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The Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund
Helping Good Kids do Good Things
Dr. John F. Bayley has been leading the way to
establish chess as a worthy scholarship activity in the Philadelphia area. As
a retired pediatrician, John feels strongly that chess is good for people of
all ages, and promoting scholastic chess is "Helping good kids do good
things."
In response to Dr. Bayley's initiative, in May 2005 I donated funding through the Philadelphia Foundation to establish a tax-deductible fund called the Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund. The fund was established to provide support to worthy chess players who do well in local scholastic events like the Greater Philadelphia Junior Invitational Championship (Dr. Bayley annually raises $2,000 as a prize fund; take this link to see the letter to the first scholarship winner!) and the Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Championship. There is a Scholarship Advisory Committee via the PA State Chess Federation to decide how much funding will be provided to each event. Each year on June 1 the PSCF receives their annual support.
Like all Philadelphia Foundation Funds, anyone can make tax-deductible donations to the fund. Unless specially requested, all donations go for endowments (investment whose interest pays for future years).
All donations are tax-deductible. You will receive a confirmation letter for your taxes from The Philadelphia Foundation.
Donate On-line if you want to make a tax-deductible donation on-line to this fund. Where it says "I would like my gift to be directed to a..." click "Specific Fund" and then start typing in the box "Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund" and it will find it.
Make checks payable to "The Philadelphia Foundation" with "Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund" or "HEI4" in the memo field and mail to:
The Philadelphia Foundation
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Make sure to mention the fund, "Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund" - THANKS!!
The Holly Heisman Memorial Fund
My first wife, Holly, died of breast
cancer in 1994.
We have established a fund through the Philadelphia Foundation in her name,
the Holly Heisman Memorial Fund
(if taking link, look under "H"). The fund was established in
1995 to provide funds for services
to
benefit women in need, especially battered women, women with breast cancer, or runaway teenagers.
Since 1999, it has awarded grants to organizations including: The Child Abuse Prevention
Effort, Delaware County Women Against Rape, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause!
Make checks payable to "The Philadelphia Foundation" with "Holly Heisman Memorial Fund" or "HEIS" in the memo field & mail to:
The Philadelphia Foundation
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Make sure to mention the fund, "Holly Heisman Memorial Fund" - THANKS!!
Each year we have a FREE entry, rated fundraising tournament with lots of donated prizes! So far this event has raised about $10,000. Moreover, since 2007 Howard Stern has donated a trip to his show to further raise money for the cause. Thanks!!
2008-9 Holly Heisman Memorial Organizer: Dr Ramachandra; 2009 TD: Joshua Anderson
Kurt Schneider
XXX Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422
RE: Dan Heisman Chess Scholarship Fund
Dear Kurt Schneider,
Congratulations on being the first person to receive a scholarship from the Dan Heisman Chess Scholarship Fund and on becoming the co-champion of the 2006 Greater Philadelphia Junior Invitational Chess Championship.
The scholarship award is $400.00. A letter and the scholarship payment will be forwarded to Yale University to be applied to your tuition charges for the 2006-2007 academic year. A copy of that letter will be sent to you for your files and to Mr. Heisman.
Please contact Mary Ellen Marcovcy, Scholarship Services Officer, if your plans should change or you have any questions. She can be reached at mmarcovcy@philafound.org or at the address and telephone number listed above.
Enclosed is a description of the Dan Heisman Chess Scholarship Fund that will know you will find interesting.
Best wishes for success in your studies.
Sincerely,
R. Andrew Swinnery
President, the Philadelphia Foundation
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