Funding search · cancer research · Massachusetts
Who funds cancer research work in Massachusetts
15 funders have a record of paying for cancer research work by Massachusetts recipients: 166 grants totaling $103.8M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation ($15.8M), Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer ($22.7M) and American-Italian Cancer Foundation ($1.1M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Massachusetts recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Alexs Lemonade Stand FoundationWynnewood, PACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $15.8M · through 2025Largest: $2.9M to DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE — pediatric cancer research
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic CancerUniondale, NYCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $22.7M · through 2024Largest: $5.0M to BREAK THROUGH CANCER — pancreatic cancer research
American-Italian Cancer FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE — cancer research
The V FoundationCary, NCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $10.0M · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to DAVID H KOCH INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE CANCER RESEARCH AT MIT — cancer research
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2023Largest: $1.4M to HARVARD UNIVERSITY — cancer research and development
St Baldrick'S FoundationMonrovia, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $629,148 to DANA-FABER CANCER INSTITUTE INC — pediatric cancer research
Advanced Medical Research FoundationChestnut Hill, MACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $11.0M · through 2024Largest: $5.0M to MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL — cancer research (multi year grant)
Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.3M to DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE — cancer research
Commonwealth Foundation for CancerRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $15.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-KOCH INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH — support for clinical studies and to advance discoveries and new technologies in cancer research
Largest: $100,000 to Boston Children's Hospital — cancer research
Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $475,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund — cancer research
Breast Cancer AllianceGreenwich, CTCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $593,489 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC — breast cancer research
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