Address: 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Suite 422, Milwaukee
(414) 328-8910 | wisconsinpva.org
Facebook: Facebook.com/pvawi | YouTube: PVA Wisconsin
Year founded: 1981
Mission statement: Paralyzed Veterans of America – Wisconsin Chapter aims to improve the quality of life for our American veterans and others with spinal cord injury or disease, such as MS and ALS, through our programs: advocacy, research, sports and recreation, education and communication. We work closely with the Zablocki VA Medical Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Unit to promote involvement in national and local activities that support PVA’s mission.
Primary focus of your nonprofit organization: Improving the lives of veterans living with spinal cord injury or disease, MS or ALS in Wisconsin.
Other focuses of your nonprofit organization:
- To advocate for and monitor the delivery of high-quality and appropriate health care benefits and services.
- To assist in identifying and securing veterans’ benefits and other benefits for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others.
- To promote medical research to cure spinal cord dysfunction.
- To educate society on the attitudes, physical and legal barriers that confront persons with disabilities and to influence the removal of those barriers.
- To provide opportunities for health promotion, recreation, employment, sports, services, and camaraderie for spinal cord injured veterans and others.
Key donors: Beale Family Foundation, New Glarus Brewing Company, Frates Family Foundation
Executive leadership: Ken Ness, national director; Amera Schaefer, executive director; Scott Griffith, government relations director
Board of directors: Ken Ness, president; Todd Drazy, vice president; Scott Griffith, treasurer; Derick Trentin, secretary; Richard Buth; Michael Thomas; LeToi Adams; Pete Carrao; Ken Matthews; Troy Kurczek; Philip Rosenburg, president emeritus.
Ways the business community can help your nonprofit: PVA-WI is always looking for volunteers at our events, sponsors for our events and advisory board members. Please visit our website to see our upcoming events, like our first adaptive sports bootcamp being held in Franklin.
