Support Nursing Research

When you support FNINR, you are advancing the future of nursing research and ensuring that science continues to improve care for all people.

Where Your Gift Goes

  • Advocacy: Your gift helps to secure a strong federal budget for NINR, so that nurse scientists can continue to make transformative improvements in health, reduce disparities, and advance healthcare. Nursing research bridges the gap between laboratory science and real-world patient care; without NINR, this connection is lost.
  • Ambassadors: Training and supporting nurse leaders to educate policymakers on the value of nursing research.
  • Recognition: Your support helps shine a spotlight on nurse scientists, raising their visibility and influence as they drive meaningful change.

How FNINR Uses Your Contribution

Every dollar contributed to FNINR goes toward one central goal: advancing nursing research through advocacy and awareness. This ensures that NINR has the resources to fund groundbreaking studies that improve health outcomes across the lifespan. Read more about your contributions in action

Ways to Give

There are multiple ways to support nursing research through support of FNINR. All details are below, but we find that most donors support in one of three ways:

  • One-time donation
  • Recurring donation
  • Planned giving

Friend of the Friends

The Friend of the Friends Program is designed to give supporters of nursing research the opportunity to become a Friend and support the mission of FNINR. Donations are recognized in the name of the donor, in honor of a colleague or mentor, or in memory of a person who inspired you. All donors, beginning at a cumulative donation of at least $100, will receive a recognition pin, starting at the Pewter level. Each donation you make to the Friends program will accumulate to bring you up to the next level. You’ll receive a new lapel pin each time you achieve a new level. If you’ve donated previously, you’ll start at the Pewter level and receive the same Friend of the Friends benefits as before. Please note that funds paid toward sponsorships and registration for the NightinGala do not count toward the Friends program.

 

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  $100 - Pewter    $500 - Bronze   $1,000 - Silver 
$1,500 - Gold   $2,000 - Platinum     $2,500 - Diamond  
$5,000+ - Philanthropy

 

FNINR's Organizational Friends of the Friends

Philanthropy
 CGFNS International, Inc. | RightSourcing
Diamond Platinum Gold
     
Silver Bronze Pewter
  Florida Atlantic University  

 

FNINR's Individual Friends of the Friends

Philanthropy
Christy Dempsey • Melissa Fitzpatrick • Karen Heaton • Linda McCauley • Pamela Mitchell • Louise Woerner • Laura Wood
Diamond Platinum
Beth Taylor • Sandra Weiss
Jeannine Rivet
Gold Silver
Marion Broome • Connie Delaney • Sandi Dunbar
Janie Heath • Christine Miaskowski
Diane Twedell • Terri Weaver  • Cathleen Wheatley

Jeannette Andrews • Suzanne Bakken • Judy Beal • Edward Benz
Marla De Jong • Lindsey Harris • Deb Kenny • Colleen Leners
Jerry Mansfield • Linda Sarna • Roy Simpson
Bronze
  Clara Adams-Ender • Susan Bakewell-Sachs • Robyn Begley • Michael Bleich • Donna Bliss
Sean Clarke • Patricia Davidson • Holli DeVon • Rebecca Freeman • Nan Gaylord
Catherine Gilliss • Ellen Hahn • Carolyn Huffman • Tonda Hughes • Shela Kaneshiro 
Janet Larson • Robin Newhouse • Vickie Niederhauser • Adey Nyamathi • Joan O'Hanlon Curry • Cheryl Oetjen
 Sharon Pappas • Rita Pickler • Nancy Pike • Elias Provencio-Vasquez • Susan Rawl
Karen Rose • 
Frank Shaffer • Deb Trautman • Nancy Valentine • April Vallerand • David Vlahov
Jonathan Ward • Teresa Ward • Betsy Weiner • Barbara Wilson • Annette Wysocki • Shannon Zenk
Pewter
(A - C)
Donalyn Alexander • Mindi Anderson • Edwin Aroke • Kristin Ashford • Dawn Aycock
Marie Bakitas • Michele Balas • Bonnie Barnes • Amy Barton • Laurie Benson • Leah Binder • Lisa Blair
Penny Blake • Felesia Bowen • Patti Brennan • Clyde Bristow III • Garry Brydges • Susan Buchholz
Karen Butler • Olivia Butner • Barbara Caldwell • Lisa Carter-Harris • Ann Cashion • Jessica Castner • Crystal Chapman Lambert
Teri Chenot • Misook Chung • 
Lauren Clark • Barbara Cochrane • Yvette Conley • Linda Connor
Cindy Corbett • Elizabeth Corwin • Cecelia Crawford • Sharron Crowder • Martha Curley
Pewter
(D - G)
Robin Dail • Diane Davis • Jean Davis • Leslie Davis • Diane Dedmon
Joy Deupree • Charles Downs • Jackie Dunbar-Jacob • Phillip Eaton •  Linda Edelman • Janalyn Edmonds 
 Cole Edmondson • Jennifer Embree • Kayla Everheart • Suzanne Feetham
Laura Fennimore • Leah Fitzgerald • Melissa Florell • Jane Foote • Jodi Ford • Judi Fouladbakhsh
Lee Galuska • Danny Gaylon Willis • Catherine Georges • Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson • Deena Gilland
Kimberly Glassman • Dawn Goldstein • Kellie Griggs • Stephanie Griggs • Maureen Groer
Pewter
(H - K)
Joan Hasse • Eileen Hacker • Marilyn Hammer • Mary Beth Happ • Deb Harding
Tracie Harrison • Laura Hayman • Peg Heitkemper

Patricia Hershberger • Susan Hickman • Jane Hoff • OiSaeng Hong • Marianne Hutti
Emilia Iwu • Bethsheba Johnson • Elizabeth Jordan • Temple Kellermann • Melessa Kelley
Michelle Kelly • Tom Kelly • Christine Kennedy • Lisa Kennedy Sheldon • Kord Kober Megan • Kupferschmid
Pewter
(L - N)
  Wendy Landier • Gay Landstrom • Grace Lawrence • Jaime Lee • Terry Lennie
Lauri Linder • Kae Livsey • Lynn Lotas • Gayenell Magwood • Beverly Malone • Erin Maughan
Cathy Maxwell • Ellen McCabe • Gail Melkus • 
Bernadette Melnyk • Usha Menon • Anne Mitchell • Mulubrhan Mogos
Dianne Morrison-Beedy • Gia Mudd-Martin • 
Christine Mueller • Cindy Munro 
Jane Murphy • Teri Murray • Carol Musil • Jamie Myers

Pewter
(O - S)
 Jan Odom Forren • Yolanda Ogbolu
Chizimuzo Okoli • Ukamaka Oruche • 
Patricia Patrician • Julia Paul • Sharon Pettiford
Jillian Pintye • Barbara Polivka • 
Susan Pressler • Anne Pryor • Nancy Reynolds

Reynaldo Rivera • Amy Salisbury • Elizabeth Salt • Linda Scott • Juliann Sebastian • Matt Seiler
Brenda Snow • Mary Lou Sole • 
Lixin Song • Nancy Spector • Kim Stanbery
Alisa Starbuck • Angela Starkweather • Linsey Steege • Amanda Stefancyk Oberlies •  Rachel Stevenson • Patricia Stone
Alexa Stuifbergen • Mary Sullivan • Eileen Sullivan-Marx • Barbara Swanson • Katherine Sward
Pewter
(T - Z)
Jacquelyn Taylor • Hilaire Thompson • Cindy Tofthagen • Jasmine Travers • Sharon Tucker • Victoria Vaughan Dixon • Diane Von Ah
Joachim Voss • Ashley Waddell • Andrea Wallace • Jennifer Wasco • Allison Webel • Mona Wicks
Lovoria Williams • Stephanie Witwer • Tami Wyatt • Annette Wysocki • Canhua Xiao
Irene Yang • JoAnne Youngblut • Inga Zadvinskis • Susan Zahner • Julie Zerwic • Elizabeth Zicari

 

Estate Planning and Legacy Giving

Leave a Legacy of Health and Discovery

Planned giving is a powerful way to extend your impact beyond your lifetime. By including FNINR in your estate plans, you ensure that future generations benefit from the discoveries and innovations of nursing research.

Why Consider Planned Giving?

  • Sustained Advocacy: Guaranteeing a strong voice for nursing research in the years ahead.
  • Enduring Impact: Supporting the National Institute of Nursing Research so nurse scientists can continue to change lives.
  • Personal Legacy: Aligning your values with lasting improvements in health care.

Ways to Give Through Your Estate

  • Bequests in your will or trust
  • Beneficiary designations on retirement plans or life insurance
  • Charitable gift annuities or trusts

Join Us in Shaping the Future

Your legacy gift ensures that FNINR will continue to advocate for nursing research and a healthier tomorrow. If you are considering estate planning support, we invite you to connect with FNINR to learn more about how your generosity can make a difference.