Affiliated Organizations

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is privileged to collaborate with several fundraising partners, our affiliated organizations, which host special events to help fund education, research and clinical programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. Dedicated volunteers from these organizations donate their time and energy to advance the important work of Northwestern’s medical and research staffs and to help realize the hospital’s mission.

For more information, or to make a donation to any of these fine organizations, please contact Northwestern Memorial Foundation at 312-926-2033.

The Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Founded in 1987, The Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital is composed of a group of young professionals and future community leaders who raise funds to support research programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The Auxiliary Board has committed more than $1 million dollars to enhance treatment for Northwestern Memorial’s patients and their families through a host of patient care initiatives, including: the Ambulatory Spine Program, Bone Marrow Transplant, Comprehensive Heart Failure Prevention and Treatment, Functional Neurosurgery, Prostate Cancer Gene Therapy, Women’s Health and the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute. The board is currently funding research and therapies for stroke patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Friends of Prentice

Founded in 1986, Friends of Prentice has raised more than $14 million to Prentice Women's Hospital in support of a full circle of initiatives including clinical and basic science research in gynecologic oncology. In addition, the organization has provided funding for the Friends of Prentice Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the Institute for Women’s Health Research and capital support for the building of the new Prentice. In recognition of the generosity of Friends of Prentice, the fifth floor in the new Prentice has been named the Friends of Prentice Floor for Outpatient Testing and Women’s Programs.

The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation

Dedicated to the courageous spirit of Lynn Sage, the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation (LSCRF) affiliated with Northwestern Memorial in 1991 in a joint mission to advance the understanding, research and treatment of breast cancer. Since that time, LSCRF has contributed more than $20 million to support hospital programs, to fund numerous fellowships in breast cancer treatment and research and to create the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center. Located on the fourth floor of the new Prentice, the breast center provides a broad range of patient services including screening and diagnostic mammograms and breast cancer risk assessment to more than 60,000 patients a year.

The Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

Founded in 2007, the mission of the Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is to increase awareness about the disease and to raise money for Parkinson’s research. After being diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease in 2006, Paul Ruby created the foundation to increase awareness of the disease while actively working to raise funds and support to find a cure. To date, it has raised more than $200,000. In just a few years, the Paul Ruby Foundation has become a well-known resource for Parkinson's research. The Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Grants Initiative at Northwestern Memorial supports patient care through translational clinical research studies which provide support for all work associated with Parkinson’s disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. With the support of volunteers, sponsors and advocates, the Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s Research plans to continue to grow and make a difference in the search for a cure.

The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Founded in 1897 as Passavant Woman's Aid Society, the Woman's Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital continues its proud tradition of dedicated service and philanthropic support. In December of 2004, The Woman's Board made a $2.5 million pledge over five years to Enhancing our lives: The Northwestern Memorial Campaign. Funding from the board’s campaign pledge has been channeled in a number of directions. Half of the funds were utilized to build and name the 14th floor in the new Prentice as The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital Floor for Women’s Care. Remaining funds from the board’s campaign pledge support the Eleanor Wood-Prince Grant Initiative and designated women’s health programs in addition to a research or patient care initiative selected by the board on an annual basis. Among these initiatives are The Comprehensive Support Program for Brain Tumor Patients and Families at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Research on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease in Women.

Please help support the projects of The Woman’s Board by making a tax deductible donation.

Others

Additional recognition and gratitude are extended to a number of other dedicated organizations that work tirelessly on behalf of Northwestern Memorial to advance a variety of research, education and patient care programs. We are grateful for the contributions of:

• Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities
• HOPE (Hope, Optimism, Perseverance, Encouragement)
• Infants’ Aid
• Lou Malnati’s Cancer Benefit Committee
• The Sunshine Board