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The VITALS Foundation for Medical Transport Professionals

How to give

Give back to the people who show up.

Every donation supports one general fund serving all six programs.

Choose your gift

Monthly giving is the steadiest way to support the Foundation’s general fund.

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All donations support the general fund serving all six programs. Secure and tax deductible 501(c)(3).

Where your gift goes

85%+
of every gift goes to programs: education and training, resilience and peer support, research, safety, recognition, and LODD dependents grants.
10–15%
cap on operations. Nothing above 15%.
Published
financials: Form 990 and the annual report, open to anyone.

Questions about a gift

Payroll deduction paperwork, in-kind donations, stock gifts, or a receipt you need reissued. Email the Foundation and a person will answer.

vitals@thevitalsfoundation.org

Secure and tax deductible. EIN 54-2007236.

Inaugural donor

Help launch this Foundation.

The VITALS Foundation for Medical Transport Professionals is built by this community, for this community. Founding monthly donors give the Foundation reliable support across all six programs from year one. Join them.

Monthly giving is the default. Every gift is secure and tax deductible.

Giving options

Every way this community gives.

  • Recurring monthly

    The steadiest way to support the Foundation's general fund and all six programs throughout the year.

  • One-time gift

    A single gift, receipted immediately, added to the general fund supporting all six programs.

  • Payroll deduction

    Many transport programs can route a small per-paycheck gift straight to the Foundation. Ask your program administrator or email us for the paperwork.

  • In-kind giving

    Equipment, training seats, auction items, and professional services. Email us and we will confirm what the Foundation can accept.

In honor or memory

Give in someone’s name.

A gift can honor a crew member, a mentor, a patient, or a colleague lost in the line of duty. Add the tribute in the donation form to send an acknowledgment to the person or family you name. The dedication will appear on your receipt, while the donation supports the Foundation’s general fund and all six programs.

Need help arranging a memorial gift? Email vitals@thevitalsfoundation.org.

Sponsorship & corporate giving

Programs and operators giving together.

Annual campaigns, event sponsorship, and matched employee giving, with impact reporting you can share with your crews.

Talk to us about corporate giving

Planned & legacy giving

Fund something that outlasts you.

Bequests, legacy gifts, and other planned support for the Foundation’s general fund. We will walk through the options and the reporting you receive.

Talk to us about planned giving