J. Luce Foundation Announces Bauer Fund on Anniversary

New York, N.Y. Three years ago on September 5, 2015, The J. Luce Foundation announced the launch of The Bauer Fund, in honor and memory of Grant Michael Bauer who passed away from an act of suicide in 2014.

Grant Bauer was the impetus for the J. Luce Foundation’s Bauer Fund.

Photo courtesy of the Bauer Family.

The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation sponsors The Bauer Fund as one of its many initiatives to create better humanity and world. The awards are announced yearly on the anniversary of Grant’s passing and are used for promotion, prevention and/or research in the areas of suicide awareness and prevention, behavioral health issues, and program development for people with disabilities.

Jim Luce discussing Bauer Fund at Executive Committee meeting.

Grant, aged 25, touched the lives of many people during his quarter of a century of life on earth. He was passionate about reading, music, movies, education – and, like his father, the sport of competitive swimming. Those who knew this young man knew he would go the “extra mile” to help a person with a disability, listen to a person in need and pay for others’ meals (even if it was his last dime). Grant graduated from Marietta College in 2012 with a degree in Mass Media.

The ever-optimistic Grant Bauer.

Dr. Bill Bauer and Mary Ella Bauer, their daughter Maddie Ryser and son-in-law Andrew are proud to announce the 2018 Bauer Fund grantees. The Bauer Fund promotes the use of R.A.K.s (Random Acts of Kindness) throughout the year but is primarily focused on Grant Day (Sept. 5) and Grant Week (Sept. 5-12) which according to the James J. Luce Foundation is now established in his memory.

The 2018 award recipients are National: (ONF) Operation Never Forgotten is a national non-profit volunteer organization supporting health and well-being of post 9/11 physically and/or invisibly wounded veterans, caregivers, gold star families, and deployed troops. ONF creates awareness campaigns to remind the American public of the value of embracing the veteran community and is dedicated to helping rebuild the lives of those who have sacrificed to defend our freedoms. More than half of the 2.6 million men and women who served in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) struggle with physical or invisible injuries. OEF/OIF warriors contribute to the 22 veteran suicides daily. Veteran suicide is on the rise, ONF addresses the battle military families face and discusses the stigma associated with the invisible wounds preventing veterans from asking for help.

Last Year’s Bauer Fund Recipients

TEEN LINE Suicide Prevention: TEEN LINE, a network providing a safe, confidential place to talk things out with another teen who can understand and will listen but not judge.

The Suicide Awareness Alliance of Washington County: “LOSS” (Local Outreach for Survivors of Suicide is a local initiative and a vital resource for postvention support and referrals for the county.

Luce Fellow- Neil Tournoux was a recent graduate working in psychiatric nursing and is currently pursuing a degree in Geriatric Psychiatry and works at Yale.

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