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THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,926,212 to it, the largest being American Board for Certification in Orthotics Prosthetics & Pedorthics ($2,886,812). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $2.9M
- Net assets
- $3.7M
What The Orthotic and Prosthetic Foundation for Education and Research does
Mission
To advance the art and science of orthotic and prosthetic rehabilitation by enhancing clinical practices through professional training awards, promoting educational opportunities through academic scholarships, strengthening the body of knowledge through research grants and fellowships, and inspiring excellence through recognition of scholarly achievements.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Research:the orthotics and prosthetics foundation for education and research supports high-impact research initiatives designed to improve the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of orthotic and prosthetic (o&p) care. In the most recent fiscal year, the o&p foundation awarded five competitive research grants to investigators across academic, clinical, and institutional settings. These grants advance the evidence base for orthotic and prosthetic interventions, support innovation in care delivery, and inform best practices that benefit patients with limb loss or neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Grantees are selected through a rigorous peer-review process and are required to submit outcomes and dissemination plans, ensuring accountability and impact.
$142,050 spentof which $118,000 as grants39% of program spendingEducation:to strengthen the future o&p workforce, the o&p foundation provides direct financial support to students pursuing careers in orthotics and prosthetics. This year, 17 students received competitive scholarships to offset the financial burden of their professional education. In addition, the o&p foundation awarded 9 doctoral training grants to phd students conducting research relevant to the field, 12 research poster awards to o&p students presenting at national conferences, and 1 resident travel award to support participation in professional development activities. These initiatives reduce barriers to entry, foster early-career engagement in research and professional service, and build a pipeline of qualified clinicians, educators, and scholars.
$180,550 spentof which $158,700 as grants50% of program spendingProfessional awards:the foundation recognizes and supports orthotic and prosthetic (o&p) professionalsincluding clinicians, educators, and researcherswho demonstrate leadership, excellence, and commitment to advancing the field. In the past year, five professional recognition awards were granted to outstanding clinicians for their contributions to patient care, mentorship, and innovation. In addition, the o&p foundation supported ten clinician phd students through its initiatives, providing funding to help advance o&p-relevant research, promote academic career development, and cultivate future leaders in the profession. These efforts help elevate professional standards, drive innovation, and ensure that the o&p workforce continues to grow in knowledge, impact, and diversity of thought.
$40,813 spentof which $16,763 as grants11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $363,413.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $742k to $3.1M (+323%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Fanny Schultea
Executive director
Board chair
Mark Geil
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $245k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $31k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists). These are real filings, and they are not money THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH raised.
From the IRS filings of THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 96% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,665 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,665 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
45%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH?
- THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,926,212 to it, the largest being American Board for Certification in Orthotics Prosthetics & Pedorthics ($2,886,812). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $2,926,212 in grants to THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH?
- American Board for Certification in Orthotics Prosthetics & Pedorthics is the largest funder on record, with $2,886,812 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing