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Wings of Hope Awarded $1 Million Grant

Volunteer pilots relax after a flight with a young patient. Wings of Hope
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Key Takeaways:

  • Wings of Hope received a $1 million grant from the Orthwein Foundation, growing its endowment to $8 million toward a $10 million goal to expand its Medical Relief & Air Transport (MAT) program by 50 percent.
  • The organization, originating from a 1959 humanitarian effort in Kenya, provides free medical air transportation for patients across 26 U.S. states within a 600-nm radius of its St. Louis headquarters, powered by 20 volunteer pilots.
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Wings of Hope has been awarded a $1 million grant from the William R. Orthwein, Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation, growing the endowment for the volunteer medical air transport organization to $8 million.

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