| 2007 Grants for Palliative Care | |
| National Palliative Care Research Center NPCRC is funded through Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Adult Development, New York, NY
In 2005, the Kornfeld Foundation
awarded a seven-year grant to Mount
Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) to
establish a National Palliative Care
Research Center (NPCRC). After an
18-month planning period (2005-
2006), the NPCRC became fully
operational in 2007. The mission of
the NPCRC is to provide evidencebased
research directed at improving
care for seriously ill patients and their
families. The NPCRC is open to
researchers nationwide, coordinates
multi-site research trials, provides
funding for research projects, and
provides career development awards
to junior investigators. For further
information, visit www.npcrc.org.
Four quarterly installments of
seven-year, $3,025,000 grant.
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$500,000 |
|
National Consensus Project
for Quality Palliative NCP is funded through the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Support for final nationwide dissemination and implementation
of NCP’s 2004 "Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Quality Palliative
Care, in conjunction with the
recent National Quality Forum’s
related "Preferred Practices for
Palliative Care."
First installment of two-year
$50,000 grant.
|
$25,000 |
| New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG)
Support for Collaborative to
Advance Funding in Palliative
Care (CAFPAC), a new group,
sponsored as a peer organization
by NYRAG, initiated by the
Kornfeld Foundation and other
palliative care funders as
outgrowth of several years of
informal meetings. CAFPAC’s
goal is to help educate funders
and to increase support for
palliative care nationwide.
|
$10,000 |
| Grant Adjustment for Open Society Institute/PDIA Joint Palliative Care Fellowship Program | ($707) |
| TOTAL 2007 PALLIATIVE CARE GRANTS: |
$534,293 |
| 2007 GRANT FOR THE ROBERT
PACKARD CENTER FOR ALS
RESEARCH AT JOHNS HOPKINS
The Kornfeld Foundation was
instrumental in establishing the
Center for ALS Research at Johns
Hopkins Medical School in 2000. In
2002 the Center was renamed the
Robert Packard Center for ALS
Research at Johns Hopkins. The
Center is dedicated to finding a cure
for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis a/k/a Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
through aggressive and innovative
research involving leading scientists
and clinicians worldwide. By involving
“cutting edge” investigators, the
Center has created a model research
program which allows for greater
shared information and quicker
response to scientific discoveries.
With the completion of its initial
five-year/$4 million grant, the
Kornfeld Foundation continues to
support the Packard Center at a
reduced level.
| |
| Johns Hopkins University: Robert Packard Center for ALS Research
Monthly Investigators’ Meetings
and Annual Scientific Symposium.
Third and final installment of
three-year $450,000 grant.
|
$150,000 |
| TOTAL 2007 ALS GRANT: | $150,000 |
| 2007 GRANT FOR THE
KORNFELD PROGRAM IN
BIOETHICS AND PATIENT
CARE AT THE GREENWALL
FOUNDATION
The Kornfeld Foundation awarded a
new five-year $1,000,000 grant to The
Greenwall Foundation to administer a
research program in bioethics focused
on the ethical issues that arise from
treating individuals dealing with
serious illness. The mission of this
effort is to conduct evidence-based
research that will identify practical,
rather than theoretical, ethical issues
and that will improve care for patients
on an individual level. For further
information, visit www.greenwall.org.
| |
| PAYMENTS TO THE GREENWALL FOUNDATION WILL BEGIN IN 2008 | |
| 2007 GRANTS FOR LITERACY
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOL CHILDREN
The Kornfeld Foundation supports
New York City public school literacy
programs in the areas of reading,
writing, and the arts. The Foundation
is concluding its support of afterschool
programs. Since 2004 the
Foundation has focused on
professional development for teachers,
in conjunction with Columbia
University Teachers College Reading
and Writing Project, and on in-school
teaching residencies conducted by
professional arts organizations.
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|
| ArtsConnection
ArtsConnection Partnerships
with PS 38, 39 and 130, using
artist residencies to create and
sustain whole school models of
thematic skills instruction and
faculty development (Brooklyn).
Second and final installment of
two-year $50,000 grant. | $25,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Reads, using in-depth
study of poetry anthology,
(including performance
component at BAM Café), with
middle and high school students
at Brooklyn High School of the
Arts, New York Harbor School,
Secondary School for Research,
School for Legal Studies, and
Urban Assembly School for Music and Art (Brooklyn). First installment of two-year
$50,000 grant. | $25,000 |
| Claremont Neighborhood
Centers
After-school and weekend literacy activities for youth and
their families at on-site
Education Learning Center
(Bronx). First installment of
two-year $50,000 grant. | $30,000 |
| Columbia University:
Teachers College Reading
and Writing Project
Mentor/Principal Collaboration
Program, using six highly
regarded former Department of
Education leaders to provide
professional development and
support for principals through
network sessions, study groups,
visitations and coaching. First
of two installments of $120,000
grant. | $60,000 |
| Education Through Music
Expansion of in-school teaching
artist concert series to all ETM’s
partnered elementary and
middle schools, reaching more
than 8,000 inner-city students. | $25,000 |
| Great Small Works
Curriculum-based puppetry and
toy theater workshops in Austin
H. MacCormick Island Academy
on Rikers Island (Queens) and
El Puente Academy for Peace
and Justice (Brooklyn). | $20,000 |
| Marquis Studios
Six pARTnership school programs, using intensive planning
with school administrators and
teaching artists to help integrate
arts into school curriculum.
Second installment of two-year
$50,000 grant. | $25,000 |
| New York City Public Schools
Grants totaling $595,000: | |
| New York City Department of Education
Expansion of Collaborative
Communities of Practice, from
original teacher leader program
in Region 8 (2003) to 200
schools citywide, sharing best
practices and professional
exploration, in conjunction with
Columbia University Teachers
College Reading and Writing
Project. Final installment of
one-year $550,000 grant. | $320,000 |
| New York City Department of Education
Continuing support of Collaborative
Communities of Practice Program.
First installment of one-year
$550,000 grant. | $275,000 |
| Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Arts Education Program and
Community Engagement
Initiative in partner elementary
and middle schools, in alignment
with new New York City public
school arts curriculum
guidelines. First installment of
two-year $80,000 grant. | $40,000 |
| Young Dancemakers:
Dance NY (Young Dancemakers is funded through Ethical Culture Fieldston School)
Support for summer dance
program connecting New York
City public school students to the
professional dance world through
instruction and performance, field
trips and special sessions with
guest artists, including support for
new Assistant Director position.
| $26,000 |
| TOTAL 2007 EDUCATION GRANTS: | $871,000 |
| 2007 Other Grants | |
| The Foundation Center General operating support and one-time New York Capacity- Building Initiative grant. |
$5,000 |
| TOTAL 2007 OTHER GRANTS: | $5,000 |
| 2007 Directors'
Discretionary Grants The Kornfeld Board permits each of its members to direct one annual grant of $5,000 to a 501(c)(3) organization of his or her choice. Under this program, the following organizations were each awarded a $5,000 grant in 2007:
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| TOTAL 2007 DIRECTORS’ DISCRETIONARY GRANTS: | $20,000 |
| Summary | |
| GRANTS MADE IN 2007 | |
| Palliative Care | $534,293 |
| ALS Research | $150,000 |
| Education | $871,000 |
| Other | $5,000 |
| Directors’ Discretionary Grants | $20,000 |
| TOTAL GRANTS FOR 2007 | $1,580,293 |
| TOTAL FOUNDATION
ASSETS as of 12/31/07 (subject to final audit) |
$35,525,872 |