CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION
636 MORRIS TURNPIKE SUITE 3A, SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078 www.christopherreeve.org

Total Revenue
$17,114,558
Total Expenses
$17,028,374
Net Assets
$3,900,606

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CURING SPINAL CORD INJURY BY ADVANCING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PARALYSIS.

THE FOUNDATION'S QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1999 AND EXPANDED IN 2001 WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARALYSIS RESOURCE CENTER FUNDED BY A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND NOW THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING. SINCE THEN, APPROPRIATIONS HAVE CONTINUED ANNUALLY, THE MOST RECENT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019 FOR $7,505,000.THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE PARALYSIS COMMUNITY AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THEY ALSO AWARD QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS TWICE A YEAR TO ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS THAT MAKE LIVING WITH PARALYSIS MORE PRODUCTIVE, CREATIVE, INDEPENDENT AND FUN.

THE CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION ALLOCATES ITS RESEARCH DOLLARS AMONG TWO INITIATIVES COVERING THE FULL BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE CONTINUUM. 1. NACTN IS A NETWORK OF NORTH AMERICAN CLINICAL CENTERS, CREATED BY THE FOUNDATION, TO STANDARDIZE INJURY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS, DATA GATHERING, AND ACUTE INJURY PROTOCOLS. THE FOUNDATION HAS A TOTAL OF TWELVE CENTERS WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GRANTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND IN COLLABORATION WITH AOSPINE NORTH AMERICA. 2. EPISTIM - THE REEVE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING TO VARIOUS RESEARCHERS WHO AIM TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF EPIDURAL SPINAL CORD STIMULATION ON PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY INCLUDING VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, CARDIOVASCULAR, PULMONARY AND BOWEL AND BLADDER CONTROL THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. THE BIG IDEA IS A STUDY AIMED AT TESTING THE EFFECTS OF EPIDURAL STIMULATION TO PROMOTE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF MOTOR AND AUTONOMIC CONTROL AS WELL AS THE AFORE-MENTIONED SECONDARY FUNCTIONS.

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE FOUNDATION. IT MAINTAINS A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC. SPEAKING OUT AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND LEGISLATORS ON BEHALF OF THE PARALYSIS COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITE ENABLES THE FOUNDATION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON RESEARCH INITIATIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Peter WilderotterPRESIDENT & CEO40$313,901
Margaret GoldbergCOO40$206,958
Susan HowleyEXECUTIVE VP, RESEARCH40$196,215
Rebecca LamingVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICAT40$193,045
Alan BrownDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC IMPACT40$160,719
Michele LoiaconoVP, OPERATIONS40$151,300
Sheila FitzgibbonSENIOR DIRECTOR, PRC40$112,625
Jeannine MarottaDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL GIFTS40$110,272
Kimberly BeerDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY40$109,970
Frank MasciaVP, DEVELOPMENT40$104,950
William CawleyDIRECTOR, PEER & FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM40$104,242
Richard ShermanCFO8$55,650
Ritesh PatelDIRECTOR2.5$0
James CalbiDIRECTOR2.5$0
Jay ShephardDIRECTOR2.5$0
Jack Hagerty EsqDIRECTOR2.5$0
Alexandra Reeve Givens EsqDIRECTOR2.5$0
Tracy ForstDIRECTOR2.5$0
Julie NeustadtDIRECTOR2.5$0
Tania Lynn TaylorDIRECTOR2.5$0
William ReeveDIRECTOR2.5$0
Anita McgortyDIRECTOR2.5$0
James O Welch JrDIRECTOR2.5$0
Patricia J VollandDIRECTOR2.5$0
Christopher TagatacDIRECTOR2.5$0
Mark PollockDIRECTOR2.5$0
Timothy R PernettiDIRECTOR2.5$0
Ian CurtisDIRECTOR2.5$0
Lisa Henry HolmesDIRECTOR2.5$0
Kelly Anne Heneghan EsqDIRECTOR2.5$0
Simone GeorgeDIRECTOR2.5$0
Jeffrey P Cunard EsqSECRETARY5$0
Joel M FadenTREASURER5$0
Henry G Stifel IiiVICE CHAIRMAN5$0
Matthew ReeveVICE CHAIRMAN5$0
John E McconnellVICE CHAIRMAN5$0
John M HughesCHAIRMAN OF BOARD5$0

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