A portion of the charitable funding
that our foundation receives comes
from private, family, community,
and research foundations. Our team
actively seeks out these groups to match
program needs with funding. Before
that happens, the foundation staff
works closely with medical researchers,
clinicians and program directors to
identify external funding sources.
Our foundation partners represent
diverse interests from local, state,
and national organizations. A local
foundation, for example, helps fund
mental health research. A West
Texas family foundation funds our
McLane Children’s camp for children
with cancer and blood disorders,
Camp Dreamcatcher. And a national
foundation provides funding for our
revolutionary Lyme disease research.
Each year, Scott & White’s
Corporate and Foundation Relations
team submits more than 130 grant
applications. “Between 25 and 30
percent of these applications are
accepted, which is a high percentage
for a healthcare foundation our size,”
says Ms. Luppino. “We are always
working hard to develop new funding
sources and to establish relationships
that will carry our goals forward.”
The Corporate and Foundation
Relations team seeks to create longterm partnerships with funders who
desire to help make a difference in
the community. When a corporation
or foundation supports Scott &
White Healthcare, they make a lasting
investment in the lives of our entire
community base, which covers more
than 29,000 square miles.
Affinity Groups
Often the most focused programs
are the local affinity groups that
partner with the Scott & White
Healthcare Foundation. Affinity
groups are independent community
groups or individuals who bring their
own specific fundraising ideas to the
foundation to determine how they
can most successfully proceed, says
Sonny Jaramillo, associate director of
philanthropy. The foundation then
assists the affinity group with advice,
publicity and other support.
For example, the Grand Avenue
Theatre in Belton donated a portion
of the profits from its Robin Williams
film festival to benefit mental health
services at Scott & White. This
partnership called attention to the late
actor’s struggle with depression and
the need to support patients in the area
who suffer from mental health issues.
The foundation team is proactive
in its efforts to ensure partner groups
benefit from their fundraising efforts
as well. Mr. Jaramillo has recently
worked with several organizations in
Marble Falls to raise funds for the
new Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center in Marble Falls, a longawaited community health resource.
Several local Marble Falls businesses
joined the affinity group program by
donating a portion of their sales for
a day to the new hospital. Children
at several schools also raised funds by
filling up jugs with pocket change.
“We want to make sure we can help
our support group identify their own
group’s strengths and constituents, to
maximize the benefits both Scott &
White and their group will get out of
the event,” he says. n
Get
Involved!
To learn more about shared benefits
for your business, foundation, or
community group as well as other
Scott & White Healthcare Foundation
programs, please contact:
Lori Luppino
Foundation Relations program
254-724-8130 | [email protected]
Angela McGeHee
Corporate Relations program
254-724-1080 | [email protected]
Sonny Jaramillo
Affinity Groups
254-760-7502 | [email protected]
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