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
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Peter Wilderotter | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $313,901 |
Margaret Goldberg | COO | 40 | $206,958 |
Susan Howley | EXECUTIVE VP, RESEARCH | 40 | $196,215 |
Rebecca Laming | VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICAT | 40 | $193,045 |
Alan Brown | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC IMPACT | 40 | $160,719 |
Michele Loiacono | VP, OPERATIONS | 40 | $151,300 |
Sheila Fitzgibbon | SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRC | 40 | $112,625 |
Jeannine Marotta | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL GIFTS | 40 | $110,272 |
Kimberly Beer | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY | 40 | $109,970 |
Frank Mascia | VP, DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $104,950 |
William Cawley | DIRECTOR, PEER & FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM | 40 | $104,242 |
Richard Sherman | CFO | 8 | $55,650 |
Ritesh Patel | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
James Calbi | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Jay Shephard | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Jack Hagerty Esq | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Alexandra Reeve Givens Esq | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Tracy Forst | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Julie Neustadt | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Tania Lynn Taylor | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
William Reeve | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Anita Mcgorty | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
James O Welch Jr | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Patricia J Volland | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Christopher Tagatac | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Mark Pollock | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Timothy R Pernetti | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Ian Curtis | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Lisa Henry Holmes | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Kelly Anne Heneghan Esq | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Simone George | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
Jeffrey P Cunard Esq | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
Joel M Faden | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
Henry G Stifel Iii | VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
Matthew Reeve | VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
John E Mcconnell | VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
John M Hughes | CHAIRMAN OF BOARD | 5 | $0 |
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