Bigger Gift, Greater Impact - Receive A Donor Appreciation Gift in 2025!
In 2025, we invite you to Give Bigger and make an even greater difference in advancing shoulder and elbow care. Your generous support fuels critical initiatives like ASES Research Grants, Candidate Research Grants, Multi-Centered Studies, Fellowship Grants, and ongoing early career programs that shape the future of our field.
This year, donors who contribute $1,500 or more cumulatively will receive an exclusive ASES Foundation fleece jacket from our new Foundation Store — a token of our appreciation for your commitment to the profession and our mission.
By Giving Bigger, you help elevate patient care, support the next generation of surgeons, and expand educational opportunities. Once you reach the $1,500 threshold, our team will contact you to coordinate your gift.
Make 2025 the year of bigger giving and greater impact!
One-Time Donations:
Donations can be made via credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
To donate by check please mail it to:
ASES Foundation, 1515 East Woodfield Road, Suite 345, Schaumburg IL 60173
Recurring Giving:
Signing up for recurring donations to the ASES Foundation is a simple and impactful way to support our mission consistently. With automatic contributions, donors never have to remember to make a gift or worry about which credit card to use—ensuring seamless, uninterrupted support. Recurring giving also allows the Foundation to plan long-term initiatives with confidence, knowing there is a steady stream of funding for vital programs.
Make a lasting difference with ease and convenience by clicking the button above!
Planned Giving:
The ASES Foundation offers you several options for Legacy or Estate Giving in addition to Major Giving which could provide your estate or you with tax benefits by donating to a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit. Please see the available estate giving options and a comparison by clicking this link to “ASES Foundation Legacy Giving Options.pdf”. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Harkey, Manager, Development and Operations, ASES Foundation at rharkey@asesfdn.org or call 847- 957-1376.
Grateful Patient Card – This printable card is a great way to let your patients know about the work that the ASES Foundation is doing towards the advancement of shoulder and elbow medicine.
The foundation supports critical research and specialized physician education and establishes new programs through donations from members of ASES. The foundation not only continues to evaluate its offerings, introduces new and enhances the existing programs such as Fellowship Education Program, Fellowship Exchange Program (i.e. SECEC, Asia and Latin America), Research Grants, and the Neer Award, but also expands into the following areas:
- Scholarships to courses and other educational opportunities
- Fellow education grants designed to subsidize specialty training in shoulder and elbow surgery
- DEI and Mentorship Initiatives
- National Shoulder and Elbow Week and local research grants
- The “Trends in Shoulder Arthroplasty Report”
- Virtual library of shoulder and elbow materials
- Increase ASES technique “How-to” videos and create a virtual library
- Provide webinars and other remote internet based-education
- Continue to update shoulder and elbow curriculum
- Special projects such as Maintenance of Certification
- Further opportunities for our North America fellowships
The Benefits of Making a Charitable Gift
- DIRECT donations to the ASES Foundation will support training and education in shoulder and elbow surgery
- Every dollar will be used to DIRECTLY support the sub-specialty of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Immediate DIRECT positive impact on our Society and its program
- Donors will be recognized at Annual Meetings and on the ASES Foundation Webpage
- Donations made to the ASESF are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law
Contribution Levels
Donation gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. ASES Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. EIN Tax ID: 36-3313192
