Funding search · Parkinson's disease · California
Who funds Parkinson's disease work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for Parkinson's disease work by California recipients: 105 grants totaling $215.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Michael J Fox Foundation ($110.9M), John and Gwen Smart Foundation ($1.3M) and Sergey Brin Family Foundation ($69.9M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
67 matching grants · $110.9M · through 2024Largest: $18.1M to ALKAHEST — parkinson's research
Largest: $170,000 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — bronte-stewarts parkinsons research
Largest: $27.9M to UCSF FOUNDATION — research support for parkinson's disease
Danville Delegance FoundationDanville, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $390,000 · through 2024Largest: $190,000 to Stanford Medicine University — fund parkinson's research
Largest: $125,000 to UCSF FOUNDATION — multiple sclerosis, als, parkinsons diseaseneurological research
Largest: $40,000 to UCLA FOUNDATION — parkinson's disease research
Largest: $150,000 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH MANAGEMENT GROUP — to support the research of miro, an early molecular measurment for parkinson's disease.
Largest: $31.4M to CALICO LIFE SCIENCES LLC — parkinson's disease research
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $136,228 · through 2023Largest: $80,700 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — program - to support the center on philanthropy & public policy's california executive roundtable on philanthropy and equity. advised - for a scholarship from the 2021 koshland you…
Sam and Peggy Grossman Family FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2022Largest: $150,000 to UCLA FOUNDATION — parkinson's research
Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — dr. beate ritz rem sleep behavior disorder in parkinsons disease research
Largest: $75,000 to MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH — general operating support
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