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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 4 of 4

102. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchRegrantor
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024
$4.2M
103. Students Supporting Brain Tumor ResearchRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2024 · 23.1% of their giving
$99K
104. The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$500K
105. Midwestern UniversityRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 37.4% of their giving
$70K
106. Sage BionetworksRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $155K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$266K
107. The Ketogenic FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020 · 84.2% of their giving
$40K
108. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Phoenix Lodge No 335Regrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 35.3% of their giving
$38K
109. Interest MinistriesRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$130K
110. Yale UniversityRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $349K · through 2024
$1.6M
111. Heart Disease Research InstituteRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 34.9% of their giving
$16K
112. Cancer Support CommunityRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2020 · 8.1% of their giving
$33K
113. University of ChicagoRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$1.1M
114. Northwestern UniversityRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $865K · through 2022
$1.1M
115. Cancer Research and Treatment InstituteRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5K · through 2021 · 66.2% of their giving
$10K
116. Breast Cancer Research and Assistance FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 24.4% of their giving
$8K
117. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $367K · through 2024
$932K
118. Trustees of Tufts CollegeRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $220K · through 2021
$468K
119. Friedreich's Ataxia Research AllianceRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $138K · through 2020
$215K
120. Breast Cancer Aid & Research InstituteRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 55.4% of their giving
$6K
121. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $573K · through 2020
$573K
122. Fiesta Events IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2021
$125K
123. PKD FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2019
$100K
124. University of Notre Dame du LacRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024
$500K
125. Breakthrough T1dRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $267K · through 2021
$531K
126. Phoenix Law Enforcement Association CharitiesRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 7.3% of their giving
$10K

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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