Funding search · EIN 131665552 · Chicago, IL

Muscular Dystrophy Association

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

775
grants reported
$52.0M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$36,969
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “adminstration · $50,000

  • $50,000

    Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach Attn Grant Adminstrator · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Medical diagnosis

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute4 grants · $1.5M
  • Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami4 grants · $1.3M
  • University of Rochester3 grants · $1.3M
  • The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles4 grants · $981,988
  • University of Washington2 grants · $966,278
  • Johns Hopkins University2 grants · $874,255
  • The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)5 grants · $860,238
  • University of Florida4 grants · $851,593
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2 grants · $839,533
  • Emory University5 grants · $827,677

Giving over time

$11.8M
2022
$13.0M
2023
$14.6M
2024
$12.6M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 775 grants.

  • $866,005

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Medical diagnosis

  • $650,000

    Myosana Therapeutics · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Research

  • $641,819

    University of Washington Medical Center · Seattle, WA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis

  • $629,682

    University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024

    Research

  • $578,750

    Johns Hopkins University- Cg · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $509,357

    University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    Research

  • $508,290

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Research

  • $505,832

    University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2023

    Research

  • $485,202

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Research

  • $481,076

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Research

  • $457,145

    Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Research

  • $456,085

    Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Research

  • $410,998

    The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · La Jolla, CA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis research and movr registry support

  • $403,593

    Massachusetts General Hospital Mass General · Boston, MA · 2023

    Research

  • $398,910

    University of Rochester - · Rochester, NY · 2025

    Research

  • $378,997

    University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022

    Research

  • $378,730

    Massachusetts General Hospital- Research · Boston, MA · 2024

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $377,699

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $355,139

    The University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024

    Research & movr registry support

  • $344,440

    The Regents of the University of California -University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024

    Research

  • $331,243

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Research

  • $320,990

    The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Research

  • $298,052

    The University of Iowa · Stiowa City, IA · 2023

    Research

  • $287,835

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Research

  • $285,968

    University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023

    Research

  • $277,473

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Research

  • $277,093

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024

    Research

  • $276,004

    The Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical diagnosis

  • $274,944

    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois - Univ of Illinoi at C · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Research

  • $272,950

    Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Research

  • $258,963

    Children'S Research Institute (Cnmc) · Washington, DC · 2025

    Research

  • $257,741

    University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2022

    Research

  • $255,000

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023

    Research

  • $250,000

    The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2025

    Research

  • $247,500

    Baylor College of Medicine · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Medical diagnosis

  • $242,500

    Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Research

  • $235,000

    The Regents of the University of California (Irvine) · Irvine, CA · 2022

    Research

  • $227,716

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Medical diagnosis

  • $227,625

    The Regents of the University of California (Irvine) · Irvine, CA · 2024

    Research

  • $220,237

    University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Research

  • $219,991

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Research

  • $216,113

    The Regents of the University of California (Irvine) · Hallirvine, CA · 2023

    Research

  • $206,922

    University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute · Kansas City, KS · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and movr registry support

  • $202,170

    Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2022

    Medical diagnosis

  • $200,792

    The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Medical diagnosis and registry support

  • $200,000

    Johns Hopkins University- Cg Johns Hopkins University Central Lockbox · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Medical diagnosis

  • $200,000

    John Hopkins Unversity-Cg · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Medical diagnosis

  • $199,940

    Myogene Bio Llc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Research

  • $197,660

    The Regents of the University of California-Contract and Grant Administrati · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Research

  • $197,592

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $196,318

    Columbia University Medical Center · New York, NY · 2025

    Research

  • $191,500

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2025

    Research

  • $190,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Medical diagnosis

  • $190,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center Attn Susan Iannaccone and Jennifer Knight · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Medical diagnosis

  • $190,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Medical diagnosis

  • $189,996

    Columbia University Medical Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Research

  • $189,982

    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois - Univ of Illinois at · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Research

  • $189,470

    The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Syracuse, NY · 2025

    Research

  • $189,278

    Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Research

  • $188,722

    The Regents of the University of California (University of California Davis · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Research

  • $187,429

    Children'S Research Institute (Cnmc) · Washington, DC · 2024

    Research

  • $175,000

    The Trustees of Columbia University Sponsored Projects Finance · New York, NY · 2023

    Medical diagnosis

  • $170,000

    Columbia University Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024

    Research

  • $170,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital - Research · Boston, MA · 2022

    Medical diagnosis

  • $169,996

    Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2023

    Research

  • $168,539

    The Regents of the University of California -University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2023

    Research

  • $168,538

    The Regents of the University of California · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $162,500

    American Brain Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Research

  • $159,918

    Washington University in St Louis · Stlouis, MO · 2022

    Research

  • $159,603

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Research

  • $157,732

    Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Research

  • $157,279

    The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Research

  • $155,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital- Research Bank of America Na · Boston, MA · 2023

    Medical diagnosis

  • $153,078

    Columbia University Medical Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Research

  • $151,575

    The Regents of the University of California San Francisco Ucsf Main Depos · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Medical diagnosis and registry support

  • $151,098

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Research

  • $150,000

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Research

  • $144,824

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $144,401

    The University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025

    Research

  • $142,459

    Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Research

  • $140,383

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Medical diagnosis and registry support

  • $133,975

    The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · Davis, CA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis research and movr registry support

  • $131,500

    Baylor College of Medicine · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and research

  • $130,188

    Children'S Research Institute (Cnmc) · Washington, DC · 2023

    Research

  • $129,141

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Research

  • $128,050

    University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and movr registry support

  • $128,000

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022

    Research

  • $127,769

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Research

  • $127,300

    University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Research

  • $125,550

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Medical diagnosis and movr registry support

  • $125,000

    Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Medical diagnosis

  • $125,000

    Friedreich'S Ataxia Research Alliance · Springfield, VA · 2024

    Research

  • $125,000

    The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Research

  • $125,000

    University of Miami Office of Research Administration · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Research

  • $125,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dept of Finance Attn Steve Todd · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Medical diagnosis and registry support

  • $125,000

    Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Research

  • $125,000

    The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Research

  • $125,000

    University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Research

  • $125,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dept of Finance · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Medical diagnosis and registry support

  • $124,991

    Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2024

    Research

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.