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Mary E. Smith (M.O.M) Foundation, Inc./ Memories of Mary

To provide the resources to assist in the early detection and prevention of brain tumors; to support education and research in the neurosciences through scholarships; to award grants to health care organizations; to provide financial assistance for brain tumor screenings for underserved families; to promote healthy living and lifestyles through health awareness; to conduct and/or support community programs dedicated to the improvement of health, wellness and overall quality of life.

The Mary E Smith Foundation was established to help win the fight against brain tumors.

Our Vision is to one day live in a world in which brain tumors do not exist… period.

Values: As a nonprofit organization, and as individuals, we value:
Integrity — Compassion — Excellence

The Mary E. Smith Foundation will achieve its mission through the following initiatives:

1. FIND-A-CURE provide grants to the nations top researchers

2. AIM HIGH provide academic scholarships to high school, college/medical students

3. SAVE-A-LIFE provide financial support for screening and health awareness

Our Team

Senior Leadership

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MESF Co-Founder and President

Tiffany A. Woodson

Tiffany Aliah (Smith) Woodson is the Co-Founder and President, of the Mary E. Smith Foundation, Inc. Tiffany received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Western Illinois University and Masters of Education from De Paul University in Chicago. As an early advocate for change, Tiffany has led and created multiple health and educational initiatives.  Her passion for mentoring and teaching influenced her early career as an educator on the West and North sides of Chicago.  In September of 2003, her mother was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor. Although the benign tumor wasn’t deemed to be life threatening, she died 4 days later. From the depths of her pain, the Mary E. Smith Foundation, Inc. was born. Incorporated in 2008, the charity set out on a mission to bring awareness to this neurologic condition.
Tiffany is one of Mary’s four children.  She has been married to the Co-Founder of the Mary E. Smith Foundation, Inc., Tabari Woodson, whom she credits for initiating the idea of giving scholarships to the under privileged in his mother-n-law’s name. Their one wish is that Mary would have lived to meet their two children, Savannah and Jordan.