“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.”

Application Deadline Closed

Hello! I am happy that you found the JDF. Due to the volume of applications received in the last two months, we must shorten our deadline. Therefore as of June 11 we are no longer accepting applications for the Fall 2011 scholarship. Thank you for your understanding...

Scholarship Applicants

Within one weekend of being listed with fastweb.com, we have received over 200 applications for the next Doc Dempsey Scholarship! We are thrilled with the amount of interest and are looking forward to moving forward with the next stages of fundraising!

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...