Who We Are
Ride for Life, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1998 by ALS patients, caregivers and those who care about people living with ALS.
We are called "Ride for Life" because of our annual event in which ALS patients ride their power wheelchairs, along with supporters down the highways and byways to raise funds for a cure and create awareness for their disease. For the past 14 years, ALS patients have ridden their wheelchairs first from Yankee Stadium to Washington D.C., then from Montauk Point (the tip of Long Island) to Manhattan and finally, all around the Metro area. We have raised nearly 4 million dollars to fight ALS.
All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Ride for Life, Inc. is approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. IRS No. 11-347-9051
Our mission is to raise public awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, assist research in finding a cure, support ALS patients and their families, and provide the ALS community with the latest ALS related news, information, and inspiration.