Grants

Category Health
Grants Made in 2011

Action On Smoking And Health

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

Alzheimer’s Association/Greater New Jersey Chapter

Amount
$22,500
Category
Health

For: Northern New Jersey programs

Alzheimer’s Association/National Office

Amount
$400,000
Category
Health

For: Alzheimer’s basic science research

American Cancer Society, Inc./Eastern Division

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region

American Cancer Society, Inc./National Home Office

Amount
$250,000
Category
Health

For: Cancer Research

American Council on Science and Health

Amount
$45,000
Category
Health

American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc.

Amount
$85,000
Category
Health

For: Ongoing support of Dr. Evan David Rosen’s diabetes research

American Federation for Aging Research

Amount
$75,000
Category
Health

For: Basic Research

American Heart Association, Inc./Founders Affiliate

Amount
$125,000
Category
Health

Toward basic, biomedical cardiac and stroke research

Arthritis Foundation, Inc./National Office

Amount
$90,000
Category
Health

Toward rheumatoid arthritis research

Be the Match Foundation

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

Toward the Scholars Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications

Big Apple Circus, Ltd.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Health

For: Clown Care Program in Metro NYC hospitals

Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation, Inc.

Amount
$120,000
Category
Health

Toward the Translational Cancer Research Fellowship program

Cancer Research Institute, Inc.

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

For: Support of Predoctoral Emphasis Pathway in Tumor Immunology

Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, Inc.

Amount
$50,000
Category
Health

For: Dr. Robin L. Haynes’ work in repair and regeneration in the premature neonatal human brain-$25,000; one-time support toward capacity building efforts-$25,000

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Amount
$250,000
Category
Health

Toward a collaborative new International Research Consortium project focused on spinal cord repair

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

Toward start-up costs for the laboratory of Dr. Chris Vakoc to expand his research from acute myeloid leukemia to other malignant forms of cancer

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

Toward Research Training Awards Program

Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Health

Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation

Amount
$200,000
Category
Health

For: Support of research initiatives in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative disorders

Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc.

Amount
$80,000
Category
Health

For: Retinal degenerative disease research

Foundation for AIDS Research

Amount
$125,000
Category
Health

For: The Krim Fellows Program

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$175,000
Category
Health

Toward the Emergency Department expansion project-$175,000 in 2010; like amount for like purpose pledged for 2011

Foundation of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Amount
$225,000
Category
Health

For: Continued research for Synaptic Interactions: Formation and Plasticity

Help Hope Live (formerly known as National Transplant Assistance Fund)

Amount
$10,000
Category
Health

Toward organ donor awareness programs

Hospital For Special Surgery

Amount
$150,000
Category
Health

For: Support of biomechanics research

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Amount
$200,000
Category
Health

For: Support to construct and equip a laboratory for biochemist, Dr. Michael T. McMahon

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./New Jersey Chapter

Amount
$150,000
Category
Health

For: Support of Dr. Brian Druker’s research-$150,000 in 2010 and 2011; like amount for like purpose pledged for 2012

Little Falls Hospital

Amount
$425,000
Category
Health

For: Support to upgrade the F. M. Kirby Emergency Department entrance

National Shingles Foundation

Amount
$95,000
Category
Health

For: PHN and VZV research

Overlook Hospital Foundation

Amount
$120,000
Category
Health

Toward the Telestroke Program, specifically to support the purchase of four RP-Lites

Population Council, Inc.

Amount
$100,000
Category
Health

Toward direct costs only in Postdoctoral Training: Reproductive Biomedicine and Biomedical HIV Research

Prevent Blindness Tri-State

Amount
$10,000
Category
Health

For: Morris County, NJ programs

Skin Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Amount
$30,000
Category
Health

Stamford Hospital

Amount
$30,000
Category
Health

For: Cancer Risk and Prevention Program

Time for Lyme, Inc./Matching Contributions

Amount
$2,620
Category
Health

Two-for-one match of Marian C. Burke’s contribution dated 3/25/11

Total $4,275,120