EIN 13-5647844

World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
Year formed
1955
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
To enable individuals around the world with functional limitations and participation restrictions achieve community and social integration through physical and socio-economic rehabilitation and advocacy and to prevent disability and reduce disadvantage.
Total revenues
$2,726,632
2022
Total expenses
$2,608,569
2022
Total assets
$604,904
2022
Num. employees
3
2022

Program areas at WRF

Wrf programs:in lebanon:wrf continues the effective and efficient implementation of its project titled "filling assistance gaps in basic Rehabilitation services for refugees from syria with disabilities and their peers in host communities in lebanon".despite the challenges associated with:increasing devaluation of the national currency (lebanese lira); socio-economic, and political crises that continues to unfold and expand since october 2019; emerging and escalating fuel and electricity shortages; and constant disruption of transportation systems, communication networks, and supply chains.with support from the united states department of state's bureau of population, refugees and migration (prm), wrf was able to provide person-specific and tailored direct assistance to 5,075 persons with disabilities (pwds) and persons with temporary functional limitations (ptfl) in need all over lebanon and implement architectural accessibility modifications for 24 community service entities to reduce physical barriers to safe accessibility to pwds. Wrf also was able to conduct interventions concerning issues on disability, Rehabilitation, and inclusion. Additionally, front-line wrf staff provided counselling in the areas of psychosocial and mental health, self-care and home care, health promotion, disease prevention. Follow-up services regarding these issues were provided. Assisted beneficiaries in need, through its referral system, by connecting them with local and international ngos and service providers in lebanon that offer assistance services.assistance services included: - prosthetic and orthotic devices - Rehabilitation aids, self-care supplies & special Rehabilitation devices - physical, occupational, and respiratory therapy - hearing aids and guidance and initiation to speech therapy - prescription eyeglasses and low vision aids - basic barrier-free home and car modificationsthe assisted beneficiaries included 2,619 refugees from syria, 2,345 lebanese from host communities, and 111 from other nationalities. As for the type of disability, 2,078 (40.9%) suffered from vision impairments, 2,081 (41%) from physical impairments or disabilities, 285 (5.6%) from hearing impairments, 80 from intellectual disabilities (1.6%), 32 from autism (0.6%), and 519 (10.2%) from multiple disabilities. 2,583 (50.9%) of these beneficiaries were below 18 years of age.in 2021, the program provided 2,107 eyeglasses and other vision correction, 1,761 Rehabilitation aids and self/home care supplies, 484 physical, occupational and/or respiratory therapy, 284 hearing aids, 125 prosthetics and 305 orthotic devices, 136 special Rehabilitation devices such as special wheelchairs and patient lifters, 19 barrier-free home and automobile adaptations. In 2022, wrf continued its work providing prosthetic and orthotic devices and Rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities.in addition, wrf-lebanon supports the strengthening and expanding of six community-based Rehabilitation (cbr) service programs that covered 8 different geographic areas in lebanon. Provide partner organizations with capacity building, staff coaching and mentoring, develop and execute public awareness and advocacy activities concerning the needs and rights of persons with disabilities, participate in nation-wide coordination efforts aimed at assisting persons with disabilities and the needs of syrian refugees.wrf lebanon has been a leader in the coordination among local and international humanitarian agencies concerned with assisting syrian refugees and persons from lebanese host communities with disabilities through steering the disability and older age working group which was formed in june 2013.training and supporting Rehabilitation professionals throughout the World. Wrf collaborates with prosthetika to develop short-term training workshops for prosthetic and orthotic (p&o) technicians, most recently in guyana and queretaro, mexico. This has enabled guyana to be able to improve services for the 420 persons with disabilities.in guyana, wrf and its partner, prosthetika inc., provided four state-of-the-art training at the ptolemy reid Rehabilitation center (prrc), the only physical Rehabilitation center in the nation of guyana. The training included proper fabrication and fitting techniques and enhancement of occupational therapy services for patients. Special attention was paid, at the request of the center, to the needs of patients with scoliosis. During this year training, 18 persons with a variety of conditions were provided assistive devices and appropriate occupational therapy.mxico wrf and prosthetika also joined forces for a similar effort at the crimal Rehabilitation center in santiago de quertaro, mxico, the only facility of its kind in the entire state of quertaro, a state with a population of 2.3 million. Rehabilitation experts from the united states assisted the staff at crimal in treating 22 cases selected by crimal as presenting difficult problems. Eleven of the cases were above the knee amputees and five below the knee. There also were 2 below elbow amputees, 1 partial foot amputee, 1 hemipelvectomy patient (patient suffered amputation to remove tumor leaving him, in effect, with an above the knee amputation), and 1 congenital pffd (birth defect causing malformation resulting in one leg being longer than other). In addition to providing comfortable prostheses for these patients, physical therapists at the center were trained in the use of these devices.

Who funds World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$20,800
Oceanic Heritage FoundationGeneral Support$15,000
The Jahn and Sabrina Levin Charitable FoundationTo Further Its Charitable Purpose$5,164
...and 2 more grants received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of StateOVERSEAS REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR NEAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA$2,662,425

Personnel at WRF

NameTitleCompensation
Nadim KaramExecutive Director$135,174
Marilyn MoffatVice Chairperson of the WRF'S Board
Stephen D. HeymanBoard Member$0
Richard A. DruckerChairman$0
Ana MarcelinoBoard Member$109,239
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for WRF

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,725,658
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$974
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,726,632

Form 990s for WRF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2020-062021-04-13990View PDF
2019-062020-08-25990View PDF
2018-062019-03-19990View PDF
2017-062018-04-10990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 21, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,164 from The Jahn and Sabrina Levin Charitable Foundation
May 1, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
International-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Political advocacyOperates internationallyReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
16 E 40th St 700
New York, NY 10016
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
worldrehabfund.org/ 
Phone
(212) 532-6000
Facebook page
WorldRehabilitationFund 
Twitter profile
@worldrehabfund 
IRS details
EIN
13-5647844
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1955
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q30: International Development, Relief Services
NAICS code, primary
624120: Services for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
Parent/child status
Independent
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