CENTER FOR BRAINHEALTH ANNUAL REPORT | 2022
ON THE COVER:
A participant in the 2022 Tom Leppert BrainHealth Summer Scholars program (more information on page 7) takes a virtual tour inside a brain. The Gazzaley Glass Brain virtual reality experience was created by BrainHealth Project collaborator Dr. Adam Gazzaley with Neuroscape/UCSF. Photo credit: Emily Bennett (St. Edward’s University), program assistant.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHIEF DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE ADVISORY BOARD LEADERSHIP LEPPERT BRAINHEALTH SUMMER SCHOLARS THE BRAINHEALTH PROJECT TEAM MILESTONES RECENT RESEARCH FINDINGS GIFT TO EMPOWER YOUTH INVESTMENT TO ADVANCE BRAINHEALTH METRICS BRAINHEALTH PRESENTS SPEAKER SERIES FINANCIAL REPORT PHILANTHROPY AND CAMPAIGN REPORT DONOR RECOGNITION
Fueled to lead the next health revolution
We emerged from the uncertainty and disruption of a global pandemic as a stronger and more resilient organization. We expanded our visibility and engagement far beyond North Texas to reach new BrainHealth ambassadors in every state and dozens of countries around the world. And we have now set a clear path for our future with the public launch of the Limitless BrainHealth Campaign.
This annual report provides a high-level overview and communication tool to keep you – our closest friends and supporters – informed about pivotal milestones and accomplishments achieved over the past fiscal year (Sept. 1, 2021 – Aug. 31, 2022). This report includes an update on The BrainHealth Project, research accomplishments and publications by our distinguished faculty and clinical sta , recognition of donors and volunteers, progress of the Limitless Campaign, and details on the center’s financial health.
Most importantly, this report highlights not just our recent accomplishments but points to the bold direction of the center’s future. The pandemic validated the need for healthier brains to help society cope with – and overcome – anxiety, stress, distraction, brain fog and loneliness. We all take emotional well-being far more seriously now and understand brain health exercises can improve our mental health, just as exercise is vital for our physical health.
When we established Center for BrainHealth in 1999, we could not have envisioned the world-altering events of the past few years. Now, we cannot imagine a future without the center’s e orts to fuel and scale solutions to help people from all walks of life and all corners of the globe to flourish through better brain health. As you read and celebrate the contents within this report, my hope is that you too will be inspired and reassured that Center for BrainHealth is well-positioned to lead the next health revolution.
Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD Chief Director and Dee Wyly Distinguished Professor
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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
CHIEF
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As outgoing chair of the Center for BrainHealth advisory board, it has been an honor to work with my fellow board members to support the remarkable research and clinical activities the center o ers. My two-year term was filled with interesting and formidable circumstances which were handled exceptionally well by the board and sta .
Due to quick thinking, adaptability and hard work, Center for BrainHealth persevered through the pandemic. Thanks to the leadership of Dr. Chapman, the dedication of the faculty and sta , and the support of donors and friends like you, today we are in a remarkably strong position.
As this report highlights, Center for BrainHealth is becoming a national and global force in the next great health revolution. The past two decades of work have allowed us to understand so much more about staving o , dealing with and overcoming brain trauma and cognitive issues. Our broader exposure empowers more people to take charge of their brain health, as well as their families and friends.
As board chairman, I have learned that most families, including mine, have been a ected by some issue related to brain health. I now know that brain health and education are immediate needs for everyone, and we are proud to be leading the way. In the past two years, a collective light has shined brightly on society’s need for better brain health. We know the work done at the center is making lives better today and will continue into the future as research advancements are discovered and implemented in the years to come.
Thank you for everything you do to help Center for BrainHealth carry out its vital mission.
Roger Gault Chair, BrainHealth Advisory Board 2020-2022
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2021–2022 Advisory Board
Active
ambassadors promoting our mission through community outreach, committee service and annual contributions
Board Chair : Roger Gault
Board Vice Chair: David Jacobs
Chair Emeritus: Ka Cotter
Linda Asberry
Kim Askew
Robin Bagwell
Chris Baldridge
Rob Barnes III Eric Bennett
Derek Blake
Laura Bloom Gordon Pam Borders
Kate Cavanaugh
Sarah Jane and Noah Chapman
Coley Clark Cary Clayborn
Amanda Coleman Brian Conroy
Alex Cordia
Bob Dransfield
Laurie and Phil Evans Ruth Fitzgibbons
Kristi Francis
Beverly and Don Freeman
Susan Garcia Brill Garrett
Marena Gault
Mitch Gervis
Jane Gibson
Heather Gilker Michael Gregory Carolyn Guillot Kay Hammond
Bert Headden
Debbie and Carlos Hernandez Hattie Hill
Barbara Horn Marissa and Michael Horne
Laura and Will Howard Elizabeth Hughes Cher Jacobs Sophia Johnson
Nicole Kapioltas and Chad Cook
Craig Kennington
David Kruger Manoj Kutty Brent Lake Wendy Lopez Chuck Magill Tamara Mattison Shirley and Bill McIntyre Robert Meadows
Meredith and Peter Milley John Olajide Marie Perry and Frank Dyer Todd Platt Gail Plummer
Amanda and Anson Reilly Mike Rials
Susie and Jim Riley Phil Ritter
Sarah and Will Schoellkopf Diane and Scott Sealy Brandi Sinclair Shelly Slater Jonathan Smith Gloria Snead Molly and Steven Soper Mary Suhm Semra Treece Mitzi and Mike Wadsworth
Andy and Adm. Patrick Walsh, USN (Ret.)
Gail Warrior Suchy Bobbi Wedlan Weil Bob White Lesley and Rob Wienke Nancy Wilbur Lindsay Wilson
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Leadership Council
Honorary circle recognizing donors and community leaders with longstanding commitment to and support of BrainHealth
Emy Lou and Jerry Baldridge
Stacey and Dan Branch
Jean Ann Brock
Clint Bruce
Dianne Cash
Teresa and David Disiere
Debbie and Jim Francis
Lyda Hill
Sally and Forrest Hoglund
Patty and James Hu nes
Daryl Johnston
Lee Roy Jordan
Sarah and Alan Losinger
Mary McDermott Cook
Georgeann and Adm. William H. McRaven (Ret.)
Jennifer and Peter Roberts
Linda and Joel Robuck
Jane Smith
Dee Wyly
Think Ahead Group Board
Young professionals inspiring the next generation to advance a lifetime of sound brain health
Rachel Carter
Dominique Haskett
Bora Laci
Mulvey McDavid
Katelyn O’Donel
Katie Overman
Kathryn Rettinger
Tucker Robinson
Dani Ruiz
Emily Wingate
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2022 LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENT CONTINUES GIVING BACK
The Legacy Award is BrainHealth's highest non-science honor. Since 2006, it has recognized individuals whose unwavering dedication enable the center to generate a sustainable impact on brain health in Dallas and beyond.
Tom Leppert – top executive, past Mayor of Dallas, BrainHealth Project co-leader and community exemplar – is the center’s 2022 recipient.
Celebrating his enduring passion for both brain health and education, BrainHealth leadership bestowed an additional honor: naming the 2022 cohort of BrainHealth Summer Scholars. This innovative program introduces undergraduate and graduate students in all fields to the importance of brain health and helps them develop their own everyday brain practices.
Before this program, I spent my childhood thinking that I could never be an innovator or a great mind, but because of this experience, I have started to realize that my possibilities only ever end when I believe that they do, and I have the power to continue to create the brain, and ultimately the life, that I want.
~ Madeline Rachow University of Arkansas
For more information on the Legacy Award and to see details on past recipients, including Margaret McDermott, T. Boone Pickens, Lyda Hill and others, go to: centerforbrainhealth.org/give/legacy-award
For more information on the BrainHealth Summer Scholars program, go to: centerforbrainhealth.org/about-us/work-with-us
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Tom Leppert with the 2022 Leppert BrainHealth Summer Scholars
CATALYST
FOR A REVOLUTION
The pandemic highlighted a brain health crisis that has been developing for decades. Current research anticipates post-pandemic populations will live with a heightened risk of anxiety, brain fog, addictive behaviors and diminished well-being. Better brain health can help change this trajectory.
In 2020, Center for BrainHealth launched a global brain health movement, leading a unique collaboration of experts in cognitive science, data analytics and technology, and public health. Over 10 years, The BrainHealth Project will empower 120,000+ people of all ages and backgrounds to become the architects of their own brains.
A recent BrainHealth national survey confirmed that people crave health and wellness, no matter their life circumstance:
OF RESPONDENTS SAY THAT THEY DO THINK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THEIR BRAIN, ITS HEALTH AND FITNESS
OF RESPONDENTS SAY THAT THEY DO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DECLINE OF THEIR BRAIN, ITS HEALTH AND FITNESS
Project Participants start by getting their BrainHealth Index, a novel, holistic measure of the brain’s current health and performance level that reveals the contribution of three core factors:
• Clarity (readiness to reason through complex situations and create new opportunities)
• Emotional balance (ability to remain steady when facing adversity or di cult situations)
• Connectedness (capacity to connect with others and be driven by a bigger purpose)
After reviewing their Index and setting personal goals with a trained BrainHealth coach, participants embark on online, self-paced training with access to quarterly coaching sessions. The Index becomes truly powerful over time, enabling people to track progress, see improvement and identify areas for continued training.
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Learning about my brain health and how to keep strengthening it has been an enriching and positive experience in every respect. The strategies were more personally meaningful and applicable to my daily life than I had imagined, and there is no doubt my brain health has improved as a result.
~ Deborah Project participant
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We are on the cusp of a revolution that will empower people of all ages, everywhere, to take control of their own brain health, and we each have a role to play in making it a reality.
A brain that can think critically, that can function under stress, a brain that is resilient in the face of trauma, a brain that is creative, that is thoughtful, that is socially active … we all need and want that kind of brain.
~ Admiral (ret.) William McRaven National spokesperson for The BrainHealth Project
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PLATFORM VISITS COUNTRIES STATES
REGISTRANTS
UNIQUE PARTICIPANT LOGINS BY COUNTRY
200 - 13,000 25 - 200 1 - 25
The Project is fueled by donors who share BrainHealth’s vision of stronger communities and a better world powered by resourceful, resilient brains that can problem solve, innovate, collaborate, adapt and overcome. Key supporters include anonymous donors and:
The Baldridge Foundation
Jean Ann Brock
The Joshua M. and Inette S. Brown Family Foundation
Peggy Dear
Estate of Alice Janet DeSanders
Teresa and David Disiere
Folsom Charitable Foundation
Beverly and Don Freeman
Jane and Mark Gibson
Bert Headden and Cindy Thomas
The Carlos and Deborah Hernandez Foundation
Hillcrest Foundation
The Hoglund Foundation
Kozmetsky Family Foundation
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
J. Willard Marriott, Jr. Foundation
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Shirley and William S. McIntyre Foundation
Ellen and John McStay Marlane Miller
Laurie and Todd Platt
Gail and Bill Plummer
Jennifer and Peter Roberts
The Rouse Family Foundation
Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Harold Simmons Foundation
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Proven, World-renowned Leaders & Collaborators
EYRE
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HARRIS
TOM LEPPERTMARK D’ESPOSITO
IAN ROBERTSON
GEOFF LING
SANDI CHAPMAN GEORGEANN & ADMIRAL WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN, USN, RETIRED
ACCELERATING PROGRESS
I have a privileged front row seat, observing how participating graduate and undergrad Summer Scholars learn to become intentional sculptors of their brain’s abilities and performance.
~ Janet Koslovsky
We are delivering SMART to military service members with mild traumatic brain injury and persistent cognitive complaints and are learning that our brain training protocol can be as e ective as traditional cognitive rehab, but with fewer treatment hours and lower attrition.
~ Jennifer Zientz
The Emerging Tech Team has remained laser-focused on getting the center’s research to as many people as possible through platform-defining improvements to Charisma and The BrainHealth Project.
~ Aaron Tate
We launched the Warfighter Brain Fitness program, a first-of-its-kind online translational brain health assessment and training program, in partnership with the National Guard. We currently have over 570 registrants from eight di erent states.
~ Katie Hinds
We transformed the Charisma game-based, social coaching platform into a commercial-ready telehealth package, with a patent pending for the scalable backend infrastructure. Our clinicians are now training professionals across the country to use our transformational curriculum and platform.
~ Maria Johnson
Our lab learned that providing numbers around disease prevalence can be surprisingly misleading when people are evaluating health information, amplifying a tendency toward confirmation bias.
~ Dan Krawczyk
The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center, in its first full fiscal year of operation, completed 575 scans –34% of them for The BrainHealth Project.
~ Bart Rypma
The Youth and Family Innovations team is developing pivotal community relations to promote social and emotional well-being by launching a BrainHealth Patch Program with the Girl Scouts.
~ Veranda Hillard
Our lab discovered that former cannabis users have persistent cognitive e ects even after long-term abstinence, and we launched a study using an ambulatory EEG device to examine the interaction between substance use and sleep quality.
~ Francesca Filbey
We translated the Alzheimer’s Discovery program into a five-module video training that can be delivered online anywhere in the world.
~ Audette Rackley
We redesigned the BrainHealth Project dashboard, helping increase participant engagement and making brain health even more accessible.
~ Julie Fratantoni
TEAM MILESTONES
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IGNITING
DEVELOPING MINDS
Improving Classroom Communication: The E ects of Virtual Social Training on Communication and Assertion Skills in Middle School Students
Middle school, a period when children’s brains are undergoing significant development, is often also a time of new challenges in navigating the social world.
This research demonstrated the power of combining the
Charisma™ virtual platform with live coaching to help students in low-income public schools enhance their social skills and confidence in a low-risk environment.
Empowered through social coaching, 68% of participating
middle schoolers reported improved confidence, participation in the classroom, and ability to communicate with peers and teachers.
The study also confirmed that teachers are reliable identifiers of students struggling socially.
Charisma’s video game platform had been validated in controlled trials but never before in a school setting. Demonstrating the power of this tool in a school setting can inform future education policy to promote social independence and resiliency at a high level.
Funding was provided by the Harold Simmons Foundation.
Learn more about Charisma at: centerforbrainhealth.org/charisma
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FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION – MAY 13, 2021
RESEARCH FINDINGS
RECENT
Parenting With a Kind Mind: Exploring Kindness as a Potentiator for Enhanced Brain Health
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY – MARCH 24, 2022
Kindness is a strong potentiator of vibrant social engagement, which in turn is a critical component of overall brain health.
This pilot study examined the impact of digitally delivered, self-paced brain science education and kindness activities to boost resilience and
empathy in parents and preschool-aged children.
The team found that parents were more resilient and preschoolers were more empathetic after kindness training. Both resilience and empathy require cognitive skills like responding well to stressors or considering di erent
perspectives. These findings therefore suggest that kindness can influence cognitive function and overall brain health.
Support was provided by the Children’s Kindness Network, HERO and the Beneficient Trust Company.
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Higher-order Executive Function in Middle School: Training Teachers to Enhance Cognition in Young Adolescents
FRONTIERS OF PSYCHOLOGY – MAY 3, 2022 SMART-TRAINED IN 8TH GRADE 16
This research demonstrated that intensive, ongoing professional development, with a focus on neuroscience, equips teachers with the tools and confidence to reduce learning gaps in eighth grade students.
The Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART™) brain training program teaches selective attention, abstract reasoning and innovation. When delivered by trained educators during PASSING PERCENT
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Teachers are empowered, and students are motivated.
~ Jonathan Smith
Past middle school and high school principal
It has helped me help my students.... It really helps the kid, it builds their stamina.
~ Ariel Black
Campus-based instructional coach
ENHANCING
PERFORMANCE
E cacy of Cognitive Training When Translated
From the Laboratory to the Real World
MILITARY
The Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART™) 12-week brain training protocol has been demonstrated over two decades of testing to improve cognitive function and psychological well-being in laboratory settings. This study tested its e ectiveness in a real-world setting.
Participants included police o cers, veterans, reservists, National Guard members and
active-duty soldiers. First responders face uncertainty and stress every day at their jobs and have demanding, unpredictable schedules, so in this study SMART was tailored to their schedules over two to three days.
Psychological well-being improved measurably, suggesting the potential to intercept mental health issues before they become clinical.
This suggests that SMART can indeed be e ective when delivered outside of the lab in short, informal training sessions.
Funding was provided in part by the National Institutes of Health, the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, the Health and Human Services Commission’s Texas Veterans + Family Alliance, and Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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MEDICINE – JANUARY 25, 2021
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Novel BrainHealth Index Prototype Improved by Telehealth-delivered Training During COVID-19
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH – MARCH 16, 2021
Better brain health and performance for humankind is one step closer to reality with the successful trial of the groundbreaking BrainHealth Project, delivered through an easy-to-use online platform that o ers a science-backed approach to measuring and improving one’s own brain fitness.
A key innovation centers on the BrainHealth Index (BHI), a composite score derived from a series of best-in-class assessments that explore multiple aspects of an individual’s cognitive capacity, as well as their sense of well-being, quality of social interactions and complexity of daily routines. The result is a personalized score, which in theory has no upper limit.
In this early trial, almost 80% of participants showed positive change in their BHI, and half of the participants showed at
least a 10% increase. There was no di erence between men and women; furthermore, the ability to create and sustain change did not depend on age – countering a commonly held misperception that the brain loses its ability to get stronger and work better as we get older.
The more people engaged in training and practicing new brain-healthy habits, the more their BHI tended to improve over the three-month trial. Gains were greatest for those who completed interventional training, and they leveled o when content was purely informational.
These findings reinforce the emerging understanding of brain health as a dynamic, synergistic whole.
The vast, anonymized data the Project generates will be shared
openly with collaborating researchers to uncover new insights and pave the way for precision health on a level never before seen. The science is clear, the mechanism is in place, and brain health equity for all is finally an achievable goal.
CLA R ITY
NOTE: This is an ongoing interventional study. Research results are provided for informational purposes only. Past results do not constitute a promise or guarantee of future results.
Learn more at: centerforbrainhealth.org/project
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Funders for this study are listed on page 11. EMOTIONAL BAL A N EC C O N NECTEDNESS ( P e o pl e &Purpose)
The research revealed that change happens across multiple domains.
High ‐ definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Left Frontopolar Cortex Promotes Analogical Reasoning
MIND, BRAIN AND EDUCATION – JUNE 12, 2022
This study explored the neural correlates of creativity and analogical reasoning through stimulation of the anterior prefrontal cortex, a major contributor to creative insight.
The team investigated the role of the left anterior prefrontal cortex in facilitating creative problem-solving using analogical solutions.
Using transcranial direct current stimulation, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique applied locally over the frontal lobes, researchers influenced brain activity in this area prior to engaging participants in measured problem-solving tasks.
Results support the left anterior prefrontal cortex as playing an
important role in facilitating creative reasoning using analogies. This holds promise for potential interventions to rehabilitate functions within certain clinical populations (e.g., traumatic brain injury survivors) who experience cognitive impairments.
These images show a high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation setup that was used to stimulate the left frontopolar cortex. This area of the brain is shown to facilitate creative reasoning through analogies.
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Neuro-vascular coupling (NVC) is the connection between brain cells (neurons) and blood flow, which enables the brain to work and function properly. Oxygen and nutrients are delivered to
the brain by blood vessels, and any interference between blood flow and the neurons results in reduced and/or ine cient brain function. While this imbalance is usually caused by head injury,
this new research suggests that the aging process also has damaging e ects on NVC activity.
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CEREBRAL CORTEX – APRIL 7, 2022
OVERCOMING
CHALLENGES
Novel Oppositional Defiant Disorder 6 Months After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES –
This study carries forward the center’s past work on pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Researchers investigated possible predictive factors of novel oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) among children and adolescents over six
months following TBI. They employed biosocial testing as well as MRI analysis with a group of 177 children and adolescents aged 5-14.
Findings show an important minority of participants with TBI
NOV. 12, 2021
developed ODD, suggesting that variables like socioeconomic status, lower family function, psychosocial adversity, and processing speed may significantly increase risk.
For more information, go to : centerforbrainhealth.org/brain-injury-assessment-and-monitoring
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ADVANCING MEASURES AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY
Phosphate Brain Energy Metabolism and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease: A Spectroscopy Study
While most current research in Alzheimer’s is focused on accumulation of beta-amyloid and tau protein in the brain, this study investigated a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer’s disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human brain.
Scientists devised a unique way to illustrate energy consumption and reserves in the brain with phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy, using an ultra-high-field 7-tesla MRI scanner. Their results suggest that neurological energy metabolism might be compromised in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the stage of decline between
healthy aging and more serious disease states like dementia and Alzheimer’s. The team hopes that these findings, when integrated with measurements of tau and beta-amyloid, will give more profound information related to Alzheimer’s.
This research was funded by the Aging Mind Foundation, Friends of BrainHealth, Fox Family Foundation, Barbara Wallace and Kelly King Charitable Foundation Trust, the AWARE fund of The Dallas Foundation and the Golden Rule Family Foundation.
For more information, go to: centerforbrainhealth.org/imaging
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FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE – APRIL 6, 2021
FUELING
GIFT TO EMPOWER YOUTH 24
LEARNERS
YOUNG
When Sandy and Tommy Rouse requested a meeting with local trailblazing educators to learn about Center for BrainHealth’s training program for underserved students in Dallas, what they learned blew them away.
To date, more than 90,000 students have learned to reason and think critically because of the center’s Adolescent Reasoning Initiative TM. The program takes middle school teachers through evidence-based cognitive training developed from the center’s proprietary Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART™) brain training. They then incorporate the protocols into their teaching.
Students who have gone through SMART have shown significant improvement in executive function (selective attention, inhibition, working memory), lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and improved academic performance compared to peers who have not been exposed to the training.
The cognitive improvements that these kids leapt over blew us away. They showed such remarkable improvement.
~ Tommy Rouse
With their $1.14 million gift, many more local underserved youth will be able to benefit from BrainHealth’s interventions. To honor their generosity, the Sandy and Tommy Rouse BrainHealth Teacher Excellence Award will recognize an educator who has gone through the center’s training and whose class has made significant gains in academic performance. The first recipient will be announced in early 2023.
“Hearing about the students’ progress rang a bell, and it hit home with us in our hearts,” said Sandy Rouse, a former member of the center’s Advisory Board.
Support of BrainHealth’s youth-centric programs is ultimately an investment in the economic health of communities and the brain health of the future workforce.
Dr. Lori Cook, BrainHealth director of clinical research, elaborated, “We have the opportunity to empower young people to realize the immense potential of their brains by equipping them with meaningful brain-healthy strategies. When people thrive across academic, home, and work contexts, this ignites entire brain-healthy communities.”
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REMARKABLE
INVESTMENT IN BRAIN HEALTH METRICS
When you improve your physical health, you can see and feel the results. Fitness indicators like weight loss, muscle tone and greater endurance can also be validated through basic medical
and measures.
Improving brain health can be recognized in better memory, less stress and anxiety, improved social relationships, and sharper analytical skills – and cutting-edge imaging technology allows us to visualize and measure it with ever-increasing clarity. A transformational gift this year from Sammons Enterprises will empower Center for BrainHealth for years to come, leveraging the sophisticated equipment and machine learning to discover ways to measure and monitor improved brain systems in response to interventions.
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Sammons Enterprises executives: Heather Kreager, CEO; Pam Doeppe, VP & CFO; Kevin Ann Marcyes, VP; Cheryl Gosch, VP, General Counsel & Secretary; Darron Ash, Sr. VP
INVESTMENT
ADVANCE
The gift, announced in April, represents the largest single donation in BrainHealth’s history and resulted in the naming of the Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center.
“Sammons is very pleased and privileged to partner with an organization that is now looking at the next frontier of wellness,” Sammons Enterprises CEO Heather Kreager said. “We have an overall focus on wellness, particularly for our 5,600 global employees. Anything we can do to improve their quality of life, not just at work, is critical to us as a company.”
Kreager also noted the company’s desire to see a measurable impact from its philanthropic investments. “The BrainHealth Project is a rigorous, scientific approach showing us we don’t have to accept that our brains decline with age. The center’s imaging resources allow scientists to measure improvement, and that’s exactly what Sammons wants to see.”
The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center features two Siemens 3 tesla Prisma MRI machines, the gold standard in neuroscience research. They are used by UT Dallas research faculty and available to UT Southwestern and others. According to Dr. Bart Rypma, the imaging center’s director and Meadows Foundation Endowed Chair, “Neuroimaging research generates enormous amounts of data and requires analysis from highly skilled biostatisticians to analyze, so this gift allows us to expand our scientific enterprise substantially.”
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As part of our mission to raise public awareness and understanding about brain health and the proactive role each of us can take, Center for BrainHealth hosts events throughout the year.
For more than a decade our signature speaker series, The Brain: An Owner’s Guide, was a routinely sold-out event reaching a local audience. Speaker events went virtual in 2021 due to an ongoing pandemic, a ording us an unprecedented opportunity to expand our reach well beyond Dallas. We also renamed the series BrainHealth Presents, thereby strengthening our brand visibility and recognition.
Each month, we bring top brain scientists, authors, inventors, futurists and more for conversations about the advances in the science, technology and real-world applications of better brain health.
Guest speakers cover a vast range of topics, including new perspectives on anxiety, healthy aging and Alzheimer’s prevention, nutrition, exercise and sleep, the female brain, the architecture of the mind, and the future of well-being. Recent headliners have included such renowned authorities as Deepak Chopra, Lisa Mosconi, Nancy Kanwisher and Sanjay Gupta.
These talks have been free of charge, thanks to sponsorships from individuals, foundations and corporations – including The Container Store, which has steadfastly partnered with us for each of the past 12 years.
Registrations jumped from about 450 pre-pandemic to 21,000 in 2021 and more than 31,000 in the spring 2022 season.
Audience engagement also skyrocketed, filling each webinar Q&A with hundreds of thoughtful, inquisitive queries. Facing the impossibility of responding to every question during the hour-long talks, our BrainHealth experts have continued the conversations on social media after each event.
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BRINGING EXPERTS TO OUR COMMUNITY People Registered: PRE-2020 450 2021 21,000 SPRING 2022 31,000
OF ATTENDEES LEARN AN ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAY
The BrainHealth team has been gratified by consistently high favorability in post-event surveys. Respondents give the center extremely high marks for the quality of the speakers and the event production. Even more importantly, the vast majority of attendees learn an actionable takeaway they can apply to their own lives.
A sampling of comments from attendees:
Great hearing another perspective outside the expected medical/research one
Thank you so much for putting this valuable information into the community at large and making it so accessible
It was a hopeful presentation providing practical suggestions, new research, and encouragement to take responsibility for sustainable actions.
Featured speakers have included (from top left): Upali Nanda, Matt Walker, Sanjay Gupta, Satchin Panda, Wendy Suzuki, Deepak Chopra, Lisa Mosconi, Charles Limb, Nancy Kanwisher, Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, Byron Sanders, and Alvaro Fernandez
In many ways, we emerged as a stronger and more resilient organization, mirroring our core mission of doing the same for individuals and their cognitive fitness.
As the five-year graph illustrates, our financial position has only strengthened through one of the most challenging periods in history. BrainHealth faculty and researchers continue to secure intensely competitive grants from government agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
This period also is marked by steadfast support from UT Dallas. And equally important, our growing base of donors and friends are supporting us in ways that have made philanthropy the enabler of countless possibilities. The public launch earlier this year of the Limitless BrainHealth Campaign will build only more momentum as we charge toward the center’s 25th anniversary in 2024.
Thank you for your philanthropic investment in our cause and confidence in our bright future.
Stephen B. White, JD Chief Operating O cer
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At a time when many organizations struggled to operate e ectively and serve their constituents, Center for BrainHealth persevered.
REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS
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$ 18,000,000
$ 16,000,000 Service Investment
$ 14,000,000 Sales
$ 12,000,000
$ 10,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$ 6,000,000
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Center for BrainHealth's annual budget has grown over the past five years by more than 52%. The pandemic resulted in a noted decrease this year in revenue from Government Sponsored Programs compared to 2020 and 2021. However, the impact of this was minimized thanks to a remarkable increase in Private Philanthropy and continued University Support from UT Dallas.
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$4,000,000
Income University Support Government Sponsored Private Philanthropy
32 FISCAL YEAR 2022 BY THE NUMBERS, THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT: ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR FACULTY CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS, GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING FOR WARRIORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND PEDIATRIC BRAIN INJURY, AMONG OTHERS. RAISED BY FRIENDS OF BRAINHEALTH , A RECORD SINCE THE DONOR CIRCLE’S 2008 FOUNDING GIFTS WERE RECEIVED FROM DONORS IN STATES TOTAL DONORS FIRST-TIME DONORS RECEIVED THE IN OUR HISTORY LARGEST SINGLE CORPORATE GIFT MARKET VALUE OF THE BRAINHEALTH ENDOWMENT MILLION RAISED IN CASH AND PLEDGES
When I joined the Center for BrainHealth in May, I recognized this was the ideal setting to apply the 25+ years I have enjoyed working in the philanthropic sector. Most of this time has been in healthcare settings, including senior roles at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Henry Ford Health System in my hometown of metro Detroit, and recently at Inova Health Foundation in northern Virginia.
I learned about Center for BrainHealth during a fascinating guest lecture at Inova by Dr. Geo Ling, who serves as co-leader of the BrainHealth Project. Like many of our closest benefactors, I have been touched by the devastating outcomes of cognitive and neurological disorders impacting family and close friends.
I was also drawn by the tremendous momentum of the Limitless BrainHealth Campaign and the passion of the volunteers (listed on page 36) leading this $50 million e ort. As noted throughout this report, there are so many wonderful stories of donors supporting the Center for BrainHealth’s mission and advancing our visionary ambition to lead the next great health revolution.
I am truly honored to join the Center at this pivotal time and look forward to working with you and all our donors and advocates in the coming years.
Mary Tindall Executive Director of Philanthropy
PHILANTHROPY AND CAMPAIGN REPORT
Learning more about the center’s transformational research and distinctive approaches to developing and maintaining a healthy brain has inspired me in ways I never imagined.
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BRAINHEALTH CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
Friends and supporters gathered on April 5 for the public launch of the historic Limitless BrainHealth campaign. This $50 million e ort has realized more than 60% of the goal with just over three years remaining before the campaign’s end on December 31, 2025.
During this comprehensive campaign, all gifts and pledges to the center count toward the $50 million goal. This includes bequests made through a donor’s will and other types of deferred gifts. Donors may choose to designate their support to any of the campaign’s priority areas which include:
• The BrainHealth Project
• Young Thinkers (Youth and Emerging Adults)
• Warriors and First Responders
• Alzheimer’s and Care Partners
For more information, visit this website and download the campaign brochure: centerforbrainhealth.org/give
EXCITEMENT
2022 $ 32.2 M $ 50 M Goal 2025
ABOUNDS WITH THE LIMITLESS 2017
34 CAMPAIGN DONORS TO DATE 8 GIFTS OF 36 GIFTS OF
VOLUNTEERS CAMPAIGN
STEP FORWARD FOR LIMITLESS BRAINHEALTH
The Limitless BrainHealth Campaign is being led by a group of 14 longtime friends and supporters of Center for BrainHealth. These community leaders serve a vital role through their own campaign gifts and advocacy for support from others who believe in the center’s mission.
ERIC BENNETT
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WHY WE BRAINHEALTH
SUPPORT
AWARE was founded in 1989 in support of Alzheimer’s education and respite support. AWARE supports Center for BrainHealth as we recognize our organizations are on the same journey toward like goals. Traveling the same path, we have found invaluable support in one another toward helping those we hope to serve.
We saw firsthand the remarkable recovery and self-healing power of the brain when our daughter developed a serious illness 10 years ago. Ever since then, we’ve been intrigued by brain health. We could all have better lives if we enhanced the utilization of our brain as a general rule.
~ Debbie and Carlos Hernandez BrainHealth’s Advisory Board, and BrainHealth Champion (Carlos)
2021-2022 AWARE Board Members
Seated Left: Gail Plummer, Emily Collins. Seated Right: Barbara Mathes, Veronica Shanklin. Standing from left: Barbara Glass, Sharon Walker, Jolie Humphrey, Karisti Julia, 2021-2022 President; Stacey Angel, Margo Crofford, Karen Koop.
Photo credit: Rob Wythe/Wythe Portrait Studio
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Brain-related issues have touched my life in many ways. My grandfather had Parkinson’s disease, and my grandmother su ered from chemo brain throughout her battle with cancer. Several people in my family also have struggled with depression and anxiety, diseases that are misunderstood and stigmatized. It is hugely important to educate and raise awareness about brain health to break down stigmas around mental health. We also need to continue to learn about the brain, and to educate ourselves and others about ways we can improve brain health, both now and in the future.
~ Emily Wingate President of the Think Ahead Group (TAG), BrainHealth’s young professionals group
About five years ago, I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. I began to get very curious about my body, and specifically the brain. Through TAG, I’ve met health-conscious people my age and found a community of like-minded people. The educational aspect that the center provides is non- confrontational and non-judgmental. They present great information about the brain through data and scientific facts. As a numbers person, it really speaks my language.
~ Tucker Robinson TAG Board Member
I am thrilled we were able to sponsor Dr. Chopra’s talk this year and continue our longstanding partnership with Center for BrainHealth. We greatly admire the work Dr. Chapman and her team are doing to understand and advance brain health.
At The Container Store, our purpose is to transform lives through the power of organization. To further this mission, we are proud to participate in the BrainHealthy WorkplaceTM program, which o ers assessments, online learning and group coaching to individuals seeking to improve brain health, cognitive ability and productivity.
~ Satish Malhotra CEO & President of The Container Store
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We warmly thank our 2022 donors, those who are listed and those who chose to remain anonymous.
This listing reflects donations received September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.
Mr. Alfred Abundo
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Adams
Albertsons Safeway
Ms. Jamie Albright
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Alhadef Mr. Muhammad Ali Alzheimer's Texas American Express Foundation
Ms. Amy Anderson
Mr. Fred Anderson
Ms. Juanita Anderson
Ms. Cathy Anderson Taylor Saher Aqeel
Mr. Charles Arnett
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Arredondo Ms. Linda G. Asberry
AWARE Fund of The Dallas Foundation
B. Thomas Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Babb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bagwell
The Baldridge Foundation at The Dallas Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Baldridge III
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baldwin
Ms. Brian Ball
Mr. Samuel Ballard Bank of America Bank of Oklahoma Bank of Texas
Barbara Wallace & Kelly King Charitable Foundation Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Barger
Dr. and Mrs. Robert V. Barnes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Barnes III
Ms. Jocelyn Bauer
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Beckett
Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Beecherl
Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Bennett
Mr. John Bergner and Mr. Charles Stewart
Mr. Royce Bervig
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bieritz
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Birdwell
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Blair, Jr.
Ms. Shawn King and Mr. Derek Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Blessing
Blue Sky Family Foundation
BNY Mellon
Ms. Doris Boat
Boeing Service Company
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bogart Mrs. Pamela J. Borders
Ms. Suzanne Borgese
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Bowles, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth A. Boyer
Ms. Lynn Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Brady
The Honorable Daniel H. Branch and Mrs. Branch
Branch Family LTD. Partnership Mrs. Sylvia L. Branch
Brandon Sinclair Royalties LLC Mr. and Mrs. Reiner Brasch Ms. Wanda Brice Mr. Blevin Brown Mrs. Daphne Brown
Dr. Deborah Budge and Mr. Arthur Budge, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Lanier Burns Mr. Eric D. Busch
BvB Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Byrd III Mr. and Mrs. David Byrnes
Campbell Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. B. Gene Carter
Ms. Molly Lu Castleberry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Castleberry Mr. and Mrs. William T. Cavanaugh, Jr. CDJ Family Investment, Ltd Ms. Rachel E. Center
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Cepak Mx. Margaret Athene Chaplin Dr. Sandra Chapman and Mr. Donald Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Noah Chapman Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. Mr. Sergey Cheshkov
Chevron Humankind Employee Fund Ms. Carrie Childress
Cisco Systems
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coley Clark Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Clay Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Co ee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Key Coker Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Colbert
Dr. Amanda Coleman and Mr. Henry Coleman
Collaborative BrainHealth – Center for BrainHealth and UT Southwestern Fund at The Dallas Foundation
Comerica Bank
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Conley
Ms. Maria Conroy and Mr. Tom Smith
Mr. Andrew Conroy
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Conroy
Ms. Donna Conroy
Mr. Will Conroy
Ms. Nicole Kapioltas and Mr. Chad Cook
Dr. Lori Cook and Mr. Brian Carman
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cordia Mrs. Ka Cotter
Ms. Antoinette Cowles Mr. B. David Cranfill
Ms. Angela Crates
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Crossley Ms. Nancy Crowe Ms. Laura Crowl
Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations
The Dallas Woman's Club
Darrell K. Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer's Disease at The Dallas Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. J. Tyler Day
Ms. Margaret Simmons Dear Dee Brown, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dellavedova
Ms. Reagan Demaree
Mrs. Laura DeSmeth
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Devlin
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dial
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dransfield
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Dunning
Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Durham
Durham Family Foundation
Mr. Kevin Dym
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Ehlers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Eiseman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Eisemann
Mr. John Ellerman
Mr. Chandler England
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. England
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Esquivel
Estate of Janet DeSanders
Mrs. Sandra Estess
Dr. and Mrs. W. Phil Evans
Mrs. Jennifer Evans
Ms. Toni Evans
Mr. Adam Farber
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Farish
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis C. Farmer Dr. Joan Faubion
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feld
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Fidelity Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Fitts
Mrs. Marion T. Flores
Mrs. Deborah Fosdick
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fox Ms. Pearl Fracchia
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Francis
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Francis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Francis III
Mr. and Mrs. Don Freeman
Ms. Becky Frey
Mr. Nathaniel Freyman
Ms. Courtney Frost
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ga ord
Gail Schoellkopf Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Will Galbraith Mr. and Mrs. Travis Galt
Dr. Jacquelyn Gamino and Mr. John Gamino Ms. Susan Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephen Garvin Mr. and Mrs. John Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gault
Ms. Caroline Gehan
Mrs. Barbara T. Geiger
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Gervis
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Gilker
Global Ties U.S.
Ms. Tracy Good Mr. John Goodland Mr. and Mrs. William J. Goodwin Ms. Laura Bloom Gordon
Dr. Jeremy Gray Mr. and Mrs. Guy U. Gri eth Mrs. Tonya Gri n Mr. Dicky Grigg
Ms. Jayne Grimes
Mr. and Mrs. R. Jay Grogan, Jr. Mr. Jason Grubb
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hall
Mr. Edward Hamilton
Ms. Kay Hamlin
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hammond
Ms. Barbara Haley
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harbour
Ms. Marie Park and Mr. Joe Hardt
Mr. and Mrs. Spike Harlan
Harry S. Moss Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Milledge A. Hart III Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Hawkins
Hawkins Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Hayes
HCA Healthcare Foundation
Ms. Cindy Thomas and Mr. Bert Headden Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Heckmann Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hegi, Jr. Hegi Family Foundation
Mrs. Carol Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Henry Ms. Rosemary Henson
The Carlos and Deborah Hernandez Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hill Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hill Mr. and Mrs. Van Hill Ms. Hattie Hill and Mr. Sta ord Sutton, Jr. Lyda Hill Philanthropies Ms. Veranda Hillard Hillcrest Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Ms. Katie Hinds HKS, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hoefken Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Hoglund
Home Health Companions
Ms. Karen Kerr and Mr. Randolph John Hopkins Mrs. Barbara Murphy Horn Dr. and Mrs. Michael Horne Mr. and Mrs. Frank Houseman Mr. and Mrs. William J. Howard Mr. Harrison Howey Mrs. Debbie Hubbell Mrs. Cathy Hudson Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hu nes Mrs. Sydney Hu nes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hyde IBM Employee Services Center Mr. and Mrs. David Jacobs Bishop T. D. Jakes Sr. Jane & Bud Smith Family Foundation, Inc. Ms. Ashley Je ers Mr. and Mrs. Norm Johnsen Mr. and Mrs. Chris Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Willis Johnson Ms. Maria Johnson and Mr. Christopher Schutte Mr. Joe Jones Mr. William Jones Mrs. Ramona B. Jones Ms. Kim Hiett Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Jordan Ms. Julie Kalish Ms. Dana Kamin Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kavli Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Kay Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kelly
Kennington Family Philanthropic Fund at The Dallas Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Kline
Kline Family Foundation Ms. Alexis Knight Mr. and Mrs. Mark Koeroghlian Mr. David Korman Mrs. Janet Koslovsky KPMG Foundation Ms. Heather Kreager Mr. David S. Kruger
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kusin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sean Laane Ms. Sarah Laane
Mr. and Mrs. Brenton G. Lake Mr. Rick H. Lam
Laurie and Todd Platt Family Charitable Foundation
Dr. Yune Lee and Ms. Sunny Choung
Mr. Trent Leopold
Mr. Mitchell Limbert
Dr. Yexiao Xu and Ms. Lan Lin
Ms. Angela Linam
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lipscomb
LiveWire Technologies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William Lockhart Mrs. Anne Logan
Mr. Marco Lopez
Ms. Wendy Lopez and Ms. Connie Moorer Ms. Diane Lowe Mrs. Tyler Lown
Luke Young Swimming Pool Services
Mr. Maureen Mader
Malcolm Reed Ventures LP
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Marak Ms. Nancy Cain Marcus Mr. Carl Marhoefer
Ms. Cynthia Lynn Martin
Mr. and Mrs. David Martineau
Ms. Barbara Mathes
Ms. Betsy Mayer
Mr. Ralph McBride Randall
The Gratitude Fund at The Dallas Foundation
Mrs. Laura McCavit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald
Ms. Ruth Fitzgibbons and Mr. Brian McGauley
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan McGuire Ms. Kiley McGuire
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McIntyre IV
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. McNulty Mr. and Mrs. John D. McStay Ms. Diane Metzler
The Honorable Morgan Meyer and Mrs. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Miller Ms. Marlane Miller Ms. Sue Milner
Ms. Kristi Miranda Ms. Melanie Mix
Mr. Ryan Monaghan Ms. Addison Montague
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Moor
Morgan Meyer for Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Morrissey Ms. Katie Mousavian Detlef Mueller
Ms. Denice Myers Mrs. Haider Naeem
National Philanthropic Trust Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott Neill
Mr. and Mrs. David Nethery
Ms. Claire Newman Ms. Laura Newsom Mrs. Doris Nguyen Dr. Linda Nguyen Mr. Jack Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nicol Mr. Dan Noble Mr. and Mrs. Erle A. Nye
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Mrs. Susan Odom
Ms. Katelyn O'Donel
Mr. and Mrs. Niyi John Olajide
Mrs. Katie Overman
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Owen
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parker
Ms. Joyce Parsell
Ms. Amanda Pastor
Mrs. Phyllis Patterson Ms. Pam Pendleton
PENFED Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penn Ms. Cuwonna Peoples Ms. Cecilia Perez-Verdia
Mr. Ryan Petty
Ms. Nelda Cain Pickens
Mrs. Jane H. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs Gregory Pieroni
Mr. Spencer Pikna
Ms. Bonnie Pitman
Ms. Angela Plata
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Platt
Mrs. Gail Plummer
Dr. Behnam Pouya
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Price
Mrs. Sherri Pulliam
Ms. Audette Rackley Ms. Dawn Ragan
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Raggio Mrs. Susan Ragland Mr. Charles Raines
Ms. Rita Rasmussen
Mr. John Rath
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Raymond James Global Account RBC Wealth Management
Ms. Janet Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Rei Dr. and Mrs. Kelly S. Reyna Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rials
Mr. Russ Riddle
Mr. and Mrs. James Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Roberts
M A Robertson
Ms. Barbara Robinson
Ms. Bonnie Robinson
Dr. David Robinson
Mr. Stephen Tucker Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Joel Robuck
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Rooney Ms. Laurie Rossman
Rotary District 5810
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Rouse Ms. Anne Rowland Ryan LLC
Ms. Ada Salas
Mr. Viral C. Sanghavi
Sapphire Foundation Ms. Beth Sargent
Mr. Brandon Scarth
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Schlachter, Jr. Mr. Ken Schnitzer
Mrs. Gail O. Schoellkopf
Mr. and Mrs. H. William Schoellkopf IV Mr. and Mrs. David Scullin
Schwab Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sealy Mrs. Carol Seay Mr. Robert F. See, Jr. Ms. S. Susan Self Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sestak Ms. Elaine Shall
Ms. Lisa Shardon and Mr. Angelo DeFillappo Shelly Slater Strategies, LLC Ms. Nancy B. Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sher
Shine Advisory Foundation
Shirley & William S. McIntyre Foundation Mrs. Joyce Shoop Ms. Vidhiyaa Shrinivasan Mrs. Kathy Shuford
The Honorable Ron Simmons and Mrs. Simmons Simmons Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Sinclair Mr. Chandler Sinclair Ms. Dana Sisco
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sladek Ms. Shelly Slater and Mr. Clayton Hu stutter Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Slaughter, Jr. Mrs. Jane Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith Ms. Anne Taylor Ms. Malethia Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Ernesto Snead Mr. and Mrs. Steven Soper
Southwest Airlines Mr. and Mrs. Eric Spomer Mrs. Linda Staley Mrs. Anne Stark Mr. and Mrs. Roger Staubach Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Steely Mr. Bruce Stensrud Mr. Ben Stone Mrs. Pamela Stout Ms. Akanksha Nayyar and Mr. Michael Stout Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stuart Ms. Mary K. Suhm Ms. Samantha Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Summers Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sutton Ms. Patti Flowers and Mr. Tom Swiley Ms. Karen Tate Ms. Kathleen Tate Mr. Radi Tawfiq
TBNi, Inc.
TD Ameritrade Clearing Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Templeton Ms. Jennifer D. Territo
Texas Instruments Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
The Bryant & Nancy Hanley Foundation Inc.
The Catholic Foundation
The Container Store
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
The Kim Jordan Foundation
The Melchizedek Fund
The Partnership Foundation
The Potter's House of Dallas, Inc. The Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation
The Richardson ISD Foundation
The Rosewood Foundation
The University of Texas at Dallas Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thomas Mr. Steve Thomas
Mr. Jere W. Thompson, Sr. Thornton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Toller
Tolleson Wealth Management
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tonti Ms. Judy Townley Ms. Semra Treece Mrs. Sandra Tucker Mr. Tomas Urbina III Ms. Pricila Valdez
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Ms. Jane Venza Mrs. Stacy Q. Vernon Ms. Linda Vorhies
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Wadsworth Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wagley Ms. Sherwood Wagner Mrs. Ingrun F. Wagschal Mr. Ke'Vaughn Waldon
Dr. Kathryn Waldrep and Mr. David Waldrep Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Walker
Admiral Patrick Walsh, USN, Ret. and Mrs. Walsh Ms. Elizabeth E. Ware Ms. Jennifer Warning Dr. and Mrs. Roy S. Washburn Ms. Angela Watson Ms. Laura Watts Dr. and Mrs. David Webb, Jr. Ms. Suzanne Webb Mr. Garry Weber Mr. and Mrs. Brad Weddle West Monroe Partners Ms. Loralee Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. White Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. White Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. White Ms. Sue White
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whyman Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Wienke, Jr. Mrs. Nancy H. Wilbur Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wilson Ms. Shannon Callewart Wilson Family Fund Ms. Emily Wingate Mr. David Winson
PKW Donor Advised Fund at The Dallas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wood, Jr. Ms. Ann Marie Woodru World A airs Council
Ms. Laura Worsham Ms. Rebecca Wright Mr. Juan Ybarra
Mr. and Mrs. John Yeaman Ms. Tracy Yetter Mr. Luke Young
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Young Mr. Devon Youngbird Mr. Richard Zadina Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zientz
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