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[[File:San Francisco, California. Entrance to a restaurant vacated by a proprietor of Japanese descent pri . . . - NARA - 536020.jpg|thumb|upright|Small Community Chest sticker, on door of a vacated restaurant, San Francisco, California, 1942]] |
[[File:San Francisco, California. Entrance to a restaurant vacated by a proprietor of Japanese descent pri . . . - NARA - 536020.jpg|thumb|upright|Small Community Chest sticker, on the door of a vacated restaurant owned by [[Internment of Japanese Americans|interned Japanese Americans]], San Francisco, California, 1942]] |
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[[File:Photograph of actress Ingrid Bergman pinning a corsage on First Lady Bess Truman, who received a community chest... - NARA - 199441.jpg|thumb|[[Bess Truman]] receiving a Community Chest award from [[Ingrid Bergman]] (1946)]] |
[[File:Photograph of actress Ingrid Bergman pinning a corsage on First Lady Bess Truman, who received a community chest... - NARA - 199441.jpg|thumb|[[Bess Truman]] receiving a Community Chest award from [[Ingrid Bergman]] (1946)]] |
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'''Community Chests''', commonly referred to as community trusts, community foundations and united way organizations, are [[Financial endowment|endowment]] funds pooled from a community for the purpose of charitable giving.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Community_chest|title=Community chest}}</ref> The first Community Chest, "Community Fund", was founded in 1913 in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], by the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy.<ref>United Way of Tompkins County https://www.uwtc.org/brief-history-united-way</ref> Between 1919 and 1929, the number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353, surpassing 1,000 by 1948. After several name changes, in 1963 the term "[[United Way of America|United Way]]" was adopted in the United States, whereas the [[United Way of Canada|United Way/Centraide]] name was not adopted in Canada until 1973–1974. |
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The Community Chest was promoted on several [[old-time radio]] shows, including the [[H. J. Heinz Company]]–sponsored ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'' show, the [[S. C. Johnson & Son]]–sponsored ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]'' show, and the [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] |
The Community Chest was promoted on several [[old-time radio]] shows, including the [[H. J. Heinz Company]]–sponsored ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'' show, the [[S. C. Johnson & Son]]–sponsored ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]'' show, and the [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]]–sponsored ''[[Let George Do It (radio)|Let George Do It]]'' show. |
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Some local organizations continue to use the Community Chest name, such as Concord-Carlisle Community Chest<ref>[http://www.cccommunitychest.org/ Concord-Carlisle Community Chest]</ref> in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], [[Massachusetts]] |
Some local organizations continue to use the Community Chest name, such as Concord-Carlisle Community Chest<ref>[http://www.cccommunitychest.org/ Concord-Carlisle Community Chest]</ref> in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], [[Massachusetts]]. It also continues to be used as the name for a gameplay feature in the board game [[Monopoly (game)|''Monopoly'']]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 12 November 2024
Community Chests, commonly referred to as community trusts, community foundations and united way organizations, are endowment funds pooled from a community for the purpose of charitable giving.[1] The first Community Chest, "Community Fund", was founded in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, by the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy.[2] Between 1919 and 1929, the number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353, surpassing 1,000 by 1948. After several name changes, in 1963 the term "United Way" was adopted in the United States, whereas the United Way/Centraide name was not adopted in Canada until 1973–1974.
The Community Chest was promoted on several old-time radio shows, including the H. J. Heinz Company–sponsored The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet show, the S. C. Johnson & Son–sponsored Fibber McGee and Molly show, and the Chevron–sponsored Let George Do It show.
Some local organizations continue to use the Community Chest name, such as Concord-Carlisle Community Chest[3] in Concord, Massachusetts. It also continues to be used as the name for a gameplay feature in the board game Monopoly.
See also
[edit]- The Community Chest of Hong Kong
- United Givers Fund
- United Way of America
- United Way Worldwide
- Whiting Williams
References
[edit]- ^ "Community chest".
- ^ United Way of Tompkins County https://www.uwtc.org/brief-history-united-way
- ^ Concord-Carlisle Community Chest
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