Oregon Health And Science University Foundation

OHSUF IS A NONPROFIT ORG. ESTABLISHED IN 1970 DEDICATED TO SECURE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR OHSU AND TO INVEST AND MANAGE GIFTS RESPONSIBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONORS' WISHES.

CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS, TRANSFERS TO OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOR RESEARCH LEADING TO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE, TEACHING, AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:OHSU CONTINUED TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OREGON'S EFFORTS AGAINST COVID-19 THROUGH VACCINATIONS, TESTING AND CARE WITH A FOCUS ON SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. OHSU JOINED WITH OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS BEGINNING IN JANUARY TO VACCINATE AS MANY OREGONIANS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH NUMEROUS MASS VACCINATION SITES. OHSU'S COMMUNITY VACCINATION EFFORTS AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN 900,000 DOSES INTO ARMS. SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ALSO CAME TOGETHER TO VACCINATE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN HIT HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC. COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OHSU'S VACCINE EQUITY COMMITTEE HELD 40 CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC CLINICS ALL OVER THE PORTLAND METRO AREA FOR BLACK, LATINO, ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLAND AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.THE OHSU KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO GRANTS TO BETTER SERVE RURAL COMMUNITIES. ONE GRANT HELPS EXPAND THE KNIGHT SCHOLARS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT RURAL OREGON, INTRODUCING UNDERREPRESENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN CANCER RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION. THE SECOND GRANT BENEFITS SMMART, A CLINICAL TRIAL THAT USES TEST DRUG COMBINATIONS TO STOP TUMORS BEFORE THEY ADAPT, AND WILL HELP RESEARCHERS MAKE THIS GROUNDBREAKING TRIAL MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PATIENTS FROM RURAL OREGON AND WASHINGTON AND THE BIPOC COMMUNITY.IN DECEMBER, THE OHSU CASEY EYE INSTITUTE OPENED THE DOORS TO THE NEW ELKS CHILDREN'S EYE CLINIC. THIS 60,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE WORK IN CHILDREN'S EYE CARE, MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE, GENE THERAPY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MORE. THE BUILDING REFLECTS THE GENEROSITY OF MANY DONORS, AND IS NAMED IN RECOGNITION OF THE OREGON STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION.AFTER 10 YEARS AND MORE THAN 10,000 FREE EYE EXAMS THROUGHOUT OREGON, CASEY'S MOBILE EYE CLINIC WAS ABLE TO EXPAND ITS REACH THANKS TO SIGNIFICANT PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS. THE EXPANSION PROVIDES A SECOND MOBILE EYE CLINIC TO PROVIDE EYE CARE IN COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE, AND USES TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT EXPERTS AT OHSU TO LOCAL PROVIDERS ACROSS OREGON.THE ON TRACK OHSU! PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND THEIR WORK WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN OREGON TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN HEALTH AND SCIENCE CAREERS. BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IS CRITICAL TO MEETING HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. SCHOLARSHIPS, LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS AND HANDS-ON, CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM ARE THE BEST AVAILABLE TOOLS TO HELP OHSU ATTRACT THE BEST, BRIGHTEST AND MOST DIVERSE STUDENTS TO MEET THE REGION'S CHANGING HEALTH CARE NEEDS.OHSU IS THE FIRST PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSTITUTION TO INSTALL A STATE-OF-THE-ART SCANNER THAT COMBINES TWO OF TODAY'S MOST POWERFUL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI). BY PAIRING THE COMPLEMENTARY IMAGES OBTAINED BY BOTH TECHNIQUES, PET-MRI CAN REVEAL THE FINE DETAILS OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS OF TISSUES AND ORGANS BOTH IN THE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL SETTING WITH PATIENTS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR STUDYING DISEASES SUCH AS EPILEPSY, BRAIN TUMORS, HEART CONDITIONS AND VARIOUS CANCERS.

GRANTS AND TRANSFERS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF OTHER CHARITABLE, MEDICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.