Funding search · EIN 208345719 · Kansas City, MO

Head for the Cure Foundation

Name: Head for the Cure Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

102
grants reported: $2.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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.

What they fund

brain cancer patients research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

102 grants matching “cancer research” · $2.4M

$180,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$56,750
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$45,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$35,000
Washington University (Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center) · St Louis, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Seattle Children'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Northwell Health Foundation · New Hyde Park, NY · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$24,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$22,500
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
Cancer Commons · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,000
University of Texas - Md Anderson Cancer · Houston, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Medical University of South Carolina (Musc) · Charleston, SC · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$13,000
Northshore University Health System Research · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,750
University of California San Francisco Fdn (Ucsf Brain Tumor Ctr) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,500
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,100
Orlando Health (Local and Agenus) · Orlando, FL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Northwestern University (Brain Tumor Institute) · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Children'S Nebraska Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,500
Kansas City Hospice (Solace House) · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,000
Curators of the University of Mo (Ellis Fischel Cancer Center) · Columbia, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
University of California San Diego - Dept of Neurosurgery · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Tough2gether Foundation · Wamego, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Grey Matters Brain Tumor Support Group · Plano, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$180,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$65,000
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$56,750
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$45,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$40,000
Washington University - Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$21,500
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Curators of the University of Mo (Ellis Fishel Cancer Center) · Columbia, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Children'S Nebraska Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Tough2gether Foundation · Wamego, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$9,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,500
Kansas City Hospice (Solace House) · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Orlando Health · Orlando, FL · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Grey Matters Brain Tumor Support Group · Plano, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Unc Health Foundation (Medical Foundation of North Carolina) · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$158,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$60,000
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
University of Kansas Med Center Research · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Danafarber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$35,000
Washington University - Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$30,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$30,000
Regents of the Univesity of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,250
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$24,500
Bike Walk Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$21,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$11,500
Northwell Health Foundation · New Hyde Park, NY · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$11,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,750
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,500
Unc Health Foundation (Medical Foundation of North Carolina) · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,600
Orlando Health · Orlando, FL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,600
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Ohio State University (the James) · Columbus, OH · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,750
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,500
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients

Top recipients

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

Kansas University Endowment Assoc3 grants · $518,000
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center)3 grants · $173,500
Children'S Mercy Hospital3 grants · $125,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center3 grants · $120,000
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center2 grants · $82,500
Cleveland Clinic Foundation3 grants · $78,500
Washington University - Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center2 grants · $75,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Texas Oncology Foundation3 grants · $68,250
University of Washington Foundation3 grants · $66,500

Giving over time

$822,450

2022

$779,500

2023

$808,100

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 102 grants.

$180,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$180,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$158,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$65,000
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$60,000
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$56,750
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$56,750
Henry Ford Health System (Hermelin Brain Tumor Center) · Detroit, MI · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
Danafarber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$50,000
University of Kansas Med Center Research · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$45,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$45,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$40,000
Washington University - Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$35,000
Washington University (Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center) · St Louis, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$35,000
Washington University - Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$30,000
Regents of the Univesity of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$30,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,250
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$28,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Northwell Health Foundation · New Hyde Park, NY · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Seattle Children'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$25,000
The Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$24,500
Bike Walk Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$24,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$22,500
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$21,500
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$21,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Texas Oncology Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$20,000
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
Cancer Commons · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$17,500
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,250
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$16,000
University of Texas - Md Anderson Cancer · Houston, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Medical University of South Carolina (Musc) · Charleston, SC · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Curators of the University of Mo (Ellis Fishel Cancer Center) · Columbia, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$15,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
Brain Cancer Awareness · White Oak, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$14,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$13,000
Northshore University Health System Research · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,750
University of California San Francisco Fdn (Ucsf Brain Tumor Ctr) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,500
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$12,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$11,500
Northwell Health Foundation · New Hyde Park, NY · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$11,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,750
Barrow Neurological Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,500
Unc Health Foundation (Medical Foundation of North Carolina) · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,100
Orlando Health (Local and Agenus) · Orlando, FL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Children'S Nebraska Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation (Leap for a Cure) · Omaha, NE · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Northwestern University (Brain Tumor Institute) · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
University Health Systems Foundation (San Antonio) · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Children'S Nebraska Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$10,000
Tough2gether Foundation · Wamego, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$9,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,600
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,600
Orlando Health · Orlando, FL · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,500
Kansas City Hospice (Solace House) · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,500
Kansas City Hospice (Solace House) · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,000
Curators of the University of Mo (Ellis Fischel Cancer Center) · Columbia, MO · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$8,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
University of California San Diego - Dept of Neurosurgery · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Dragon Master Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Orlando Health · Orlando, FL · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,500
Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$7,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Jaxon'S Frog Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$6,000
Ohio State University (the James) · Columbus, OH · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,750
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,500
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Grey Matters Brain Tumor Support Group · Plano, TX · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Tough2gether Foundation · Wamego, KS · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Support for brain cancer research and patients
$5,000
Grey Matters Brain Tumor Support Group · Plano, TX · 2023
Support for brain cancer research and patients

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