Abbott Northwestern Hospital
$350,000
In partial fulfillment of a $1,750,000 pledge to support the operating
capital for the programmatic purposes of the Penny George Institute
for Health and Healing.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital
$26,500
In support of the Annual Fund and the gala to benefit the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute and the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing.

The Bravewell Collaborative
$383,334
In partial fulfillment of a $1,150,000 pledge to support the Bravewell Collaborative’s strategic initiatives and membership dues for 2008-2010.

Center for Mind-Body Medicine
$150,000
In support of the Program of Psychological Healing for Minnesota’s Wounded Warriors.

Center for Spirituality and Healing
$10,000
In support of this organization’s general operations which allows them to continue its important work in transforming healthcare.

Children’s Heartlink
$5,000
In support of this organization’s general operations which will help save the lives of children with heart disease in the underserved parts of the world.

Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine
$60,000
In support of scholarships, public relations, awards and leadership for The Consortium’s North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine in May 2009.

Fitness Forward
$15,000
In support of this organization’s mission of leading youth to live well.

Georgia Tech Foundation
$20,000
In partial fulfillment of a $200,000 pledge for the George Fellows Fund in Bioengineering and Bioscience.

Georgia Tech Foundation
$20,000
In partial fulfillment of a $100,000 pledge for the George Fellows Fund within the Health Systems Institute.

Integrative Pediatrics Council
$1,000
In support of the Pediatric Integrative Medicine Award to be given at the Pangea Conference.

Mayo Clinic
$150,000
To underwrite one additional day of Dr. Brent Bauer’s time per week to further develop the integrative medicine practice within the Mayo Clinic.

Our Heart
$5,000
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge to support general operations which provides training in Tibet for rural health workers to combat high maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates.

Total Integrative Medicine for 2008                    $1,195,834