Texas Nurse Practitioner Foundation (TNPF) is dedicated to charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. Last year, the Foundation awarded over $10,000 in scholarships, supported educational programming, and secured a grant for an economic study on how removing practice barriers for nurse practitioners would impact access to healthcare for Texans. TNPF is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
TNPF is the only charitable foundation in Texas that is 100% focused on programs and initiatives that support and benefit current and future nurse practitioners and the patients they serve throughout our state.
Contributions to TNPF are immediately put to work to help Texas NPs and their communities!
TNPF makes a difference for individual NPs and entire communities. We provide scholarships for Texas NP, DNP, and PhD nursing students and assist when Texas NPs and their families experience financial crises, natural disasters, or other urgent needs. We continually work to ensure NPs have access to leading-edge, high-quality in-person and online educational programming.
TNPF assists future and current nurse practitioners in Texas by:
TNPF awards up to seven annual scholarships to registered nurses pursuing education to become nurse practitioners or nurse practitioners seeking advanced nursing degrees. Applications are accepted from April 1 through May 31 each year.
TNPF hosts a silent auction at TNP’s Annual Conference and TNP’s Pharmacology and Primary Care Conference. Proceeds from the silent auction support the Foundation’s scholarship program and efforts to increase access to care and education for nurse practitioners. If you would like to donate an item, please see the Silent Auction Guidelines. Your support is appreciated.
TNPF hosts “Walk & Talks” at TNP’s Pharmacology & Primary Care Conference and the Annual Conference. These popular activities are a great way to meet new and old friends, stretch your legs, and support the Foundation. Information on how to participate is provided in the conference brochures and online.
Hats off to our 2023 TNPF “Spirit of Texas” Giving Award recipient, the Fort Worth Region Nurse Practitioners!
Each year, TNPF awards a TNP Affiliate with a traveling trophy for providing exemplary support to the Foundation. We thank our dedicated Affiliates for their generosity in providing monetary funds, fun and creative auction items, and for encouraging their members to support TNPF. The Award is presented at TNP’s Annual Conference.
The Brazosport Area Nurse Practitioners got some serious steps in during 2023 and earned our “Golden Shoe Award.”
What could be better than a beautiful stroll with wonderful people who share your professional interests and passion? At each conference “Walk & Talk” event, TNPF recognizes the TNP Affiliate that put its best foot forward by recruiting the most walk attendees.
The heart of our profession is in caring for others and making a difference every day. Every contribution to the foundation counts. We invite you to give to the general TNPF fund or direct your donation to one of the Foundation’s named funds.
The TNPF General Fund is central to advancing our mission. Contributions support scholarships, educational programming, and research that advances the profession.
Unfortunately, natural disasters happen too often in Texas. As a result, the Foundation established a fund to provide short-term, immediate financial assistance to eligible Texas Nurse Practitioner members who are victims of a disaster from fire, flood, accidents, or other disasters. Donations received for this program go directly to the Emergency Assistance Fund, helping NPs in Texas.
Katie Russell was a beloved practice owner and pediatric nurse practitioner. Katie saw a need in her community for children’s health care and fulfilled her dream by opening Medina Valley Pediatrics in August 2017 in Castroville, which provided valued services to 1,400 patients. Katie’s life was cut short in 2019 when she was just 38. To honor her passion for being a pediatric nurse practitioner, the Katie Russell Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to provide an annual scholarship to a TNP member enrolled in a pediatric nurse practitioner program or to further pediatric education in Texas.
This fund honors Kim Oas, a founding member of Texas Nurse Practitioners. Kim had a long and distinguished career as a nurse practitioner, educator, lecturer, and researcher. Her field of expertise included migraines, strokes, and concussions. Throughout her career, she worked with neurosurgeons and neurologists at several healthcare facilities, including Mayo Clinic, UT Southwestern, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, and St. Joseph Healthcare System. Kim advocated for patients and nurses from the bedside to the boardroom, RNs to APRNs, and beyond. The purpose of the Kim Oas Memorial Fund is to provide ongoing education for Texas Nurse Practitioners. Donations to this fund help provide educational opportunities to NPs. Among many important projects, the fund has supported neurology webinars and an annual lecture series on headaches.
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