Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Founded1982
Location
Key people
Jay Shepard
(Chairman)
Peter T. Wilderotter
(President and CEO)
Websitewww.christopherreeve.org

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, dedicated to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders.

The organization's mission statement states, "The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy."[1] Since 1982, it has distributed over $140 million to spinal cord researchers,[2] and $44 million to nonprofits that aim to support better quality-of-life for people with disabilities.[3]

  1. ^ "Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Press Kit". Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ "Our Approach to Research". Reeve Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Funding for Nonprofits / Quality of Life Grants". Reeve Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2024.