Organizations Filed Purposes:
IT IS THE MISSION OF THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES SO THEY CAN PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS.THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS AT ANY LEVEL INCREASES SELF-ESTEEM, ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE.
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES & SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
ACCESS FOR ATHLETES - THROUGH CAF'S GRANT DISTRIBUTION CYCLE EACH YEAR, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, TRAINING, COACHING, MENTORING AND COMPETITION GRANTS TO PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE AGED 4 - 85 YEARS OLD TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME WHOLE THROUGH SPORTS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS OF ANY TYPE LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN INDEPENDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SENSE OF WORTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. SINCE 1994, CAF HAS PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 26,000 ATHLETES AROUND THE WORLD.
SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE (SDTC) & TOUR DE COVE - A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND SPORT THAT ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY OF SAN DIEGO, BUT ALL CONSTITUENTS OF THE CAF FAMILY. THIS THREE-DAY EVENT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS: INSPIRATIONAL EVENING PANEL OF EXPERTS AND FORUM FOR FAMILIES WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED KIDS, CELEBRATION OF ABILITIES DINNER THAT SHOWCASES ALL THAT IS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO BECOME WHOLE AGAIN THROUGH SPORTS, CATCH A RISING STAR LEG AMPUTEE AND MOBILITY CLINIC, WHEEL CHAIR TRIATHLON AND UPPER EXTREMITY WORKSHOPS, FUN RUN FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, FOUR HOUR SPIN CHALLENGE. THE TRIATHLON EVENT CONSISTS OF 1.2 MILE OCEAN SWIM, 44 MILE HILLY BIKE RIDE AND 10 MILE SCENIC BUT DIFFICULT RUN THAT OVER 600 ABLE BODIED AND CHALLENGED ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN.
OPERATION REBOUND (OR): PROVIDES UNPARALLELED SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS OF ANY BRANCH OF SERVICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED PERMANENT PHYSICAL INJURIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. SPECIFICALLY, OR SERVES INJURED MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A STRUCTURED PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE CONTINUING TREATMENTS AND RECOVERING FROM PERMANENT PHYSICAL INJURIES AT MILITARY MEDICAL CENTERS. OR HOSTS SPORTS CLINICS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE BEGINNER ATHLETES TO SPORTS SUCH AS BICYCLING,HANDCYCLING, RUNNING, SWIMMING, BASKETBALL AND OTHER SPORTS. OR ALSO SUPPORTS ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH AN ONLINE FORUM WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN STAY CONNECTED AND GROW WITH FELLOW WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Virginia Tinley | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $159,685 |
| Kristine Entwistle | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECT | 45 | $156,190 |
| Doug Olson | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF NE REGION | 45 | $149,601 |
| Laura Stein | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | 45 | $140,015 |
| Jd Douglas | CFO | 45 | $138,706 |
| Nancy Reynolds | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EVENTS | 45 | $131,675 |
| Bob Babbitt | VICE PRESIDENT & FOUNDER | 45 | $50,335 |
| Swan Paik | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lotte Moore | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Franklin | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Jerdee | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Kaplan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tabi King | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Shanken | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Stackman | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Samson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Jacobs | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Jochim | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tommy Knapp | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Roeper | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Kozlowski | FOUNDER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Essakow | PRESIDENT & FOUNDER | 1 | $0 |
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