Funds to Improve Worldwide Health

As of September 1, 2021, there remains $330,000 of the CNS Leadership Matching gift, available to match your donation. Give multiple times, any amount, and see your impact doubled, while matching funds last. 

The following four funds are established to allow donors and corporate partners the choice of supporting initiatives or projects that best align with their own values.

The CNS Foundation Mission Advancement Fund

A gift to the Mission Advancement fund is perhaps the most impactful way to give, allowing the Board to act nimbly to fulfill the mission.

The CNS Foundation’s philanthropic mission is to improve worldwide patient health by supporting innovative programs that allow neurosurgeons to collaborate globally as researchers, learners, educators, and caregivers.

The Fund for Clinical Scientist Career Development

The fund supports three awards:

1. One of the most prestigious research awards available in neurosurgery, the NINDS/CNS Getch Scholar K12 Award.
2. The Data Science Scholar Award for a selected scholar who will undertake coursework and mentored research under the guidance of a committee of data science experts.
3. The new Future Women Leaders in Neurosurgery Scholarship. (Please see right side bar.)

The Fund for CNS Guidelines

The CNS Foundation proudly supports the ongoing development of high quality, evidence-based CNS Guidelines, recognized as a critical tool to confront a rapidly changing health care environment. Donations help accelerate the development of new guidelines, review of existing guidelines, and the dissemination of these tools so that they may remain accessible to neuroscientists and their colleagues worldwide.

The Fund for International Philanthropy

The CNS Foundation pursues innovative, capacity-building solutions that will positively impact surgical teams around the world, especially in areas of the world with high need.

The CNS Foundation Board has approved the expansion of international offerings into a portfolio focused on longitudinal impact, promotion of good-will and impact unimpeded by restrictions to international travel.