Funding search · arthritis and autoimmune disease · California
Who funds arthritis and autoimmune disease work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for arthritis and autoimmune disease work by California recipients: 67 grants totaling $8.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Lupus Research Alliance ($3.1M), Leah R & Alfred E Schaefer Charitable ($100,000) and Selkowitz Family Foundation ($40,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Lupus Research AllianceNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $579,275 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO — lupus research
Largest: $25,000 to ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDAT — research for cure and treatment of arthritis
Largest: $13,000 to LUPUS LA — lupus research
Largest: $35,000 to LUPUS LA FOUNDATION — to support lupus researchto support lupus research
Rossi Family FoundationPacific Grove, CA
3 matching grants · $80,400 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to Arthritis Research Coalition — arthritis research and education
Largest: $107,500 to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION — medical research
Largest: $1,000 to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION — to aid in the research for and treatment of arthritis
Largest: $1.1M to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION — unrestricted general
Largest: $10,000 to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION — prevention, control and cure of arthritis
Largest: $54,117 to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC — support arthritis
Largest: $5,000 to ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION — to support research to cure arthritis and related autoimmune diseases
Arthritis Research CoalitionPacific Grove, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $275,000 · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to Stanford University — medical research into new treatments for arthritis
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