Instruments opening a specimen on the drape, close
Corporate & healthcare partnership

Put a teenager in the room before they decide what they can become.

We run free, physician-assistant-led programs that give San Diego young people real clinical and creative experience. We are small, we are early, and every dollar is traceable to a student.

Talk to us about a workshop
2
Workshops delivered in our first year
53
Young people served
$0
Charged to any family
100%
Taught by working professionals
What we have actually done

Real venues. Named professionals. Days that actually happened.

We would rather show you exactly what happened than describe an ambition. Every photograph below is from a day we actually ran.

Gloved hands working along the specimen table
Gloved hands and a scalpel at the specimen table
Instruments and gloved hands at the table
Instruments opening a specimen, close
A student practising sutures at the training table
A student practising sutures at the training table
The line of students at the suture stations
The line of students at the suture stations
CPR practice on a manikin
Hands-only CPR
Students gloved and working the table
Students gloved and working the table
A student working a dark shape onto the canvas
A student working a dark shape onto the canvas
A student at her easel with the room working behind her
A student at her easel with the room working behind her
A student in front of a blank canvas at the start of the session
A student in front of a blank canvas at the start of the session
Partnership levels

What your support actually buys

Every level is tied to something specific we can deliver and report back on. We would rather tell you how many students your money reached than send you a logo placement.

Community
$2,500
Materials for one station, or transport and food for a full cohort.
  • Named on our website and in the program
  • Invitation to the annual student showcase
Sponsor at $2,500
Supporting
$7,500
Half a Discovery workshop — instruments and materials for roughly 25 students.
  • Logo on the workshop flyer and website
  • Invitation to attend the day
  • Photographs and a written report
Sponsor at $7,500
Program
$15,000
One Discovery workshop end to end — venue, specimens, instruments, instruction, the whole day.
  • Named sponsor of that specific workshop
  • Logo on the flyer and all materials
  • Invitation to attend; thank-you from the student cohort
  • Full report with attendance and photographs
Sponsor at $15,000
Founding Partner
$25,000
A full year of programming — three Discovery workshops reaching roughly 75 young people.
  • Named on every flyer, the website and the program banner
  • Named in our annual report
  • Two seats at each event
  • Your clinical staff may co-present a station
Sponsor at $25,000
In-kind partner
Valued at cost
Instruments, specimens, simulation time, gallery space, professional hours.
  • Recognition matching the cash tier your contribution’s value reaches
  • Often the most useful thing a device manufacturer can give us
Discuss in-kind
Due diligence

Everything your giving officer will ask for

Legal status
501(c)(3)Public charity · 509(a)(2)
EIN
92-1759981
IRS determination
3 Feb 2023Letter on request
Contributions
Tax deductibleUnder IRC §170
Fiscal year
31 December
Based in
San Diego, California

Determination letter, board roster, certificates of insurance and child-safety policies are available before you commit anything. Ask, and they come the same day.

Start with a fifteen-minute conversation