411 Foundations that have given Health and Medical grants in Tennessee

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO THOSE BORN WITH A GENETIC DISORDER CALLED ANIRIDIA SYNDROME, WHICH DUE TO UNDERDEVELOPED EYE STRUCTURES RENDERS THE CHILD TO LIVE LIFE WITH LOW VISION OR BLINDNESS AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE MEDICAL CONFERENCES PROVIDES ALL ASPECTS: EDUCATION, CRITICAL SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SEEN BY EXPERT OPHTHALMOLOGISTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. IT ALSO GIVES PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS QUALITY TIME TO DISCUSS AND BRAINSTORM IN EFFORTS TO WORK TOGETHER. ANIRIDIA FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL (AFI) ALSO FUNDS ANIRIDIA RESEARCH AND PROVIDES IMPORTANT DATA TO RESEARCHERS IN HOPES THAT ADVANCING RESEARCH WILL IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE UNTIL THERE IS A CURE. ANIRIDIA SYNDROME IS COMPRISED OF CONDITIONS WHICH CAN CAUSE FURTHER LOSS OF VISION AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS ANYTIME FROM BIRTH ONWARD. THOSE WITH THIS GENETIC DISORDER STRUGGLE WITH DIFFICULT TO CONTROL GLAUCOMA, CHILDHOOD CATARACTS, CORNEAL SCARRING, RETINAL DETACHMENTS OR ANIRIDIA FIBROSIS

THE MISSION OF WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC. IS TO SERVE AS A CHARITABLE AND DEVELOPMENT ARM TO SUPPORT WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES. TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS OF WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER, THE FOUNDATION SEEKS CHARITABLE GIFTS OF ALL TYPES, RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED.DONATIONS TO WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE NORMAL STRUCTURE OF HOSPITAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.GIFTS MAY BE MADE TO HONOR OR MEMORIALIZE SOMEONE, ESTABLISH OR SUPPORT A PARTICULAR FUND, PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT OR EXPAND OR BUILD NEW AREAS.CONTRIBUTIONS MAY COME IN MANY FORMS, INCLUDING CASH, SECURITIES, REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL PROPERTY, LIFE INSURANCE, AND WILLS AND BEQUESTS. GIFTS MAY BE SMALL OR LARGE, ANONYMOUS OR RECOGNIZED, ONE-TIME OR PLANNED OVER TIME.

THE HARTWELL FOUNDATION CORPORATION ("HARTWELL") GRANTS AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR INNOVATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE BIOMEDICAL APPLIED RESEARCH THAT POTENTIALLY BENEFITS CHILDREN. HARTWELL HAS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WHO MAINTAIN SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT IN SELECTING, SCREENING, INVESTIGATING AND INTERVIEWING ALL NOMINATED RESEARCHERS AS PART OF THE SELECTION PROCESS. THEY REVIEW RESEARCH AND MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY WITH RESEARCHERS BY VIDEO CONFERENCE AND BY TRAVELING TO THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. THEY MANAGE, SUPERVISE AND DIRECT THE RESEARCH, MONITOR ITS PROGRESS AND KEEP THE RESEARCHERS ON COURSE. THE EMPLOYEES HAVE SPECIALIZED SKILLS, EXPERTISE AND INVOLVEMENT IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THERE IS AN ANNUAL MEETING IN WHICH RESULTS ARE PRESENTED AND SHARED.

TO ASSIST CHILDREN WITH SEVERE HEALTH

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND EDUCATION OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PATIENTS.