Average grant size at major disease & medical research foundations
The typical grant from the 20 largest disease & medical research foundations is about $38K. Across all 419 disease & medical research funders on file, the typical grant is about $5K. The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation gives the most in this field.
Every figure comes from the foundations’ own IRS filings. The largest funders in a field usually give far more per grant than the field as a whole, because they make fewer, larger awards to organizations and projects big enough to absorb that much money at once. Check before you ask. Open any foundation to see who it has funded, where and for how much.
The 20 largest disease & medical research funders
| Foundation | State | Typical grant | Grants a year | Total giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | AZ | $250K | 55 | $26M |
| BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION | DC | $100K | 27 | $13M |
| AA VAN ELSLANDER FOUNDATION | MI | $50K | 26 | $8.0M |
| SONTAG FOUNDATION | FL | $113K | 35 | $7.2M |
| GORDON FOUNDATION | MA | $530K | 8 | $6.7M |
| CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PA | $200 | 3,720 | $6.3M |
| LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC | NY | $50K | 74 | $5.9M |
| THE ALCON FOUNDATION INC | TX | $10K | 99 | $5.5M |
| ALLEGIS GROUP FOUNDATION INC | MD | $3K | 269 | $4.5M |
| Henry L Guenther Foundation | CA | $25K | 58 | $4.2M |
| THE MEDALLION FOUNDATION INC | TX | $15K | 96 | $3.8M |
| BLANCHE & IRVING LAURIE FOUNDATION | NJ | $20K | 94 | $3.7M |
| KOLIBRI FOUNDATION INC | DC | $25K | 76 | $3.7M |
| WILLIAM M WOOD FOUNDATION | TX | $200K | 16 | $3.7M |
| PAUL FERRANTE FOUNDATION | CA | $50K | 17 | $3.6M |
| HARRY S MOSS HEART TRUST | TX | $250K | 14 | $3.5M |
| THE ADAM AND JOHN BROWN FOUNDATION INC | FL | $55K | 18 | $3.1M |
| HERMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION | MO | $5K | 46 | $2.9M |
| Carroll J Haas Foundation | MI | $10K | 50 | $2.6M |
| WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES FOUNDATION INC | NY | $10K | 91 | $2.4M |
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