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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “cardiothoracic”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL SCHOOL — aortic research fund in cardiothoracic surgery
Largest: $25,000 to LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION — center for cardiothoracic surgery, innovation, education and research
Largest: $18,400 to EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (EACTS) — the goal of this fellowship is to go into technical details and increases accuracy in surgery. this fellowship will provide the successful candidate with an in-depth understanding …
Largest: $250,000 to NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL — second installment of $500,000 grant to be applied as follows: (a) $125,000 as directed by leonard n. girardi, md, to its division of cardiothoracic surgery and (b) $125,000 as dir…
Largest: $1,000 to WORLD GOSPEL MISSION — tenwek hospital cardiothoracic.
Largest: $30,540 to Mass General Cardiothoracic Residency Program — residency program to assist cardiothoracic surgeons
Largest: $3,000 to WORLD GOSPEL MISSION — cardiothoracic compassionate care
Largest: $200,000 to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION — cardiothoracic surgury pain
MrcharityGreenville, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $115,000 · through 2024Largest: $115,000 to HOSPITALS FOR HUMANITY — pediatric cardiothoracic surgeries
Ron and Stacey Gutfleish FoundationBriarcliff Manor, NY
1 matching grant · $33,000 · through 2024Largest: $33,000 to WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — to benefit cardiothoracic surgery in honor of junichi shimamura, md
Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PaPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to UPMC Presbyterian Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery — free consultation education
Largest: $2,000 to CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY WEILL CORNEL — non restricted
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →