We have faced funding challenges since 2020, but thanks to a dedicated group of donors and new corporate sponsors, we are excited to announce that our 2026 grant application is now open. We remain committed and moving forward—to Braver Beginnings.
Big news! On February 18th, Brave Beginnings was featured on the “Val’s Pals” segment during the Valentine in the Morning radio broadcast on 104.3 MYfm! Los Angeles based radio show host Valentine and his team highlighted Brave Beginnings, talking about the impact our work has had on hospitals and their efforts to save the lives … Continued
2015 was an amazing year for the Brave Beginnings family. Throughout the year, the overall request from our grant applicants was for over 7 million dollars, which further proved to us the need is there for hospitals to receive funds to purchase topoftheline technology to keep preemies alive and thriving. In 2015, there were 22 … Continued
Originally posted on People magazine, 9/30/15. Zoë Saldana knows what it takes to care for premature babies because she’s lived through it herself. “When I was in the neonatal intensive care unit with my two sons, I became like every parent that was on that floor,” the actress, 37, tells PEOPLE. “My husband and I … Continued
Brave Beginnings awarded a $50,000 grant on August 7, 2015 to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California. The grant will be used to purchase a Breast Milk Analyzer for their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is one of the largest birthing centers in California with 3,500 babies born annually, … Continued
A newly renamed initiative of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Brave Beginnings is dedicated to helping premature babies survive and thrive. Los Angeles, CA (August 6, 2015) – Zoe Saldana has been named the 2015 Theatrical Fundraising Spokesperson for Brave Beginnings, a newly renamed program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation … Continued
The Will Rogers Institute and Variety, the Children’s Charity of the United States, awarded a $25,000 grant Aug. 22 to the state’s only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Todd Vradenburg, executive director of WRI and Ron Krueger II, Variety board member and president and chief operating officer … Continued
