Selected Grant Recipients

LIFE-ENRICHMENT - ARTZ Philadelphia is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners through joyful interactions around arts and culture.

EDUCATION - With African American's having the greatest risk for developing this disease, we are here to provide the much needed support and education to move our community of caregivers forward.

RESEARCH - The American Heart Association funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living, and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.

RESEARCH: AFTD's mission is to improve the quality of life of people affected by FTD and drive research to a cure.

RESEARCH: The Brain Research Foundation was established in 1953 to promote and support scientific research concerning the brain. The BRF aides scientists in their pursuits to understand, prevent, treat, and cure brain disorders.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: The Central Bucks Senior Center primarily focus on helping seniors, aged 55 and over, lead richer, fuller lives by providing a variety of programs to both entertain and stimulate.

RESEARCH: The Concussion Legacy Foundation's mission is to support athletes, Veterans, and all affected by concussions and CTE; achieve smarter sports and safer athletes through education and innovation; and to End CTE through prevention and research.

RESEARCH: CJD support families affected by Prion diseases. Prion diseases are a group of rare, invariably fatal brain disorders which occur both in humans and certain animals.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: ESS supports seniors in their desire to remain in their own homes and community.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Fairmount Home is a licensed long-term care home that provides exceptional resident-centered quality care in a safe, respectful, and compassionate home.

RESEARCH: The mission of the Hydrocephalus Association is to find a cure for hydrocephalus and improve the lives of those impacted by the condition.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Empowering individuals, families and communities to grow and heal through advanced approaches in Creative Arts Therapy, setting the standard for treatment, practice and training within the field.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Jewish Family Services of WNC enriches the lives of our clients by providing a broad array of clinical and social support services to adults of all faiths, with special emphasis on the needs of older adults.

RESEARCH: John Hopkins University believes in improving public health and to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for lifelong learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.

RESEARCH: The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is dedicated to raising awareness of the Lewy body dementias (LBD), supporting people with LBD, their families and caregivers and promoting scientific advances. The Association's purposes are charitable, educational, and scientific.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Established in 1972, Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks County supplies and delivers nutritious meals to community members who are seniors, handicapped, convalescent, or otherwise challenged to prepare their own meals in the short or long term.

EDUCATION: Morningside Ministries is San Antonio's oldest and largest not-for-profit, faith-based senior living organization providing a full continuum of care in two communities.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: MUSIC & MEMORY helps individuals with a wide range of cognitive and physical conditions to engage with the world, ease pain, and reclaim their humanity through the use of personalized music.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Music Mends Minds is a nonprofit that creates musical support groups for individuals with Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and other neurological disorders.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Music for Seniors connects area musicians with older adults through live and interactive music programs designed to engage, entertain and educate seniors promoting health and wellbeing, reducing isolation and enriching the lives of all participants.

LIFE-ENRICHMENT: Musicians On Call brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. By delivering live, in-room performances to patients undergoing treatment or unable to leave their beds, we add a dose of joy to life in a healthcare facility.

RESEARCH: Providing the foundation for pioneering advances in brain health.