“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.”

2024 Scholarship Awarded!

The JDF would like to announce Curt Waldron as winner the $1000 2024 Doc Dempsey scholarship. Curt is from S.t Louis and is studying to be a medical doctor at PHSU! Congratulations!
2024 Scholarship Application Open!!

2024 Scholarship Application Open!!

The JDF is proud to announce the 2024 Scholarship application is now open! Thanks to the generous donations of our community, we have been able to increase the monetary value of the scholarship for 2024. This year we will be giving one $1,000 scholarship. Please apply...

2020 Scholarship Award!!

We would like to announce the Winners of the 2020 JDF Scholarship awards!! With her love of the medical field and desire for travel, Natalie Barboza is going into the field of Nursing and will do great things in her career! Priyanka Gandhi is going to be a Counselor...

2018 Doc Dempsey Scholarship!!

The JDF is excited to announce that Miranda Kuykendall is the recipient of the 2018 Doc Dempsey Scholarship! Miranda is pursuing her degree in Linguistics. Jim was a natural linguist and able to speak four different languages, believing strongly in the importance of...