L.A. Hollinger, M.D. Scholarship
Funding Amount
Varies; $4,000 awarded in 2025-2026 academic year (4 students receiving scholarships)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- May 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Future nurses (Bachelor of Science in Nursing students)
Other requirements
- Top JCCC respiratory therapy graduates
- Award Criteria: Applications reflecting core values exemplified by Dr.
- Hollinger:
- Compassionate and professional patient care
Overview
Established: 1994
Background: Honors the legacy of Dr. L. A. Hollinger, a distinguished pulmonologist, educator, and colleague. Dr. Hollinger was a Kansas University School of Medicine graduate who founded and directed the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Baptist Medical Center and established the School of Respiratory Therapy at Johnson County Community College (JCCC). He received Baptist Medical Center's Physician of the Year (1977) and Teacher of the Year (1980 and 1986).
Eligibility:
- Future nurses (Bachelor of Science in Nursing students)
- Top JCCC respiratory therapy graduates
Award Criteria: Applications reflecting core values exemplified by Dr. Hollinger:
- Compassionate and professional patient care
- Excellence in education and teaching
- Service to one's community and nation
- Medical missions to the indigent
Focus Areas:
- Supporting nursing education
- Supporting respiratory therapy certification examination costs for qualifying JCCC graduates
Impact:
- Total giving: $385,000 disbursed to 305 nursing students since inception
- 2025-2026: 4 Bachelor of Science in Nursing students awarded scholarships
- Hollinger Family has sustained fundraising and award selection for 30 years
Contact:
- Phone: 816-381-9200
- Email: Administration@AcruxKC.org
- Address: PO Box 5983, Kansas City, MO 64111
What AcruxKC actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 18
- Total given
- $403K
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $6,250–$150K
- By dollars: Kansas 60%, Missouri 40%. Top recipient cities: Kansas City, MO; Kansas City, KS; Independence, MO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Education
- Healthcare
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