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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “aortic”
Where the money went
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
68 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $205,000 to NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER THE — aortic stenosis initiative
Largest: $50,000 to Montefiore HospPaul Koors Clinic — aortic clinic
Largest: $150,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL SCHOOL — aortic research fund in cardiothoracic surgery
Largest: $50,000 to JOHN RITTER FOUNDATION FOR AORTIC H — raise awareness of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection through research, education, and advocacy
Largest: $20,000 to UF FOUNDATION INC — aortic disease center
Largest: $165,000 to MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED XXX-XX-XXXX (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S) — genomic discovery in calcific aortic stenosis
Largest: $144,000 to UF - University of Florida Foundation — general, usf foundation, aortic disease center
Largest: $10,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LANGONE HOSPITAL AORTIC CENTER — nyu langone hospitals (the "hospital") will operate with new york university's medical schools a health system ("nyu langone health") devoted to excellence in patient care, educati…
Largest: $2.0M to THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION — to conduct a clinical study exploring the relationship between lp(a) and pad, and research the impact of elevated lp(a) on aortic valves.
John Ritter Foundation for Aortic HealthLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,235 · through 2021Largest: $25,000 to U of Washington Aortic — to make the research paper open for
Largest: $250,000 to Long Beach Medical Center — purchase a new laser system necessary for minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures including coronary and peripheral atherectomies, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, endovascula…
Largest: $1.0M to U OF PENN - PERELMAN SCH OF MEDICIN — bavaria/measey chair in aortic surgery
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →