Blue Shield Of California Foundation Awards Nearly $2 Million To 17 Organizations Throughout California; Foundation’s 2004 Giving Totals Near $20 million

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--The Blue Shield of California Foundation (BCSF) today announced it will award nearly $2 million in fourth-quarter grants to 17 nonprofit organizations throughout the state, bringing its 2004 charitable contributions to almost $20 million - more than double the $8 million awarded in 2003.