Arizona · Grantmakers

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 2 of 4

26. Desert Financial Credit Union
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$65K
27. The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$108K
28. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2024
$78K
29. Arizona Cardinals Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020 · 1.0% of their giving
$30K
30. Evans Charitable Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2020 · 2.0% of their giving
$10K
31. Cure Mito Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$10K
32. BHHS Legacy Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2020
$57K
33. Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$93K
34. Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025
$35K
35. Mayo Clinic Group Return
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $285K · through 2024
$973K
36. The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2019
$68K
37. The Molly Lawson Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2019 · 2.1% of their giving
$5K
38. The Charro Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$10K
39. Tempe Diablos Charities Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$18K
40. Mercy Care
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2021
$50K
41. The Pi Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020
$50K
42. Burton Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
43. Give Back Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2025
$140K
44. Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2019
$44K
45. McDowell Mountain Music Festival Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
46. Bay Area Lyme Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $24K · through 2020
$24K
47. Executive Council Charities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2020
$22K
49. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2020
$187K
50. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$80K
51. Pga Tour Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2019
$60K

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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