The Kaitlin Marie Bell Foundation, Inc. aims to enhance the quality of life for disabled children in the Delaware area. The agency provides financial assistance for equipment and services required for children with disabilities that their families are unable to afford. Varying award amounts are provided to recipients up to the age of 21. Recipients may use funds to purchase items and services that insurance companies may consider a luxury, such as collapsible strollers, wheelchair lifts and wiring of homes for ventilators. The agency is named after Kaitlin Marie Bell, who received head injuries from a car accident when she was a toddler.
The Kaitlin Marie Bell Foundation, Inc.
8966 Dolby Road
Seaford, DE 19973
(302) 629-5493
kmbfoundation.org
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project, Inc. offers grants to the parents or caretakers of seriously ill children under the age of 18 who suffer from physical disabilities. Up to $500 may be awarded to families to offset the cost of traveling to medical conferences. The agency also provides grants for the purchase of apparatus for children with disabilities including adaptive car seats and other durable medical equipment that insurance does not pay for. The nonprofit agency, which stands for Making Opportunities Reality Granting Assistance Nationwide, was created by Robert and Kristen Malfara after their son Morgan, who developed a rare disease. Grants are awarded on a case-by-case basis.
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project, Inc.
3830 S. Hwy. A-1-A
Suite C4, #153
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
(321) 506-2707
themorganproject.org
A Louisville, Kentucky television station sponsors WHAS Crusade for Children, established in the 1950s to assist children with special needs in the Bluegrass State and Indiana. Grants are not given directly to children with disabilities. Instead, grants are made available to nonprofit organizations, schools and hospitals in Kentucky and southern Indiana that aid children 18 and under with special needs. A panel made up of ten interdenominational ministers review grant applications and determines which organizations are awarded funding. Each June, the organization airs a telethon to raise money for children with special needs. The Crusade for Children website states that the organization has raised more than $130 million and assisted three million children in Kentucky and Indiana.
WHAS Crusade for Children
520 West Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 582-7706
whascrusade.org