2026 is our 30th year. Go to EVENTS to see comedy show information scheduled May 31st!
2026 is our 30th year. Go to EVENTS to see comedy show information scheduled May 31st!
Our four beneficiaries have remained the same throughout the foundations 29 years. We’ve raised a total of approximately $2.2 million
YMCA Bike Program
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Rochester Regional Health (UMMC)
to be used towards aiding nurses with equipment
In the process of adding a FES Bike to the Rochester Spinal Association located in the Peters building, an affiliate of Strong Memorial Hospital.
Go to our blog page to see Ricky and Annie featured in the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine Magazine.
Kid’s Soccer Clinic,
Hosted by Roger Hume
Our first event this year was held on May 31. We hosted another delicious dinner and fun comedy show at Batavia Downs gaming. Comedians Dan Viola and Mike Speirs entertained a crowd of 265 guests.
NEW EVENT. The Genesee County Charity Riders (GCCR) are an organization that does a Motorcycle Dice Run to raise money for different chosen charities. We were blessed with a phone call from them this spring and informed us that our charity was this year's choice.
Anyone interested in joining this event can easily go to the events page and sign up or call Cal . 585-409-5645 or Ricky 585-739-8522.
We are continuing to look for events to host and our foundation will be hosting 4 or 5 again this year (our 5th event is still in the planning stages).
All of our events continue to gave us the opportunity to raise even more money for our community and research at The Miami Project!.
Check out our EVENTS page to see our complete list for 2026. Everyone is welcome to any or all of our fun events.
Ricky Palermo Foundation Updates of new events for 2026
We partner with businesses and organizations in our local community to host non profit events.
Your participation and donations fund spinal cord research.
That research directly affects the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.
Our mission is to raise funds and awareness for spinal cord injury research. In 28 years, we have raised and donated $2,000,000 million to our community and to research at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
$1,285,000 to The Miami Project
Over $215,000 to our local Batavia Hospital
Over $220,000 to our FES bike program at the local Batavia YMCA
Approximately $52,000 to the spinal wing at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY
We are so proud of what we have accomplished so far and won’t give up until we have a cure!
ABOUT
Founding Story
Over forty years ago, life as he knew it changed when Ricky Palermo was involved in an automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Since then, with help from a close knit community of family and friends, Ricky has dedicated his life to the foundation that bears his name and finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.
We couldn’t do it without YOU
We wouldn’t be where we are today without the help we receive from our friends, family, and volunteers.
Meet the team
A special thanks to our partners otherwise known as our “team” in our local community, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and The Buoniconti Fund.
