Amanda Swift
Executive Director of Development
Corporate and Foundation Relations
713-500-3213
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We work with corporate partners to connect our mission with their philanthropic objectives and social responsibility goals to move health care forward.
We help foundations identify which of our research, academic, and outreach initiatives will further our shared vision for a healthier world.
We match faculty initiatives in research and clinical sciences with philanthropic opportunities from corporations and foundations.
The generous support of corporations and foundations enhances our mission to build a brighter, healthier future.
Bien-Air USA, Inc. recently donated 12 new iOptima micromotors to support UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program and the General Practice Residency (GPR) program. The iOptima offers treatment options integrated into the dental chair and performs restorative procedures, endo treatments and surgical procedures. Bien-Air, founded in 1959 as a family business in Bienne, Switzerland, now employs 400 staff worldwide making innovative and reliable products.
The D.D. Hachar Charitable Trust recently awarded McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics a $10,000 grant. Through a generous match commitment from UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken, the grant amount was doubled to $20,000. The funds, which will be distributed fall 2024 and spring 2025, will be used to support new and existing students enrolled in the school’s biomedical informatics programs in Laredo, Texas.
Through the IGNITE Summer Enrichment Program, sponsored by the HCA Healthcare Foundation, high school students spent time in the Cizik School of Nursing simulation lab learning from nurses who work at various HCA hospitals. These students gained hands-on experience listening to heart and lung sounds, palpating pulses, taking vital signs, reviewing electrocardiograms and telemetry, practicing wound care, and more.
For a second year, the Ardmore Institute of Health has funded The Teaching Kitchen (TK) Multisite Trial, an innovative program that combines evidence-based nutrition education with culinary learning for behavior change. This study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary impact of the TK program on health outcomes and well-being across different sites and sociodemographic populations.
In the Greater Houston area, adults with autism face significant challenges due to a lack of specialized diagnostic and mental health services. This gap exists largely because of a scarcity of expert providers, patients’ limited financial resources, and a general lack of awareness about adult autism. A gift from Shunpike Charitable is set to change this, paving the way for enhanced support and services that will improve the lives of these individuals.
Established in 2016, Shunpike Charitable’s mission is dedicated to supporting charitable organizations that aid individuals, families, and communities in need. This includes providing assistance to those living with disabilities or battling diseases and to advance research for finding cures.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity (CHE) has received funding from the Walmart Foundation through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to research and develop a produce prescription program to boost maternal health outcomes. This program aims to improve food and nutrition security and maternal health for Medicaid-eligible women receiving care at Harris Health System.
The Joe Niekro Foundation recently recognized Sidra Tabassum, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Neurosurgery as a grant recipient at the Foundation’s Knuckle Ball Gala held on April 6, 2024.
The Joe Niekro Foundation is committed to supporting patients and families, research, treatment and awareness of brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and stroke. The Foundation also provides education on the risk factors, causes and treatments of these conditions while funding the advancement of neurological research.
The Humana Foundation awarded $249,963 to a current study, Produce Prescription to Improve Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes among At-risk Children and Their Families, led by the Center for Health Equity and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Shreela Sharma, PhD, Ru-Che (Lindi) Chuang, DrPH, and Sandra McKay, MD.
The Humana Foundation funds have allowed investigators to expand the reach to 150 patients. This study will provide essential insights into the feasibility of produce prescription programs for at-risk families. It also lays a foundation for larger-scale studies in the future- focusing on the sustainability and scalability of interventions for integration into standard practice.
More than 60 United States military veterans received free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care during the 9th annual Give Vets a Smile event held on November 3 at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.
Support and volunteerism for this outreach effort were provided by the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California and affiliates, and other community partners.
Reading creates meaningful connections and builds a solid foundation for learning. Our collaboration with CenterPoint Energy helps expand early childhood learning initiatives while bringing families closer together. Thanks to their generous $75,000 donation to support Reach Out and Read Texas, books are readily available in doctors’ offices across Houston and the state.
Thank you, CenterPoint Energy, for your support.
After hundreds of thousands of miles and 20 years of service, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry has a new set of wheels for its Mobile Dental Van program to continue providing care to underserved communities.
The new van was funded by various community supporters, including the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, and H.H. & Edna Houseman Charitable Foundation, with dental equipment donations from A-dec Inc. Additional support was garnered through a crowdfunding campaign.
Executive Director of Development
Corporate and Foundation Relations
713-500-3213
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Corporate and Foundation Relations
480-459-8012
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Corporate and Foundation Relations
713-500-4905