Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

What Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation does

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit research foundation headquartered at 500 7th Avenue, New York, founded in 2015 and modeled on Australia's Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Its core function is funding US-based cerebral palsy research across six priority areas (Adulthood, Chronic Pain, Early Detection & Early Intervention, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, and Technology) and channeling that investment into practice through a Scientific Advisory Board of five senior researchers and a stakeholder-voted Changemakers grant program.

The organization's product and program portfolio centers on Remarkable US, launched in 2022 as the nation's first nonprofit assistive technology startup accelerator, which has supported 17 startups developing mobility, communication, employment, and accessibility solutions. In 2026, CPARF launched the Disability Tech Index, a free searchable database of assistive technology. Other programs include the Native American Assistive Technology initiative (funded by a $300,000 San Manuel Band grant), the Changing What's Possible podcast, and Athletes for Accessibility event fundraising.

CPARF operates a donations-and-grants revenue model with no product sales. Funding is diversified across individual donations via the qgiv platform, workplace giving through Benevity, CyberGrants, YourCause and the Combined Federal Campaign (code 86542), donor-advised funds including #HalfMyDAF, corporate matching gifts, event fundraising via STEPtember, and institutional grants from tribal organizations, financial services firms (Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, PwC, Kirkland & Ellis, Hudson Bay, Aristocrat), and disability-focused funders such as Ability Central. The organization serves four primary stakeholder groups: CP researchers and scientists, assistive technology startups, the approximately 1 million people in the US living with cerebral palsy and their families, and individual and corporate donors.

Name

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

Legal name

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

Website

https://cparf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds cerebral palsy research across six priority areas, runs the Remarkable US assistive technology accelerator, and supports disability innovation through grants, community programs, and the Disability Tech Index database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Health Research Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Nonprofit research foundation
• Assistive technology accelerator
• Disability research funding
• Medical research grants
• Philanthropic health foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals through the website, fundraising campaigns, birthday fundraisers, and community fundraising programs.
2. Corporate Grants and Partnerships: Funding from corporations, foundations, and tribal organizations including grants from San Manuel Band of Mission Indians ($300,000) and Ability Central ($100,000).
3. Workplace Giving Programs: Payroll giving programs, corporate matching gifts, Combined Federal Campaign (CFC code 86542), and workplace giving platforms like Benevity, CyberGrants, YourCause.
4. Donor-Advised Fund Gifts: DAF holders can recommend grants to CPARF, with participation in #HalfMyDAF campaign for matching opportunities.
5. Event-Based Fundraising: STEPtember walking events, Athletes for Accessibility marathon teams, and community athletic events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds US-based cerebral palsy research and advances disability technology. It channels donations and grants to researchers across six priority areas (Adulthood, Chronic Pain, Early Detection & Intervention, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, and Technology) and operates Remarkable US, the nation's first nonprofit assistive technology startup accelerator supporting 17 startups to date.

Product overview

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research foundation that funds US-based research to change what's possible for people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. The organization operates multiple programs including Remarkable US, the nation's first nonprofit assistive technology accelerator, which supports startups developing assistive technology solutions. CPARF also runs the Changemakers Program for community-voted research grants, maintains a Scientific Advisory Board of world-renowned scientists, and produces the Changing What's Possible Podcast. In 2026, CPARF launched the Disability Tech Index, a free searchable database of assistive technology. Research priorities span six areas: Adulthood, Chronic Pain, Early Detection & Early Intervention, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, and Technology. The organization has distributed $44.4 million in US-based grants to date.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Remarkable US: The nation's first nonprofit assistive technology accelerator, launched by CPARF in 2022 to provide equity-centered support for assistive technology startups developing solutions for people with disabilities.
• Changemakers
• Athletes For Accessibility

Products and services

• Remarkable US Accelerator A structured equity-centered accelerator program that provides expert coaching, mentorship, user testing, community validation, go-to-market support, and global networks for US-based startups developing assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities. Designed for assistive technology entrepreneurs and founders.
• Disability Tech Index A free, searchable online database of assistive technology products, built by and for the disability community to help users discover relevant accessibility solutions.
• Research Grants Program Strategic grant funding program for US-based researchers investigating cerebral palsy across six priority areas: Adulthood, Chronic Pain, Early Detection & Early Intervention, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, and Technology. Includes peer review by a five-member Scientific Advisory Board with members having published nearly 500 articles in prestigious journals.
• Native American Assistive Technology Program Two-year initiative funded by a $300,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to develop and distribute assistive technology solutions for Native Americans with disabilities. Includes tribal roundtables to incorporate community perspectives and improve health outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 startups supported through Remarkable US accelerator
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• Cerebral Palsy Alliance (Australia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian counterpart organization. CPARF was founded based on CPA's model in collaboration with two of their lead scientists. Close collaboration and frequent partnership. CPARF Executive Director previously served as General Manager at CPA.
• Remarkable (Global)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal assistive technology accelerator program founded and run by Australia's Cerebral Palsy Alliance. CPARF runs Remarkable US as part of the global Remarkable program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP): National US nonprofit focused on cerebral palsy and other disabilities, providing services, advocacy, and research support. Direct peer in mission and constituency, with comparable programs around assistive technology and community support.
• Cerebral Palsy Alliance (Australia): CPARF's spiritual parent and Australian counterpart, on whose model CPARF was founded. Operates the original Remarkable global accelerator program of which Remarkable US is the US arm. Directly comparable mission, programs, and structure.
• National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS): Disability-specific US nonprofit funding research, advocacy, and community programs for a single condition. Operates with comparable staff scale and program mix; CPARF's donor experience lead previously worked at NDSS on the ABLE Act.
• Spina Bifida Association: US nonprofit serving people with a specific congenital disability, funding research and providing community support. Comparable single-condition focus and research-grantmaking approach to CPARF.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: One of the largest US disability nonprofits offering services, advocacy, and assistive technology support. Comparable in mission scope around disability services, but with a much broader portfolio than CPARF's CP-focused model.
• Autism Speaks: Large US disability nonprofit funding autism research and assistive-technology innovation. Comparable research-grantmaking and AT-acceleration model, focused on autism rather than cerebral palsy.
• March of Dimes: Established US nonprofit funding maternal and infant health research, including work on birth-related conditions such as cerebral palsy. Comparable research-funding and advocacy model at significantly larger scale.
• Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA): Major US health nonprofit funding neuromuscular disease research, providing assistive technology, and running a clinical-care network. Comparable research-grantmaking and AT-innovation model, but focused on a different condition category.

Emerging players

• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD): US disability advocacy organization focused on cross-disability policy and inclusion. Comparable mission constituency but with an advocacy rather than research-grantmaking orientation.

Others

• PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health): Global nonprofit developing and scaling health technologies including assistive devices. Comparable in the AT-innovation and global-health-tech space, though operating at much larger scale and broader health focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSEPRaE0YC194wuRGRwCKLw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ResearchForCP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cparf
• Instagraminstagram.com/researchforcp
• Xx.com/researchforcp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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