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12 funders with a record of paying for “pulmonary”
Where the money went
Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — investigation of kif15 as a novel familial pulmonary fibrosis gene
Largest: $125,000 to FRANCOIS POTUS — pulmonary arterial hypertension research
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $201,702 to CENTRAL FLORIDA PULMONARY GROUP PA — clinical research center
Largest: $471,350 to Yale University Development — the pulmonary fibrosis connectome
Largest: $105,000 to JOSHUA JORGE VASQUEZ - CALIFORNIA U — 76237 the role of the hiv reservoir and pulmonary myeloid cells in hiv-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- joshua jorge vasquez, md
Largest: $250,000 to PULMONARY FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — care center network and pulmonary fibrosis foundation registry
Largest: $226,000 to NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH — research for cure and treatment of pulmonary disease.
Largest: $5,000 to WESCOE FOUNDATION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS — for general support of charitable activities
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2021Largest: $648,500 to The University of Alabama at Birmingham — support for uab comprehensive diabetes center. support of the doreen c. harper endowed chair in nursing, uab ms research acceleration fund for the uab ms center in neurology. suppo…
Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $552,000 · through 2024Largest: $352,000 to PULMONARY WELLNESS FOUNDATION INC — health and wellness
Team Phenomenal HopeMaspeth, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to UC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSP PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE CLINIC — to further research into pulmonary hypertension for dr. gu's project entitled "sex differences and the impact of high intensity interval training on right ventricular metabolism in…
Largest: $400,000 to NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION — pulmonary fellowship program
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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 →