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FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION

AKA FWM

Irvine, CA

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Also Known As:: FWM
Physical Address:: Irvine, CA 92618
EIN:: 31-1781635
Web URL:: www.freewheelchairmi...
Blog URL:: freewheelchairmissio...
Leadership:: Dr. Don W. Shoendorfer

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Fiscal Year Starting: Apr , 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: Mar 31, 2012

Revenue
Total Revenue	$5,918,582

Expenses
Total Expenses	$5,898,507

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Basic Organization Information

FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION

Also Known As:: FWM
Physical Address:: Irvine, CA 92618
EIN:: 31-1781635
Web URL:: www.freewheelchairmi...
Blog URL:: freewheelchairmissio...
NTEE Category:: P Human Services; P82 Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers; E Health—General & Rehabilitative; E60 Health Support Services; X Religion, Spiritual Development; X20 Christian
Year Founded:: 2001
Ruling Year:: 2002

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the transforming gift of mobility to the physically disabled poor in developing countries, as motivated by Jesus Christ. Our goal is to provide 1.2 million wheelchairs by 2017.FWM gives wheelchairs to people in need and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or sexuality.

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

FWM recognizes the link between disability and poverty is a powerful one. Specially designed for use in rugged terrain, FWM wheelchairs are meant for use in some of the most rugged rural and urban landscapes the developing world can offer. To date we have provided more than 670,000 wheelchairs to individuals in 86 countries and we can provide a wheelchair for just $71.88.

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Forms 990 Received from the IRS IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process.

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Leadership

Dr. Don W. Shoendorfer

Term:

Since Apr 2001

Profile:

After earning a Ph.D. from M.I.T., Don Schoendofer, Free Wheelchair Mission's founder and President, worked in biomedical engineering. With over 50 patents he made significant discoveries that led to useful products. In late 1979 Don and his wife, Laurie, traveled to Morocco. There he saw a women dragging her body across a dirt road. Though for the next 20 years he continued to pursue material goals, that vision stuck with him. In 1999, he made a commitment to find an answer for the more than 100 million people worldwide who need a wheelchair but have no access to one and in 2001 Free Wheelchair Mission was officially begun.

Leadership Statement:

Story of wheelchair recipient Chan La - by President/Founder Don Schoendorfer: "We met Chan La and her family on a recent distribution trip to Laos. She is 33 years old and severely developmentally disabled. Her diagnosis was unclear, but Dr. Mike Bayer suspected cerebral palsy. Chan La is a happy young woman. Even though I spoke English and she spoke Lao, when I held her hand and our eyes met, we were able to connect. Her smile was communication enough. And when Chan La screamed at her first ride in her very own wheelchair - no one doubted they were screams of joy and delight." Through donations from caring individuals and groups - you can change a life forever for just $71.88. We have volunteers all over the world helping to fundraise, manage events, distribute wheelchairs, and organize mission trips and share the message about Free Wheelchair Mission.

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