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DISQUE FOUNDATION LTD

Together, let's save lives.

Brownstown, IN   |  https://disquefoundation.org/

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Mission

We envision a world where all people have the power to save lives. Our mission is to empower others to save lives. We do this by providing advanced healthcare education to underserved populations of the U.S. and the world. Through our Save a Life Initiative we offer the world's first free life support training courses online. Saving lives means giving others the chance to make a difference in the world. Our goal is to empower 10 million people with the ability to save a life by 2025.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Dr. Karl Fritz Disque

Main address

1609 W County Road 100 S

Brownstown, IN 47220 USA

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EIN

45-5522355

NTEE code info

Public Health Program (E70)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The idea behind the Save a Life Initiative is simple. Take the same advanced life-saving training we developed for physicians, and give it to the underserved, at home and abroad at no cost. We work in conjunction with the Disque Foundation to fulfill its mission of advancing health care education to the underserved through advanced technology. When we put the knowledge, skills and ability to perform CPR and other proven techniques in the hands of people around the world, the potential number of lives saved is almost overwhelming. Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS, the Disque Foundation and you. Together, let’s save lives.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Save a Life Initiative

The idea behind the Save a Life Initiative is simple. Take the same advanced life-saving training we developed for physicians, and give it to the underserved, at home and abroad at no cost. We work in conjunction with the Disque Foundation to fulfill its mission of advancing health care education to the underserved through advanced technology. When we put the knowledge, skills and ability to perform CPR and other proven techniques in the hands of people around the world, the potential number of lives saved is almost overwhelming.

NHCPS, the Disque Foundation and you. Together, let’s save lives.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Indigenous peoples

Our certified Basic Life Support Instructor for the American Heart Association teaches CPR to organizations to empower their team to save lives, virtually or in person!

Population(s) Served
Adults
Indigenous peoples

This program supports the mission of RMHC by being one of the organizations that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families. We host CPR training and partake a sponsor for their activity night on a consistent basis.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Families

Empower organizations to save lives, virtually or in person! Our instructor is certified Basic Life Support Instructor for the American Heart Association. We host both in-person and virtual CPR training to empower everyone to save a life.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of students registered for online courses

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Save a Life Initiative

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Total number of people certified in CPR, BLS, ACLS and PALS through our online courses.

Number of links and collaborations with external organizations that support student learning and its priority tasks

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Save a Life Initiative

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

As part of our efforts, we partner with other organizations to be able to serve and provide our free CPR trainings to empower more people to save lives.

Number of health education trainings conducted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Save a Life Initiative

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

CPR and ACLS trainings conducted in-person or live-webinar format. 2020 was a challenging year but our trainers were able to start getting back on track in 2021 and empowered many people.

Average online donation

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Save a Life Initiative

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Through the help of committed supporters, the Disque Foundation has the ability to grow and further our cause across the globe. A gift of any size will help support our mission.

Number of free participants on field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses

Related Program

Save a Life Initiative

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The Disque Foundation Annual Trip promotes the Save a Life Initiative by training hundreds of people in CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS in underserved areas both in the US and around the world.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal is to empower one million people by the year 2020 through the Save a Life Initiative. The initiative was set up to integrate our partnership with NHCPS in order to provide lifesaving education like CPR, ACLS, PALS.

Our strategy to reach our goal consists of having multiple processes simultaneously reaching out to organizations to create sustainable partnerships. We are utilizing social media, grassroots prospecting and communication with other non-profit organizations as well as for-profit companies.

Our organization is currently empowering about 550 people per day on average and growing. We have increased it by 100/day since 2016. We were able to hire new staff that have the expertise to augment our current culture and processes with the contacts and work ethic to facilitate accomplishing not only our goal but also fulfilling our mission.

As of 2020, we hit 3,00,000 empowered. Each quarter we have increased our daily average empowered to

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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DISQUE FOUNDATION LTD

Board of directors
as of 06/21/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

John Disque


Board co-chair

Anna Disque

Catherine Hickey

Standard Bank and Trust; Women in Banking Chair for the Risk Management Association Chicago Chapter

James L Clark

Boots on the Ground

Parag V Patel, MD

Foundation for International Cardiac & Children's Services

Erin Nasrallah, MD

Foundation for International Cardiac & Children's Services

Diane Pham, MD

National Committee for Quality Assurance; Diabetes Recognition Program

Douglas L Burbella, MD

Harry Owens, Jr. MD, MIM

Shahram Bayanati, MD

Abbas Khosravi MD, FCCM

Shehma Khan MD

Stanford University, University of San Francisco

Ken Langen MD, MSCI

Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago, nstitutional Review Board at the Children’s Memorial Research Center

Ryan M Knobovitch

Dawson College, Hope & Cope

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/2/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/25/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.