Dempster Family Foundation 2010 Grant Awards Announced

The Dempster Family Foundation awarded $185,600 in grants to fourteen charitable organizations through its inaugural grant cycle, November 2010. Funds for the grant cycle were primarily raised through the, the annual fundraiser,Casino Night, as well as through TEAM DEMPSTER partners holding fundraisers for the Foundation including the following: D’Agostino’s Pizza and Pub, Bernie’s Tap and Grill, Candyality, Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab, Dog-A-Holics, State Street Barbers of Chicago, and others (please see website for complete list of generous partners), as well as through generous donations from other individuals throughout the year..
 

2010 GRANT RECIPIENTS:

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (22q clinic)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 22q and You Center
Crex Meadows Youth Conservation Camp (WI)
Dragonfly Forest 22q Camp
Emory University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences
International 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Foundation
Light Center Foundation (IL)
March of Dimes Illinois Chapter
Max Appeal (22q Programs)
Operation North Pole
UC Davis MIND Institute
University of Toronto Clinical Genetics Research Program Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
Velo-cardio-facial Syndrome Education Foundation Inc.
Children’s Hospital Foundation-22q Clinic in Colorado