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Christopher Reeve Foundation

Short Hills, NJ · EIN 22-2939536. Reported 560 grants totalling $15.4M to 508 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

508organizations funded
$24,699median reported grant
$15.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
4%of grantees funded again the next year
12%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Christopher Reeve Foundation, the IRS classifies it under medical research rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE H50) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 508 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 4% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $24,699. Half of what it reported fell between $18,616 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,089 and the largest $938,457. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
37 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
344 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
153 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
17 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
6 grants
$250,000 Or More
3 grants

Every organization it funded

All 508 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received a reported grant.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University of Louisville Research Foundation IncLouisville, KY$1,805,118722022
Psychogenics IncNew York, NY$468,500222024
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$177,500442024
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL$150,000442024
Methodist HospitalHouston, TX$137,500112021
Cutting Fences FoundationGeraldine, MT$123,826222024
Adaptive Fitness LegionFairfax, VA$121,750222024
Dr Dale B Hull Foundation for Neurological Rehabilitation IncSandy, UT$112,250222024
Upstate-Carolina Adaptive GolfGreenville, SC$112,000222024
Life WatersSaint Louis, MO$100,000112022
Montech (university of Montana)Missoula, MT$99,997112022
Als United Greater ChicagoChicago, IL$95,676112022
Bay Area Outreach and Recreation ProgramBerkeley, CA$73,880222024
CASA Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcarePomona, CA$67,100222024
Access to Independence IncMadison, WI$61,434222024
University of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$59,268432023
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnSaint Paul, MN$59,025222024
Disability Resource Association IncFestus, MO$55,000222024
Utah State UniversityLogan, UT$54,996222023
North Broward Hospital DistrictFort Lauderdale, FL$54,779222024
Atlantis Community IncorporatedDenver, CO$50,000112024
Brain Injury Alliance of ArizonaPhoenix, AZ$50,000112022
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$50,000442024
Mounting HorizonsCypress, TX$50,000112021
Nysarc IncWaterloo, NY$50,000112022
Regional Access Mobilization Project IncRockford, IL$50,000112024
Sciboston IncWoburn, MA$50,000112024
Shake-a-Leg Miami IncMiami, FL$50,000112024
Starkloff Disability InstituteSaint Louis, MO$50,000112022
The Medical College of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI$50,000442024
University of HoustonHouston, TX$50,000112021
Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ$49,999112021
Bridge II SportsDurham, NC$49,999222024
California Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center IncLong Beach, CA$49,999222023
Craig Hospital FoundationEnglewood, CO$49,999222024
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation HospitalGrand Rapids, MI$49,999222024
Palms to Pines ParasportsSan Marino, CA$49,999222023
Als United Mid-AtlanticFt Washington, PA$49,877222024
Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation DepartmentMiami, FL$49,044222024
Independence Care System IncNew York, NY$47,416222023
Quality Living IncOmaha, NE$46,580222024
Adapt Movement IncCarlsbad, CA$46,500222024
Lifepath FoundationBethlehem, PA$46,328222023
The Center for Individuals With Physical Challenges LtdTulsa, OK$43,616222024
Sabrina Cohen Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL$41,000112021
Access Living of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$40,000112024
American Spinal Research Organization IncorporatedColumbus, OH$40,000112022
Commmunities Actively Living Independent & FreeLos Angeles, CA$40,000112022
Free Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment & EndowmentRoanoke, VA$40,000112022
Islamic Center of Detroit IncDetroit, MI$40,000112022
Joyce L Sobel Family Resource CenterFriday Harbor, WA$40,000112024
Legal Clinic for the Disabled IncPhiladelphia, PA$40,000112022
Northwest Colorado Center for IndependenceSteamboat Spr, CO$40,000112022
Pushing ForwardLouisville, KY$40,000112024
Rancho Research InstituteDowney, CA$40,000112024
Rocky Mountain Youth CorpsTaos, NM$40,000112022
Silicon Valley Independent Living CenterSan Jose, CA$40,000112022
Tribal Adaptive OrganizationDurango, CO$40,000112022
Yucca Valley Material Lab IncorporatedYucca Valley, CA$40,000112024
University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT$39,986112022
Push to Walk a New Jerseynon-Profit CorporationMontvale, NJ$38,767222024
Jerry and Paula Baker FoundationincGroveland, CA$38,655112022
Kessler Foundation IncEast Hanover, NJ$37,315222024
Empower Spinal Cord Injury IncorporatedWaltham, MA$36,737112021
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association IncBrookfield, WI$36,319112022
Telluride Adaptive Ski ProgramTelluride, CO$36,140112022
Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS$34,474112024
Move UnitedRockville, MD$34,225112021
Axis Dance CompanyBerkeley, CA$33,700112021
Endless Highway IncRochester, NY$33,700222024
Touro Infirmary FoundationNew Orleans, LA$31,195112024
Ridin High IncMorristown, TN$30,609222024
Ability First SportsChico, CA$30,294112021
Als United Greater New York IncNew York, NY$30,000112022
Als United Rocky MountainBroomfield, CO$30,000112024
Assistive Technology Library of Ala SkaAnchorage, AK$30,000112021
DisabilitysaSan Antonio, TX$30,000112021
Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore IncNew Castle, DE$30,000112021
Integrative TouchTucson, AZ$30,000112021
Kennedy Health Care Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA$30,000112021
Livelikelou FoundationOxford, OH$30,000112021
New Beginnings Community Center IncMedford, NY$30,000112024
Norton Healthcare Foundation IncLouisville, KY$30,000112022
Ryan HousePhoenix, AZ$30,000112021
Special Kids - Special Families IncColorado Spgs, CO$30,000112024
The Spina Bifida Association of Central FloridaOrlando, FL$30,000112021
West Virginia Univ Foundation IncMorgantown, WV$30,000112022
Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineBethesda, MD$29,375212021
Summit Independent Living CenterMissoula, MT$29,232112021
The Arc of East Central IowaCedar Rapids, IA$29,230112024
Texas Technology Access ProgramAustin, TX$27,899112021
Wny WreckersRochester, NY$26,223112022
Northwest Suburban Special Education OrganizationMt Prospect, IL$26,118112022
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center IncIndianapolis, IN$25,010112024
A Mainehealth HcsrPortland, ME$25,000222024
Access Ability WisconsinMineral Point, WI$25,000112022
Access MammothMammoth Lakes, CA$25,000112022
Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country IncLittleton, NH$25,000112021
Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJ$25,000112021
Afar IncMilwaukee, WI$25,000112022
Als NorthwestPortland, OR$25,000112022
Angel City AllianceLos Angeles, CA$25,000112021
Area Cooperative Educational ServicesNorth Haven, CT$25,000112021
Arts of LifeChicago, IL$25,000112021
Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH$25,000112021
BackbonesProspect Hts, IL$25,000112021
Beacon Charter School CorpWoonsocket, RI$25,000112021
Burke Rehabilitation HospitalWhite Plains, NY$25,000112022
Burleigh County Water Resource DistrictBismarck, ND$25,000112021
Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole FoundationWashington, DC$25,000112022
Catalyst Sports IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112021
Central Florida Dreamplex Foundation IncClermont, FL$25,000112021
Challenge AlaskaAnchorage, AK$25,000112021
Challenged Athletes IncSan Diego, CA$25,000112021
Chi Health FoundationPhoenix, AZ$25,000112022
City of Burlington - Parks Recreation and Waterfront DepartmentBurlington, VT$25,000112022
City of Ocean CityOcean City, NJ$25,000112022
City of TampaTampa, FL$25,000112022
City of WarrenWarren, PA$25,000112021
Community Vision IncPortland, OR$25,000112021
Connections for Independent LivingGreeley, CO$25,000112021
Cpath Cerebral Palsy Awareness Transition HopeAustin, TX$25,000112021
Creative Ability Development IncRochester, NY$25,000112022
Creston-Arts IncCreston, IA$25,000112021
Disability Options NetworkNew Castle, PA$25,000112021
Easter Seals Southern California IncIrvine, CA$25,000112021
Easter Seals-Central Texas IncAustin, TX$25,000112022
Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship IncMount Kisco, NY$25,000112022
Equine Therapy IncLihue, HI$25,000112021
Forest County Potawatomi CommunityCrandon, WI$25,000112021
Forever Parks Foundation of PearlandPearland, TX$25,000112021
Foundation for Sustainable CommunitySnohomish, WA$25,000112021
Glacier National Park ConservancyColumbia Fls, MT$25,000112021
Granite State Independent LivingConcord, NH$25,000112022
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports AssocLake Forest, IL$25,000112021
Hudson River Community Sailing IncNew York, NY$25,000112022
Jefferson County Parks and RecreationPort Townsend, WA$25,000112021
Josephine County Parks DepartmentGrants Pass, OR$25,000112021
MADE4MERaleigh, NC$25,000112021
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI$25,000112021
Miracle FlightsLas Vegas, NV$25,000112022
Mount Clemens Community SchoolsMount Clemens, MI$25,000112021
New England Disabled SportsLincoln, NH$25,000112021
New Mexico Caregivers CoalitionBernalillo, NM$25,000112021
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest IncNew York, NY$25,000112021
Nextstep Fitness IncLawndale, CA$25,000112022
Northeast Disabled Athletic Association IncBurlington, VT$25,000112022
Options for Independent Living IncGreen Bay, WI$25,000112021
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA$25,000222022
Reimagine NetworkSanta Ana, CA$25,000112021
Riekes Center for Human EnhancementMenlo Park, CA$25,000112022
Rsu 57Waterboro, ME$25,000112022
Service Dogs AlabamaHope Hull, AL$25,000112022
Shifting Gears United IncTequesta, FL$25,000112021
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL$25,000112022
Southern Arizona Adaptive SportsTucson, AZ$25,000112021
Southern Illinois University- CarbondaleCarbondale, IL$25,000112021
Special Kids IncMurfreesboro, TN$25,000112021
Spina Bifida Association of AmericaAlexandria, VA$25,000112021
Spinal NetworkMurrieta, CA$25,000112021
St Joseph Infant & Maternity HomeSharonville, OH$25,000112021
Tackfully Teamed Riding Academy IncHenry, VA$25,000112021
Tbi Warrior FoundationBoerne, TX$25,000112021
The Arc of the United StatesWashington, DC$25,000112021
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH$25,000112022
The Clinic for Special Children IncGordonville, PA$25,000112021
ThegarrisonreddprojectBrooklyn, NY$25,000112021
Transitional Paths to Independent LivingWashington, PA$25,000112021
Triangle IncMalden, MA$25,000112021
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities IncFort Wayne, IN$25,000112022
United States Adaptive Recreation CenterBig Bear Lake, CA$25,000112021
United States Curling AssociationEden Prairie, MN$25,000112022
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$25,000112022
Westchester Parks Foundation IncMount Kisco, NY$25,000112022
Western Pennsylvania ConservancyPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Wheeling Park CommissionWheeling, WV$25,000112022
Young Mens Christian Association of Pawt RiPawtucket, RI$25,000112021
Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte IncCrested Butte, CO$24,999112024
Als United Rhode IslandWarwick, RI$24,999112024
American Foundation for Hungarian Literature and Education LtdNew York, NY$24,999112023
Camp Ritchie Museum IncCascade, MD$24,999112022
Cheshire Home IncFlorham Park, NJ$24,999112024
Chicago No Limits FishingLombard, IL$24,999112024
City of Crescent SpringsCrescent Springs, KY$24,999112023
City of WhitesvilleWhitesville, KY$24,999112023
Coalition for Barrier Free LivingHouston, TX$24,999112023
Como Community CenterMinneapolis, MN$24,999112024
Creative Living IncColumbus, OH$24,999112024
Disability BelongsFredericksbrg, VA$24,999112024
Disability Rights New Jersey a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationTrenton, NJ$24,999112024
Doman International InstituteConshohocken, PA$24,999112022
First DescentsDenver, CO$24,999112022
Friends of Salem New Hampshire Recreation IncSalem, NH$24,999112023
Friends of the Helper Area IncHelper, UT$24,999112023
Heros Path Palliative Care IncAlbuquerque, NM$24,999112024
Hudson Crossing Park IncSchuylerville, NY$24,999112024
IncludeabilityWooster, OH$24,999112024
Independence First IncMilwaukee, WI$24,999112023
Inglis HousePhiladelphia, PA$24,999112023
Jefferson Health CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$24,999112023
Junior Tennis Champions Center IncCollege Park, MD$24,999112022
Kanawha State Forest Foundation IncCharleston, WV$24,999112022
Kelea FoundationPaia, HI$24,999112024
Lockwood FoundationDenver, CO$24,999112024
Lonely Worm Farm Arts and Agriculture Programming IncHyde Park, NY$24,999112024
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$24,999112022
Midwest Adaptive SportsKansas City, MO$24,999112024
Montrose Recreation DistrictMontrose, CO$24,999112024
Morgans Inclusion InitiativeSan Antonio, TX$24,999112023
National Rehabilitation Hospital IncColumbia, MD$24,999112022
New Perspective FoundationAlpharetta, GA$24,999112023
Opportunities UnlimitedSioux City, IA$24,999112022
Paralyzed Veterans of America Southeastern Chapter IncHephzibah, GA$24,999112024
Passages AbileneAbilene, TX$24,999112023
Project GolfN Myrtle Bch, SC$24,999112024
Quadriplegics United Against Dependency IncPortland, OR$24,999112024
Reeves-Reed ArboretumSummit, NJ$24,999112024
Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL$24,999112023
Rexburg City Community Education and Culture IncorporatedRexburg, ID$24,999112023
Roseville Area SchoolsRoseville, MN$24,999112024
Sam Schmidt FoundationIndianapolis, IN$24,999112024
Solid Ground Equine Assisted Activities and Theapy CenterKlamath Falls, OR$24,999112024
Special Olympics Idaho IncNew Plymouth, ID$24,999112023
Sports Venue FoundationWhite Riv Jct, VT$24,999112024
Step IncFairmont, MN$24,999112024
Swedetown Trails ClubCalumet, MI$24,999112024
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX$24,999112023
Theater Breaking Through Barriers CorpNew York, NY$24,999112024
United States Volt Hockey Association IncRoxbury, MA$24,999112024
University of Texas FoundationAustin, TX$24,999112022
Valley Associates for Independent Living IncHarrisonburg, VA$24,999112023
Victory Junction Gang Camp IncRandleman, NC$24,999112024
Whole Man MinistriesClemmons, NC$24,999112023
Workshops Empowerment IncBirmingham, AL$24,999112023
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Grand RapidsGrand Rapids, MI$24,999112023
Young Mens Christian Association of Metro North IncPeabody, MA$24,999112024
Connectability of Mn IncWaite Park, MN$24,998112022
Stoneybrook FoundationAcme, PA$24,997112024
Allina Health FoundationMinneapolis, MN$24,996112024
North Carolina Adapted SportsCary, NC$24,996112023
BirdabilityDallas, TX$24,992112023
Seniors Independent Living CollaborativeChicago, IL$24,990112022
Adventist Healthcare IncGaithersburg, MD$24,976112024
Bridging Voice IncBrooklyn, NY$24,975112022
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago FoundationChicago, IL$24,953112021
The Impossible Dream IncNew York, NY$24,950112024
Therapeutic Riding IncAnn Arbor, MI$24,950112023
Montana State Parks Foundation IncMissoula, MT$24,944112022
Break the Barriers IncFresno, CA$24,943112021
Adaptive Training AcademyEncinitas, CA$24,925112024

36 of 508 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 402 of 508 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Human Services
105 orgs
Health Care
95 orgs
Recreation & Sports
63 orgs
Education
25 orgs
Diseases & Disorders
21 orgs
Arts & Culture
18 orgs
Youth Development
10 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
9 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2021182$5,270,015$24,750
2022154$4,375,518$24,668
202379$1,903,029$24,000
2024145$3,860,691$24,800

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

13% of its giving went to organizations in Kentucky. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Kentucky
$2.0M
New York
$1.3M
California
$1.3M
Pennsylvania
$809K
Florida
$720K
Texas
$697K
Colorado
$626K
Illinois
$611K

Down to the city

Louisville, KY
$1.9M
New York, NY
$729K
Philadelphia, PA
$369K
Chicago, IL
$280K
Houston, TX
$270K
Missoula, MT
$193K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund180 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc159 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc147 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust93 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program87 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America79 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $24,699 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Kentucky.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Christopher Reeve Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 147 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 636 Morris Turnpike Suite 3A, Short Hills, NJ, 07078.

EIN 22-2939536 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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