Funding search · EIN 042531031 · Rockville, MD
National Foundation for Cancer Research
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 57
- grants reported
- $8.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $85,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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53 grants matching “contracts” · $5.3M
- $352,092
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Research contracts
- $250,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $230,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Research contracts
- $211,120
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research contracts
- $200,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Research contracts
- $152,340
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Research contracts
- $147,983
New York University Grossman School Med · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
University of Rochster · Rochester, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Research contracts
- $120,247
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2024
Research contracts
- $95,296
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Research contracts
- $62,257
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Research contracts
- $61,088
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Research contracts
- $56,609
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2024
Research contracts
- $50,236
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Research contracts
- $29,244
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Research contracts
- $16,924
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $5,912
Thomas Jefferson Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research contracts
- $268,242
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Research contracts
- $220,041
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Research contracts
- $130,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Research contracts
- $128,326
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2023
Research contracts
- $123,272
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Research contracts
- $108,670
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Research contracts
- $88,675
New York University Grossman School Med · New York, NY · 2023
Research contracts
- $87,282
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Research contracts
- $85,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Umass Chan Medical School · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2023
Research contracts
- $65,731
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Research contracts
- $52,044
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Research contracts
- $33,633
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Research contracts
- $30,888
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2023
Research contracts
- $30,000
Parthen Inst of Transformative Oncology · Rockville, MD · 2023
Research Contracts
- $260,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Research contracts
- $100,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Research contracts
- $99,999
University of Tx-Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Research contracts
- $85,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre · New York, NY · 2022
Research contracts
- $72,900
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Research contracts
- $71,728
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research contracts
- $69,562
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2022
Research contracts
- $61,852
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Research contracts
- $50,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Research contracts
- $40,158
New York University Grossman School Medicine · New York, NY · 2022
Research contracts
- $37,500
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Research contracts
- $32,895
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Research contracts
- $16,367
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Research contracts
- $12,500
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2022
Research contracts
- $12,500
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Research contracts
- $7,500
Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research contracts
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Aim Hi Accelerator Fund3 grants · $2.7M
- Massachusetts General Hospital3 grants · $682,186
- Yale University3 grants · $620,000
- Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance1 grant · $500,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $409,881
- University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $406,120
- Oregon Health and Science University3 grants · $318,135
- The Scripps Research Institute2 grants · $300,000
- Johns Hopkins University3 grants · $253,966
- Columbia University1 grant · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Aim Hi Accelerator Fund · Rockville, MD · 2022
collaboration
- $870,000
Aim Hi Accelerator Fund · Rockville, MD · 2024
collaboration
- $850,000
Aim Hi Accelerator Fund · Rockville, MD · 2023
collaboration
- $500,000
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Research Grant
- $352,092
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Research contracts
- $268,242
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Research contracts
- $260,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Research contracts
- $250,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $230,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Research contracts
- $220,041
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Research contracts
- $211,120
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research contracts
- $200,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Research contracts
- $152,340
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Research contracts
- $147,983
New York University Grossman School Med · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Research contracts
- $140,000
University of Rochster · Rochester, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $130,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Research contracts
- $128,326
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2023
Research contracts
- $123,272
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Research contracts
- $120,247
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2024
Research contracts
- $108,670
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Research contracts
- $100,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Research contracts
- $99,999
University of Tx-Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Research contracts
- $95,296
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Research contracts
- $88,675
New York University Grossman School Med · New York, NY · 2023
Research contracts
- $87,282
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Research contracts
- $85,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Umass Chan Medical School · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Research Contracts
- $85,000
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2023
Research contracts
- $85,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre · New York, NY · 2022
Research contracts
- $72,900
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Research contracts
- $71,728
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research contracts
- $69,562
Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2022
Research contracts
- $65,731
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Research contracts
- $62,257
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Research contracts
- $61,852
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Research contracts
- $61,088
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Research contracts
- $56,609
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2024
Research contracts
- $52,044
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Research contracts
- $50,236
Kumc Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Research contracts
- $50,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Research contracts
- $40,158
New York University Grossman School Medicine · New York, NY · 2022
Research contracts
- $37,500
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Research contracts
- $33,633
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Research contracts
- $32,895
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Research contracts
- $30,888
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2023
Research contracts
- $30,000
Parthen Inst of Transformative Oncology · Rockville, MD · 2023
Research Contracts
- $29,244
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Research contracts
- $16,924
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2024
Research contracts
- $16,367
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Research contracts
- $12,500
University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Research contracts
- $12,500
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr · Norman, OK · 2022
Research contracts
- $7,500
Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research contracts
- $5,912
Thomas Jefferson Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research contracts
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