Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO MAKE A SUSTAINABLE CHANGE BY CREATING A WORLD IN WHICH PHYSICAL THERAPISTS EVERYWHERE CAN ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO TREAT COMPLEX GAIT DISABILITIES INCLUDING AMPUTATION, CORRECTIVE LEG SURGERIES, ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES, AND NEUROLOGIC IMPAIRMENTS. TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND GLOBAL OUTREACH ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. OUR PLAN MAPS OUT THE PATH FOR THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH OF THE QUALITY PATIENT CARE MODEL, DEVELOPED BY DAVID LAWRENCE AND HIS TEAM: QUALTIY TRAINING + QUALITY SESSIONS = QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
TO EMPOWER THE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION COMMUNITY THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. TO HELP PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX GAIT DISABILITIES ACHIEVE THE REHABILITATION GOALS THAT RETURN THEM TO A FULL LIFE OF WORK, FAMILY, AND RECREATION. IN 2019, MISSION GAIT TRAINED 476 STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS IN 952,000 QUALITY CLINICAL HOURS. THIS IS A 34% INCREASE AND WITH PREVIOUS YEARS WE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 1,662,000 POTENTIAL QUALITY CLINICAL HOURS COMBINED TO REACH PATIENTS WITH GAIT DISABILITIES.
TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH PROGRAM: BY HIRING REHABILITATION EXPERTS TO CREATE EVIDENCE BASED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, THAT WILL BE SHARED AT NO COST IF NEEDED.1) MISSION GAIT'S APTA CERTIFIED CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE HAS TRAINED 101 CLINICIANS THAT WILL POTENTIALLY REACH 202,000 PATIENTS, TRAINED 375 PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS, AND DELIVERED 25 PRESENTATIONS.2) PRODUCED 125 EDUCATION VIDEOS WITH 520 VIDEO SUBSCRIBERS, 106,000 VIEWS IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES.3) RESEARCHED TWO PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND ONE CONFERENCE POSTER PUBLICATION.
COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PROGRAM: OUR EVENT "DISCOVER YOUR POSSIBLE" IS A ONE DAY SKILLS AND ACTIVITY CAMP FOR LOWER-LIMB AMPUTEES TO LEARN WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR DAILY MOBILITY AND TO EXPLORE RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WITH A REHABILITATION CLINICIAN AT THEIR SIDE. CLINICIANS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH AMPUTEES WILL GAIN CONFIDENCE TO TREAT THIS POPULATION. MISSION GAIT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THE CAREGIVERS OF AMPUTEES AND PROVIDES THEIR OWN GROUP AND RESOURCES THEY MAY NEED. THIS IS ALL ACHIEVED BY PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO THIS PATIENT POPULATION. THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE BY SPONSORS WHO COVER THE COSTS OF THIS EVENT 100%. THE FINAL GOAL WILL BE TO LAUNCH SIMILAR EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE GLOBE VIA PARTNERS.
INTERNATIONAL WALKING FREE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM IS A REHABILITATION INITIATIVE SO THAT "NO AMPUTEE IS LEFT BEHIND, AND NO PHYSICAL THERAPIST IS LEFT WITHOUT THE SKILLS." IN 2018, OVER $21,000 OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WERE DONATED TO THE PLANNING PHASE OF OUR MOST CURRENT INITIATIVE OF BUILDING MOBILE PROSTHETIC LABS THAT CAN BE IN AREAS OF NEED AT ANY TIME. WALKING FREE WAS FOUNDED IN 2000 AS PART OF 'PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE.' THIS PROGRAM'S IMPACT HAS INCLUDED MORE THAN 40 INTERNATIONAL IN-COUNTRY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING MISSIONS; ENHANCED THE ABILITY FOR TREATMENT OF AN ESTIMATED 10,000 OR MORE PATIENTS WITH PROSTHETIC OR ORTHOTIC NEEDS; AND PROVIDED OVER $3 MILLION OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS, REHABILITATION, SURGICAL SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
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 |
|---|
| Robin Yoder | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY REIN | 2 | $0 |
| Gail Grisetti | DIRECTOR OF WALKING FREE | 2 | $0 |
| John Corey | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 2 | $0 |
| David Lawrence | FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE O | 10 | $0 |
| Gail Grisetti | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Yoder | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Parker Gottwald | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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