Funding search · EIN 310944925 · Lexington, KY
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 4
- grants reported
- $6.1M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1.5M
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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4 grants matching “cancer research” · $6.1M
- $2.7M
Makrey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $1.5M
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $350,000
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $1.5M
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
Grant history
All 4 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.7M
Makrey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $1.5M
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $1.5M
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
- $350,000
Markey Cancer Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Cancer research grants to the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky
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