Mobility & accessibility
Power chairs, ramps and essential access that help ALS Warriors stay connected to daily life.
723 Foundation
What we doWhat we do
Experiences
Meaningful moments with family, favorite teams, music and the people who matter most.
Storytelling
Telling stories for those who can’t. Honoring their lives, their voices and the legacies they leave.
Research
Supporting research in the fight for a cure, while helping families with what they need today.
Know an ALS Warrior who needs support? Tell us how we can help ↗
Together, we make more possible
Permobil Foundation
Partnership
Through our partnership with the Permobil Foundation, Golnaz and Raphael received customized power chairs built around their needs. Two people. Two life-changing gifts of mobility.
Golnaz Tavassoli
Golnaz received her chair at the NC State–ECU baseball game on April 28, 2026, surrounded by the community cheering her on.
Watch her chair presentation above.
Raphael Hebert
Raphael and his family received his chair at The Chris Johnson Stories in Greenville on September 11, 2026—a night of music, sports and community.
See the story behind the night ↗More support is on the way. Two additional power chairs are committed for spring 2027.
Your gift at work
What your donation
makes possible
Requests are coming in from ALS Warriors and their families. Your support helps us answer them.
Mobility, accessibility & experiences
Donations fund the requests we are receiving for mobility support, essential access and meaningful experiences with the people they love.
Storytelling
Your gift helps us tell stories for those who can’t—preserving their voices, sharing their inspiration and honoring their lives.
Research
Your gift supports research in the fight for a cure.
Partners In Hope
Our partners bring resources, relationships and generosity to the mission—helping make more possible for ALS Warriors and their families.
Pro-tect Insurance Group
ValicyEddie & Jo Allison SmithFamily Foundation
Event sponsors & supporters
Caroline Cooke Homes · Pirate Radio · Orthopaedics East · Circle K · Rob Farmer & Greenville Country Club · Steele Insurance
Help fund a request, support a program or sponsor an event. Become a Partner In Hope ↗
Ways to give
Give monthly
23 for 23
Give $23 a month in honor of Coach Keith LeClair’s #23. Help create dependable support for ALS Warriors and their families.
Join 23 for 23 ↗Give your way
Make a Custom Donation
Choose the amount that’s right for you. Make a one-time gift or set up a monthly donation to support the mission.
Make a Custom Donation ↗Get involved
Coaches and Players BEATing ALS
Coaches rally their teams and communities. Players carry the legacy forward. Together, we use our voices, relationships and reach to support ALS Warriors and their families.
Meet the coaches & players ↗Join Coaches and Players BEATing ALS ↗Participation does not require a gift.
Bring your time, your voice or your community. View our schedule through spring 2027 ↗
The people behind BEAT ALS
Matt Stillwell
Founder & Executive Director
A country music artist and former Western Carolina baseball player, Matt brings music, sports and a deeply personal connection to ALS into the mission. The people who shaped his life continue to inspire this work.
Mike Mullis
Outreach & Operations
Mike “Mully” Mullis helps turn relationships into action, connecting people, partners and communities with the work of BEAT ALS and the families we serve.
Our story
Where it began / Jack Leggett
The call that changed everything
Jack Leggett remembers the call telling him Keith LeClair had been diagnosed with ALS. Keith was his former player, a fellow coach and a dear friend. In this film, Jack shares the friendship behind that moment.
These relationships are part of why BEAT ALS exists. Our origin stories honor the people who inspired the 723 Foundation and the work we carry forward for ALS Warriors and their families.
Watch the whole story ↗All nine origin films · Featured: Jack Leggett · 0:46 · Subtitles includedJack Leggett Coach and mentor to Keith LeClair