Michael J. Fox Foundation Wins 2026 Philanthropic Organization of the Year After Funding $3 Billion in Research
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 24
Michael J. Fox Foundation Wins 2026 Philanthropic Organization of the Year After Funding $3 Billion in Research
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 24
Summary
July 22 brought a new honor for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which was named Philanthropic Organization of the Year at the Social Impact Summit in Los Angeles.
Since 2000, the foundation has funded $3 billion in Parkinson’s research, pushed for federal resources and helped advance a key spinal-fluid test aimed at earlier diagnosis.
Michael J. Fox, 65, said the award highlights progress toward the group’s goal of eliminating Parkinson’s “in our lifetime” and keeping patients involved in that work.
Fox said his advocacy grew out of going public after hiding his 1991 diagnosis for seven years, turning what he once saw as a career-ending setback into a public mission.