About Permobil Foundation
The Permobil Foundation centers its giving on mobility limitations, combining cash grants, sponsorships, scholarships, and in-kind product donations to support independence and quality of life. Recent awards show that this is not limited to one type of beneficiary: the foundation has backed national disability nonprofits, student scholarships, and community organizations tied to adaptive living. Its largest recent grant listed is $71,000 to the ALS Association in Arlington, Virginia, a relationship that appears across multiple years and grant types. Other recurring support includes Team Gleason, which received $25,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2024, and United Spinal Association, which received $25,000 in 2023 and $14,885 in 2024. The foundation also funds organizations serving related disability communities, including the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: support goes to nonprofits that improve daily function, access, and community participation for people with mobility limitations. The foundation’s program mix also includes a college scholarship program for students with physical disabilities and employee assistance funding for Permobil Americas staff facing hardship.
What Permobil Foundation Funds
Disability services are a core part of the foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $71,000, $61,250, and $40,292 to the ALS Association across three years, indicating sustained support for a national disability organization. It also funded the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation with $19,500 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024. Education appears through the Permobil Foundation College Scholarship Program, which supports students with physical disabilities who show academic excellence, leadership potential, and community impact. For community-based disability support, the foundation gave $5,000 to Tucker’s House in Franklin, Tennessee, and $5,000 to AFAR Inc dba The Ability Center in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Adaptive sports and event-based giving also show up in the program mix, alongside sponsorships for walks, galas, and golf tournaments.
How Permobil Foundation Gives
The recent grant list clusters around mid-sized awards: the typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $9,500 at the median, and $13,200 at the 75th percentile. The foundation also makes larger multi-year awards, including repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its structure blends direct grantmaking with sponsorships, scholarship support, in-kind product donations, and an employee assistance fund. Funding is available through unsolicited requests, and monthly review is part of the process for donation, sponsorship, and grant requests. The foundation does not fund individuals directly through its general grantmaking; individual support appears through program-specific scholarship and employee assistance channels.
