About Our Partnership of Project Mobility and The Funding Project 

Sister Organizations, One Shared Mission      

Project Mobility and The Funding Project have joined forces to create an initiative that combines the power of community engagement with meaningful charitable impact. Together, we're building bridges to better lives for families facing mobility challenges and medical financial hardships. 

A Family Story That Changed Everything

The connection between Project Mobility and The Funding Project runs
deeper than shared missions—it is a family bond forged through love,
determination, and the transformative power of one little boy named Jacob.

In 1992, Hal Honeyman became a father to triplets born very prematurely,
weighing between 1.5 and 2 pounds. Doctors were not sure they would
survive. Miraculously, they did, but Jacob suffered a brain bleed the day
after birth, resulting in Cerebral Palsy. When the triplets were about 6 years
old, Jacob's sisters Clare and Emily started riding bikes, but Jacob couldn't
walk and was unable to join them on their rides.

Hal made it his mission to find a bike that would work for Jacob. After much
searching, he found a three-wheeled Freedom Concepts bike in
Canada that finally allowed Jacob to ride with his sisters. But when the
family realized what the bike had done for Jacob's freedom and joy, they
knew they needed to make this opportunity available to others.

Project Mobility was born in 2002 when Hal and his family encountered a
problem: adaptive bikes were extremely expensive—averaging about
$4,000—too much for many families to afford. He and his sister Tammy
formed the nonprofit to help children experience the same freedom of
mobility through adaptive cycling that Jacob enjoyed. Today, the entire
family is involved.

The Funding Project emerged from the same family story when Jacobs
aunt Tammy discovered the overwhelming world of medical funding. When
Jacob needed expensive hyperbaric chamber treatments costing over
$12,000 that insurance denied, she took on the challenge of finding
financial help. Through research and determination, she raised more than
enough for all three rounds of treatments in just a few weeks—and none of
it had to be paid back.

This success led her to create a 27-page fundraising packet to help other
families afford adaptive bikes, which evolved into comprehensive funding
guides. After many years and thousands of hours of research, she’s
published. The NICU Funding Guide, “The Disability Funding Guide,” “The
Autism Funding Guide,” and “The Cancer Funding Guide.” The Funding
Project was officially formed in 2019 and has been helping families
navigate the complex world of medical funding ever since.
Both organizations were born from Jacobs story—one providing the
adaptive equipment that changes lives, the other ensuring families can help
themselves access the help they need.

Project Mobility's Mission:  Giving the Freedom of Mobility Through Adaptive Cycling.

Project Mobility is a St. Charles, Illinois-based nonprofit organization
dedicated to providing adaptive bicycles and mobility solutions to
individuals with disabilities. We believe that everyone deserves the freedom
to experience the joy of cycling and independent mobility, regardless of
physical challenges.

What We Do -  We organize adaptive bike giveaways, community events,
and fundraising initiatives that directly benefit individuals with mobility
needs. Through partnerships with organizations like the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, we've helped countless children and adults experience the
transformative power of adaptive cycling.

Community Impact Our signature events include the Long Table Dinner
benefit, Hops for Hope 5K Beer Run and BrewFest, and various ongoing fundraising
campaigns. In an average year, we give away 12 adaptive bikes worth over
$60,000, host 47 Adaptive Bike Days, support 15 wounded soldier rides,
and serve approximately 3,355 people annually.

The Funding Project Mission: "Providing guidance, inspiration, and education about fundraising
for those with infants in the NICU, children with disabilities, autism, or
cancer for those things they need that insurance won't pay for.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The Funding Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as a lifeline for
families navigating the financial challenges of raising children with complex
medical needs. We provide the tools, education, and inspiration necessary
to help families secure funding for critical products, equipment, services,
and therapies not covered by insurance.

          
Our original resource, The NICU Funding Guide, serves
as a comprehensive roadmap for families seeking financial assistance. We
also provide NICU Fundraising Care Packs and ongoing support to ensure
families have the resources they need from Day One of their journey, as
well as funding guides to benefit families facing the financial hardships that
accompany disabilities, autism, and cancer.

Real Family Impact. By age 21, children with disabilities, autism, or cancer
need dozens of items or services to facilitate participation and
independence. Our proven methods have brought relief and much-needed
resources to countless parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers,
transforming financial stress into hope and possibility.

In addition to the Over the Edge Collaborative Fundraiser for Project Mobility and The Funding Project we are also collaborating on a weekly raffle: 

Let's Find the Queen 50/50 Raffle collaboration  represents the perfect
fusion of our organizations expertise and passion. This progressive
50/50 raffle features a full deck of 54 cards (including two jokers), with
participants selecting the card they believe hides the Queen of Hearts.
Half of every ticket sale goes directly to the raffle’s winner, while the other
half supports both organizations in their vital work — funding adaptive
cycling equipment through Project Mobility and providing financial guidance
and resources through The Funding Project.

To find our more and buy tickets you can visit both our websites or check out our new website, www.letsfindthequeen.org

 With weekly drawings and ongoing ticket sales, this raffle creates a
continuous stream of support for the families who need it most, while giving
our community the chance to win substantial prizes. It's more than just a
fun and exciting game of chance — it's a game of hope, bringing together
two missions under one shared vision of supporting families through their
most challenging moments.

To learn more about who we are and what we do visit our websites, www.projectmobility.org and www.thefundingproject.org