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Who funds infectious disease work in Minnesota
15 funders have a record of paying for infectious disease work by Minnesota recipients: 29 grants totaling $12.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Hoveida Family Foundation ($6.0M), Alumbra Innovations Foundation ($1.5M) and The Chicago Community Trust ($977,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Minnesota recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Hoveida Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
3 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to MAYO CLINIC — funding research for artificial intelligence for medicine, improvements in treatments or cures for auto-immune disease, crohn's, cancer, diabetes
Largest: $1.2M to University of Minnesota Foundation — to support the center for infectious disease research and policy
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $977,000 · through 2022Largest: $342,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation — stay the course program fund, general operating support for medical school, road to completion fund. support for university of minnesota center for infectious disease research and …
National Alliance of State andWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $168,167 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to RURAL AIDS ACTION NETWORK — to support the capacity of the infectious disease workforce in partnership with syringe services programs (ssps) to serve as critically essential access points for comprehensive re…
Wilderness HealthTwo Harbors, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $209,192 · through 2023Largest: $107,942 to COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — immunization grant and vaccination coordinator grant
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — to establish the albert victor ravenholt scholar fellowship in center for infectious disease research and policy
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeatle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $617,133 · through 2022Largest: $361,748 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — vaccine and infectious disease research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2021Largest: $2.0M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — vaccine and infectious disease
Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — contribution to support the center for infectious disease research and prevention osterholm podcast - cidrap demand fund
Largest: $208,347 to MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE — immunostimulatory bacterial antigens expressed in oncolytic viral platforms will be tested in preclinical models of glioblastoma to overcome immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance.…
Ucare FoundationStuart, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2023Largest: $100,000 to SCOTT COUNTY — funding to enhance prevention activities to help reduce overdose death, reduce access to opioids and control the spread of infectious diseases for individuals with, or at risk of d…
Largest: $42,000 to STEVEN IAN ROBINSON - MAYO CLIN — 75207 leveraging the combination of oncolytic virotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade in soft tissue sarcoma -- steven ian robinson, mbbs
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