Pennsylvania · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Pennsylvania

Imperigo has identified 310 funders that made 1,568 grants totaling $366.1M to 101 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 $366.1M
Funders 310
Grants 1,568
Organizations funded 101

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

184. Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy DBA Cure SmaRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $175K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$619K
185. American Cancer Society IncRegrantor
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$5.0M
186. Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher EducationRegrantor
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $302K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$1.5M
187. Children's HeartlinkRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 32.5% of their giving
$150K
188. Melanoma Research FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$460K
189. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkRegrantor
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $941K · through 2024
$4.5M
190. Pancreatic Cancer Cure FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 36.7% of their giving
$106K
191. The Foundation for Aids ResearchRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $243K · through 2023 · 4.0% of their giving
$512K
192. Chronic Disease Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2019 · 66.7% of their giving
$100K
193. New York STEM Cell Foundation IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$900K
194. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $350K · through 2021 · 2.8% of their giving
$600K
195. The V FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$1.2M
196. Yale UniversityRegrantor
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $565K · through 2024
$2.7M
197. The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRegrantor
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $877K · through 2024
$2.0M
198. Partnership to End AddictionRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $103K · through 2022 · 6.4% of their giving
$133K
199. Blood Cancer United IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $620K · through 2024
$1.5M
200. American Lung AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$800K
201. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $140K · through 2022 · 5.6% of their giving
$140K
202. The Knee SocietyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2022 · 46.0% of their giving
$38K
203. The Hip SocietyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2022 · 44.7% of their giving
$38K
204. American Society for Radiation OncologyRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$150K
205. University City Science CenterRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2022 · 5.9% of their giving
$120K
206. Melanoma Research Alliance FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $255K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$555K
207. Drexel UniversityRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $309K · through 2024
$867K
208. American Society for Testing and MaterialsRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$69K

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. 12 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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