The Executive Council of the Research Foundation of the AANS is pleased to report that 1998 was the best year ever for overall financial support to your Foundation. Donations increased to $488,633 — a 29 percent increase over the 1997 campaign. These results are highlighted by an increase in funds from our membership, up nearly 47 percent from $120,469 to $175,448. Also up is support for the Corporate Associates program, which increased 23 percent to $302,000 and now boasts 22 members. Included in these totals is a significant gift of $50,000 from an AANS member to endow a scholarship program.
To the right is a list of those donors who cared enough about the future of this specialty that they participated in the 1998 campaign and gave $100 or more. These visionaries have allowed this Foundation to increase the 1998 grant approvals from four to five, bringing the total number of AANS Research Fellows or Young Clinician Investigators supported over the past 18 years to 56. Please join with us in applauding these individuals, groups and companies who have answered the challenge to maintain our commitment to neuroscience research.
1999 Campaign in Progress
The 1999 campaign is well underway, with the first levels of support already coming in. You can help the Research Foundation to get ahead of last year’s record-breaking results by making a tax-deductible gift. Your donations go toward expanding our endowment, which is used to fund key studies in basic and outcomes research.
The Executive Council is committed more than ever to reviewing not only the latest and most promising studies being conducted in the United States today, but the overall mission of your Foundation. As we approach the new millennium, we foresee great strides in the results of our funded studies, and in our ability to review evermore relevant and exciting studies in basic, outcomes, and ultimately translational research.
A major gift and bequest campaign to expand our ability to meet the growing demand for funding is currently being planned. In 1999, a record 45 grant applications were received for funding consideration, but despite the pleasing financial results, the number of members actually contributing to the Research Foundation has fallen.
Support Your Foundation
Gifts can be made at anytime during the year. Gifts of appreciated stock can help to avoid certain taxes. A gift through your will, or though a life insurance beneficiary designation can help ensure that this important research is funded long after your death. Give to the future of your specialty by giving back a little to the career that benefited you. For more information on special ways to support the Research Foundation of the AANS, contact us at (847) 692-9500.
A list of donors to the 1998 campaign is available online.