Welcome to our 2026 MVP Awards and Celebration website! Click the tabs below to fully explore and celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025 fundraising communities.
See Your Impact
Each year, The Michael J. Fox Foundation proudly recognizes top fundraisers from the year prior during our annual MVP Celebration Weekend. And while this year's event may be over, we're keeping the momentum going by sharing even more highlights from 2025 — continuing to showcase the incredible impact made by you, our MVP fundraising community, in accelerating Parkinson’s research.
We can't thank you enough for showing the world that a future without Parkinson's is possible, because with your partnership, it's already started.
Sizzle Reel
A Note from Our Chief Development Officer
"We see a real path to ending Parkinson's, and your endless grit and heart helped make this moment possible. We're thankful and proud to stand alongside you on this journey. Together, we will change what a diagnosis means for people living with the disease and their families."
- Lisa Boudreau, The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Photos
2026 Celebration Weekend Photos
Thanks for joining us in New York City! See and share photos from the weekend’s events here.
MVP Recognition
As Team Fox MVPs, each of you has gone above and beyond — raising $10,000 or more to accelerate Parkinson’s research. But your impact doesn’t stop there. You are also leaders and role models in your communities, driving awareness and championing the urgency of this work every step of the way. We can't thank you enough for the passion and commitment you bring to The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s mission every day!
To every one of our 2026 MVPs — congratulations and thank you.
Top 10 Fundraisers
Award Recipients
Photo Gallery
Our Legacy of Impact Award recognizes a fundraiser who embodies a longstanding and unwavering commitment to leadership, impact and engagement.
Our Hero of Advocacy Award recognizes an individual with a true dedication to amplifying the patient voice while furthering a unified policy strategy to advance new treatments and a cure for Parkinson's.
Our Rookie of the Year Award recognizes an individual that achieved standout success in their first year fundraising for the Fox Foundation.
Our Rookie of the Year Award recognizes a team that achieved standout success in their first year fundraising for the Fox Foundation.
Our Golden Cowbell Award recognizes a team who embodies the Foundation’s core values of optimism, tenacity, collaboration, boldness, adaptability and curiosity.
Our Golden Cowbell Award recognizes an individual who embodies the Foundation’s core values of optimism, tenacity, collaboration, boldness, adaptability and curiosity.
Our Golden Cowbell Award recognizes an individual who embodies the Foundation’s core values of optimism, tenacity, collaboration, boldness, adaptability and curiosity.
Event Highlights
The MJFF Community Fundraising team is continually inspired by this extraordinary community. Each year, we’re moved by the stories of your dedication, creativity and impact. We invite you to explore some of these stories and find inspiration in one another.
We believe every fundraiser deserves to be recognized. You’ll find your names and photos featured in our 2026 MVP Event Program. Forgot your copy? You can view it here.
Until Next Year
To our MVP honorees,
We hope you enjoyed this year's MVP Celebration Weekend. While there's nothing quite like gathering in person, what inspires us most is the incredible work you lead all year long. Your creativity, determination and generosity continue to raise the bar — and thanks to you, 2025 was truly a year like no other.
Together, this community raised $16.1 million through the efforts of over 14,000 fundraisers across the globe. That impact is extraordinary — and it speaks volumes about what's possible when we come together with a shared goal.
Our staff and leadership remain your biggest cheerleaders, and we are deeply grateful for everything you do. Already, many of you are carrying this momentum into 2026 — but there's still so much ahead.
As we look toward the beginning of the year, there are ample opportunities for you to continue raising critical funds and awareness for Parkinson's research:
Start Your Campaign. Inspired to host another event? Renew your registration today to launch your 2026 fundraising page.
Support Local. Keep an eye on our Find an Event Calendar to discover fellow fundraisers in your area and events to attend or virtually support.
Lace or Gear Up. Registration is open for MJFF's Run/Walk Series with locations across the country — and a virtual option for wherever you are.
Fundraising is just one of the many ways this community makes an impact. Whether you also join the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative — MJFF's landmark study for people with and without Parkinson's — or connect with others through the Parkinson's Buddy Network, your involvement drives us forward.
At The Michael J. Fox Foundation, we believe a world without Parkinson's is possible — and with your partnership, we're getting closer every day.
With deep gratitude,
Stephanie Paddock
VP, Head of Community Fundraising and Events
2027 MVP Awards & Celebration
We look forward to welcoming supporters to the 2027 MVP Celebration Weekend in 2027. Please don't hesitate to reach out to teamfox@michaeljfox.org with questions.