MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT

MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. ("MTF- OR THE "FOUNDATION") IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY ALLOGRAFT TISSUE FOR TRANSPLANTATION THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, RECOVERY, AND CARE FOR RECIPIENTS, DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MTF CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY (1) MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY HUMAN TISSUE INCLUDING BONE, DERMAL AND BIRTH TISSUE; 2) SUPPORTING MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TISSUE DONATION, RECOVERY AND TRANSPLANTATION; AND(3) EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. MTF WAS INCORPORATED ON JANUARY 30, 1987, AS A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NON- PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND IS A 501(C) (3)ORGANIZATION. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL, CARDIOVASCULAR, SKIN, BIRTH AND OCULAR TISSUE FOR TRANSPLANTATION. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH MTF'S MISSION AND THESE ACTIVITIES, THE