Organizations Filed Purposes:
NSCF FUNDS ADULT STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH, CONNECTS CHILDREN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES TO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR RARE DISEASES, AND UNDERWRITES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM PIONEERS NATIONWIDE.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN FUNDED RESEARCHERS ON BOTH COASTS GOING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) TO ADVANCE SCIENCE IN THE FIELD OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE. CONNECTING RESEARCH TO EDUCATION, ASTRONAUTS ON THE ISS SPOKE TO STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH) SCHOLAR PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEDIATRIC BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM (PBMT) AT DUKE UNIVERSITY, WE HELP COVER INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-PAYS FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN POTENTIALLY LIFE-CHANGING CLINICAL TRIALS WHEN THE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ARE BEYOND A FAMILY'S MEANS. CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL TO PBMT FOR ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR RARE, DISABLING AND SOMETIMES FATAL DISEASES. THESE ARE CHILDREN WITH NO OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS AND OFTEN LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES. SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL STEM SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM PIONEERS NATIONWIDE. NSCF PARTNERS WITH THE GATTON ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, TO DEVELOP AND FUND ADVANCED TRAINING AND NETWORK BUILDING FOR 10 MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS EACH YEAR. NATIONAL STEM SCHOLARS CONVENE IN JUNE ON GATTON'S CAMPUS AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOR A WEEK OF ADVANCED STEM TRAINING WITH A PEER GROUP OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED SCIENCE TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY - AND LEAVE WITH A LAPTOP/TABLET TO FACILITATE ONGOING COLLABORATION, A GENEROUS STIPEND FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLIES TO IMPLEMENT A CLASSROOM CHALLENGE PROJECT AND SPONSORED ATTENDANCE AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE THE FOLLOWING SPRING. THEY ARE MENTORED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY WKU MASTER FACULTY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paula Grisanti | CEO | 40 | $200,000 |
| Diane Cornwell | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 1.3 | $11,700 |
| John M Cranor Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce S Wolff | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Grisanti | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| C Dennis Riggs | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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