Our Mission

Supplies Over Seas meets critical healthcare needs in developing countries around the world by redistributing surplus medical supplies and equipment. We partner with hospitals and others to recover and send what would otherwise go to the landfill.

Worldwide, each year 10 million children under age 5 die for lack of basic medical care.

In the United States, each year 6,600 tons of usable surplus medical equipment and supplies, worth $9 billion, end up in landfills.

Meeting Needs Worldwide

Since 1994 SOS has shipped more than 600 tons of supplies to 90 countries.

SOS is a “green” organization, recycling equipment and materials that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

SOS partners

• Hospitals in Louisville and across Kentucky and Southern Indiana and Ohio donate their surplus medical supplies and equipment. Nursing homes and other medical-related companies also donate their surplus to SOS.
• Area organizations like Louisville Sister Cities, Louisville Rotary Club, Healing the Children, and University of Louisville School of Medicine support a long-term relationship with the teaching hospital in Tamale, Ghana.

SOS is one of only 15 medical surplus recycling organizations across the United States.

SOS is the only such organization in Kentucky and the surrounding region.

How You Can Help

Take a Tour
Come see SOS in action! Call to schedule a visit to our 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse and sorting areas. See for yourself the lifesaving work we do.

Volunteer
Can you give a few hours? We rely on volunteers to help sort supplies before they are shipped.  While no medical knowledge is necessary, a background in healthcare is especially valuable to the process.

Make a Gift
SOS depends on donations from people just like you. Financial support also comes from corporations, foundations and others to fulfill its mission. Gifts are tax-deductible as provided by law.

Sponsor a Container
You, your company, or your civic club or organization can sponsor all or part of the cost of a 40-foot seagoing container filled with the supplies and equipment requested by a recipient country.

Donate Supplies & Equipment
Medical supplies and equipment are like gold! Clinics and hospitals in developing countries need even the most basic materials to be able to save lives. Call us about your donation.

Please send a generous donation today!
Visit the Donations page of the SOS website to make an online donation or you can send a check to:

Supplies Over Seas
1500 Arlington Avenue 
Louisville, KY 40206

** Supplies Over Seas is a Kentucky nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.