Funding search · EIN 873339629 · Baltimore, MD
The Robert & Lynda Altman Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 17
- grants reported
- $16.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $209,257
- 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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Grant history
All 17 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.3M
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General purpose
- $3.1M
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Establishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of … read allEstablishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of patient outcomes who suffer from mpn/saml. One research project, the diagnostic research project, is to be conducted by tgen to develop two diagnostic tests. The first diagnostic research project is to identify the most sensitive test for the transition from mpn to saml. The second diagnostic research project is to develop and deploy an ultra-rapid whole genomic sequencing test to identify drug treatment options for patients who have transitioned from mpn to saml. less
- $3.0M
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Establishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of … read allEstablishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of patient outcomes who suffer from mpn/saml. One research project, the therapeutic research project, to be conducted by the city of hope will comprehensively test and scale up the manufacture of the drug denominated as mir-142. This "mimetic" drug simulates (replaces) the action of a normal signal that is missing in mpn/saml patients. less
- $2.7M
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Establishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of … read allEstablishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of patient outcomes who suffer from mpn/saml. One research project, the diagnostic research project, is to be conducted by tgen to develop two diagnostic tests. The first diagnostic research project is to identify the most sensitive test for the transition from mpn to saml. The second diagnostic research project is to develop and deploy an ultra-rapid whole genomic sequencing test to identify drug treatment options for patients who have transitioned from mpn to saml. less
- $1.3M
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Establishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of … read allEstablishment of the robert & lynda carter altman family research fund with tgen and its affiliate, city of hope, to facilitate research efforts in two complementary areas specifically designed for rapid improvement of patient outcomes who suffer from mpn/saml. One research project, the therapeutic research project, to be conducted by the city of hope will comprehensively test and scale up the manufacture of the drug denominated as mir-142. This "mimetic" drug simulates (replaces) the action of a normal signal that is missing in mpn/saml patients. less
- $386,845
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $244,183
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $235,614
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $209,257
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $200,871
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $200,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $200,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $200,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $112,680
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
- $50,000
Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $7,524
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose
- $4,129
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General purpose - grant made in publicly traded stock
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