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Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Pennsylvania

Imperigo has identified 315 funders that made 1,630 grants totaling $368.7M to 102 medical research organizations in Pennsylvania, with a median grant of $23K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Medical Research Funding in Pennsylvania

Total granted $368.7M
Funders 315
Grants 1,630
Organizations funded 102

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

184. Caroline Symmes IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2025 · 15.0% of their giving
$300K
185. Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy DBA Cure SmaRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $175K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$619K
186. The Foundation for Aids ResearchRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $243K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$702K
187. American Cancer Society IncRegrantor
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$5.0M
188. Children's HeartlinkRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 32.5% of their giving
$150K
189. Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationRegrantor
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $302K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.6M
190. Pancreatic Cancer Cure FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 37.7% of their giving
$137K
191. Melanoma Research FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$460K
192. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkRegrantor
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $941K · through 2024
$4.5M
193. Chronic Disease Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2019 · 66.7% of their giving
$100K
194. New York STEM Cell Foundation IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$900K
195. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $350K · through 2021 · 2.8% of their giving
$600K
196. The V FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$1.2M
197. Yale UniversityRegrantor
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $565K · through 2024
$2.7M
198. Living Beyond Breast CancerRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $63K · through 2025 · 17.1% of their giving
$63K
199. The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRegrantor
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $877K · through 2024
$2.0M
200. Partnership to End AddictionRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $103K · through 2022 · 6.4% of their giving
$133K
201. Blood Cancer United IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $620K · through 2024
$1.5M
202. American Lung AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$800K
203. American Society for Radiation OncologyRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025 · 4.5% of their giving
$175K
204. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $140K · through 2022 · 5.6% of their giving
$140K
205. The Knee SocietyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2022 · 46.0% of their giving
$38K
206. The Hip SocietyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2022 · 38.0% of their giving
$38K
207. University City Science CenterRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2022 · 5.9% of their giving
$120K
208. Melanoma Research Alliance FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $255K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$555K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to medical research work in Pennsylvania, 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. 13 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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