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CREATIVE MINDS CARE

A world where Alzheimer's is nothing but a memory

Our mission is to live in a world without neurodegenerative diseases through the promotion of brain health and advancement of research.

OUR STORY

Our Story

Creative Minds Care, a 501(c)(3) organization, was created with the simple desire to live in a world without Alzheimer's Disease. We are a collective of creative individuals that are on a mission to raise funds for research and solutions for various causes, tackling multiple issues through the vehicle of one social enterprise.  Yet at the heart of it all, is eliminating Alzheimer's disease and other brain diseases like Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's, and reducing the risk of dementia.  As the organization is run by passion and a few core members, it keeps overhead expenses at a minimum so that 100% of all donations go towards advancing research and the promotion of brain health.

CHARITABLE PARTNERS

Partners

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OUR WORK

Impact to Date

$485,000

100%

13

RAISED SINCE
2020

OF ALL DONATIONS GO TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS + PARTNERSHIPS INITIATED SINCE 2019

Our Work

SILVER SYMPHONY

COMING SOON

 

Creative Minds Care

Research Grant

2024

SISODIA LAB AT

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Creative Minds Care has created a Research Grant in the amount of $25,000 to benefit the Sisodia Lab at the University of Chicago, led by Dr. Sangram S. Sisodia, a leading expert on the molecular and cell biology of Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Dr. Sisodia has been at the forefront of learning how the familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) genes, including the amyloid precursor protein and the presenilins, function normally, and contribute to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. 

 

The research will explore the role of the gut microbiome in mediating sex-specific phenotypes of Alzheimer's Disease.

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Dr. Sangram S. Sisodia
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Creative Minds Care

Research Grant

2024

WOMEN'S ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH INITIATIVE - ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

Creative Minds Care has created a Research Grant in the amount of $50,000 to benefit the Women’s Alzheimer’s Research Initiative (WARI) in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association. WARI was launched by the Alzheimer's Association in 2016 to advance investigations of biological and social factors that may contribute to Alzheimer’s and other dementia differently in females and males. 

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Unearthing Treasures

2024

POTTERY STUDIO IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Creative Minds Care presents Unearthing Treasures at Odyssey Clayworks, a transformative pottery workshop crafted for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's. This initiative offers participants the opportunity to take free workshops, fostering therapeutic and enriching experiences through the art of pottery. 

* A 2020 NIH study indicates pottery may benefit those with dementia, promoting enjoyment, creativity, and well-being. Recent research in the American Academy of Neurology Journal found that engaging in artistic activities in middle and old age reduces memory and cognitive problems by 73%, with craft-based activities reducing cognitive issues by 45%.

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Creative Minds Care Grant

2023

THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION

FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH

Creative Minds Care has partnered with The Michael J. Fox Foundation giving a grant in the amount of $50,000 for research exploring using sleep modulation to enhance the brain's waste clearance mechanisms as an approach to limiting the progression of Parkinson's Disease.  

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Creative Minds Care Grant

2023

 

THE WOMEN'S BRAIN INITIATIVE +

THE ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION PROGRAM

NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

Creative Minds Care has partnered with New York-Presbyterian Hospital to support the incredible work of Dr. Lisa Mosconi and The Women's Brain Initiative (WBI) at Weill Cornell Medicine Neurology. The grant will be in the amount of $50,000 and the research will explore how estrogen levels impact brain metabolism and predict the presence and burden of Alzheimer's disease pathology in women's brains.

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How Menopause Changes the Brain 

as featured in The New York Times

READ HERE

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Creative Minds Care Neuroscience Fellowship

2022 / 2023

WEILL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCES

Creative Minds Care has partnered with UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences to create a fellowship of $75,000 to support a UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences scholar who is performing research in neurodegenerative diseases. 

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2003 AWARDEE - Courtney Lane-Donovan, MD, PhD

Creative Minds Care Scholarship Recipients

2022 / 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NEUROSCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM

In a new initiative launched by the UCSF Neuroscience Graduate Program and Creative Minds Care, two scholars have been named to receive tuition scholarships for $15,000 each for the 2022/23 academic year. Creative Minds Cares supports the career development of young PhD students studying neurodegenerative diseases. The two scholars are Audrey Magsig and Yanilka Soto-Muniz.

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Cure Alzheimer's Fund Partnership

2022

Creative Minds Care donated $25,000 to further Alzheimer's research with a focus on how altering the gut microbiome impacts amyloid in the brain.

 

2021​

Creative Minds Care donated $50,000 to further Alzheimer's research with a focus on finding pre-disease biomarkers using artificial intelligence.

2020

Creative Minds Care donated $50,000 to further research in the area of neuroplasticity, and more specifically, neurogenesis.

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Creative Minds Care Academy

2020

JUSTICE RISING

Creative Minds Care raised $75,000 to build a Primary School in DR Congo for Justice Rising, who aims to bring transformation to areas of conflict through education.

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Share Hope Campaign

2020​

SHARE HOPE​

Strategic Partnership Campaign for Share Hope with cast members from the hit Broadway musical, “Hadestown”

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Help us make a difference.

100% OF DONATIONS GO TO FUND OUR PROGRAMS

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