Grants 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