Florida · Nonprofit
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC (Florida) receives grants from 82 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,981,499 to it, the largest being EM Lynn Foundation ($5,276,000). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.5M
- Funders on record
- 82
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $3.3M
What The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc does
Mission
The mission of the organization is to raise money for, and awareness of, the miami project to cure paralysis, a center of excellence at the university of miami in miami, florida.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The organization raised funds for the miami project to cure paralysis, a research center dedicated to discovering, developing, and advancing treatments and cures for neurological diseases and disorders, including traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als), multiple sclerosis, and stroke.the organization educates the public about the groundbreaking and inspiring research conducted at the miami project to cure paralysis at the university of miami school of medicine through personal outreach, presentations to community and governmental organizations, by sharing videos and information about the research on its website, social media platforms, and traditional media outlets.
$4,143,464 spentof which $3,734,000 as grants90% of program spendingThe goal of this program is to enhance the health and well-being of individuals living with paralysis by helping them achieve greater independence and mobility. Donations typically occur two to three times per year and are coordinated with public events to raise awareness about the challenges faced by those living with paralysis and to demonstrate how technology can dramatically improve a person's quality of life and level of mobility. Qualified applicants, who must provide documentation of medical and financial need, receive customized wheelchairs designed to meet their specific requirements. During the current year, three wheelchairs were provided through this program.
$69,171 spentof which $69,171 as grants2% of program spendingThe organization also hired lobbyists to advocate before the state of florida and federal legislatures for increased funding for spinal cord and brain injury research, as well as for research on other neurodegenerative diseases such as als and alzheimer's disease.
$334,000 spent7% of program spendingPublic relation firm was engaged to enhance awareness and support of the organizations missions and programs.
$62,750 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,609,385.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $12M to $6.0M (−49%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
113% of THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Nicholas A Buoniconti Iii
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 31 funders, grant income rose $450k → $1.8M.
22 of 82 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 82 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 93% · 2019 40% · 2020 39% · 2021 36% · 2022 19% · 2023 45% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,002 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,002 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 12 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC?
- THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC (Florida) receives grants from 82 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,981,499 to it, the largest being EM Lynn Foundation ($5,276,000). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC have?
- IRS filings report 82 organizations giving $11,981,499 in grants to THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC, 43 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC?
- EM Lynn Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $5,276,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 82 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing