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Foundations that fund aging and gerontology research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for aging and gerontology, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

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Glenn Foundation for Medical → American Federation for Aging Research: $15M across 4 grants, latest 2024Mcknight Brain Research Foundation → American Federation for Aging Research: $4.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Norn Group → University of Washington: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021The John A Hartford Foundation Inc → Case Western Reserve University: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023Morris W Stroud 3rd Tuw Pennswood #1 → Center for Geriatrics & Gerontology: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Buck Institute for Age Research: $596K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → Institute for Applied Gerontology Inc: $450K across 5 grants, latest 2024Archstone Foundation → The Ucla Foundation: $415K across 9 grants, latest 2024The Scripps Research Institute → Hiv & Aging Research Project Ps: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2023Marion Esser Kaufmann Foundation → American Federation for Aging Research: $290K across 3 grants, latest 2024Retirement Research Foundation → Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center: $219K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aarp → Gerontological Society of America: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024Unihealth Foundation → USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Commonwealth Fund → Gerontological Society of America: $66K across 7 grants, latest 2024Harold and Nadine Davidson Foundation → USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean's Innvocation Fund: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2023The John A Hartford Foundation Inc → University of Washington: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022Norn Group → University of California San Francisco: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2021Archstone Foundation → The Gerontological Society of America: $238K across 13 grants, latest 2024Retirement Research Foundation → The Gerontological Society of America: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aarp → The Gerontological Society of America: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Glenn Foundation for Medical → Gerontological Society of America: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Harold and Nadine Davidson Foundation → USC School of Gerontology: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2025Marin Community Foundation → American Federation for Aging Research (Afar) Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023The John A Hartford Foundation Inc → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022Norn Group → Columbia University Medical Center: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022Archstone Foundation → University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2024Harold and Nadine Davidson Foundation → USC Gerontology Endowed Scholarship Fund: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Norn Group → Northeastern University: $792K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → Stanford University: $771K across 1 grant, latest 2023The John A Hartford Foundation Inc → Gerontological Society of America: $661K across 3 grants, latest 2023Norn Group → Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: $626K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Stanford University: $583K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Oregon Health and Science University: $506K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → National Institute On Aging Nih: $495K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → National Institute On Aging: $490K across 1 grant, latest 2022Norn Group → Harvard University: $486K across 1 grant, latest 2021The John A Hartford Foundation Inc → Gerontological Society of America: $483K across 1 grant, latest 2024Norn Group → University of California San Francisco (Ucsf): $450K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: $440K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research: $440K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → University of Rochester: $440K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → Mit (Brigham and Women's Hospital): $440K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → Uw-Madison Deposit: $431K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → University of Minnesota: $389K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → University of Wisconsin Madison: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → University of Washington School of Medicine & Scri: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → J David Gladstone Institutes: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center: $378K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Virginia Commonwealth University: $361K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Ucsf: $354K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Harvard University: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → Whitehead Institutemit: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group → The Jackson Laboratory (Jax): $330K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → Baylor College of Medicine (Bcm) Houston Tx: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2021Norn Group → University of California Berkeley: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2023Norn Group: $16M on this topic. Open the funder.Norn Group$16MGlenn Foundation for Medical: $15M on this topic. Open the funder.Glenn Foundation for Medical$15MThe John A Hartford Foundation Inc: $5.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The John A Hartford Foundatio…$5.2MMcknight Brain Research Foundation: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Mcknight Brain Research Found…$4.7MMorris W Stroud 3rd Tuw Pennswood #1: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Morris W Stroud 3rd Tuw Penns…$1.5MArchstone Foundation: $803K on this topic. Open the funder.Archstone Foundation$803KMarin Community Foundation: $602K on this topic. Open the funder.Marin Community Foundation$602KThe Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang: $450K on this topic. Open the funder.The Y C Hohelen and Michael C…$450KRetirement Research Foundation: $319K on this topic. Open the funder.Retirement Research Foundation$319KThe Scripps Research Institute: $296K on this topic. Open the funder.The Scripps Research Institute$296KMarion Esser Kaufmann Foundation: $290K on this topic. Open the funder.Marion Esser Kaufmann Foundat…$290KAarp: $260K on this topic. Open the funder.Aarp$260KUnihealth Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.Unihealth Foundation$120KHarold and Nadine Davidson Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Harold and Nadine Davidson Fo…$70KThe Commonwealth Fund: $66K on this topic. Open the funder.The Commonwealth Fund$66KAmerican Federation for Aging Research: received $15M on this topicAmerican Federation for Aging R…$15MAmerican Federation for Aging Research: received $4.7M on this topicAmerican Federation for Aging R…$4.7MUniversity of Washington: received $2.3M on this topicUniversity of Washington$2.3MCase Western Reserve University: received $1.7M on this topicCase Western Reserve University$1.7MCenter for Geriatrics & Gerontology: received $1.5M on this topicCenter for Geriatrics & Geronto…$1.5MUniversity of Washington: received $1.3M on this topicUniversity of Washington$1.3MUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $1.1M on this topicUniversity of North Carolina at…$1.1MUniversity of California San Francisco: received $1.1M on this topicUniversity of California San Fr…$1.1MColumbia University Medical Center: received $1.0M on this topicColumbia University Medical Cen…$1.0MGerontological Society of America: received $912K on this topicGerontological Society of Ameri…$912KNortheastern University: received $792K on this topicNortheastern University$792KStanford University: received $771K on this topicStanford University$771KOklahoma Medical Research Foundation: received $626K on this topicOklahoma Medical Research Found…$626KBuck Institute for Age Research: received $596K on this topicBuck Institute for Age Research$596KStanford University: received $583K on this topicStanford University$583KGerontological Society of America: received $543K on this topicGerontological Society of Ameri…$543KOregon Health and Science University: received $506K on this topicOregon Health and Science Unive…$506KNational Institute On Aging Nih: received $495K on this topicNational Institute On Aging Nih$495KNational Institute On Aging: received $490K on this topicNational Institute On Aging$490KHarvard University: received $486K on this topicHarvard University$486KInstitute for Applied Gerontology Inc: received $450K on this topicInstitute for Applied Gerontolo…$450KUniversity of California San Francisco (Ucsf): received $450K on this topicUniversity of California San Fr…$450KNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: received $440K on this topicNorthwestern University Feinber…$440KWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research: received $440K on this topicWhitehead Institute for Biomedi…$440KUniversity of Rochester: received $440K on this topicUniversity of Rochester$440KMit (Brigham and Women's Hospital): received $440K on this topicMit (Brigham and Women's Hospit…$440KUw-Madison Deposit: received $431K on this topicUw-Madison Deposit$431KThe Ucla Foundation: received $415K on this topicThe Ucla Foundation$415KUniversity of Minnesota: received $389K on this topicUniversity of Minnesota$389KUniversity of Wisconsin Madison: received $385K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin Madison$385KUniversity of Washington School of Medicine & Scri: received $385K on this topicUniversity of Washington School…$385KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $385K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$385KJ David Gladstone Institutes: received $385K on this topicJ David Gladstone Institutes$385KUniversity of New Mexico Health Sciences Center: received $378K on this topicUniversity of New Mexico Health…$378KVirginia Commonwealth University: received $361K on this topicVirginia Commonwealth University$361KUcsf: received $354K on this topicUcsf$354KThe Gerontological Society of America: received $338K on this topicThe Gerontological Society of A…$338KHarvard University: received $330K on this topicHarvard University$330KWhitehead Institutemit: received $330K on this topicWhitehead Institutemit$330KThe Jackson Laboratory (Jax): received $330K on this topicThe Jackson Laboratory (Jax)$330KBaylor College of Medicine (Bcm) Houston Tx: received $330K on this topicBaylor College of Medicine (Bcm…$330KUniversity of California Berkeley: received $330K on this topicUniversity of California Berkel…$330KHiv & Aging Research Project Ps: received $296K on this topicHiv & Aging Research Project Ps$296KMiami University Scripps Gerontology Center: received $219K on this topicMiami University Scripps Geront…$219KUniversity of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology: received $150K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$150KUSC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology: received $120K on this topicUSC Leonard Davis School of Ger…$120KThe Gerontological Society of America: received $75K on this topicThe Gerontological Society of A…$75KUSC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean's Innvocation Fund: received $28K on this topicUSC Leonard Davis School of Ger…$28KUSC School of Gerontology: received $27K on this topicUSC School of Gerontology$27KUSC Gerontology Endowed Scholarship Fund: received $15K on this topicUSC Gerontology Endowed Scholar…$15KAmerican Federation for Aging Research (Afar) Inc: received $6K on this topicAmerican Federation for Aging R…$6K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.