Impact

SInce 1997, The Mikel Foundation has raised almost $1,000,000 for genetic research and for private grants.

Here are some of the past contributions:
  • Purchase of wheelchairs, orthotics, gait trainers, and other adaptive equipment for individual families and their homes
  • Tuition for special needs' summer camps
  • Grants for music therapy and other specialized therapies
  • Over $100,000 to the Greenwood Genetic Center for genetic research for the purchase of analytical and diagnostic equiptment used for treatment and research
  • Contributions for the purpose of hosting symposiums for the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation, listed below​
  • A grant and symposium sponsorship to PAGER, an association whose goal it is to research and treat reflux disease

The Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation

Over 20 years ago, The Mikel Foundation funded the meeting of a support group of families with a newly identified genetic disorder in Greenville, South Carolina. At that time, the community was comprised of 20 families, mostly in the state. Over the years, with the continued support of The Mikel Foundation, the group has grown to a self-sufficient foundation with over 2,000 families worldwide that supports families, advocates for families of special needs at state and federal levels, funds ground-breaking research, and raises awareness worldwide. 

​Learn more about the Phelan-McDermid Syndome Foundation.