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9 funders with a record of paying for “extramural”

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American Cancer Society Inc → Yale University: $10M across 3 grants, latest 2024Sens Foundation Inc → Methuselah Foundation: $4.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → American Cancer Society Incnortheast Region: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dogwood Health Trust → The Community Foundation of Wnc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hht Foundation → University of California Los Angeles Extramural Fund Management: $316K across 2 grants, latest 2024Emma Eccles Jones Foundation → American Cancer Society: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation → University of Iowa: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust → American Cancer Society Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School → Regents University California Los Angeles: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Washington University: $8.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024Sens Foundation Inc → Albert Einstein College of Medicine: $694K across 3 grants, latest 2023Dogwood Health Trust → Five Point Center Inc: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2022Emma Eccles Jones Foundation → American Cancer Society Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School → Virginia Commonwealth University (Vcu): $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: $6.7M across 1 grant, latest 2022Sens Foundation Inc → Stanford University Office of Research Administration: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2023Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School → University of Southern California: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Ohio State University: $6.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $5.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Brigham and Womens Hospital: $5.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Ut Southwestern Medical Center: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Columbia University: $4.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $4.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Oregon Health & Science University: $4.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Massachusetts General Hospital: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → Weill Med College of Cornell U: $4.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Northern Arizona University Fdn Inc: $4.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → University of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr: $4.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Georgetown University: $3.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Northwestern University: $3.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Regents of the Univ of Ca Ucla: $3.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Regents of the University of Colorado: $3.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Board of Regents On the Univ: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Trustees of Boston Univ Bumc: $3.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Ohio State University Research Foundation: $3.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Mass General Brigham Incorporated: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Vanderbilt University Medical Center: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → U of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: $2.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Indiana University Research & Technology Corp: $2.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → University of Pittsburgh: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Alabama State University: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → Johns Hopkins University: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → University of Utah Research Foundation: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → University of Southern California: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Emory University: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Regents of the University of California at Irvine: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Oregon Health & Science Univ: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → Regents of the Univ of Minn: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Northwestern University: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Sloan - Kettering Ins for Cancer Research: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → Indiana University: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → University of Alabama at Birmingham: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Baylor College of Medicine Health Care: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → University of Arizona: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → Purdue University: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → St Jude Children's Resrch Hosp: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → Univ of Nebraska Medical Center: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → Regents of the University of Michigan: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022American Cancer Society Inc → University of Massachusetts: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023American Cancer Society Inc → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc → University of Arizona: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024American Cancer Society Inc: $168M on this topic. Open the funder.American Cancer Society Inc$168MSens Foundation Inc: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Sens Foundation Inc$4.8MFm Kirby Foundation Inc: $750K on this topic. Open the funder.Fm Kirby Foundation Inc$750KDogwood Health Trust: $560K on this topic. Open the funder.Dogwood Health Trust$560KHht Foundation: $316K on this topic. Open the funder.Hht Foundation$316KEmma Eccles Jones Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.Emma Eccles Jones Foundation$225KDelta Dental of Iowa Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Delta Dental of Iowa Foundati…$100KKaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School: $91K on this topic. Open the funder.Kaiser Permanente Bernard J T…$91KFichtenbaum Charitable Trust: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust$50KYale University: received $10M on this topicYale University$10MWashington University: received $8.2M on this topicWashington University$8.2MThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: received $6.7M on this topicThe University of Texas Health…$6.7MOhio State University: received $6.3M on this topicOhio State University$6.3MTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $5.4M on this topicTrustees of the University of P…$5.4MBrigham and Womens Hospital: received $5.2M on this topicBrigham and Womens Hospital$5.2MUt Southwestern Medical Center: received $5.0M on this topicUt Southwestern Medical Center$5.0MColumbia University: received $4.8M on this topicColumbia University$4.8MFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: received $4.6M on this topicFred Hutchinson Cancer Center$4.6MOregon Health & Science University: received $4.6M on this topicOregon Health & Science Univers…$4.6MMassachusetts General Hospital: received $4.3M on this topicMassachusetts General Hospital$4.3MWeill Med College of Cornell U: received $4.1M on this topicWeill Med College of Cornell U$4.1MNorthern Arizona University Fdn Inc: received $4.1M on this topicNorthern Arizona University Fdn…$4.1MMethuselah Foundation: received $4.0M on this topicMethuselah Foundation$4.0MUniversity of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr: received $4.0M on this topicUniversity of Tx Md Anderson Ca…$4.0MGeorgetown University: received $3.9M on this topicGeorgetown University$3.9MNorthwestern University: received $3.7M on this topicNorthwestern University$3.7MRegents of the Univ of Ca Ucla: received $3.6M on this topicRegents of the Univ of Ca Ucla$3.6MRegents of the University of Colorado: received $3.4M on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$3.4MBoard of Regents On the Univ: received $3.3M on this topicBoard of Regents On the Univ$3.3MTrustees of Boston Univ Bumc: received $3.3M on this topicTrustees of Boston Univ Bumc$3.3MOhio State University Research Foundation: received $3.3M on this topicOhio State University Research…$3.3MMass General Brigham Incorporated: received $3.0M on this topicMass General Brigham Incorporat…$3.0MVanderbilt University Medical Center: received $3.0M on this topicVanderbilt University Medical C…$3.0MU of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr: received $3.0M on this topicU of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr$3.0MDana-Farber Cancer Institute: received $2.9M on this topicDana-Farber Cancer Institute$2.9MIndiana University Research & Technology Corp: received $2.9M on this topicIndiana University Research & T…$2.9MUniversity of Pittsburgh: received $2.7M on this topicUniversity of Pittsburgh$2.7MAlabama State University: received $2.7M on this topicAlabama State University$2.7MJohns Hopkins University: received $2.7M on this topicJohns Hopkins University$2.7MResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: received $2.6M on this topicResearch Foundation of the City…$2.6MUniversity of Utah Research Foundation: received $2.5M on this topicUniversity of Utah Research Fou…$2.5MUniversity of Southern California: received $2.5M on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$2.5MEmory University: received $2.4M on this topicEmory University$2.4MRegents of the University of California at Irvine: received $2.3M on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$2.3MOregon Health & Science Univ: received $2.3M on this topicOregon Health & Science Univ$2.3MRegents of the Univ of Minn: received $2.2M on this topicRegents of the Univ of Minn$2.2MNorthwestern University: received $2.2M on this topicNorthwestern University$2.2MPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $2.0M on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$2.0MSloan - Kettering Ins for Cancer Research: received $2.0M on this topicSloan - Kettering Ins for Cance…$2.0MIndiana University: received $2.0M on this topicIndiana University$2.0MUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham: received $2.0M on this topicUniversity of Alabama at Birmin…$2.0MBaylor College of Medicine Health Care: received $1.9M on this topicBaylor College of Medicine Heal…$1.9MUniversity of Arizona: received $1.9M on this topicUniversity of Arizona$1.9MPurdue University: received $1.9M on this topicPurdue University$1.9MSt Jude Children's Resrch Hosp: received $1.8M on this topicSt Jude Children's Resrch Hosp$1.8MUniv of Nebraska Medical Center: received $1.8M on this topicUniv of Nebraska Medical Center$1.8MRegents of the University of Michigan: received $1.8M on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$1.8MUniversity of Massachusetts: received $1.8M on this topicUniversity of Massachusetts$1.8MPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $1.8M on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$1.8MUniversity of Arizona: received $1.7M on this topicUniversity of Arizona$1.7MAmerican Cancer Society Incnortheast Region: received $750K on this topicAmerican Cancer Society Incnort…$750KAlbert Einstein College of Medicine: received $694K on this topicAlbert Einstein College of Medi…$694KThe Community Foundation of Wnc: received $400K on this topicThe Community Foundation of Wnc$400KUniversity of California Los Angeles Extramural Fund Management: received $316K on this topicUniversity of California Los An…$316KAmerican Cancer Society: received $175K on this topicAmerican Cancer Society$175KFive Point Center Inc: received $160K on this topicFive Point Center Inc$160KStanford University Office of Research Administration: received $124K on this topicStanford University Office of R…$124KAmerican Cancer Society Inc: received $100K on this topicAmerican Cancer Society Inc$100KUniversity of Iowa: received $100K on this topicUniversity of Iowa$100KRegents University California Los Angeles: received $45K on this topicRegents University California L…$45KVirginia Commonwealth University (Vcu): received $27K on this topicVirginia Commonwealth Universit…$27KUniversity of Southern California: received $19K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$19K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →