The Hanger Foundation awarded its final round of 2025 Empowerment Grants, distributing more than $150,000 to 36 nonprofit organizations, bringing its total 2025 grant funding to more than $420,000. The funding includes returning partners and first-time recipients, representing a range of local and national communities.
“Every year we are inspired by the generosity of our donors and the dedication and commitment of the organizations we are able to provide funding for,” said Rachel Kubicki, executive director, Hanger Foundation. “Their work strengthens communities, expands access to care, and uplifts individuals when they need it most, and we are proud to play a small part in supporting their mission.”
Recipients include:
Adaptive Pickleball
American Amputee Soccer Association (AASA)
Amputee Blade Runners
Amputee Coalition of America
Be Perfect Foundation
Carolina Adaptive Golf
Conductive Education Center of Orlando
Congenital Hand Camp
CPATH Cerebral Palsy Awareness Transition Hope
Dairyland Sports Corporation
Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation
EA Therapeutic Health (ExercisAbilities)
Empowering Chicago Athletes with Limb Differences Through Amputee Soccer
Enhancing Skills for Life
Eric Douglas Dettenrieder Memorial Fund dba EDD Adaptive Sports
FIRST DAY SHOE FUND
Gnome (DBA Gnome Surf)
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
International Institute or Orthotics and Prosthetics
Kentucky Mountain Bike Association Bluegrass (KYMBA Bluegrass)
Kinetic Kids
Limb Kind Foundation
Limb Preservation Foundation
National Sports Center for the Disabled
North Carolina Adapted Sports
OrthoCarolina Research Institute (dba Arms for All)
Power On With Limb Loss
Range of Motion Project NFP
So Every BODY Can Move
Strive Recreational Therapy
The Genesis Health Foundation
Triumph Foundation
United States Adaptive Golf Alliance
US Amputee Football Federation
Wasatch Adaptive Sports
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association
