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3 funders with a record of paying for “mesulam”

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The Carl & Gloria Lagrassa Family → Feinberg School of Medicine - Marsel Mesulam Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Fdn → Northwestern University: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024David A and Edith F Demar Foundation → Mesulam Center for Cognitive: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Carl & Gloria Lagrassa Family: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.The Carl & Gloria Lagrassa Fa…$20KMarc and Jeanne Malnati Family Fdn: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Marc and Jeanne Malnati Famil…$13KDavid A and Edith F Demar Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.David A and Edith F Demar Fou…$1KFeinberg School of Medicine - Marsel Mesulam Center: received $20K on this topicFeinberg School of Medicine - M…$20KNorthwestern University: received $13K on this topicNorthwestern University$13KMesulam Center for Cognitive: received $1K on this topicMesulam Center for Cognitive$1K
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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 →