It programs are supported by contributions from members, chapters, state councils, industry and individual donors.
Contributions are tax deductible as charitable expenses within the limits of the law.
The AORN Foundation is committed to focusing on patients by preparing surgical nurses for a new generation of service by providing education and leadership development, and by fostering research support that perioperative nurses need in this very demanding health care environment. The Foundation is designed to provide added resources for continuing education, scholarships, and research. All of these programs help to create a promise to our surgical patients that through enhancing the profession of perioperative nursing, surgical patients will receive high quality skilled care and attention. The AORN Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of trustees including nurses, CEO's of industry partners, financial experts, fundraising professionals, and surgeons.