Foundations that fund medical research (page 1 of 3)
160 funders of medical research accept applications, and all of them are listed here, largest givers first.
Worked out from where their money actually went rather than from how they describe themselves. A foundation’s stated priorities are aspirational; its grant list is not, and the two differ more often than anyone admits.
Largest givers first
Fritz B Burns Foundation
Woodland Hills · $14M given
Education, Crime & Legal Services
DOVE FAMILY FOUNDATION
DOTHAN · $12M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
TORREY COAST FOUNDATION
SAN DIEGO · $11M given
Medical Research, Education
SONTAG FOUNDATION
PONTE VEDRA BEACH · $7.2M given
Education, Medical Research · also invests
PILARA FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · $6.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Medical Research · also invests
THE PAUL & KAREN LEVY FAMILY FOUNDATION
PALM BEACH · $5.5M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
New Haven · $4.1M given
Education, Medical Research
MAX AND MINNIE TOMERLIN VOELCKER FUND
SAN ANTONIO · $3.5M given
Human Services, Medical Research
JOSIAH MACY JR FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $3.2M given
Education, Youth Development
SHARON AND CLAUDE B PENNINGTON
BATON ROUGE · $3.1M given
Religion, Education
EDWARD J MALLINCKRODT JR FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS · $3.0M given
Education, Medical Research
THE ELLWOOD FOUNDATION
HOUSTON · $2.7M given
Education, Human Services
CHARLES H HOOD FOUNDATION
MANCHESTERBYTHESEA · $2.5M given
Education, Health Care · also invests
DAFTUAR FAMILY FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $2.4M given
Education, Medical Research
FICHTENBAUM CHARITABLE TRUST
DALLAS · $2.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Medical Research
SMITH BROTHERS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
LOUISVILLE · $1.9M given
Animal Welfare, Human Services
THE INTERNATIONAL RETINAL RESEARCH
BIRMINGHAM · $1.7M given
Medical Research, Health Care
THE FULLERTON FOUNDATION
GAFFNEY · $1.5M given
Education, Medical Research
THE ROBERT M SINSKEY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $1.5M given
Human Services, Medical Research
THE JOHN F NAGEL FOUNDATION
EAGLE · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Medical Research
BELLUCCI DEPAOLI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
GAINESVILLE · $1.1M given
Education, Medical Research
HEWIT FAMILY FOUNDATION
DENVER · $1.0M given
Animal Welfare, Medical Research
SAMUEL J & CONNIE M FRANKINO
ROCKY RIVER · $973K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Animal Welfare
NEW YORK JETS FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $939K given
Education, Health Care
The Charles E Nearburg Foundation
Dallas · $919K given
Medical Research, Health Care
FLORESCUE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
NORTH PALM BEACH · $865K given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
THE ROMNEY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
HOLLADAY · $801K given
Education, Medical Research
EVERGREEN FOUNDATION
WAYNESVILLE · $800K given
Crime & Legal Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
LEO H BENDIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CHESTNUT HILL · $721K given
Medical Research, Education
PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION
BRONX · $693K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
HOOTER'S COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND INC
ATLANTA · $648K given
Human Services, Animal Welfare
VICTOR & CLARA C BATTIN FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $628K given
Medical Research, Public & Societal Benefit
DR BOB & JEAN SMITH FOUNDATION
DALLAS · $611K given
Education, Medical Research
CJL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BOSTON · $590K given
International Affairs, Medical Research
INSERRA FAMILY FOUNDATION
MAHWAH · $550K given
Health Care, Medical Research
APGAR-BLACK FOUNDATION
POINT PLEASANT · $533K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Arts, Culture & Humanities
EDITH C BLUM FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $525K given
Medical Research, Human Services
ROHDA FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 086812-000
WILMINGTON · $520K given
Health Care, Human Services
Bill & Marian Cook Foundation
Scottsdale · $420K given
Education, Health Care
THE PFEIFLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
PALM BEACH · $391K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
HERMAN FORBES CHAR TR XXXXX1001
CHICAGO · $376K given
Education, Religion
CREAMER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (FKA
WALDWICK · $362K given
Education, Medical Research
Maschler Family Foundation
Teaneck · $344K given
Medical Research, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE OLIARI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BRIDGEWATER · $337K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Medical Research
FLORENCE NESH CHARITABLE TRUST
PITTSBURGH · $330K given
Medical Research, Health Care
COSTAS FAMILY FOUNDATION
KEY LARGO · $310K given
Education, Medical Research
THE ESHE FUND
NEW YORK · $302K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
JOHN C MARKEY CHARITABLE FUND
CHARLOTTE · $300K given
Religion, International Affairs
POTTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
HUDSON · $293K given
Education, Medical Research
YALE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NORTON · $275K given
Youth Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
DILLINGHAM FOUNDATION
ENID · $275K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Medical Research
SEMMES FOUNDATION INC
SAN ANTONIO · $272K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Crime & Legal Services
JENNINGS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
COLUMBUS · $264K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
TRAUB-BRITTAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS · $261K given
Recreation & Sports, Health Care
JACOB & SOPHIE RICE FAMILY FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $258K given
Human Services, Medical Research
CATALYST FOUNDATION
SALT LAKE CITY · $253K given
Medical Research, Education
CLEMENTS FOODS FOUNDATION
OKLAHOMA CITY · $253K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
MOLLIE B FOLEY CHARITABLE TRUST 086048-000
WILMINGTON · $244K given
Human Services, Disease & Medical Research
GLASS SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION
ITASCA · $243K given
Education, Human Services
JAMES D & KAY Y MORAN FOUNDATION
DALLAS · $240K given
Education, Human Services
Narrowing 160 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Medical Research funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
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