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Who funds infectious disease work in Virginia
15 funders have a record of paying for infectious disease work by Virginia recipients: 26 grants totaling $5.6M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Pichichero Family Foundation ($400,000), American Academy of Pediatrics ($46,982) and The Simons Foundation ($25,200).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Virginia recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $150,000 to PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION — charity-research grant
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $46,982 · through 2023Largest: $22,482 to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — covid-19 immunization projects
Largest: $8,400 to WILLIAM AND MARY — nonparametric learning for infectious disease and neuroimaging data analysis
Pediatric Infectious Diseases SocietyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION — to support reducing the burdens of infectious diseases
Amanda Kanowitz FoundationScarsdale, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to FAMILIES FIGHTHING FLU INC — supporting research & treatment in the area of infectious diseases, immunology & genetics and their impact on children.
National Alliance of State andWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $113,364 · through 2022Largest: $62,500 to VIRGINIA HARM REDUCTION COALITION (VHRC) — develop a program to link ssp clients to medication assisted therapies, care for infectious disease, track navigation support and develop guidance on best practice
Largest: $3.2M to IDSA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION — support for research proposals investigating the possible linkages between infectious diseases and alzheimer's disease
Largest: $1,000 to NIVIC — vaccine research
Largest: $1.0M to CARE — year two for infectious disease project
Largest: $450,000 to LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE — lazin animal foundation infectious disease icu
Largest: $20,000 to UVA DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH — support clinical research center, tanzania disposables for laboratory testing and personnel time and one uva research associate to provide onsite training via one round trip airfar…
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $172,500 · through 2022Largest: $172,500 to UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — targeting a master innate immune adaptor molecule in alzheimers disease
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