIS's expenditure of $250,000 annually (in 1966) "in gifts for educational and other philanthropic purposes," which include "special gifts to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, etc." In addition, PHILIP MORRIS gave "approximately $200,000 to the A.M.A. Health and Education Fund."
Fields
- Target Market
- None
- Strategy
- Yes
- Message
- None
- Subject
- EDUCATION
- Philanthropy
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CONFIDENTIAL
Mr. M. E. Johnston
~. Wakeham
coNFIDENTIAL May9, 1966
Phill,p Morris Contrtbutlons Committee
The Philip Morris Contributions Committee a~trntnlsters appro~mately
$~0, ~ a ~ ~ ~ts for ~uc~onal ~d o~er ph!l~o~c ~es
~clud~ ~ ~s will be ~e S~ol~s~p ~d, ~e U~ted Givers F~ ,,.. ;;;. :: :~. ::~ ..
˘ontrtbu~o~ $~c~ ~ts to Boy Scouts ~d G~I
~Uon to ~s ~ corpor~on ~ves $V5,~0 a
F~d, ~ ~other $200, ~ to ~e Co~ctl for TObac~
of these, except possibly the last item, could be included under the
gifts category of the foundation being considered ~ the Project IF,
