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12 funders with a record of paying for “brain”
Where the money went Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital: $3.4M across 15 grants, latest 2025 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $3.4M across 13 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Charles A Dana Foundation → The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Inc: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Episcopal Health Foundation → People's Community Clinic: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stachestrong Inc → University of Miami: $958K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Preuss Family Foundation → The Preuss Foundation Inc: $763K across 23 grants, latest 2025 Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation → University of Michigan: $589K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Head for the Cure Foundation → Kansas University Endowment Assoc: $518K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Chuck Noll Foundation → Magee-Womens Research Instititue and Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience → Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pat Mac's Pack Inc → Rachel Jackson: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Simons Foundation Inc → Columbia University: $3.2M across 16 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Stachestrong Inc → V Foundation for Cancer Research: $897K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Gladstone Institutes: $661K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $541K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Chuck Noll Foundation → Upmc-the University of Pittsburgh - Doctor Mandal: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → American Brain Foundation: $283K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience → Stanford University: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Head for the Cure Foundation → Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center): $174K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pat Mac's Pack Inc → Diane Love: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Boston Children's Hospital: $3.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Uc San Diego Foundation: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2022 Episcopal Health Foundation → Santa Maria Hostel Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke: $656K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → International Brain Research Organization (Ibro): $252K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Chuck Noll Foundation → Upmc-the University of Pittsburgh - Doctors Kochanek and Jha: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Stachestrong Inc → University of California Los Angeles: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience → Yale University School of Medicine: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Head for the Cure Foundation → Children's Mercy Hospital: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pat Mac's Pack Inc → Kytonia Allen: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Simons Foundation Inc → Leland Stanford Junior University: $2.8M across 17 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Princeton University: $2.5M across 13 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University College London: $2.0M across 21 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Washington: $1.8M across 16 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → California Institute of Technology: $1.4M across 10 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc San Francisco: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Stanford University: $1.4M across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Univ of California San Francisco: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Massachusetts General Hospital: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Southern California: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: $991K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Harvard University: $983K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Rockefeller University: $953K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → Rupani Foundation: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University: $852K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc Los Angeles: $832K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Episcopal Health Foundation → Avenue 360 Health & Wellness: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → Texas Children's Hospital: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Harvard College: $737K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Episcopal Health Foundation → Texans Care for Children: $710K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Episcopal Health Foundation → Houston Health Foundation: $672K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of Southern California: $653K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → New York University: $604K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Yale University: $602K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ucsf: $576K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of California San Diego: $575K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Weill Cornell: $575K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Columbia University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc Berkeley: $493K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc: $32M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $32M Episcopal Health Foundation: $9.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Episcopal Health Foundation $9.2M The Kavli Foundation: $7.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $7.8M Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Alzheimer's Disease Research… $6.5M Stachestrong Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Stachestrong Inc $2.1M The Charles A Dana Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Charles A Dana Foundation $1.9M Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundat… $1.6M Chuck Noll Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Chuck Noll Foundation $1.1M Head for the Cure Foundation: $817K on this topic. Open the funder. Head for the Cure Foundation $817K The Preuss Family Foundation: $763K on this topic. Open the funder. The Preuss Family Foundation $763K The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: $725K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Endowment Fund f… $725K Pat Mac's Pack Inc: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. Pat Mac's Pack Inc $26K Massachusetts General Hospital: received $4.5M on this topic Massachusetts General Hospital $4.5M Columbia University: received $3.7M on this topic Columbia University $3.7M Mit: received $3.4M on this topic Mit $3.4M Boston Children's Hospital: received $3.2M on this topic Boston Children's Hospital $3.2M Leland Stanford Junior University: received $2.8M on this topic Leland Stanford Junior Universi… $2.8M Princeton University: received $2.5M on this topic Princeton University $2.5M Salk Institute for Biological Studies: received $2.4M on this topic Salk Institute for Biological S… $2.4M Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd: received $2.3M on this topic Kavli Institute for Brain and M… $2.3M University College London: received $2.0M on this topic University College London $2.0M University of Washington: received $1.8M on this topic University of Washington $1.8M University of Southern California: received $1.8M on this topic University of Southern Californ… $1.8M Uc San Diego Foundation: received $1.7M on this topic Uc San Diego Foundation $1.7M California Institute of Technology: received $1.4M on this topic California Institute of Technol… $1.4M Uc San Francisco: received $1.4M on this topic Uc San Francisco $1.4M Stanford University: received $1.4M on this topic Stanford University $1.4M The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Inc: received $1.4M on this topic The Dana Alliance for Brain Ini… $1.4M People's Community Clinic: received $1.2M on this topic People's Community Clinic $1.2M Univ of California San Francisco: received $1.2M on this topic Univ of California San Francisco $1.2M The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: received $1.2M on this topic The University of Texas Health… $1.2M Santa Maria Hostel Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Santa Maria Hostel Inc $1.0M Baylor College of Medicine: received $1.0M on this topic Baylor College of Medicine $1.0M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: received $991K on this topic Meadows Mental Health Policy In… $991K Harvard University: received $983K on this topic Harvard University $983K University of Miami: received $958K on this topic University of Miami $958K Rockefeller University: received $953K on this topic Rockefeller University $953K Rupani Foundation: received $900K on this topic Rupani Foundation $900K V Foundation for Cancer Research: received $897K on this topic V Foundation for Cancer Research $897K Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University: received $852K on this topic Kavli Institute for Brain Scien… $852K Uc Los Angeles: received $832K on this topic Uc Los Angeles $832K The Preuss Foundation Inc: received $763K on this topic The Preuss Foundation Inc $763K Avenue 360 Health & Wellness: received $750K on this topic Avenue 360 Health & Wellness $750K Texas Children's Hospital: received $750K on this topic Texas Children's Hospital $750K Harvard College: received $737K on this topic Harvard College $737K Texans Care for Children: received $710K on this topic Texans Care for Children $710K Houston Health Foundation: received $672K on this topic Houston Health Foundation $672K Gladstone Institutes: received $661K on this topic Gladstone Institutes $661K National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke: received $656K on this topic National Institute of Neurologi… $656K New York University: received $604K on this topic New York University $604K Yale University: received $602K on this topic Yale University $602K University of Michigan: received $589K on this topic University of Michigan $589K Ucsf: received $576K on this topic Ucsf $576K University of California San Diego: received $575K on this topic University of California San Di… $575K Weill Cornell: received $575K on this topic Weill Cornell $575K Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: received $541K on this topic Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc $541K Kansas University Endowment Assoc: received $518K on this topic Kansas University Endowment Ass… $518K Magee-Womens Research Instititue and Foundation: received $500K on this topic Magee-Womens Research Instititu… $500K Uc Berkeley: received $493K on this topic Uc Berkeley $493K Baylor College of Medicine: received $450K on this topic Baylor College of Medicine $450K Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: received $300K on this topic Northwestern University Feinber… $300K Upmc-the University of Pittsburgh - Doctor Mandal: received $300K on this topic Upmc-the University of Pittsbur… $300K American Brain Foundation: received $283K on this topic American Brain Foundation $283K International Brain Research Organization (Ibro): received $252K on this topic International Brain Research Or… $252K Upmc-the University of Pittsburgh - Doctors Kochanek and Jha: received $250K on this topic Upmc-the University of Pittsbur… $250K Stanford University: received $225K on this topic Stanford University $225K University of California Los Angeles: received $225K on this topic University of California Los An… $225K Yale University School of Medicine: received $200K on this topic Yale University School of Medic… $200K Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center): received $174K on this topic Henry Ford Health System (Herme… $174K Children's Mercy Hospital: received $125K on this topic Children's Mercy Hospital $125K Rachel Jackson: received $9K on this topic Rachel Jackson $9K Diane Love: received $9K on this topic Diane Love $9K Kytonia Allen: received $9K on this topic Kytonia Allen $9K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “brain” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $10,000 to EUROPEAN BRAIN COUNCIL — global partnerships in brain research: brain health & research at the science summit - 78th united nations general assembly
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Largest: $3,500 to Miriam Avila — emergency funds forpediatr. brain cancerpediatr. brain cancer
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Largest: $60,000 to HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM (HERMELIN BRAIN TUMOR CENTER) — support for brain cancer research and patients
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Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY — support brain cancer research
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Largest: $172,500 to MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL — development of a multicellular brain model to study brain-vascular-peripheral immune cells crosstalk inalzheimers disease
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Largest: $100,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center — adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. principal investigator: akhila rajan,ph.d.
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Largest: $588,997 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — pediatric brain cancer research specific to dipg
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Largest: $1,500 to BRAIN INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA — brain awareness week outreach
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Largest: $1.0M to KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND AT UCSD — kavli institute for brain and mind - phase iii
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Largest: $500,000 to MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITITUE AND FOUNDATION — brain injury research
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Largest: $100,000 to THE PREUSS FOUNDATION INC — to support charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including to promote brain tumor and medical research.
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Largest: $650,000 to Texans Care for Children — building brain development-providers
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