VAIL-SUMMIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Advance research, education, and community outreach in orthopaedic medicine to improve diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and lifelong function for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.
About VAIL-SUMMIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Vail-Summit Research and Education Foundation (the VSON Research & Education Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliated with Vail‑Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery that supports clinical research, clinician education, and local outreach in orthopaedic and sports medicine.
The Foundation conducts IRB‑approved clinical studies across orthopaedic subspecialties, partners with industry and academic collaborators to evaluate new techniques and devices, and provides hands‑on training and continuing medical education for physicians, fellows, and athletic trainers.
Programs emphasize mountain‑community needs (prevention and care for local athletes and residents), rely on external donor support, and include community initiatives and plans for dedicated anatomy and orthopaedics laboratory facilities to expand training and research capacity.
Notable achievements
Multiple IRB‑approved clinical studies
The Foundation has launched and managed several IRB‑approved clinical trials and outcomes studies across orthopaedic subspecialties, with results presented at professional meetings and prepared for publication.
Industry and academic collaborations
Established partnerships with medical device companies and academic collaborators to evaluate new technologies and support investigator‑initiated and industry‑sponsored studies.
Program growth and grantmaking
In recent years the Foundation expanded program funding and grant distributions to support research projects, educational programming and local outreach initiatives.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $148K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
- EIN
- 46-1957447
- Location
- Grand Jct, CO
- Website
- www.vsonfoundation.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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