Eventide | Tabitha Foundations Impact Report 2025

Eventide | Tabitha Foundations is the philanthropic arm of Eventide | Tabitha, supporting senior care services across Nebraska, North Dakota and Western Minnesota through 16 living communities and a hospice programme. In FY2025 — its first full year as a united foundation — it raised nearly $2 million, including $914,864 for Tabitha Meals on Wheels (delivering 65,715 meals through 600+ volunteers to seniors who would otherwise go without). 9 in 10 Meals on Wheels recipients say the programme enables them to remain at home. The year saw 388 new donors, 110 Hearts of Gold caregiver recognition awards, and the launch of the inaugural Caregiver Excellence Award inspired by a veteran's hospice journey.

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📋About

Tabitha Meals on Wheels (65,715 meals, 600+ volunteers, seniors in Nebraska since 1967); Daydream Project and Make It Possible Fund (personalised experiences for residents — concerts, family reunions, homecoming limo rides, Dream Flights biplane experiences for veterans); Hearts of Gold caregiver recognition programme (110 awards, 82 caregivers); Areas of Greatest Need flexible fund (equipment, technology, emergencies); iN2L touchscreen engagement technology rollout at Tabitha at Prairie Commons (dementia engagement, music, games); Workforce Development Endowment; annual fundraising events (Forever Dreaming Event, Gateway Sertoma Golf, Fairways for Seniors Golf, Gala); living communities across 16 sites in NE, ND and MN Custom geography from upload: USA (Nebraska, North Dakota and Western Minnesota)

📊Key Metrics

Nearly $2 million raised in FY2025; 388 new donors; 65,715 meals delivered by 600+ Tabitha Meals on Wheels volunteers; 9 in 10 recipients say the programme allows them to remain living at home Key Metric 1
$914,864 raised for Tabitha Meals on Wheels; $673,606 for Areas of Greatest Need; $116,522 for Workforce Development; $74,532 for Living Communities Key Metric 2
81% of Meals on Wheels recipients cannot afford the $8.75 meal; 82% say a Meals on Wheels volunteer is the only person they see each day; 110 Hearts of Gold awards given to 82 caregivers; 16 veterans took vintage biplane flights through Make It Possible Fund Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • First full fiscal year of Eventide and Tabitha operating under unified foundation; inaugural Caregiver Excellence Award established in memory of Leo Sawatzki (Vietnam veteran, Tabitha Hospice recipient) — inaugural recipients were his three hospice caregivers
  • Tabitha Meals on Wheels founded 1967 — now reaching 1 in 4 Nebraska seniors who rely on food assistance; LifeLoop iN2L technology funded by Lutheran Services in America for dementia engagement at Prairie Commons
  • Total endowed funds including FY25 amounts: Meals on Wheels Endowment $1,327,117; Olsgaard Endowment $1,110,986; Chaplaincy Endowment $982,014; Education Endowment $580,376; Elder Care Endowment $404,097; Scholarship Endowment $43,529

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2024 Enhanced

Muscular Dystrophy UK Impact Report 2023/24

2,752 people contacted helpline; 470 people received cost-of-living grants; 43 active research projects; 11 new grants worth £1.3 million awarded; £9.5 million total income — 16% increase on previous year
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152 people supported through advocacy service; 24 Neuromuscular Centres of Excellence or Pursuing Excellence Awards; 10 NHS treatment appraisal processes participated in; 507 enrolments on e-learning modules; 465 attendees across six health professional upskilling webinars
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80% of neuromuscular care advisor and clinical nurse specialist workforce attended Care Advisor Conference; 324 Changing Places toilets registered; for every £1 spent on fundraising, £3.70 raised; 68p in every £1 spent on charitable activities
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SMA added to NHS newborn screening 'in-service evaluation' following MDUK co-secretariat work with UK SMA Newborn Screening Alliance; two treatment appraisals resulted in NHS approval; RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden secured to raise awareness with new audiences
2025 Enhanced

Annual Review April 2024 to March 2025

Social care services provided to thousands of people with learning disabilities; information and advice service caseloads growing in complexity; financial resilience rebuilt ahead of NI cost pressures
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Omaze Yorkshire House Draw partnership raised £3.9m in 6 weeks with Jodie Whittaker as ambassador; awareness of people with learning disability significantly boosted through campaign
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Voices Council (led by people with learning disabilities) challenged decisions on service handbacks, agency staffing and benefits access; new strategy to 2030 under development; new CEO Jon Sparkes OBE joined June 2024
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Rebuilt financial resilience ahead of NI cost increases — 'more fortunate than many in the sector'; 80th anniversary approaching; new CEO appointed to lead strategy development
2024 Enhanced

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

518 new guide dog partnerships created in 2024 — 10% increase beating projections; 1,379 new puppies from breeding programme; 400th buddy dog partnership matched
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17,500+ volunteers giving 12 million+ volunteer hours collectively; 2,400+ volunteers looked after dogs; 7,000+ training sessions on tech, travel and life skills delivered by Vision Rehabilitation Specialists
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£47m raised through Sponsor a Puppy; £3.1m from raffles; £8.3m increased income from gifts in Wills; 3.45 million clicks to digital information and advice content; 5,900 visits to new Tech Selector assistive tech review tool
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1,864 children and family members attended My Time to Play sessions; 6,852 large-print books delivered; 5,991 habilitation sessions completed to help children learn essential skills; 432,817 online learners accessing digital content