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Foundations that fund epilepsy research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for epilepsy, 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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The Chicago Community Trust → The George Washington University: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lennox and Lombroso Fund → American Epilepsy Society: $848K across 4 grants, latest 2024Terwilliger Family Foundation Charitable → Epilepsy Research Fund Inc: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024Holt Family Foundation Inc → Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer → The Cleveland Clinic Foundation: $145K across 1 grant, latest 2024Might Family Foundation → Barrow Neurological Foundation: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024Epilepsy Services & Research → Medical University of Sc: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024Upmc Group → Epilepsy Association Western Central Pa: $101K across 4 grants, latest 2024The France-Merrick Foundation Inc → Jhu - Dr Bergey's Epilepsy Research Lab: $50K across 6 grants, latest 2024Hermelin Family Support Foundation → Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024Danny Did Foundation → Epilepsy Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3373 → Childrens Hospital of Michigan: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2023Evelyne V Johnson-Thomas Gardner → Epilepsy Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Epilepsy Society → Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Land O'lakes Foundation → Sullys Foundation for Epilepsy Research and Education: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Brain Research Foundation: $144K across 1 grant, latest 2022Danny Did Foundation → American Epilepsy Society: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Epilepsy Society → Alliance for Epilepsy Research: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$1.4MThe Lennox and Lombroso Fund: $848K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lennox and Lombroso Fund$848KTerwilliger Family Foundation Charitable: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.Terwilliger Family Foundation…$500KHolt Family Foundation Inc: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Holt Family Foundation Inc$300KHerbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer: $145K on this topic. Open the funder.Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C…$145KMight Family Foundation: $125K on this topic. Open the funder.Might Family Foundation$125KEpilepsy Services & Research: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.Epilepsy Services & Research$105KUpmc Group: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.Upmc Group$101KDanny Did Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Danny Did Foundation$70KThe France-Merrick Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.The France-Merrick Foundation…$50KHermelin Family Support Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Hermelin Family Support Found…$50KAmerican Epilepsy Society: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.American Epilepsy Society$23KFraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3373: $21K on this topic. Open the funder.Fraternal Order of Eagles Aer…$21KEvelyne V Johnson-Thomas Gardner: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Evelyne V Johnson-Thomas Gard…$20KLand O'lakes Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.Land O'lakes Foundation$9KThe George Washington University: received $1.3M on this topicThe George Washington University$1.3MAmerican Epilepsy Society: received $878K on this topicAmerican Epilepsy Society$878KEpilepsy Research Fund Inc: received $500K on this topicEpilepsy Research Fund Inc$500KChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia: received $300K on this topicChildren's Hospital of Philadel…$300KThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation: received $145K on this topicThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation$145KBrain Research Foundation: received $144K on this topicBrain Research Foundation$144KBarrow Neurological Foundation: received $125K on this topicBarrow Neurological Foundation$125KMedical University of Sc: received $105K on this topicMedical University of Sc$105KEpilepsy Association Western Central Pa: received $101K on this topicEpilepsy Association Western Ce…$101KEpilepsy Foundation: received $60K on this topicEpilepsy Foundation$60KJhu - Dr Bergey's Epilepsy Research Lab: received $50K on this topicJhu - Dr Bergey's Epilepsy Rese…$50KEpilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles: received $50K on this topicEpilepsy Foundation of Los Ange…$50KChildrens Hospital of Michigan: received $21K on this topicChildrens Hospital of Michigan$21KPediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium: received $15K on this topicPediatric Epilepsy Research Con…$15KSullys Foundation for Epilepsy Research and Education: received $9K on this topicSullys Foundation for Epilepsy…$9KAlliance for Epilepsy Research: received $8K on this topicAlliance for Epilepsy Research$8K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 20192025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.