Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research Foundation

PVA Research foundation inc., a non-profit organization founded in Washington, dc in 1976, is controlled by the paralyzed veterans of America ("pva"), a national organization chartered by the u.s. Congress on august 11, 1971. PVA Research foundation is operated exclusively for the scientific, charitable and educational purposes of furthering the technological advances in rehabilitative methods and devices, basic cure, Research injury and diseases and other areas beneficial to disabled individuals. The PVA Research foundation funds neuroscientific Research aimed at restoring function and improving the quality of life for paralyzed people. The majority of the PVA Research foundation's financial, administrative and operating costs are donated free of charge by pva; almost 100% of all funds received by the PVA Research foundation are spent directly on grants that further its mission.