Recreational Therapy Foundation

Our amazing team of volunteers are committed to expanding  the  field  of  therapeutic  recreation  by  promoting  evidence  based  practice. We take our convictions and turn them into action. We  passionately  fundraise throughout  the  year  to  provide  grants  to  practitioners  conducting recreational therapy research

Founded  in  2009  as  a 501 c 3 nonprofit  organization,  the  Recreational  Therapy  Foundation  (RTF)  has  been  striving  to  promote recreational therapy research by  providing  grants  and  supporting  the  Frank  N.  Basile  Award  for  Excellence  within  the  field.

Recreational Therapy Foundation recognizes the need for quality research to guide practice in health and human services. Therefore, our mission is to promote evidence-based recreational therapy practice through funding research, educating the public about the benefits of recreational therapy, and providing grant education to clinicians.