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12 funders with a record of paying for “muscle”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,500 to MUSCULAR DISTROPHY ASSOCIATION — support of muscle regeneration summit with key muscle experts
Center for the Advancement ofMerritt Island, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $322,051 · through 2023Largest: $231,968 to EMORY UNIVERSITY — studies cardiac heart muscle cells to inform future clinical treatments, disease modeling, and drug discovery for cardiovascular diseases.
Orthopaedic Research and EducationRosemont, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to The Regents of the University of California on Behalf of its Davis Campus — decellularized skeletal muscle matrix for open fractures with muscle loss
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $178,750 · through 2025Largest: $55,000 to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO MUSCLE CLINIC — medical diagnosis and registry support
Largest: $5,000 to MUSCLE SHOALS SONGWRITERS FOUNDATION — benevolent donation
The Long Lewis FoundationMuscle Shoals, AL
6 matching grants · $13,354 · through 2024Largest: $5,500 to MUSCLE SHOALS EDUCATION FOUNDATION — operational support
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $92,830 · through 2024Largest: $30,560 to National Multiple Sclerosis Society — nerve, muscle & bone diseases
Largest: $377,789 to REGENTS OF UNIV OF CALIF — continue research of the deseases and treatments of the eye, specifically strabismus. funds support research at the univ of calif at san diego. the grant program is "immunohistoche…
Open Medicine FoundationAgoura Hills, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $390,805 · through 2025Largest: $300,000 to THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC — post extertional malaise muscle biopsy study & lift trial
The Peanut Institute FoundationAlbany, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $95,082 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — research project - protein efficiency in muscle
Largest: $55,000 to University of Pennsylvania — flex: fluorescent light examination of extensors (and other muscles)
Tiny Blue DotWest Hollywood, CA
2 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to The Regents of the University of California — grant supports a science of perception box study at ucla by dr. paul macey titled "does breathing resistance training relax the body and calm the mind?." the project aims to invest…
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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 →