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Foundations that fund women's health research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for women's health, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

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Seedlings Foundation → Yale School of Medicine - Women's Health Research: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2023Lauren B Leichtman & Arthur E Levine Family → Ucla Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Willits Foundation Inc → Mayo Clinic: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jacqueline Marie Leaffer Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation: $116K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Community Foundation for Greater New → Women's Health Research at Yale: $112K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation → Dr Leslee Shaw (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai): $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Banyan Gate Foundation → Brigham Women's Hospital: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman → Yale University (Women's Health Research at Yale: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable → University of Nebraska Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The San Diego Foundation → National Womens Health Resource Center Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Patten-Davis Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024Carol L Sirot Foundation → Women's Health Research at Yale: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024Mildred L Cannon Trust → Women's Health Research at Yale: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc → Women's Health Research at Yale: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024The David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation Inc → Women's Health Research at Yale: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mildred L Cannon Trust → Women's Health Research at Yale: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021The San Diego Foundation → Doris A Howell Foundation Women's Health Research: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022The San Diego Foundation → Doris A Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021The San Diego Foundation → Doris A Howell Fdn Women's Health Research: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Seedlings Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder.Seedlings Foundation$350KLauren B Leichtman & Arthur E Levine Family: $250K on this topic. Open the funder.Lauren B Leichtman & Arthur E…$250KThe Willits Foundation Inc: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The Willits Foundation Inc$200KJacqueline Marie Leaffer Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder.Jacqueline Marie Leaffer Foun…$116KThe Community Foundation for Greater New: $112K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for…$112KThe Helen Gurley Brown Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Helen Gurley Brown Founda…$100KBanyan Gate Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Banyan Gate Foundation$100KThe Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.The Maximilian E and Marion O…$75KThe San Diego Foundation: $66K on this topic. Open the funder.The San Diego Foundation$66KMildred L Cannon Trust: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Mildred L Cannon Trust$40KLeland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Ch…$25KThe Patten-Davis Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder.The Patten-Davis Foundation$24KCarol L Sirot Foundation: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Carol L Sirot Foundation$23KEthel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundatio…$10KThe David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation Inc: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.The David and Sharon Bender F…$6KYale School of Medicine - Women's Health Research: received $350K on this topicYale School of Medicine - Women…$350KUcla Foundation: received $250K on this topicUcla Foundation$250KMayo Clinic: received $200K on this topicMayo Clinic$200KWomen's Health Research at Yale: received $165K on this topicWomen's Health Research at Yale$165KUniversity of Colorado Foundation: received $139K on this topicUniversity of Colorado Foundati…$139KDr Leslee Shaw (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai): received $100K on this topicDr Leslee Shaw (Icahn School of…$100KBrigham Women's Hospital: received $100K on this topicBrigham Women's Hospital$100KYale University (Women's Health Research at Yale: received $75K on this topicYale University (Women's Health…$75KWomen's Health Research at Yale: received $26K on this topicWomen's Health Research at Yale$26KUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: received $25K on this topicUniversity of Nebraska Foundati…$25KNational Womens Health Resource Center Inc: received $25K on this topicNational Womens Health Resource…$25KDoris A Howell Foundation Women's Health Research: received $16K on this topicDoris A Howell Foundation Women…$16KDoris A Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research: received $15K on this topicDoris A Howell Foundation for W…$15KDoris A Howell Fdn Women's Health Research: received $10K on this topicDoris A Howell Fdn Women's Heal…$10K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 20192025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.