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12 funders with a record of paying for “cord”
Where the money went The Buoniconti Fund to Cure → University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis: $13M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation → Cleveland Cord Blood Center: $4.1M across 10 grants, latest 2024 Paralyzed Veterans of America → Pva Spinal Cord Research Foundation: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bernard and Anne Spitzer → Regent of the Univ of Cal at San Di: $825K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $380K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Kosasa Foundation → Hawaii Cord Blood Bank: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Mitz Family Charitable Foundation → Conquer Paralysis Now: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jack R Walter Foundation → Wasatch Adaptive Sports: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Morton Cure Paralysis Fund → Case Western Reserve University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Woody Foundation Inc → Buoniconti Fd to Cure Paralys: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo → Shepherd Center Fd: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Donald E Fike Family Foundation → Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation → Cleveland Cord Blood Center: $3.6M across 10 grants, latest 2022 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → Marquette University: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Morton Cure Paralysis Fund → Miami Project: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Kosasa Foundation → Hawai'i Cord Blood Bank: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Jack R Walter Foundation → Triumph Foundation: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Woody Foundation Inc → Spinal Cord Injury Gr So Fl: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → University of Miami: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Morton Cure Paralysis Fund → Ohio State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Jack R Walter Foundation → Paralyzed Veterans of America Ca Ch: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Woody Foundation Inc → Miami Herald Charities Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → John Hopkins University School: $92K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Morton Cure Paralysis Fund → University of Washington: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → Emory University: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → Texas A & M Research Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc → Worchester Polytechnic Institute: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Buoniconti Fund to Cure: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. The Buoniconti Fund to Cure $13M Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation: $7.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Fo… $7.7M Paralyzed Veterans of America: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Paralyzed Veterans of America $2.4M Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc: $891K on this topic. Open the funder. Bryon Riesch Paralysis Founda… $891K Bernard and Anne Spitzer: $825K on this topic. Open the funder. Bernard and Anne Spitzer $825K Morton Cure Paralysis Fund: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. Morton Cure Paralysis Fund $300K The Kosasa Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kosasa Foundation $225K Mitz Family Charitable Foundation: $135K on this topic. Open the funder. Mitz Family Charitable Founda… $135K The Jack R Walter Foundation: $133K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jack R Walter Foundation $133K The Woody Foundation Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Woody Foundation Inc $75K The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo $60K Donald E Fike Family Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder. Donald E Fike Family Foundati… $55K University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis: received $13M on this topic University of Miami - Miami Pro… $13M Cleveland Cord Blood Center: received $4.1M on this topic Cleveland Cord Blood Center $4.1M Cleveland Cord Blood Center: received $3.6M on this topic Cleveland Cord Blood Center $3.6M Pva Spinal Cord Research Foundation: received $2.4M on this topic Pva Spinal Cord Research Founda… $2.4M Regent of the Univ of Cal at San Di: received $825K on this topic Regent of the Univ of Cal at Sa… $825K Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: received $380K on this topic Medical College of Wisconsin Inc $380K Hawaii Cord Blood Bank: received $200K on this topic Hawaii Cord Blood Bank $200K Marquette University: received $150K on this topic Marquette University $150K Conquer Paralysis Now: received $135K on this topic Conquer Paralysis Now $135K Wasatch Adaptive Sports: received $115K on this topic Wasatch Adaptive Sports $115K University of Miami: received $110K on this topic University of Miami $110K John Hopkins University School: received $92K on this topic John Hopkins University School $92K Case Western Reserve University: received $75K on this topic Case Western Reserve University $75K Miami Project: received $75K on this topic Miami Project $75K Ohio State University: received $75K on this topic Ohio State University $75K University of Washington: received $75K on this topic University of Washington $75K Emory University: received $67K on this topic Emory University $67K Buoniconti Fd to Cure Paralys: received $62K on this topic Buoniconti Fd to Cure Paralys $62K Shepherd Center Fd: received $60K on this topic Shepherd Center Fd $60K Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation: received $55K on this topic Christopher & Dana Reeve Founda… $55K Texas A & M Research Foundation: received $50K on this topic Texas A & M Research Foundation $50K Worchester Polytechnic Institute: received $43K on this topic Worchester Polytechnic Institute $43K Hawai'i Cord Blood Bank: received $25K on this topic Hawai'i Cord Blood Bank $25K Triumph Foundation: received $11K on this topic Triumph Foundation $11K Paralyzed Veterans of America Ca Ch: received $8K on this topic Paralyzed Veterans of America C… $8K Spinal Cord Injury Gr So Fl: received $7K on this topic Spinal Cord Injury Gr So Fl $7K Miami Herald Charities Inc: received $7K on this topic Miami Herald Charities Inc $7K 12 funders, 27 recipients, grants matching “cord” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $1.0M to Cleveland Cord Blood Center — cord blood collection program, piedmont atlanta hospital
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $130,000 to MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC — research grant for spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
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Largest: $36,075 to Wasatch Adaptive Sports — spinal cord injury & adpative sports & activities
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Largest: $3.7M to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS — support for research for treatment of and cures for paralysis due to spinal cord injuries
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Largest: $75,000 to Case Western Reserve University — spinal cord injury research
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Largest: $800,000 to PVA SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION — research grant
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Largest: $22,500 to Buoniconti Fd to Cure Paralys — spinal cord research
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Largest: $20,000 to SHEPHERD CENTER FD — research and advocacy for patients with spinal cord injury
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Largest: $275,000 to REGENT OF THE UNIV OF CAL AT SAN DI — spinal cord injury research program
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Largest: $50,000 to CONQUER PARALYSIS NOW — to fund research and provide advocacy and programming for spinal cord injury patients and their families and to find a cure for paralysis.
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Largest: $25,000 to CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION — dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis.
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Largest: $25,000 to HAWAI'I CORD BLOOD BANK — operating support for collection, storage of cord blood
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →
