Hop On A Cure

What Hop On A Cure does

Hop On A Cure Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation established in May 2022 by John Driskell Hopkins — a founding member of the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band — and his wife Jennifer Hopkins, following Hopkins' December 2021 ALS diagnosis. Headquartered in Roswell, Georgia, the foundation operates with a small team of six employees and focuses exclusively on raising and deploying charitable funds to accelerate ALS research toward a cure. Its core operating activities include direct donation processing (online, via Donor-Advised Funds, and through The Giving Block for stock and over 100 cryptocurrencies), peer-to-peer fundraising via the Team Hop platform on Neon One, merchandise sales, corporate sponsorships, and signature events such as the Rock ALS Festival (Sheldon, IL) and the Jim Poole Memorial Golf Tournament (Milton, GA). The organization reports that 88 cents of every donated dollar flows to ALS research grants.

Since inception, Hop On A Cure has awarded over $4.01 million across 25 grants to leading ALS research institutions, including the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke ALS Clinic, the Robert Packard Center at Johns Hopkins, ALS Therapy Development Institute, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, and MitoSense, Inc. The grant portfolio spans traditional approaches (gene therapy, biomarker identification, vaccine/immunotherapy, mitochondrial transplantation, microbiome studies) and AI/ML-enabled methods (multi-modal machine learning for objective ALS measurement, genomic sub-classification). The foundation is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by President Gregg Vickery (former CFO of Arthur M. Blank's family office) and Vice President Jennifer Hopkins, with scientific oversight from Robert Faulstich (former pharmaceutical industry executive and NEALS research ambassador). Fundraising is powered by grassroots community events (250+ held since 2022), celebrity-driven awareness through Zac Brown Band's touring platform, and a diversified marketing mix spanning social media, earned media, and signature events.

Name

Hop On A Cure

Legal name

Hop On A Cure Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://hoponacure.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hop On A Cure is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation founded in 2022 by Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins after his ALS diagnosis, raising and deploying charitable donations to fund ALS research grants at leading medical institutions and supporting patients and families affected by the disease.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ALS Disease Research Nonprofit Foundation

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• ALS research funding
• Nonprofit disease foundation
• Charitable fundraising services
• ALS awareness campaigns
• Research grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Roswell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Donations: Individual donations received through the website donation portal, mail, and Donor-Advised Funds. 88 cents of every dollar goes directly to ALS research.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, ornaments, tote bags, magnets, koozies, and wristbands. Prices range from $5 to $60. Proceeds support ALS research.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue from ticket sales and sponsorships at events like Rock ALS Festival and The Jim Poole Memorial Golf Tournament.
4. Stock Donations: Accepts publicly traded domestic common stocks through The Giving Block platform. Stock donations are tax-deductible and help donors avoid capital gains taxes.
5. Cryptocurrency Donations: Accepts over 100 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others through The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange partnership.
6. Corporate Sponsorships: Partnership opportunities for corporations to sponsor events and the organization. The corporate sponsors page indicates sponsorship programs are available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hop On A Cure Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accelerates ALS research funding by collecting donations (cash, stock, and cryptocurrency) and channeling them as grants to leading ALS research institutions. The foundation runs a donations platform, a grassroots peer-to-peer Team Hop fundraising program, signature events including the Rock ALS Festival and the Jim Poole Memorial Golf Tournament, and a branded merchandise shop whose proceeds support ALS research.

Product overview

Hop On A Cure is a nonprofit foundation established in 2022 to accelerate ALS research funding. The organization operates primarily as a donation and fundraising platform, offering multiple giving mechanisms including online donations, stock donations, cryptocurrency donations (via The Giving Block), and peer-to-peer fundraising through the Team Hop platform powered by Neon One. The foundation hosts signature events including the Rock ALS Festival and The Jim Poole Memorial Golf Tournament. An online merchandise shop sells branded apparel and accessories with proceeds supporting ALS research. The organization has awarded over $4.01 million in grant funding across 25 grants to ALS research institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Team Hop: A grassroots group of individuals who band together to raise money and awareness for ALS research through community fundraising campaigns.

Products and services

• Hop On A Cure Donations Platform Online donation processing accepting credit card payments, stock donations (via The Giving Block), and cryptocurrency donations (via The Giving Block and Gemini) to fund ALS research grants. 88 cents of every dollar goes directly to ALS research.

Quantifiable outcome

• $4.01 million in grant funding awarded since 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rock ALS FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRock ALS Festival is a partner event created to support Hop On A Cure. The annual music festival takes place at a private farm in Sheldon, Illinois and is headlined by Drake White and John Driskell Hopkins along with other artists. The event unites fans, artists, and advocates in support of ALS research.
• The Giving BlockcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Giving Block processes stock and cryptocurrency donations for Hop On A Cure. The platform enables tax-efficient giving through appreciated securities and over 100 cryptocurrencies.
• Zac Brown BandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Driskell Hopkins is a founding member of Zac Brown Band. The band supports Hop On A Cure through merchandise sales on their website, touring visibility, and leveraging their celebrity platform to raise awareness and funds.
• RAREFORMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAREFORM partnered with Hop On A Cure to create a tote bag from the ALS Awareness Month billboard, turning the billboard into a waterproof everyday bag. Each bag is unique.
• Davidson WorkshopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavidson Workshop is a family-owned woodworking business in Annville, Kentucky that created a limited edition wooden vinyl record ornament for Hop On A Cure featuring lyrics to Hop's song 'Each Other.'
• Neon OnecoreTechnology or IntegrationNeon One is the donor platform used for the Team Hop fundraising program, allowing supporters to create accounts and launch fundraising campaigns.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Live Like Lou Foundation: ALS nonprofit inspired by baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's legacy, funding ALS research and family support. Comparable as a smaller, donor-driven ALS research foundation with an event/community focus.
• Team Gleason: ALS nonprofit founded by former NFL player Steve Gleason after his ALS diagnosis, focused on technology, equipment, and research funding. Closely analogous model: high-profile founder living with ALS, grassroots events, and ALS research grantmaking.
• Project ALS: Nonprofit funding collaborative ALS research at major academic and biotech institutions. Comparable mission and grantmaking model with a focus on accelerating translational research, similar to Hop On A Cure's 'accelerator' positioning.
• ALS Therapy Development Institute: A nonprofit biotech focused on ALS drug discovery and the world's largest ALS research collaborative. Direct comparable as an ALS-specific grant recipient and operational nonprofit running parallel research-funding activities.
• I AM ALS: Patient-led ALS advocacy and research organization with similar grassroots/celebrity-driven ethos. Direct comparable in mission to accelerate ALS treatments through community organizing, advocacy, and patient-led clinical-trial engagement.
• ALS Hope Foundation: Nonprofit supporting the ALS Hope Clinic at Penn Medicine with a research and care mission. Comparable as an ALS-focused research grantmaking foundation affiliated with a major academic medical center.
• Answer ALS Foundation: Nonprofit created to deliver the largest-ever longitudinal ALS dataset and fund translational research. Comparable as an ALS-specific research accelerator that pools data and funds at leading institutions.
• The ALS Cure Project: ALS research nonprofit Hop On A Cure has directly funded for the 3ML machine-learning initiative. Closely comparable disease-specific ALS research accelerator with an AI/biomarker emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• The ALS Association: The largest US ALS nonprofit, raising well over $100M annually to fund research, care services, and advocacy through a national chapter network. Directly comparable disease-specific ALS grantmaking foundation and the dominant donor competitor in the category.
• Muscular Dystrophy Association: Broader neuromuscular-disease nonprofit that funds ALS research alongside dozens of related conditions. Comparable as a large incumbent disease-research grantmaking foundation whose category overlaps with ALS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/HopOnACure
• Instagraminstagram.com/hoponacure
• TikToktiktok.com/@hoponacure
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hop-on-a-cure

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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