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LeTourneau Engineering Global Solutions (LEGS) became LIMBS International in 2010 and is a non-profit initiative based in Longview, Texas, focused on bringing innovative, extremely low cost, high-quality prosthetic technology to people in developing nations. The focus of LEGS/LIMBS technology is its M1 Knee, a polycentric knee joint that meets ...
Founded as a student group (Illinois Prosthetics Team) at the University of Illinois in 2008, the group registered as a not for profit organization named Illini Prosthetics Technologies in 2009 and gained 501(c)(3) status in 2010. [2] In 2012, the organization changed the name to Bump Nonprofit Design Studio. [3]
Locks of Love is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that provides custom-made hair prosthetics to disadvantaged children up to the age of 21 who have suffered hair loss as a result of medical conditions, such as alopecia, burn trauma, and cancer treatment. [3]
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is a non-governmental organization of people working in or interested in prosthetics, orthotics, mobility and assistive devices technology. It was founded in 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark by a committee chaired by Knud Jansen. It currently has about 3,500 members in over 100 countries ...
The prosthesis came from the IREDE Foundation, a Nigerian group that provides children like her with free artificial limbs that normally cost $2,000 to $3,000. Crystal Chigbu, founder and CEO of ...
The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa's right leg could have crushed her dreams of becoming a model in a country where not many can afford prosthetics to cope with life and fight ...
Pelotonia was founded in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) to create a cycling event to raise funds for cancer research. [1] Formerly of the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Mike Caligiuri became CEO of James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at the start of 2008 and began exploring ways to expand community support and research funding. [2]
Last year, the corporate and personal charitable tax deductions directly cost the U.S. $73 billion, IPS said—substantially more than the budget of the Department of Energy or Department of Labor.