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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 “cord”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.0M to Cleveland Cord Blood Center — cord blood collection program, piedmont atlanta hospital
Bryon Riesch Paralysis FoundationWaukesha, WICharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $891,477 · through 2023Largest: $130,000 to MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC — research grant for spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
The Jack R Walter FoundationNorth Hollywood, CA
10 matching grants · $133,036 · through 2025Largest: $36,075 to Wasatch Adaptive Sports — spinal cord injury & adpative sports & activities
The Buoniconti Fund To CureMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $12.9M · through 2024Largest: $3.7M to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS — support for research for treatment of and cures for paralysis due to spinal cord injuries
Morton Cure Paralysis FundMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $299,914 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to Case Western Reserve University — spinal cord injury research
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2023Largest: $800,000 to PVA SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION — research grant
The Woody FoundationCoconut Grove, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $74,643 · through 2024Largest: $22,500 to Buoniconti Fd to Cure Paralys — spinal cord research
Largest: $20,000 to SHEPHERD CENTER FD — research and advocacy for patients with spinal cord injury
Largest: $275,000 to REGENT OF THE UNIV OF CAL AT SAN DI — spinal cord injury research program
Largest: $50,000 to CONQUER PARALYSIS NOW — to fund research and provide advocacy and programming for spinal cord injury patients and their families and to find a cure for paralysis.
Largest: $25,000 to CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION — dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis.
Largest: $25,000 to HAWAI'I CORD BLOOD BANK — operating support for collection, storage of cord blood
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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 →