Facilitates the AAHKS mission to advance patient care through leadership in education by supporting research, grants and fellowship-related initiatives in hip and knee arthroplasty. FARE is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education centers its giving on hip and knee arthroplasty research, with a clear emphasis on studies that can move from clinical practice into larger federal funding. Its research grants are built around projects in North America and are often capped at $50,000, which places the foundation in a structured, project-based funding lane rather than open-ended support. Recent awards show a consistent pattern of backing orthopedic research institutions and medical centers, including Cleveland Clinic and University of Maryland, each receiving $50,000 research grants. The foundation also supports fellowship-related initiatives, linking research support with training in adult reconstruction and the improvement of fellowship education. One of the few non-research awards in the recent grants list was a $25,000 diversity research grant to Northwestern University, pointing to an interest in research on disparities alongside clinical and registry-based work. Across the recent grants listed, the focus stays tightly on arthroplasty and related academic investigation.
The foundation supports several connected areas within arthroplasty. In clinical outcomes and registry-based research, it gave $50,000 to Vanderbilt for a spring 2024 research grant and $50,000 to Hospital for Special Surgery for a spring 2023 research grant. It also funds fellowship education and innovation: Campbell Clinic Foundation received $50,000 for a spring 2024 research grant, reflecting the programmatic link between training and research. Diversity-focused work appears as well, with Northwestern University awarded $25,000 for a diversity research grant. Other funded work includes studies tied to racial and ethnic disparities, structural racism, and community-engaged research, all within the hip and knee arthroplasty field.
Grant sizes cluster tightly around a single level: p25 is $45,103, median is $50,000, and p75 is $50,000. That pattern matches a competitive, project-based model with a small number of lower awards and many grants at the $50,000 ceiling. The recent grant list also suggests repeated annual cycles rather than one-off experiments, with spring and fall research grants appearing across multiple years. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) and does not fund individuals. Application flow for research grants begins with a letter of intent, followed by invited full proposals after review by the Research Committee.
Current and upcoming funding from Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Studies must be conducted in North America. The application serves as a Letter of Intent (LOI) and is reviewed by the Research Committee. If invited to submit a full proposal, applicants receive further instructions.
Deadline: Next deadline is Monday, July 27, 2026. If invited to full proposal, further instructions follow after LOI review.
$150K
$1.8M
$104K
$220K
Most grants fall between $45K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 10% of grants go to recipients in OH.
MICHAEL ZARSKI
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Giving is national in scope, and every grant in the recent list went to a U.S. recipient. Ohio appears most often among recipient locations, and Illinois accounts for 10% of grants. Recent awards reached institutions in Cleveland, Baltimore, Morgantown, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Memphis, and Los Angeles, showing a broad spread across major research centers. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 13 grants recorded there.
Its core support is for hip and knee arthroplasty research, including clinical outcomes, registry-based research, and projects with potential to progress to larger federal funding. It also funds fellowship education improvement and innovation in adult reconstruction.
The typical award is $50,000. The reported distribution is p25 at $45,103, median at $50,000, and p75 at $50,000, which shows most grants cluster at the top of the foundation’s stated range.
For research grants, applicants submit a letter of intent. The Research Committee reviews those LOIs, and invited full proposals follow. Awards are then announced at the AAHKS Spring meeting.
Yes. The recent grant list includes a $25,000 diversity research grant to Northwestern University, and the program descriptions also include studies on racial and ethnic disparities, structural racism, and community-engaged research in hip and knee arthroplasty.
No. The foundation’s giving is national, with recent grants going to institutions across the United States, including Cleveland, Baltimore, Morgantown, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Memphis, and Los Angeles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERBILT | NASHVILLE, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | SPRING 2024 RESEARCH GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | FALL 2024 RESEARCH GRANT |
| CAMPBELL CLINIC FOUNDATION | GERMANTOWN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SPRING 2024 RESEARCH GRANT |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | FALL 2023 RESEARCH GRANT |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | SPRING 2023 RESEARCH GRANT |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | SPRING 2023 RESEARCH GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | FALL 2023 RESEARCH GRANT |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | DIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $50,000 | 2023 | FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT |
| INDIANA JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | FISHERS, IN | $50,000 | 2023 | FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT |
| MAYO CLINC ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, MN | $50,000 | 2023 | SPRING 2022 RESEARCH GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERCLINIC | MEMPHIS, TN | $43,471 | 2023 | SPRING 2022 RESEARCH GRANT |
| INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS MEETING ON INFECTION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $38,333 | 2023 | FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT |
VANDERBILT
$50,000SPRING 2024 RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$50,000FALL 2024 RESEARCH GRANT
CAMPBELL CLINIC FOUNDATION
$50,000SPRING 2024 RESEARCH GRANT
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
$50,000FALL 2023 RESEARCH GRANT
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
$50,000SPRING 2023 RESEARCH GRANT
CLEVELAND CLINIC
$50,000SPRING 2023 RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
$50,000FALL 2023 RESEARCH GRANT
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$25,000DIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$50,000FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT
INDIANA JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$50,000FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT
MAYO CLINC ROCHESTER
$50,000SPRING 2022 RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERCLINIC
$43,471SPRING 2022 RESEARCH GRANT
INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS MEETING ON INFECTION
$38,333FALL 2022 RESEARCH GRANT