Funding search · cancer research · Iowa
Who funds cancer research work in Iowa
15 funders have a record of paying for cancer research work by Iowa recipients: 38 grants totaling $3.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Iowa Oncology Research Association ($530,564), Margaret B Barry Foundation ($451,537) and St Baldrick'S Foundation ($200,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Iowa recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Iowa Oncology Research AssociationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $530,564 · through 2024Largest: $197,592 to MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER — oncology research
Margaret B Barry FoundationWest Des Moines, IA
4 matching grants · $451,537 · through 2025Largest: $125,693 to Iowa State University Foundation — cancer research
St Baldrick'S FoundationMonrovia, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — pediatric cancer research
Alliance Nctn FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $37,600 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to IOWA ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION — institutional support for cancer research
Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $53,962 · through 2024Largest: $30,600 to IOWA ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION — cancer research
UnravelGilroy, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to State University of Iowa Foundation (UI Center for Advancement) — cancer research
Largest: $16,000 to Tad Agnew Foundation — cancer research
Largest: $500,245 to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION — funding comprehensive cancer research and treatment
Foundation for Women'S CancerChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — to promote cancer research
Largest: $5,250 to CANCER CRUSADERS — raising funds for cancer research in the new orleans area.
The V FoundationCary, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to HOLDEN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER — cancer research
Largest: $250,000 to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network — cancer research
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