Organizations Filed Purposes:
SUPPORT THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF LIMB-THREATENING CONDITIONS
PATIENT ASSISTANCE - PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH COMPLEX EXTREMITY PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN OBTAIN AND ACCESS PROPER MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO AFFORD IT. THIS CARE PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE, FROM CHEMOTHERAPY AND ANTIBIOTICS TO LODGING FOR EXTREMITY PATIENTS WHO ARE FROM OUT OF THE AREA AND RECEIVING TREATMENT,FUEL CARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND LAST-RESORT ASSISTANCE WITH PAST-DUE MORTGAGE OR ENERGY BILLS.
RESEARCH - SUPPORTS FUNDING OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY RESEARCH REGARDING LIMB PRESERVATION INCLUDING THE TREATMENT OF BONE CANCER, NON-HEALING BONE FRACTURES, AND DISEASE TRANSMISSIONS DURING BONE TRANSFERS. CLINICAL AND LABORATORY RESEARCH FUNDING HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOSARCOMA PROTOCOLS, WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC INCREASED SURVIVAL RATE FOR PEDIATRIC LIMB CANCER PATIENTS. THE LIMB PRESERVATION FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO FUND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITH THEGOAL OF FINDING THE CAUSE AND CURE FOR BONE CANCER AND OTHER EXTREMITY DISEASES.
Sky High Hope Camp: a one-week, genuine, summer camp experience for children and teens with current or past pediatric cancer and/or limb loss/limb-threatening conditions due to tumor, trauma, or infection. Campers range in age from 8-18 and the cost to attend is free-of-charge to families, covered substantively by The Limb Preservation Foundation. There is always medical staff on-site who are able to provide needed care and/or administer medications and chemotherapy.
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 |
|---|
| Karen Hill | Fmr. Executive Dir. | 40 | $78,432 |
| Marcy Rubic | Executive Dir. | 40 | $48,744 |
| Pam Whitaker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Schutz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| David Schnur Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kacey Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Kelly Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Ferguson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Ehrhart Dvm Ms | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William Brown Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Allen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Wilkins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Tucker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Fine | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Martin | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Melissa Whitmer | President | 5 | $0 |
| Dean Elliott | President | 5 | $0 |
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