The TJ Whalen Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization. All donations are tax-deductible.
Donation funds will be principally used for research, grants, informational awareness, patient advocacy and support directly related to CRPS.
The foundation may also make secondary contributions to other 501(c)3 registered charities. Last year we made contributions to RSDSA, Foodshare, Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Salvation Army, the Navaho Water Project (through Dig Deep), as well as two local scholarship funds. These causes were near and dear to TJ.
Less than 10% of funds are used for administrative purposes, including website costs and maintenance.
Important Announcement
The TJ Whalen Memorial Foundation is announcing an extended collaboration with CRSPSA, formerly known as RSDSA. We have provided a large transfer of our financial resources to CRSPSA to not only fund general research applications but also to specifically help those CRPS individuals who are in need of financial assistance for treatments not covered by insurance, e.g. physical therapy, wheelchairs, service dogs, transportation, and other daily needs. The assistance program we funded within CRSPSA is designated as the TJ and MaryJo Whalen Assistance Fund. It was created in memory of TJ, who was a CRSPSA survivor from 2010 – 2019, and his loving mother MaryJo, who was his principal caregiver. MaryJo passed away in February 2026 from a highly virulent form of multiple myeloma. She was one of the principal founders of the TJ Whalen Memorial Foundation and as CFO an integral part of the organization. As a result we will be turning over our assets and information to CRSPSA. We have had an ongoing collaboration with them for the past 4 years and have always admired their dedication and compassionate approach to the CRPS community. Donations to the TJ Whalen Memorial Fund are no longer being accepted but instead donations can be made directly to CRSPSA.
In loving memory of MaryJo,
Rob Whalen
Founder