Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    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 THE COMMUNITY 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. OVER $175,000 WAS RELEASED IN 2020 IN SUPPORT OF THOSE FAMILIES. LODGING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TRAVELLING FOR TRANSPLANT SERVICES TO THE PHILADELPHIA ARE THROUGH GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY 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. FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND NOW THE OPERATIONS OF FAMILY HOUSE. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM AS DETAILED ABOVE IN PART IIIA. SPECIFICALLY, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION FULFILLED ITS MISSION IN 2020 THROUGH ITS ONGOING SUPPORT OF GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TEAM PHILADELPHIA ENTRY INTO THE TRANSPLANT GAMES OF AMERICA, GIFT OF LIFE DONOR DASH, THE LIVING DONOR CEREMONY, AND ITS ON-GOING SUPPORT OF THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION GRANT PROGRAM. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH GRANTS ISSUED TO SCHOOLS AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM EXPENSES SUPPORTING THESE INITIATIVES, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INITIATED ITS REGIONAL TRANSPLANT FAMILY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING THOSE WHO TRAVEL FOR THEIR TRANSPLANT RELATED CARE TO TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE HARRISBURG/HERSHEY, ALLENTOWN, READING, NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BRYN MAWR, AND DELAWARE ARE BY FUNDING CERTAIN FOOD, LODGING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION EXTENDED SUPPORT THROUGH A GRANT FOR THE ON-GOING OPERATION OF GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE.1) GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE: TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH ITS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DIVISION, THE GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, THROUGH ITS INSTITUTE, SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE DONATION PROCESS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON THESE OBJECTIVES BECAUSE THE SUPPLY OF ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION CONTINUES TO FALL SHORT OF EXPECTATION. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 110,000 PEOPLE ARE AWAITING A LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT IN THE UNITED STATES AND EVERY DAY, 20 PEOPLE DIE WAITING WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM LIFE-ENHANCING TISSUE TRANSPLANTS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CONSENSUS SURROUNDING A SOLUTION TO THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM OF THE ORGAN SHORTAGE, TRAINING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND RETENTION OF DONATION PROFESSIONALS ARE MAJOR CONCERNS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PROFESSIONALS IS GROUNDED ON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT INNOVATION MUST REPLACE TRADITIONAL LEARNING IN THIS FIELD AND THAT HISTORICALLY THERE HAS BEEN AN UNNECESSARY DELAY BETWEEN THE ACQUISITION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH CLINICAL PRACTICE. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION BELIEVES A NEW APPROACH IS NECESSARY TO UNDERSCORE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT IS LEARNED, TO TRANSMIT AND DISSEMINATE WHAT IS KNOWN, AND TO BENEFIT FROM WHAT IS COLLECTIVELY ACHIEVED.IN CONTINUANCE OF THE MISSION, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION THROUGH GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE CONDUCTED 51 WORKSHOPS AND/OR CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES IN 2020, COVERING FAMILY COMMUNICATION, CONSENT FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND HOSPITAL SERVICES STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WITH MORE THAN 994 PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATING IN THOSE 2020 TRAININGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED TRAINING TO 426 DONATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS WEBENCOUNTER PLATFORM, ELEARNING AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOM INITIATIVES. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE INSTITUTE DID NOT PROVIDE ANY TRAININGS TO DONATION PROFESSIONALS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. HOWEVER, IN TOTAL, THE INSTITUTE HAS WORKED WITH CLOSE TO 40 COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION PRACTICES INTERNATIONALLY.IN 2012, GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE EXPANDED ITS RESEARCH INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WHEN THE TRANSPLANTATION PREGNANCY REGISTRY INTERNATIONAL (TPR) FORMERLY NATIONAL TRANSPLANT PREGNANCY REGISTRY FORMALLY JOINED THE INSTITUTE. SINCE 1991, TPR HAS TRACKED AND STUDIED THE OUTCOMES OF THOUSANDS OF PREGNANCIES IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. TPR IS AN ONGOING STUDY, AND THE INFORMATION COLLECTED HELPS THOUSANDS OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS MAKE FAMILY PLANNING DECISIONS. THE TPR TEAM IS COMPRISED OF NURSES EXPERIENCED IN TRANSPLANT PATIENT CARE AND TRAINED INTERVIEWERS, SOME OF WHOM ARE TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS THEMSELVES. IN 2020, 8 ABSTRACTS WERE SUBMITTED AND ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS AND 2 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS WERE PUBLISHED. ADDITIONALLY, 7 INVITED PRESENTATIONS WERE GIVEN AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS, TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND RECIPIENT SUPPORT GROUPS.2) GIFT OF LIFE DASH FROM HOME: IN 2020, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION SUPPORTED AND COORDINATED GIFT OF LIFE DASH FROM HOME. THE 25TH ANNUAL DONOR DASH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY APRIL 19TH BUT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC GIFT OF LIFE PIVOTED THE PLANNING FOR THE EVENT AND CREATED THE DASH FROM HOME WHICH WAS HELD VIRTUALLY. DASH PARTICIPANTS WERE INVITED TO WALK AND RUN AT HOME ON APRIL 19TH, THE DAY THE DONOR DASH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE. A FUNDRAISING WEBSITE ENABLED EVENT PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN WEB PAGE AND RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE CRITICAL NEED FOR GIFTS OF ORGANS AND TISSUES. THE DASH RAISES AWARENESS, AS WELL AS FUNDRAISING FOR PROGRAMS SUPPORTING ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION FAMILIES AND GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE. MORE THAN 250 PARTICIPANTS AND SPONSORS HELPED US RAISE NEARLY $226,000.3) GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE: TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND OPERATIONS OF GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE, A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-TYPE SETTING, WHERE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSPLANTS AT THE TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ARE ACCOMMODATED NEAR THE SITE OF THE SURGERY AND FOR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. LIVING DONORS CAN ALSO BE ACCOMMODATED AT THE GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE. DURING 2020, GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE HAS PROVIDED 3,496 LODGING NIGHTS; SUPPORTED 4,298 HOSPITALITY GUEST SERVICE VOLUNTEER HOURS PROVIDED AT THE FAMILY HOUSE; PROVIDED 417 TRIPS TO AND FROM AREA HOSPITALS TRANSPORTING 1,128 GUESTS, DRIVING 5,728 MILES THROUGH OUR SHUTTLE SERVICE; SERVED 15,038 MEALS TO FAMILIES THROUGH OUR HOME COOK HEROES PROGRAM; PROVIDED OVER 607 HOURS OF DIRECT COUNSELING TO TRANSPLANT CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS THROUGH SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, AND REACHED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THROUGH ITS CAREGIVER LIFELINE PROGRAM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2M

  • Transplant Support and Education Programs

    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.GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE EMBRACES A STRONG PRO-DONATION PHILOSOPHY BASED ON OVER FIFTY YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATED BY THE NATION'S LONGTIME LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM. THIS PHILOSOPHY EXTENDS TO INNOVATIVE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING. GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE TRAININGS ARE FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING TEAM STANDARDS OF PRACTICE THAT EQUIP DONATION PROFESSIONALS WITH THE STRATEGIES AND SKILLS TO CRITICALLY THINK TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORIZATION AND DONATION GOALS. THESE INNOVATIVE TRAININGS ARE DELIVERED IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY VIA ELEARNING, SIMULATIONS, MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS, AND COACHING PROGRAMS. GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE FACULTY ARE PRACTICING CLINICAL EXPERTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS, EACH WITH DECADES OF LEADERSHIP AND OPO FIELD EXPERIENCE. EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES ARE CREATED, KNOWING THAT THE PRACTICAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO MITIGATE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS AND PRESSURE POINTS ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION IS ALSO HOME TO TRANSPLANT PREGNANCY REGISTRY INTERNATIONAL; AN ONGOING RESEARCH STUDY FOCUSED ON THE EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY ON TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS ON FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES. THE TPRI PROVIDES INFORMATION TO TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS CONTEMPLATING POST-TRANSPLANT PARENTHOOD AND TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO CARE FOR THEM.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 HOWIE'S 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 2024, 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 INITIATIVESTHROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND REGIONAL TRANSPLANT FAMILY SUPPORT GRANTS, WHICH ASSIST THOSE TRAVELING FOR TRANSPLANT-RELATED CARE TO CENTERS IN HARRISBURG/HERSHEY, ALLENTOWN, NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 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 HOWIE'S HOUSE.TO FURTHER TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S MISSION THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, 29 WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES WERE CONDUCTED IN 2024, FOCUSING ON FAMILY COMMUNICATION, AUTHORIZATION FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND HOSPITAL SERVICES STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WITH OVER 460 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE PROVIDED TRAINING TO 372 DONATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS WEBENCOUNTER PLATFORM (153), ELEARNING COURSES (163), AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOM INITIATIVES (56). GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH NEARLY 40 COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION PRACTICES ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.1M