Our recent health and medicine interests
are in regenerative medicine and stem cell research. We have a specific interest in neuro-degenerative diseases that include Ataxia. We recently committed $5.5 million to Children’s Minnesota Neurosciences program.
Medical research proposals are by invitation only. We are not open to biomedical research and never fund research that uses fetal stem cells. All proposals go to our healthcare advisors for evaluation and recommendation.
Pictured left to right are Jenny Soderholm, Chief Development Officer & President of Children’s Minnesota Hospital Foundation, RMSFF Board members Debra Schulze, Richard M. Schulze (chair), Nancy Tellor, and Dr. Marc Gorelick, President & Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Minnesota Hospital Foundation.
We supported 991 non-profits in 2022. See our health & medicine grants:
We support Hope Lodges
as part of the American Cancer Society’s work, whose impact on cancer patients and their families is positive and impressive. Our current $10 million challenge benefits these Hope Lodges.
Omaha, NE
Charleston, SC
Lexington, KY
Lubbock, TX
Kansas City, MO
Disease-specific examples
include cancer and type 1 diabetes. Projects range from basic scientific research to capital investments in medical facilities.