Oley Foundation
Connects people on tube feeding or IV nutrition with donated formula and enteral supplies, plus peer support from others living on them.
Best for
People on home tube feeding or parenteral nutrition whose insurance has denied or limited supplies.
Why Kave includes this
Tube-feeding formula is food, and insurers frequently do not treat it as medically necessary, which leaves people rationing calories. The equipment-exchange programme is one of very few routes to donated supplies. Kave states the honest constraint: this is donated inventory, so what is available depends on what someone else no longer needs.
- Expected cost
- Supplies are donated. Recipients may be asked to cover shipping.
- Insurance requirement
- For people whose coverage does not meet their supply needs.
- Who qualifies
- People using home enteral or parenteral nutrition. Availability depends on donated stock.
- Where it is available
- Nationwide (United States)
- How you use it
- Online or by phone
- Languages
- English
Limitations Kave wants you to know about
- Donated inventory — the specific formula or supply you need may not be available.
- Recipients may need to pay shipping.
- Medical suitability is your clinician's decision, not the foundation's; check expiry dates and product match.
- Not a substitute for an insurance appeal, which is usually still worth filing.
Verification
Compiled by Kave on July 1, 2026 and link-checked. Not yet independently verified. Kave assembled this from the organisation’s own published material and confirmed the links resolve. No reviewer has confirmed the eligibility details against the source, so check them on the official site before you rely on them.
- Compiled
- July 1, 2026 (28 days ago)
- Next scheduled review
- September 29, 2026
- Reviewed by
- Not yet reviewed
Sources used
- Oley Foundation — read July 1, 2026
Kave quality score
83/100
Kave lists resources scoring 80 or above that also clear all four mandatory gates.
- Patient impact22/25
- Affordability or financial value18/20
- Transparency12.3/15
- Accessibility10.5/15
- Ease of use7/10
- Geographic reach4.4/5
- Privacy and data practices4.3/5
- Institutional credibility4.2/5
Geographic reach is deliberately worth only five points, so a strong local resource is not pushed out by a weak national one. Read the methodology.