About Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
To raise funds and awareness to help The Miami Project achieve its primary focus: to repair and restore function to the injured and diseased nervous system and ultimately find a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury.
Focus Areas
Spinal cord injuryNeuroregenerationNeuroprotectionNeuroplasticityNeural engineeringRehabilitationNeurological diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, MS, stroke)
Who They Fund
people with spinal cord injuriesindividuals living with paralysisspinal cord injury survivors
Funding Style
disease-focused research funding
About Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc has built its recent grantmaking around one clear research mission: supporting The Miami Project’s work to repair and restore function in the injured and diseased nervous system and to find a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury. Its largest recent grant went to the University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis for support for research for treatment of and cures for paralysis due to spinal cord injuries, and the same recipient appears again in the next two years with similarly sized awards. That repeated pattern points to a funder closely tied to a single medical research effort rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated awards. The foundation’s stated focus areas extend across spinal cord injury, neuroregeneration, neuroprotection, neuroplasticity, neural engineering, and rehabilitation, with additional attention to neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS, and stroke. The leadership listed is Marc A. Buoniconti, aligning the organization’s grantmaking with the mission described in its summary. A funded summer internship program, the Henry G. Steinbrenner Scholars Program, also shows a hands-on interest in training researchers in neurotrauma and translational science.
What Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Funds
In spinal cord injury research, the foundation has made repeated large grants to the University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis for support for research for treatment of and cures for paralysis due to spinal cord injuries. Its subject areas include neuroregeneration, neuroprotection, neuroplasticity, neural engineering, and rehabilitation, which together suggest emphasis on restoring function rather than only symptom management. The listed focus areas also extend beyond paralysis to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS, and stroke. The Henry G. Steinbrenner Scholars Program adds a training component: it is a 10-week, in-person summer internship focused on neurotrauma, spinal cord injury, neuroscience, and clinical and translational research, with didactic and practical training from experts at The Miami Project.
How Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Gives
Typical grant sizes are tightly clustered: p25 is $2,866,666, the median is $3,033,333, and p75 is $3,233,333. The recent record shows three consecutive annual awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all to the same research recipient, which suggests recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local in scope, with all recorded grants going to recipients in Florida.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$3.8M
Total Revenue
$6.5M
Total Expenses
$5.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.9M and $3.2M, with a median of $3M.
25th Percentile
$2.9M
Median
$3M
75th Percentile
$3.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARC A BUONICONTI
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime