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The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation

Name: The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

153
grants reported: $35.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $192,968
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.

What they fund

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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.

Top recipients

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

The Regents of the University of Ca23 grants · $4.4M
University of California San Diego6 grants · $3.6M
University of Washington6 grants · $3.5M
University of California Berkeley5 grants · $3.0M
California Institute of Technology14 grants · $2.4M
University of Utah3 grants · $2.4M
Stanford University11 grants · $2.2M
Innovative Genomics Initiative3 grants · $1.9M
Carnegie Mellon University8 grants · $1.8M
Georgia Institute of Technology8 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$4.9M

2021

$8.8M

2022

$11.5M

2023

$10.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 153 grants.

$972,439
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$972,439
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$944,116
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$944,116
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Ph.d fellowship program
$944,116
University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$944,116
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$917,891
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Phd scholars program
$916,618
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$916,618
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$900,407
Uc San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$891,156
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$889,920
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$889,920
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$874,182
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Ph.d scholars program
$865,200
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$625,000
Innovative Genomics Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Igi-genomic discover toll fund
$625,000
Innovative Genomics Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Igi-genomic discover toll fund
$625,000
Innovative Genomics Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Igi-genomic discover toll fund
$498,030
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$458,309
University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$458,309
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$432,000
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Ph.d scholars program
$432,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021
Ph.d scholars program
$424,360
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Ph.d scholars program
$420,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Ph.d scholars program
$330,025
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Ph.d fellowship program
$256,131
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Ph.d fellowship program
$256,131
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Ph.d scholars program
$250,000
Calfiornia Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$250,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Research grant funding
$250,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Support research on rewriting the story of plant genetic engineering with nanotechnology.
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Support reserch on dark proteome-mediated transcriptional control at single-molecule resolution
$250,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburg, PA · 2023
Support research on circadian heterogeneity at the host-microbe interface
$250,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support research on nanowires to regulate cellular fate trajectories of t cells
$250,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support reserach on deorphanization of pleiotropic drug resistance tranporters
$250,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Support research on origin and neurodevelopmental roles of perinatal cerebrospinal fluid
$250,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Support research on a microrna cluster unique to placental mammals controls development of the clinically important cortosospinal projection
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Research on defining cellular barriers to cross-species virus infections
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Support research on dopaminergic modulation of synaptic plasticity for dynamic spatial learning
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support research on genetically targeted bioelectonics to map brain-body pathways
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support research on areal specification of the human prefrontal cortez
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Support reserch on dark proteome-mediated transcriptional control at single-molecule resolution
$250,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support research on nanowires to regulate cellular fate trajectories of t cells
$250,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Support research on a microrna cluster unique to placental mammals controls development of the clinically important corticospinal projection.
$250,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Support research on neuromodulation of human neocortical neurons by oxytocin in the juvenile autistic brain
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Support research on investigating control mechanisms that protect neurons from too much pressure.
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Support research on dopaminergic modulation of synaptic plasticity for dynamic spatial learning
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Research on decoding the regulatory dynamics underlying neural crest control of adult heart regeneration
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Support reserch on large scale single-cell data annotation for digital cancer patholgy
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Support research on building cross-genus genome chimeras
$250,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021
Support research on neuromodulation of human neocortical neurons by oxytocin in the juvenile autistic brain
$250,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Research on decoding the regulatory dynamics underlying neural crest control of adult heart regeneration
$249,947
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Support research on tipping the balance of the brain:identifying circuit mechanisms of recovery after cortical damage
$249,585
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburge, PA · 2023
Support research on visualizing tumor-killing cells in action: high precision imaging of t cell antitumor immunity
$249,477
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburge, PA · 2022
Support research on visualizing tumor-killing cells in action: high precision imaging of t cell antitumor immunity
$249,257
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Research grant funding
$248,412
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$248,400
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$248,400
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$248,400
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Support research on identifying novel targets of aging and lifespan accross organismal, population, and molecular scales
$243,115
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Support research on investigating control mechanisms that protect neurons from too much pressure.
$234,023
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Support reserach on identifying biological basins of attraction with spectroscopic microscopy
$224,228
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$223,277
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Research grant funding
$220,000
Life Science Research Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Three post-doctoral fellowships
$217,990
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Research grant funding
$211,752
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Support research on modeling bacterial growth dynamics and physiological adaptation in fluctuating environments
$211,236
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Support research on modeling bacterial growth dynamics and physiological adaptation in fluctuating environments
$207,525
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support research on orchestrating agile coordinated motor control with precise spike timing
$200,000
National Academy of Sciences · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To support displaced ukrainian scientists in eastern europe
$200,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Support research on genomic and methylomic landscape of pediatric high-grade gliomas contribute to tumor pathophysiology
$200,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021
Support research on genomic and methylomic landscape of pediatric high-grade gliomas contribute to tumor pathophysiology
$200,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Support for the innovative genomics initiative scholars program for life science research
$192,968
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Support research on mechanisms of dna interstrand cross-link repair
$186,250
Life Science Research Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Three post-doctoral fellowships
$184,250
Life Science Research Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Three post-doctoral fellowships
$165,780
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Ph.d fellowship program
$164,023
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support reserach on identifying biological basins of attraction with spectroscopic microscopy
$160,000
Calfiornia Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Support research on raman-guided subcellular pharmaco-metabolomics for deciphering metabolic control in metastatic melanoma
$160,000
Calfiornia Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Support research on raman-guided subcellular pharmaco-metabolomics for deciphering metabolic control in metastatic melanoma
$147,734
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Support reserch on expanding genome editing technology
$139,700
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Support research on mechanisms of dna interstrand cross-link repair
$135,986
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Support research on using crispr-cas9 genome editing to characterize the role of archaea in the human microbiota
$135,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Support research on mechanisms controlling antibiotic tolerance in chronic human infection
$128,847
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Support research on using crispr-cas9 genome editing to characterize the role of archaea in the human microbiota
$125,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburg, PA · 2022
Support research on a new platform for rapid, scalable renewable assays of emergent viral disease infection
$125,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support research on visualizing and targeting cell types in human brain
$125,000
Caregie Mellon University · Pittsburg, PA · 2021
Support research on a new platform for rapid, scalable renewable assays of emergent viral disease infection
$125,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Create an innovative technique to link guide rnas with alterations in protein-level molecular phenotypes
$125,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Support research on visualizing and targeting cell types in human brain
$123,522
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support research on establishing the neural mechanisms behind our cognitive maps through development of a virtual reality and closed-loop neurofeedback platform.
$121,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support research on massively parallel profiling of the synaptome and cell identity
$121,000
The Regents of the University of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support research on massively parallel profiling of the synaptome and cell identity
$115,623
The Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Support research on molecular strategies for neuronal integration
$109,212
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support research on establishing the neural mechanisms behind our cognitive maps through development of a virtual reality and closed-loop neurofeedback platform.
$104,773
Calfiornia Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Support research on disseminating the role of horizontal gene transfer in antimicrobial resistance acquisition via culture-indpendent approaches
$96,318
Life Science Research Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Three post-doctoral fellowships

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