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7 funders with a record of paying for “osteoarthritis”

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Skaggs Foundation for Research → University of Utah: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022Orthopaedic Research and Education → Washington University in Stlouis: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2021Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Hospital for Special Surgery: $245K across 3 grants, latest 2024Herman & Walter Samuelson → Northwest Hospital: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alternatives Research and Development Fo → University of Pittsburgh: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022Maine Technology Institute → Joind Health LLC: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022Columbus Medical Research → The Ohio State University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Herman & Walter Samuelson → Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Orthopaedic Research and Education → The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Orthopaedic Research and Education → The Regents of the University of California On Behalf of Its Davis Campus: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Orthopaedic Research and Education → The University of Iowa: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2021Orthopaedic Research and Education → Mayo Clinic Rochester Mn: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Orthopaedic Research and Education → Columbia University Medical Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Skaggs Foundation for Research: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Skaggs Foundation for Research$1.9MOrthopaedic Research and Education: $519K on this topic. Open the funder.Orthopaedic Research and Educ…$519KFm Kirby Foundation Inc: $245K on this topic. Open the funder.Fm Kirby Foundation Inc$245KHerman & Walter Samuelson: $110K on this topic. Open the funder.Herman & Walter Samuelson$110KAlternatives Research and Development Fo: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Alternatives Research and Dev…$40KMaine Technology Institute: $11K on this topic. Open the funder.Maine Technology Institute$11KColumbus Medical Research: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Columbus Medical Research$10KUniversity of Utah: received $1.9M on this topicUniversity of Utah$1.9MWashington University in Stlouis: received $330K on this topicWashington University in Stlouis$330KHospital for Special Surgery: received $245K on this topicHospital for Special Surgery$245KNorthwest Hospital: received $55K on this topicNorthwest Hospital$55KSinai Hospital of Baltimore: received $55K on this topicSinai Hospital of Baltimore$55KThe Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: received $50K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$50KThe Regents of the University of California On Behalf of Its Davis Campus: received $50K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$50KThe University of Iowa: received $49K on this topicThe University of Iowa$49KUniversity of Pittsburgh: received $40K on this topicUniversity of Pittsburgh$40KMayo Clinic Rochester Mn: received $20K on this topicMayo Clinic Rochester Mn$20KColumbia University Medical Center: received $20K on this topicColumbia University Medical Cen…$20KJoind Health LLC: received $11K on this topicJoind Health LLC$11KThe Ohio State University: received $10K on this topicThe Ohio State University$10K
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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 →