It was during the 2005 snowboard season when snowboarder/founder Johnny Centi was working through a serious herniated L4-L5 spinal injury he incurred while snowboarding. Johnny (like millions of 19-29 year olds) was riding without health insurance when he caught his edge mid spin on a kicker.

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Overview


There are inevitable accidents that lead to injuries each day and additional circumstances where self-drive is the cause. Participants in action sports are likely to experience an injury due to the intense level of risk. The majority of them are uninsured. In fact, there were 47million people uninsured in the U.S in 2006. When an uninsured or underinsured injury occurs the individual is often constrained by high-priced medical expenses. The Injured Riders Foundation was formed to support those injured riders.

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Mission

The Mission of The Injured Riders Foundation Is to support injured riders hurt while participating in the art of action sports. The foundation helps offset expenses for underinsured/uninsured injured riders by assisting with their health care costs, prescription costs, and rehabilitation costs. As well as promote physical health, mental health and safety awareness through peer directed and operated services.

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Eligibility

All PEOPLE hurt while participating in action sports are eligible for funding. The recipient is required to submit an eligibility form. The eligibility form includes the recipients name, address, phone number, heath insurance inquiry, financial inquiry and story submission instructions. The submission instructions require the recipient to include a detail description of the named accident that has left them injured, the medical procedures taken to repair the body, the psychological journey, the medical recovery process and how this accident has impacted and/or changed their life. Each recipient's form is read and reviewed by a panel that decides the financial support by the severity of the injury and the lack of financial support to help with the expenses incurred. The Foundation will only apply funds to the service provider on behalf of the injured. Thus, funds will not be directly given to the athlete but to the bill collector. All funds available for the injured are limited by the amount of donations and contributions the foundations receives. In low level funding grants may be limited  But don't be discouraged Apply Online or Download the Eligibility Form to start the application process.





The Injured Riders Foundation Board of Directors assists the foundation in its course of action. The board was selected because of their overwhelming experience, skills, and motivation to help those in need.


The Board as a whole will determine the proper action in achieving the foundations mission and goals. In addition, they will safeguard the foundations assets, ensure integrity in its accountability and maintain legal veracity. Further the board will support and evaluate the officers of the foundation.

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Managing Our Funds

The IRF is fully dedicated to making a difference and needs YOUR HELP to grow the funds needed to assist those who are injured.

At this time there are No paid employees of the IRF. Every worked hour has been donated this includes our Board of Directors. Therefore your donations and contributions would go straight to program services and the injured.

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