Mount Zion Health Fund

Grants History: Summary of Funds 2003-2004

In fiscal year 2003-2004, MZHF distributed grants totaling approximately $2.9 million. Of this total, $1.5 million came from advised funds, $447,000 from patient care funds, $401,000 from research funds, $398,000 from unrestricted funds, and $166,000 from education funds.

The Summary of Grants below includes awards approved by the Directors of Mount Zion Health Fund during fiscal year 2003-2004 from Board discretionary and other funds, as well as selected significant awards from donor-advised funds.

Patient Care
UCSF at Mount Zion Comprehensive Cancer Center
For programming at the Cancer Resource Center $60,000
 
To establish a program in symptom management and palliative care $50,000
 
UCSF at Mount Zion Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
To create an integrative medicine clinical service for inpatients $48,000
 
San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
To retain a part-time consulting psychiatrist $36,000
 
UCSF at Mount Zion Women's Health
To support a two-year fellowship in intimate partner violence $34,500
 
To provide comprehensive lactation support services $20,000
 
Institute for Community Health Outreach
To maintain HIV-related activities in the Bayview district $21,000
 
Planning for Elders in the Central City
For multi-cultural outreach to expand availability of medical and long-term care services to seniors and people with disabilities $20,000
 
Continuum
To support operations of this day health program for HIV+ and AIDS clients $20,000
 
Jewish Community Free Clinic of Sonoma County
Second-year renewal of support for general operations $15,000
 
Volunteers to San Francisco General Hospital
To help construct a healing garden for the Comprehensive Breast Health Center $15,000
 
Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay
To facilitate access to health care through support of bilingual health navigators $15,000
   
Education
UCSF at Mount Zion Cancer Center
For two-year research projects in:
  • genomic analysis of patients with familial cancers
  • early diagnosis of graft versus host disease in bone marrow transplant patients
  • cost effectiveness of certain breast cancer prevention techniques
$400,000
 
Research
UCSF at Mount Zion Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
For a research fellowship $43,800
 
For research project in positive affect and stress hormones in newly diagnosed HIV+ men $31,000
   

 

 

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