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Pierre "Pete" S. de Beaumont

1998

Pierre S. "Pete" de Beaumont incorporates an independent, private foundation. Bylaws are adopted, naming the following directors: Mr. de Beaumont; James Sprague, MD; Murray Brennan, MD; and Leroy Parker, MD.

1999

1999

The de Beaumont Foundation is awarded 501(c)(3) status as a tax-exempt private foundation.

2001

2001

The de Beaumont Foundation awards its first grant to the Molecular Immunology Foundation to support cancer vaccine research.

2005

2005

Dr. James Sprague is elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board bestows the honorary title of Chairman-Emeritus to Pierre S. de Beaumont.

2007

2007

Dr. James Sprague becomes the full-time CEO, and the de Beaumont Foundation opens a small office in Bethesda, Md.

2009

2009

The de Beaumont Foundation funds the first face-to-face meeting for the Big Cities Health Coalition, convening health directors of the largest cities in the United States.

2010

2010

Mr. de Beaumont dies and leaves his estate to the Foundation.

2013

2013

de Beaumont and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials convene the National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development, which identifies the top strategic skills needed in the governmental public health workforce and recommends that a nationally representative needs assessment be conducted. This assessment becomes the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS).

2014

2014

PH WINS is fielded for the first time and reveals challenges and opportunities in recruitment, retention, and professional development in state and local health agencies. PH WINS is fielded again in 2017 and 2021. The Foundation launches The Practical Playbook to improve partnerships between public health and primary care.

2015

2015

The BUILD Health Challenge announces its first awardees. Edward L. Hunter is hired as President and CEO, and Dr. Sprague continues his service as Chair of the Board of Directors.  

2017

2017

The de Beaumont Foundation launches CityHealth, an initiative to promote policies that are proven to improve health and rates 40 cities on their adoption of the policies. The Foundation and the Aspen Institute launch Public Health Reaching Across Sectors (PHRASES) to create tools to improve communication about public health.

2018

2018

After serving as Chief Program and Strategy Officer for six years, Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, is named President and CEO. Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, joins forces with the de Beaumont Foundation as a partner in CityHealth.

2019

2019

de Beaumont announces its inaugural 40 Under 40 in Public Health. The second cohort is announced in 2021 and the third in 2023. 

2020

2020

de Beaumont is certified for the first time as a Great Place to Work, and is recertified in 2023.

2020

2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation produces the documentary Outbreak: The First Response in partnership with Soledad O’Brien and forms the Public Health Communications Collaborative with the CDC Foundation, Trust for America’s Health, and other public health leaders.

2020

2020

The foundation partners with the University of Miami to launch the Building Expertise in Administration & Management (BEAM) certificate program. In partnership with the Public Health National Center for Innovations, the foundation updates and publishes the 10 Essential Public Health Services.

2021

2021

The Health Action Alliance – a partnership with leading business, communications, and public health organizations to help employers – is founded by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Ad Council, the Business Roundtable, the CDC Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

2021

2021

The foundation releases findings from Changing the COVID Conversation, a series of polls and focus groups intended to identify effective language about COVID-19 and vaccines.

2021

2021

The foundation launches Healing Through Policy in partnership with the American Public Health Association and the National Collaborative for Health Equity.

2022

2022

Applications open for Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice, a program that seeks to accelerate the development of health-focused local data ecosystems.

2023

2023

The foundation announces the first cohort of Innovative, Multi-Sector Partnerships for Community Transformation (IMPACT) in Public Health, a program that supports partnerships between public health departments and the private sector.

2024

2024

Brien O’Brien is elected Chair of the Board of Directors. David A. Ross is elected to replace Mr. O’Brien as Vice Chair.