1980s

During the 1980s the Foundation further broadened its reach and established a Corporate Supporter Program to solicit contributions from major corporations for project-specific grants. By 1985 a real network of supporting chapter foundations was also established.  By the end of the decade, the business of institutionalizing programs to support the specialty was well underway. In 1989, reflecting a renewed commitment to the Academy and its vision, the Foundation changed its corporate name from FHFA to the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.