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Foundation provides funding for breakthrough research.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-JAN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Foundation provides funding for breakthrough research.(Healthcare Mississippi)(Company Profile)

Article Excerpt
JACKSON -- Research is crucial to ongoing advancement in healthcare. It is also costly. That's why the Wilson Research Foundation was established in 1989 to complement the mission of Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC) and keep the medical breakthroughs flowing to benefit the physically disabled in Mississippi. The foundation obtains funding for research grants to improve recovery from stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and adult neurological disorders.

The foundation began with a generous gift from the H.F. McCarty Jr. Family Foundation to honor the contributions of Earl and Martha Wilson to the state's healthcare. Executive director Bettye Sullivan gives credit to the founders and their families who have remained active in the foundation and maintain personal commitment.

Since 1989, the foundation's corpus has grown to more than $4.5 million in assets. "It has grown...

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