What We Do

The Timothy C. McWilliams, Jr. Foundation is a 501c3 organization dedicated to helping victims of Traumatic Brain Injury through a two-pronged giving strategy:

  • Timbo at Home is our small grants program, through which the Foundation provides grants to individual patients and families for needs not covered by traditional institutions, insurance companies or health care providers.
  • Our Large Grants Program offers significant support to advanced rehabilitation organizations that treat patients and their families as they heal from the debilitating effects of TBI.

About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, TBI occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain - when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Symptoms of TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. TBI can lead to problems with balance and coordination, loss of hearing, vision or speech, fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, depression, impulsivity and impaired judgment.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1.4 million people in the United States suffer from TBI each year and that 5.3 million Americans currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help to perform activities of daily living as a result of a TBI. According to Department of Defense statistics, nearly half of all injuries suffered by U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan include some form of TBI. A recent study found that nearly 320,000 U.S. military personnel who have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan reported a probable traumatic brain injury during deployment.