ɡˈɑːɹvæn ænd ðə kˈɛmɪkəl faʊndˈeɪʃən plˈeɪd ɐ ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv fˈɪzɪks, ænd, ɪn kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈɜːɾi, ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːts ʌv hˈɛlθ.
Garvan and the Chemical Foundation played a role in the founding of the American Institute of Physics, and, in collaboration with Charles Herty, the founding of the National Institutes of Health.