About: Reach for Kids is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization created in 2002 by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), the collective bargaining unit representing the pilots who fly for United Parcel Service.

Over the past 25 years, our IPA Foundation and IPA Reach for Kids charities have donated over $7 million to local, national, and international children's charities!

RFK Mission: Through charitable events, RFK raises money to benefit children’s charities in the Louisville, KY area. This is one way in which the IPA and its members can give back to the community in which the IPA is headquartered.

2024 RFK Campaign Raises $44,337 for Charity-Proceeds Benefit Kosair for Kids Pediatric NeuroRecovery Fund

The IPA's Reach for Kids (RFK) Campaign presented a check for $44,337.76 to the Kosair for Kids Pediatric NeuroRecovery Fund on February 27, 2025. RFK helped create the fund with Kosair in 2019 to help fill the gap in insurance coverage for children with spinal cord trauma who are undergoing therapy at the Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery in Louisville.

"We could not have made this donation without the support of our pilots who have contributed financially, donated auction items, and supported our efforts any way they could. When Anthony looks out the window and sees a UPS jet flying over, I want him to know there are 3200 pilots who want to make life better for boys and girls just like him," said IPA Treasurer Mike Major, an RFK Trustee

IPA Treasurer Capt. Mike Major and Secretary Capt. Marc Sallee presented the check to Kosair for Kids President and CEO Barry Dunn and Dr. Andrea Behrman, Executive Director of the Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery during a therapy session with 2-year-old Elliott who was left paralyzed due to a a severe form of spina bifida.

"A lot of people have been good to us over the years but not like the IPA," said Dunn. "We appreciate all you do for us.”" "It is a pleasure for us to help these kids so they can undergo this state-of-the-art therapy," said Major. "The work being done here is lifechanging for these children."

Thank You!!

Since it was founded in 1998, IPA's Reach for Kids has donated more than $800,000 to local children's charities. Support comes from IPA pilots, staff members, the IPA Foundation, Bowmanfest, as well as local merchants and corporate sponsors (see below). Additionally, nearly 30 crewmembers utilized our Amazon Wishlist to purchase items worth more than $1,100 for raffle baskets.

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