“The Jim Dempsey Foundation is dedicated to continuing his legacy of hope, kindness and positive development. Our Mission is to help others spread love, joy, education and care to those affected by illness.”

Scholarship Deadline Extended

Greetings! It’s turning out to be a beautiful spring! Unfortunately, our initial attempt to list the Scholarship with a scholarship search engine did not go as planned. We received no applicants for the Spring scholarship. So we’re changing the date to...

Happy New Year!!

Greetings! Happy New Year everyone, and thank you so much for your contributions! We are working on our first dispersment and it is your generosity that has allowed this to be a reality! May 2011 be the best year yet for all of us.

Happy Holidays!

As we move into the holiday season, the Jim Dempsey Foundation is officially kicking off its first holiday fundraiser.  Our goal is to be able to offer both the Jim Dempsey Scholarship and the Sheryll Dempsey Scholarship in the first quarter of 2011, and this...

One Year on the Web…

Its been a year since we launched the website. This year has had a lot of behind-the-scenes movement as we get everything in place, but we are close to the final signing of our last bit of paperwork, and expect to be able to get things moving as we get into the...

New Program Added

As we begin 2010, we are expanding the programs of the Jim Dempsey Foundation. Sheryll Sue Dempsey passed away on January 1, 2010. The Jim Dempsey foundation has established a Textbook Scholarship in her honor. Sheryll is survived by her Son, Aaron; her daughter,...

Newsletters available!

We are still in the process of wrapping up the forms and paperwork needed to become recognized as a tax-exempt organization. Our paperwork has been filed with the State, and now we just need federal approval for the same. On the right of the site you will notice we...