An Endowment Fund is not only a sound financial tool, but also a meaningful way to leave a lasting legacy or pay tribute to someone who has made a significant impact on the field. Whether established in memory of a loved one, to celebrate a career, or to champion a specific research focus, these funds continue to give in perpetuity.
Endowment & Research Funds
APTA Geriatrics Endowment Fund
Established to facilitate the research and evaluation of physical therapist interventions for older adults.
AAOMPT Endowment Fund
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) Endowment Fund will provide funding for grants and projects to investigate areas related to orthopaedic manual physical therapy.
APTA Academy of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Human Performance Endowment Fund
Supports research topics related to the physical therapy management of cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders, including prevention, fitness and health promotion. This fund makes the Scot C. Irwin, PT, DPT, CCS scholarship possible.
Donate to the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Human Performance Endowment Fund
Charlene Mae Nelson Endowment Fund
Established to provide doctoral scholarships to physical therapist researchers with priority given to those involved in Clinical Electrophysiology.
Charles Magistro Family Endowment Fund
Established in recognition of the need for clinical research relating to those services most commonly delivered by physical therapists, as determined by current practice patterns, and the development of innovative interventions that offer reasonable assurance that they will be therapeutically effective.
APTA Academy of Education Endowment Fund
Provides funding for research in physical therapy education and for developing a new generation of physical therapy practitioners.
Marilyn Moffat Endowment Fund for Geriatric Research
This endowment for geriatric research will fund, in perpetuity, research designed to specifically advance knowledge of physical therapy for older adults.
Donate to the Marilyn Moffat Endowment Fund for Geriatric Research
Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Endowment Fund
Donate to the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Endowment Fund
Neurologic Physical Therapy Research Fund
Established to fund neurology-centric physical therapy research grants.
Donate to the Neurologic Physical Therapy Research Fund
APTA Orthopedics Endowment Fund
Established to fund research that will supply the best evidence to enhance the diagnosis, management and prevention of musculoskeletal conditions.
Paris Patla Endowment Fund
Established to provide funding for grants and projects to investigate areas related to any clinical field of physical therapy research.
APTA Pediatrics Endowment Fund
Funds emerging researchers that seek to examine one or more elements in the physical therapy patient/client management for children with developmental disabilities.
APTA Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Endowment Fund
Established to provide grants to individuals to investigate the advancement of pelvic health physical therapy through evidence-based practice that closely aligns with the research priorities of the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy.
Donate to the APTA Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Endowment Fund
APTA Private Practice Fund
Established to fund research of mutual interest to the APTA Private Practice Section and the Foundation.
Interested in establishing an endowment or research fund?
To learn how you can create an Endowed Fund or Research Fund to support physical therapy research today and in the future, call 703-706-8502 or email info@foundation4pt.org.
Contributions received by donors establishing new funds without a formal donor agreement will also be used to support administrative fees. This amount will not exceed 15% of the amount awarded. Administrative fees are critical to allow the Foundation to effectively manage funding programs.