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The Pew Charitable Trusts serves the public interest by providing information, advancing policy solutions and supporting civic life. Based in Philadelphia, with an office in Washington, D.C., the Trusts will invest $204 million in fiscal year 2006 to provide organizations and citizens with fact-based research and practical solutions for challenging issues. The Trusts is a sole beneficiary of seven individual charitable funds established between 1948 and 1979 by two sons and two daughters of Sun Oil Company s founder, Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew. It three major areas of work are informing the public, advancing policy solutions and supporting civic life.

Formed in 1941, NEA Member Benefits Corporation is a subsidiary of the NEA, established to develop, implement and administer NEA Member Benefits programs and services. It offers various life insurance programs, including NEA DUES-TAB, preferred term life, group term life, level premium term life, premier accidental death, guaranteed issue life, and family protection plus insurance. The company also offers casualty insurance, including auto and homeowners insurance, and health and disability coverage, including critical illness benefit, long-term care, Medicare supplement, and in-hospital and income protection plans. It also offers various savings, deposit and investment products, such as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and tax-deferred retirement savings plans. It also provides credit cards, and various loans and mortgages, including mortgages, personal and home equity loans, loans for national board certification, and various lines of credit. NEA Member Benefits Corporation is located in Gaithersburg, Md.