Quality of Life Grants Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
- Schools
Geography
- New Jersey
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life (QoL) Grants Program, created by the late Dana Reeve, awards grants to organizations (not individuals) that improve the quality of life for people living with paralysis (from spinal cord injury, stroke, spina bifida, MS, cerebral palsy, ALS, and similar conditions) and their families/caregivers. It has funded 3,153 programs nationwide, providing over $28 million. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, municipal and state governments, school districts, and recognized tribal entities; special consideration is given to organizations serving returning injured military/veterans and diverse cultural communities. Funding tracks include Direct Effect, High Impact Priority, High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology, and Expanded Effect. The program is U.S.-only and does not grant to individuals.
How to Apply
Organizations serving people with paralysis apply via the Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants Program page (Direct Effect / High Impact / Assistive Technology / Expanded Effect tracks). Questions: the Foundation's information specialists (1-800-539-7309).
What Christopher Reeve Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 145
- Total given
- $3.86M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,120–$186K
- 4% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: New York 11%, California 7%, Colorado 6%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Miami, FL; Denver, CO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 75% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Psychogenics Inc · New York, NY
Open data sharing
$186K
Adaptive Fitness Legion · Fairfax, VA
Fitness and wellness
$100K
Upstate-Carolina Adaptive Golf · Greenville, SC
Adaptive sports
$100K
Cutting Fences Foundation · Laurel, MT
Employment
$99K
Neuroworx-Dr Dale B Hull Foundation for Neurological Rehabilitation Inc · Sandy, UT
Healthcare
$87K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Disabled
- Developmental disabilities
- Multiple sclerosis
- Veteran nonprofits
- Quality of life
Project Locations
- NJ
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