Here are some organizations geared towards helping people with spinal cord injuries that you can donate to, including very promising research:
https://www.kintera.org/site/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.4465987/k.D3E8/Give_Now/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=dbutton&kntaw33665=5E3DA33F0E1B49399D24A13EB6339F6A
(The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation)
http://www.cufund.org/giving-opportunities/fund-description/?id=3485
(Dr. Stephen Davies' spinal cord injury research at U of Colorado at Denver. Very promising! Read the article, watch the video>>http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Research/Pages/spinalCordInjuries.aspx)
