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12 funders with a record of paying for “headaches”
Where the money went
Miles for MigraineJericho, VTCharity · may take applications
73 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $82,913 to JEFFERSON HEADACHE CENTER — research for a cure for migraine headaches
The Will Erwin Headache ResearchHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $525,000 to MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATION — to provide funding to open the will erwin headache reseach center for those suffering from dibilitating headaches, including migraine and cluster headaches. to create a database of…
Largest: $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DEPT OF NEUROBIOLOGY AND CENTER FOR PAIN RESEARCH — to further research to mitigate the pain caused by migraine headaches and various other headaches that result from nedical conditions.
Largest: $319,500 to AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY — dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by migraine and other headache disorders through research, education, and advocacy.
Largest: $499,000 to PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC — fellowship program at the john r. graham headache center
Largest: $15,000 to The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation — program support
Largest: $100,000 to WILL ERWIN HEADACHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION — research fund
National Headache FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $153,333 · through 2024Largest: $82,500 to MILES FOR MIGRAINE FELLOWSHIP - RUSH UNIVERSITY — seymour diamond md headache medicine fellowship - a grant for graduate medical education trainees (fellows)
Largest: $30,000 to THE WILL ERWIN HEADACHE RESEARCH FO — support research
Largest: $25,000 to WILL ERWIN HEADACHE — support of research for a cure for debilitating headaches
Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL
3 matching grants · $305,750 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to AMERICAN HEADACHE ASSOCIATION — general operating suppot
Largest: $5,000 to WILL ERWIN HEADACHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION — support of a foundation that bring relief to sufferers, globally, who are afflicted with headaches through researchers dedicated to finding a cure for all debilitating headaches
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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 →