UAMS Named High Performer for Third Consecutive Year by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
| For the third consecutive year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recognized as a high performer by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).
UAMS is one of only 54 such high-performing organizations in the U.S. recognized by AHP. High performers represent the organizations in the top 25 percentile for net production returns, and collectively they raised $12.4 million in the U.S. last year.
“We are honored to recognize UAMS and its deep commitment to philanthropy,” said Alice Ayres, AHP president and CEO. “Their results are exemplary, and they continue to strengthen the relationship they have with the community and safeguard the future health of people across the country.”
UAMS is one of only 11 institutions that has received the high performer designation three years in a row.
“We are honored for this recognition,” said Brigitte Grant, UAMS interim vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement. “Our thoughtful and generous donors are the true heroes. We’re grateful to have many friends and benefactors join our mission for better health and health care.”
Fundraising at UAMS for the 2018 fiscal year totaled more than $26 million, with contributions from donors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 15 other countries.
AHP is a not-for-profit international professional organization dedicated exclusively to development professionals who encourage charity in North America’s health care organizations. Its mission is to inspire, educate and serve those transforming health care through philanthropy.
Established in 1967, AHP is the source for education, networking, information and research in health care philanthropy. AHP’s 4,500 members represent more than 2,200 health care facilities around the world. They embody all aspects of health care fundraising, from executive directors and chief development officers, to major gift officers, annual campaign managers, event coordinators and grant writers.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###