Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio Grants $4,842,937 to 2009 Award Recipients; $20,674,318 Awarded Since 2004
 
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio proudly announces 77 grants totaling $4,842,937 this year to local and area organizations for its 2009 Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 19. This year’s ceremony will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bright Shawl (819 Augusta Street). 
 
 “We are aware that many organizations have experienced a decline in donations again this fall, and we are glad that we could increase our 2009 grants,” said W. Frank Elston, Baptist Health Foundation President and CEO. “Although our endowment declined in the past year, we were blessed to have funds for this year’s allocations in an account that was not affected by the downturn in the market.”
 
Award Recipients Include*
•YWCA of San Antonio
•Morningside Ministries
•The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
•CentroMed
•Family Service Association
•Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
•Habitat for Safe Seniors
•The Health Collaborative
•Healthcare Access San Antonio, and many others....
 
Fast Facts
•Since its doors opened in 2005, Baptist Health Foundation has awarded 314 health-related grants totaling $20,674,318
•Grants are awarded to organizations within an eight-county region - Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina and Wilson
•National foundation giving will decrease 8-13% in 2009**; Baptist Health Foundation will increase giving by 7.8% in 2009
•In early 2009, Baptist Health Foundation granted $834,697 in scholarships to health care-related students
•In early 2009, the Baptist Health Foundation Mini-Grants Committee awarded $136,000 in grants of $7,500 or less to 24 organizations that support grassroots health activities
“Our trustees are pleased to be making an important impact in improving the health of our area residents,” said Elston. “We honor these dedicated groups for helping us accomplish our mission of improving the health of our community by fostering and funding clinical, educational, spiritual and scientific initiatives while honoring God and our Baptist heritage.”
 
ABOUT BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio was established in September 2004 from sale proceeds of Baptist Health System to Vanguard Health Systems of Nashville, TN.