page_title: Mac AIDS Fund
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mac AIDS Fund / History
caption_attribution_description: Michael’s dear childhood friend, Frank Angelo, co-founder of MAC Cosmetics, Inc Michael Laucke was original founding director and Honorary charter member of the Board of Directors of the MAC AIDS Foundation (Estée Lauder) in association with the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
context_page_description: M∙A∙C AIDS Fund is a public charity established in 1994 to support people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. It donates funds to communities and organizations that offer services to people with HIV/AIDS and help to prevent the disease through educational programs. The fund is financed entirely by the sale of MAC Cosmetics' VIVA Glam products.
context_section_description: The M∙A∙C AIDS Fund was established in Toronto in 1994 by Frank Angelo and Frank Toskan. In 1985 they had co-founded MAC Cosmetics, initially a manufacturer of make-up for models and professional make-up artists. The fund's income came primarily from the sales of its VIVA Glam product line and the sales of greeting cards designed by children with AIDS.
  Among the other organizations with whom the fund partners is the United Nations Foundation.
  In 1994, Angelo and Toskan sold 51 percent of their business to Estée Lauder Companies who then completed their acquisition of the company in 1998. In its board meeting of April 2004, the Mac AIDS Fund directors comprised Ian Ness, Charles Richards, Frank Doyle, Michael Laucke, Bruce Hunter and John Demsey served as Chairman. As of 2015, John Demsey, the Group President of Estee Lauder Companies, serves as Chairman of the Mac AIDS Fund's Board of Directors.
caption: MAC Cosmetics and MAC AIDS Fund Creator Frank Angelo
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