TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION

TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO:- IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AWAITING TRANSPLANTATION BY MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABILITY OF DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES WHILE UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST MEDICAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL AND FISCAL STANDARDS THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO THECOMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND CLINICAL TRAININGS SUPPORTED BY TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION TO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE; CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.- WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REGION'S HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT THE FAMILY OF EVERY POTENTIAL DONOR IS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION IN A COMPASSIONATE, TIMELY, INFORMATIVE, AND CARING MANNER;- PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO POSITIVELY PREDISPOSE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION SO THAT DONATION IS VIEWED AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH PROGRAMMING SUCH AS DONORS ARE HEROES GRANTS;- SERVE AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DONORS AS WELL AS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ITS REGIONAL TRANSPLANT FAMILY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING THOSE WHO TRAVEL FOR TRANSPLANT RELATED SERVICES IN THE HERSHEY/HARRISBURG, ALLENTOWN, READING, NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BRYN MAWR AND DELAWARE AREA TRANSPLANT CENTERS. LODGING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TRAVELLING FOR TRANSPLANT SERVICES TO THE PHILADELPHIA ARE THROUGH GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOLARSHIPS SUCH AS THE JESSICA BETH SCHWARTZ COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT ADVANCEMENT OF RECIPIENTS. - SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION THROUGH STATE OF THE ART TRAINING & CONSULTING OFFERED BY GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS THROUGH FUNDING THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DONATION & TRANSPLANTATION GRANT PROGRAM INITIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2015.IN ADDITION TO ITS ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND GRANT PROGRAMS, AND THE PROGRAMMING THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE, A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-TYPE SETTING, WHERE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSPLANTS AT TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ARE ACCOMMODATED NEAR THE SITE OF THE SURGERY AND FOR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE PLANNING, DESIGN, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING OPERATIONS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM, AS DETAILED IN PART III A. IN 2023, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION FULFILLED THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, ORGANIZING THE TEAM PHILADELPHIA ENTRY IN THE TRANSPLANT GAMES OF AMERICA, COORDINATING GIFT OF LIFE DONOR DASH AND CONTINUING ITS SUPPORT OF THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION GRANT PROGRAM. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INITIATED ITS REGIONAL TRANSPLANT FAMILY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS THOSE TRAVELING FOR TRANSPLANT-RELATED CARE TO CENTERS IN HARRISBURG/HERSHEY, ALLENTOWN, READING, NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BRYN MAWR, AND DELAWARE BY FUNDING CERTAIN FOOD, LODGING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION ALSO EXTENDED ITS SUPPORT WITH A GRANT FOR THE ONGOING OPERATION OF GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE.