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The Scott Carter Foundation
Scott Carter was a 13-year old boy who died in December 1993 after a courageous three-year battle with bone cancer. During his illness, he put together a remarkable collection of sports and celebrity memorabilia which he called "Scott Carter's Heroes". His dream was to display the collection for the enjoyment of the public and to raise money for children's cancer research.
The HEROES collection contains over 400 items including jerseys, balls, bats, boxing gloves and hockey sticks from Barry Sanders, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Richard Petty, Tiger Woods and many more. A large portion of the collection is currently on display at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla.
Scott believed if enough time, energy and money were devoted to children's cancer research, a cure could be found for this dreaded disease -- the number one disease killer of children today in the United States. The Scott Carter Foundation was formed to raise money to further Scott's dream of finding that cure. The Foundation is supported through private donations and a variety of fundraisers including an annual golf tournament, Duke University Improv troupe, 5K fun run held in Washington D.C. each spring and numerous other smaller ventures.
Because the Scott Carter Foundation is operated without any administrative costs, almost all money raised goes toward funding research projects. A committee including several physicians and headed by Scott's grandfather Dr. Paul Compton evaluates where the research dollars are spent. Over the past ten years the Foundation has chosen to fund "fellowships" for young and promising physicians through the National Childhood Cancer Foundation. These “fellows” have conducted cancer research at institutions including M.D. Anderson, Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, Texas Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Duke University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
To date, the Scott Carter Foundation has raised over $1,000,000. Projects funded include the largest bone marrow registry in Tulsa through the Red Cross, a SKYlab project, a specialized microscope for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Coaches vs. Cancer in a multi-state region. The Foundation has made annual donations to M.D. Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and St. Jude’s research hospitals and locally has supported Project Woman, Camp OK Corral and most recently, The Children’s Hospital at St. Francis.
For more information about the Scott Carter Foundation or to make a donation, please visit www.scottcarterfoundation.org or call (918) 232-0740.
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