The Foundation
The Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund is managed by the Minnesota Community Foundation , a 501c3 non-profit organization.
The Fund helps Minnesota's cancer community by providing grants to qualified organizations in the state.
In 2007, the Fund awarded more than $350,000 in grant monies. Here are the organizations/projects funded in 2007:
- Fairview Health Services; Youth Grief Services
- Minnesota State University (Mankato) Dept. HEIP; Anita Buel - Minnesota Deaf Community (Breast Cancer Initiative)
- Children's Healthcare Foundation; Dr. Susan Sencer - CAM Comfort Integration Stations
- Children's Cancer Research Fund; John E. Wagner M.D. - Stem Cell Biology (Cord Blood Program)
- Children's Cancer Research Fund; Wei Chen M.D. - Immume Based Therapy for Leukemia and Lymphoma
- University of Minnesota Medical Foundation; Dr. John Ohlfest - Vaccine Development for Brain Tumors
- University of Minnesota Medical Foundation; Daniel A Vallera Ph.D. - Anti-Pancreatic Cancer Drug
- University of Minnesota Medical Foundation; Jonathan D’Cunha - Creation of a lung cancer translational control of non-small cell lung cancer
- University of Minnesota Medical Foundation; Arkadiusz Dudek M.D. Ph.D. - Melanoma Vaccine
- University of Minnesota Medical Foundation; Melissa Geller M.D. - Ovarian Cancer/Chemoresistant & Chemosensitive
- Angel Foundation; "Kids with Cancer" Children's Camp
- Fairview Southdale Health Services; Dr. Barbara Bowers M.D. - Expanding CAM Health Choices
- North Memorial Hospice; Uplifting Chords- Music Therapy
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Grant Process
Applications for 2008 grant consideration must be postmarked no later than Friday, October 31, 2008.
Click here for the Grant Information.
Click here for the Grant Proposal Application.
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