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Retired Mintz attorney Stephen Weiner heard of the Superhumans Center through his work with the health care sector. He learned that a group of Ukrainian nationals were working with American donors interested in helping the Superhumans team, but all of them realized they needed to create a US-based 501(c)(3) organization before being able to accept tax-deductible contributions. So, Steve reached out to his Mintz colleagues for help, including attorneys Kate Stewart, Cody Keetch, and Peter Miller.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have been killed or wounded since the Russian invasion began in early 2022. Although lucky to be alive, many Ukrainians have been left with life-altering injuries requiring complex medical treatment and care that is hard to find in the war-torn region.
To meet this critical need, the Superhumans Center, a state-of-the-art medical facility in Lviv, opened its doors to provide specialized care, prosthetics, and rehabilitation to adults and children wounded in the war.
Susan M. Kealy
Special Counsel
Kate F. Stewart
Of Counsel
Cody Keetch
Associate and a Lead Attorney
Peter M. Miller
Member/Chair, Private Client Practice and a Lead Attorney
Mintz provides an incredible level of support to attorneys and professionals at the firm who want to make a difference in the world. I was honored to work on a project that will help individuals severely injured by the war in Ukraine to get prosthetics and other critical medical services.
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Peter M. Miller
STephen M. Weiner
Retired Mintz Attorney
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Working with Ukrainians taking refuge in a variety of countries because of the conflict, the Mintz team launched and incorporated a US nonprofit with a US board, Superhumans Ukraine Inc., in August 2022. To address the IRS’s trepidation about approving a nonprofit established solely to make grants to overseas groups, the team drafted a compelling story focusing on the life-changing services the Superhumans Center could provide to people who had sustained catastrophic injuries. By November, the attorneys had obtained a 501(c)(3) designation for the US nonprofit, allowing eligible US taxpayers to take deductions for their 2022 donations to the charity.
By the spring of 2023, the US-based Superhumans nonprofit had raised several million dollars. Although it is currently focused solely on supporting the Superhumans Center, the organization’s mission allows it to direct funds to other charities supporting people harmed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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