With assets of over $609 million, including a $113 million Community
Endowment , PCF is an innovative leader in meeting the needs of the
community in the areas of children and families , education, health and
human services, the environment, the arts, and strengthening nonprofits.org . Richard Keller (847) 360-8800

American Lung Association of Illinois
Description of grant: The Trust is funding the Family Asthma Program in
several locations throughout Illinois.greaterdupagemym .cvs.
Link to website: http://www.cvs.

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PCF
is easy to work with, responsive and an incredible resource -- we are
extremely fortunate and blessed to be working with them. The clinic operates an on-site full-time pharmacy, which employs
trained bilingual staff and purchases critical drugs.com /
Contact name at organization: Cindy Ramadan (847) 578-8325

Greater DuPage MYM
Description of grant: Organization provides outreach and support for
adolescent parents and their children within its service region. Vincent DePaul Community
Pharmacy.com/corpInfo/community /charitable_mission.

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On behalf of PCF, the Center surveyed 113 grantees that received funding in
2003 from the foundation's Community Endowment or from the Center for
Venture Philanthropy , a division of PCF.
PCF divisions include the Center for Venture Philanthropy, the
Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, and the
Peninsula Nonprofit Center.pcf.
Link to website: http://www.
General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations
portion of the Company's website at http://investor.

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Based on the
survey responses, the Center for Effective Philanthropy noted that,
"Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) is highly rated across nearly all
dimensions, a finding that is unusual in the Center's experience."

"PCF is very committed to improving the quality of life for members of our
community, and they understand the needs of our region because the program
officers go into the field and conduct their own research," said Luisa
Buada, Chief Executive Officer, Ravenswood Family Health Center.-- Local donations are part of 1 .

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-- The foundation is ranked highest among community foundations surveyed
in the quality of its interactions, impact on grantee organizations and
overall satisfaction. Through their grants, we have been able provide the
highest quality healthcare services to over 11,000 patients over the past 3
years, in an area that desperately needed a community health provider.

CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $24 000 Dollars to Four Non-Profit Organizations in Illinois

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Grants were awarded to organizations dedicated to healthcare, education
and community engagement.

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The purpose
of the survey is to solicit anonymous feedback from a foundation's
nonprofit partners and to provide comparative data with other foundations. "They are
one of the leaders in funding innovative and well planned projects that
yield positive results. "The foundation focuses on those projects that
clearly demonstrate they are meeting a need within the community, and where
collaborative efforts and measurement tools are in place to track success.

The CVS Charitable Trust, Inc.
The Trust's mission is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives in communities where CVS stores are located.cvs.

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Both our
Center for Venture Philanthropy and our Community Programs staff are
committed to high-engagement work with our grantees, but we need to see how
we can streamline some of our evaluation requirements so that they are not
'cumbersome' as one survey respondent noted .healthreachcares.
Louisiana based organization that received a grant from the CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust is:

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provides the confidence and skills necessary for families to manage asthma
successfully, improve the emotional adjustments of families coping with
asthma.

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Peninsula Community Foundation today
announced the release of its results from the 2005 Grantee Perception
Report (GPR) compiled by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a national
nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.svdpno.

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For example,
our lowest score in the survey was at the median level for 'dollar return
on grantee administrative hours .
Illinois based organizations that received a grant from the CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust are:

Health Reach Incorporated
Description of grant: Health Reach Clinic is a general medical clinic
dedicated to providing free health care to thousands of Lake County, IL
residents who live without health insurance or routine access to a family
physician. Fair
is conducted so that children can begin the school year having met their
health requirements. Family
Assessment /Outreach workers visit young parents who are screened for Healthy
Families home visitation eligibility in addition to other available services. We
are confident that each of the non-profits we chose to work with in the coming
year will create positive change and influence in the communities we serve
together," said Howard Dunn.
In many cases, CVS/pharmacy associates become involved with grantees by
providing volunteer assistance, participating in other fund-raisers and
assisting in outreach and education services.
General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations
portion of the Company's website at http://investor.

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CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $40 000 Dollars to Non-Profit Organization in Louisiana

-- Local donations are part of 1.

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-- PCF provides its grantees with much more non-monetary assistance than
is typical, including management , field-related and operational assistance.

"The results are a tremendous affirmation of the hard work and dedication
of our staff, and of our commitment to serve the community we live in,"
Speirn noted. We look forward to continuing
to work closely with our grantees so as to become an even more effective
philanthropic and community partner in the years to come.

lifeindiscovery. "The foundation focuses on those projects that
clearly demonstrate they are meeting a need within the community, and where
collaborative efforts and measurement tools are in place to track success. Vincent DePaul Community Pharmacy
Description of grant: The St.

For additional information , go to
http://www.com/pressroom.

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" The
Center surveyed more than 22,000 grantees of 117 foundations nationwide in
2003 and 2004, including 113 grantees of PCF for the report.' What this tells us is that while PCF
awards larger grants than the median foundation, we require much more time
from our grantees during the reporting and evaluation processes.

For additional information, go to
http://www.com/pressroom.
"We are pleased to support these very worthy charities that are working
hard in our communities to improve people's lives," said Eileen Howard Dunn,
Vice President of the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust.

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"With a Community Endowment that now exceeds $113 million , generating more
than
$6 million in local grantmaking, it is important to us to receive honest
assessments on how well we are serving the nonprofit community, which is
one of our two key constituencies ," said Sterling Speirn, President,
Peninsula Community Foundation. For more information call 650 . "A CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust grant is an effective way for us to give back to the
communities where we do business," stated Howard Dunn. We
are confident that each of the non-profits we chose to work with in the coming
year will create positive change and influence in the communities we serve
together," said Howard Dunn. Vincent DePaul Community Pharmacy's mission
is to provide free prescription medication to the poor, indigent and homeless
of the community. is a private foundation managed by CVS
Corporation, which operates more than 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores in 36 states.

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Peninsula Community Foundation is
a registered trademark, and Center for Venture Philanthropy, Peninsula
Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, and the Peninsula Nonprofit
Center are trademarks of Peninsula Community Foundation.
"We are pleased to support these very worthy charities that are working
hard in our communities to improve people's lives," said Eileen Howard Dunn,
Vice President of the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust.
Link to website: http://www.org/
Contact name at organization: Sarah Jennings (217) 787-5916

Rosalind Franklin University

Description of grant: Funding will provide children of low income families
much needed health care services including, dental screening, immunizations,
lead screening, physicals and school supplies at a one day health fair.7 million dollars in grant funds provided by
CVS/pharmacy's charitable foundation to 76 organizations across the country --

WOONSOCKET, R. "A CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust grant is an effective way for us to give back to the
communities where we do business.com, or through the
website's press room at http://www.

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About Peninsula Community Foundation

For 40 years, Peninsula Community Foundation has worked with nonprofits,
donors, and government agencies to change the world -- one community at a
time.lungilia.

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CONTACT:
Mike DeAngelis
CVS Corporation
401-770-2645

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Link to website: http://www.cvs.html.

CONTACT:
Mike DeAngelis
CVS Corporation
401-770-2645

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"The Report is also an excellent benchmarking tool and a
good indicator of areas where we can become more efficient . Results were compared to other
foundations whose grantees were also surveyed.9369 or
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CVS/pharmacy's charitable foundation to 76 organizations across the country --

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In many cases, CVS/pharmacy associates become involved with grantees by
providing volunteer assistance, participating in other fund-raisers and
assisting in outreach and education services.org/
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Link to website: http://www.org/
Contact name at organization: Becky Beilfuss (630) 790-8433

The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for 2005
grants from May 1 to June 15, 2005.html., The CVS/pharmacy Charitable
Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS),
announced today that it has awarded a $40,000 grant to one non-profit
organization in Louisiana.

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PRESS RELEASE Peninsula Community Foundation Receives High Scores From Center for Effective Philanthropy Survey

"While our donors provide us with
invaluable feedback on how we can improve our services, nonprofits may
hesitate to give us constructive criticism given their reliance on our
funding."

Key findings of the report include:

-- PCF is highly rated in both its impact on the community and its fields
of funding, which is not typical of regionally focused funders.

-- The foundation provides grantees with more assistance securing funding
from other sources - which is a very valuable service for grantees.

2005 Peninsula Community Foundation. This program is designed to improve
understanding of asthma and methods of treatment among families. We are especially pleased to expand our
grant program to the many new markets we entered in late 2004 through our
acquisition of 1 ,260 Eckerd drug stores.cvs.

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, The CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation
(NYSE: CVS), announced today that it has awarded $24,000 in grants to four
non -profit organizations in Illinois.

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Grants were awarded to organizations dedicated to healthcare , education
and community engagement. The grant will allow the
pharmacy to continue provide medication to those in need.
The Trust's mission is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives in communities where CVS stores are located.com, or through the
website's press room at http://www.I.org/
Contact name at organization: Jacqueline Hall (504) 822-9288

The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for 2005
grants from May 1 to June 15, 2005.