The Hanger Charitable Foundation, Austin, Texas, completed its first round of 2016 grants by awarding $54,000 to eight nonprofit organizations. The recipients include:
- Bike Camp, Down Syndrome of Louisville, Kentucky: $2,000 to fund two camps in Louisville to help children with Down syndrome develop the skills to ride a bicycle
- Team Up for Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Network, Arizona: $1,000 to support projects fostering the development of the Down syndrome community in Arizona
- 2016 Jacksonville Muscle Walk, Muscular Dystrophy Association: $1,000 to fund an annual fundraising walk held by the MDA chapter in Jacksonville, Florida
- First Stride Sponsor, Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation: $15,000 to empower people with lower-limb amputations through First Stride walking and running clinics nationwide
- Camp for All 2U, Camp for All Foundation: $5,000 to help bring a weeklong, in-house, hospital camping experience to children at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin
- Youth Adaptive Sports Program, Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program: $5,000 to support adaptive sports and recreation opportunities for youth in the Bay Area
- Angel City Sports 2016: $15,000 to provide sports programming in Southern California for children, adults, and veterans with physical differences and impairments
- 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials (Cycling, Swimming, Track and Field), Partners for Parks: $10,000 to support the team trials being held in North Carolina
The application deadline for the next round of funding is April 30.
For more information, visit the Hanger Charitable Foundation webpage.
