JAMES H CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC Information

James H. Cummings Foundation was established to support the philanthropic vision of its namesake. Throughout its 52-year history, the Foundation has aided countless organizations engaged in advancing charitable interests according to the guidelines and policies espoused by Mr. Cummings. Not-for-profit groups in these specific areas may submit a grant application. All such applications will be duly considered by our board of directors, who are dedicated to the fulfillment of the Foundation's mission. We welcome you to contact us with any further questions. history: James H. Cummings Foundation, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit corporation organized in New York State in July of 1962 for the purpose of complying with certain directions in the will of its founder and namesake. James H. Cummings was a resident of Buffalo, New York where he owned and operated a pharmaceutical business, American Ferment Company. Routinely spending 14-hour days working at his desk or in the laboratory, Cummings built the company's success around a group of proprietary medicines which carried the trade name, "Caroid." With offices and plants in both Buffalo and Toronto, Canada, Mr. Cummings grew strong ties to both cities, but he was just as much at home raising cattle on a farm he owned near Hendersonville, North Carolina. Admired for his unassuming manner, friendly air, and a quiet generosity, he is remembered as a down-to-earth man whose keen interest in medicine inspired those who knew him to call him "Dr.