Peregrine Charities is pleased to announce 2009 grant recipients, furthering our mission of supporting research into rare pediatric diseases and helping children while hospitalized or seeking medical treatment.

We are honored to be partners in pediatric care with Eastern Iowa medical facilities.

Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo, Iowa
For application towards a pediatric project of their choice.
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Date Awarded: December 2009

Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo, Iowa
For application towards a pediatric project of their choice.
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Date Awarded: December 2009

Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
For application towards a pediatric project of their choice.
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Date Awarded: December 2009

St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
For application towards a pediatric project of their choice.
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Date Awarded: December 2009

University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa
To support the Peregrine Charities Discovery Fund for Research. Through the University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Peregrine Charities provides seed funding for research investigating the causes, treatments and cures of rare pediatric diseases. This fund was established in 2007 in coordination with the UI Department of Pediatrics, to support their research.
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Date Awarded: December 2009

University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa
For the purchase of a Pediatric Neuromuscular Diagnostic Machine, which will enable doctors to study neuromuscular disease symptoms quickly (5-20 minutes) and is painless and non-invasive. This machine replaces the customary machine that uses low level electrical shocks and needle insertion into muscles and nerves.
Amount Awarded: $80,806.40
Date Awarded: December 2009