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Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Arizona

Imperigo has identified 160 funders that made 575 grants totaling $150.4M to 50 medical research organizations in Arizona, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Medical Research Funding in Arizona

Total granted $150.4M
Funders 160
Grants 575
Organizations funded 50

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Seena Magowitz Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
2. Animal Cancer Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $510K · through 2024 · 94.3% of their giving
$1.0M
3. The Narbha Institute Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2022 · 8.5% of their giving
$2.2M
4. E Karcher Trust Fbo World Research Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $170K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$753K
5. Arizona Women's Board
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024 · 17.5% of their giving
$458K
6. Endaoment Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$2.3M
7. Colleen's Dream Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $225K · through 2019 · 74.3% of their giving
$225K
8. The Transplantation Society
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 23.3% of their giving
$90K
9. Cancer Aid and Research Fund
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16K · through 2024 · 38.9% of their giving
$79K
10. Saguaros Childrens Charities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2022 · 6.7% of their giving
$200K
11. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $119K · through 2025 · 1.3% of their giving
$619K
12. Arizona Community Foundation
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $306K · through 2024
$1.7M
13. Midamerica Association for Autistic Training and Research
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2022 · 16.7% of their giving
$40K
14. Phoenix Suns Charities Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$370K
15. Human Immunome Project Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $73K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$146K
16. Thunderbirds Charities
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$377K
17. Rs Hoyt Jr Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2022 · 4.0% of their giving
$75K
18. The Brain Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2023 · 2.8% of their giving
$90K
19. The Pakis Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2020 · 1.8% of their giving
$116K
20. Arizona Elks Major Projects Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$75K
21. Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundati
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2020 · 12.3% of their giving
$12K
22. Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2021 · 1.8% of their giving
$75K
23. Helios Education Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $379K · through 2024
$424K
24. Jackson Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$50K
25. Valley of the Sun United Way
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $174K · through 2024
$775K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to medical research work in Arizona, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 9 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering medical research work, with an address in Arizona. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable medical research funding in Arizona, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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