Shade Structure grant recipients
Current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. The American Academy of Dermatology has awarded shade structure grants to 10 schools and non-profit organizations across the country in order to protect children and wild adolescents from the sun's harmful rays.
Since its launch in 1999, the AAD's Shade Structure Program has awarded over 482 shade structure grants, which provide shade for 3.7 million individuals each day. The following list includes names of organizations that were awarded Shade Structure Grants in 2024, and the dermatologists who sponsored these efforts. Each organization listed will receive a grant of up to $8,000 to use toward the construction of a permanent shade structure.
2024 AAD Shade Structure Grant Program recipients and AAD member sponsors
California
Diegueno Middle School, Encinitas, CA
Sponsored by Robert Scheinberg, MD, FAAD
Colorado
Growing Gardens of Boulder County, Inc., Boulder, CO
Sponsored by Shawn Allen, MD, FAAD
Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges, Commerce City, CO
Sponsored by Paul Dellavalle, MD, FAAD
Florida
Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee, Immokalee, FL
Sponsored by Dunnett Durando, MD, FAAD
Georgia
Lucky Shoals Community Association, Inc., Tucker, GA
Sponsored by Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD
Kentucky
Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. DBA Trager Family Jewish Community Center (JCC), Louisville, KY
Sponsored by R. Jeffrey Callen, MD, FAAD
Montana
Gallatin Valley YMCA, Inc., Bozeman, MT
Sponsored by Aaron Bruce, MD, FAAD
Tennessee
YMCA of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Sponsored by Carly Fowler, MD, FAAD
Texas
Bess Brannen Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, Lake Jackson, TX
Sponsored by Kory Lee, MD, FAAD
Utah
Crestview Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT
Sponsored by Kevin Dahle, MD, FAAD