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12 funders with a record of paying for “genomics”
Where the money went
Largest: $442,650 to GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED — enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology
Largest: $20.0M to NEW YORK GENOME CENTER INC — new york genome center 2018 "new gift"
Largest: $247,500 to BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE — deep phenotyping and genomic studies to guide gene-based therapies in dosage sensitive genomic disorders
Largest: $468,719 to GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED — to support genome sequencing of aquatic organisms that live in symbiotic association and to enable collaborative communities of researchers to analyze the data.
Largest: $1.2M to RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE — using genome sequencing and genetic risk scores to identify newborns with serious health conditions: a statewide implementation study
Largest: $69,999 to THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM — in support of establishing regional genomic surveillance networks to increase the volume and diversity of samples sequenced so genomic epidemiology can inform medical and public he…
Largest: $625,000 to INNOVATIVE GENOMICS INITIATIVE — igi-genomic discover toll fund
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $9.2M · through 2025Largest: $230,000 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — moving the cure alzheimer genome project beyond simple associations: integrating functional information, fine-mapping and causal inference approaches into the family-based analysis…
Sage BionetworksSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $169,611 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL — cri immune atlas 4 and 5: platform for immune-oncology research and data sharing. defining regression models and validation methods for use in implementing statistical learning mod…
Largest: $8.0M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — innovative genomics institute research to enhance the natural ability of plants and soil microbes to capture and store carbon
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
11 matching grants · $4.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION — one brain, many genomes: how the genomic individuality of cells defines human individuality
Largest: $100,000 to U C SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — clinical genomics and artificial intelligence fellowship
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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 →