Protez Foundation
Overview
Mission
To develop the prosthetics and rehabilitation system in Ukraine through modern education, the integration of international experience, and practical solutions, so that every person after amputation has access to quality, functional, and human-centered recovery.
What it reported doing in 2024
As part of the foundations ongoing initiatives, the protez academy continued its impactful work throughout 2024. Established by a dedicated team of u.s. Professionals and faculty specializing in prosthetics, physical rehabilitation, and surgery, the academy empowers ukrainian medical specialists to learn, connect, and grow alongside their peers in the united states. In 2024, 33 new specialists completed training in the u.s., further expanding the network of experts supporting patients on their journey to recovery. To strengthen this growing community, protez academy hosted a two-day amputee rehab summit in kyiv, gathering more than 450 participants including prosthetists, surgeons, occupational therapists, and caregivers all united by a shared mission: to exchange knowledge, collaborate, and bring hope to those rebuilding their lives. Additionally, the protez foundation organized a veterans appreciation dinner in kyiv, where around 150 veterans attended and felt deeply valued and recognized for their sacrifice.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 882437069
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Oakdale, MN, United States of America
- Phone
- +1 612-997-2005
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Rehabilitative Medical Services
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 77
- Accountability: 53
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.3%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: $33.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Fail
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Fail
- May require repayment: Fail
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 20%; rating input score 20; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 23.3%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 56.4% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 62.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 94.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 69.3% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 1 of 5 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $125K · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- YAKOV GRADINAR (VP CMO): $124,800 total reported compensation
- YURA AROSHIDZE (PRESIDENT): $83,200 total reported compensation
- IVANNA GRADINAR (TREASURER): $30,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.