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The Chicago Community Trust → Columbia University in the City of New York: $5.5M across 3 grants, latest 2022Cardiovascular Research Foundation → Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: $2.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024Barrow Foundation Uk → The Society of British Neurological Surgeons: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Colorado Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $798K across 1 grant, latest 2022Research to Prevent Blindness → Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons: $795K across 5 grants, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rochester Area Community Foundation → American Association of Neurological Surgeons Inc: $573K across 4 grants, latest 2024Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery → American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: $451K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons: $405K across 1 grant, latest 2024Project Life International Inc → 3 Receipients: $124K across 1 grant, latest 2025Trauma & Critical Care Educational → American College of Surgeons: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024The American Society for Aesthetic → California Society of Plastic Surgeons: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → European Society of Thoracic Surgeons: $670K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → American College of Surgeons: $601K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Washington U in St Louis Sch of Med: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2020The American Society for Aesthetic → Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons: $39K across 4 grants, latest 2024Barrow Foundation Uk → Farhana Akter Co College of Surgeon: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2021Project Life International Inc → Rwanda Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $495K across 2 grants, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Association of Women Surgeons (Aws): $121K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Washington U in St Louis Sch of Med: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barrow Foundation Uk → Inga Usher Co College of Surgeons O: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2021The American Society for Aesthetic → Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024Project Life International Inc → Kindred Health Surgical Foundation: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $302K across 2 grants, latest 2022American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → New Hampshire Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: $238K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Washington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $231K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $208K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $142K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons Inc: $121K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Inc: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023Intuitive Foundation → Aws: $91K across 1 grant, latest 2023Intuitive Foundation → Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Robotic Surgeons: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2022Intuitive Foundation → University of Liverpool: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → The College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (Cosecsa): $74K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Cosecsa (College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa): $67K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Cosecsa (College of Surgeons of E Central and S Africa): $67K across 1 grant, latest 2023Intuitive Foundation → American College of Surgeons: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Intuitive Foundation → Northwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital United States: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022Intuitive Foundation → Stanford University - Dr Pugh: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2022Intuitive Foundation → Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Brigham & Women's Hospital: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Society of Black Academic Surgeons (Sbas): $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Columbia U Col of Phys & Surgs: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022Intuitive Foundation → Narayana Health Hospitals: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Intuitive Foundation → Research Foundation of the Ascrs: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The American Society for Aesthetic → New Jersety Society of Plastic Surgeons: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024The American Society for Aesthetic → New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2022Barrow Foundation Uk → Royal College of Surgeons: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Project Life International Inc → University Teaching Hospital of Kigali: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$5.5MAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology Inc: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.American Academy of Ophthalmo…$3.6MCardiovascular Research Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Cardiovascular Research Found…$2.6MIntuitive Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Intuitive Foundation$2.3MBarrow Foundation Uk: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Barrow Foundation Uk$1.6MResearch to Prevent Blindness: $795K on this topic. Open the funder.Research to Prevent Blindness$795KThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $705K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$705KRochester Area Community Foundation: $573K on this topic. Open the funder.Rochester Area Community Foun…$573KOral and Maxillofacial Surgery: $451K on this topic. Open the funder.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery$451KProject Life International Inc: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Project Life International Inc$165KThe American Society for Aesthetic: $148K on this topic. Open the funder.The American Society for Aest…$148KTrauma & Critical Care Educational: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.Trauma & Critical Care Educat…$75KColumbia University in the City of New York: received $5.5M on this topicColumbia University in the City…$5.5MColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: received $2.6M on this topicColumbia University College of…$2.6MThe Society of British Neurological Surgeons: received $1.5M on this topicThe Society of British Neurolog…$1.5MColumbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons: received $1.2M on this topicColumbia University College of…$1.2MColorado Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $798K on this topicColorado Society of Eye Physici…$798KPan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons: received $700K on this topicPan-African Academy of Christia…$700KEuropean Society of Thoracic Surgeons: received $670K on this topicEuropean Society of Thoracic Su…$670KAmerican College of Surgeons: received $661K on this topicAmerican College of Surgeons$661KAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons Inc: received $573K on this topicAmerican Association of Neurolo…$573KCalifornia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $495K on this topicCalifornia Academy of Eye Physi…$495KAmerican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: received $451K on this topicAmerican Association of Oral an…$451KCalifornia Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $302K on this topicCalifornia Academy of Eye Physi…$302KNew Hampshire Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: received $238K on this topicNew Hampshire Academy of Eye Ph…$238KWashington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $231K on this topicWashington Academy of Eye Physi…$231KWest Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $208K on this topicWest Virginia Academy of Eye Ph…$208KWashington U in St Louis Sch of Med: received $200K on this topicWashington U in St Louis Sch of…$200KWashington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $199K on this topicWashington Academy of Eye Physi…$199KNebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $142K on this topicNebraska Academy of Eye Physici…$142K3 Receipients: received $124K on this topic3 Receipients$124KAssociation of Women Surgeons (Aws): received $121K on this topicAssociation of Women Surgeons (…$121KWest Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons Inc: received $121K on this topicWest Virginia Academy of Eye Ph…$121KWest Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Inc: received $120K on this topicWest Virginia Academy of Eye Ph…$120KAws: received $91K on this topicAws$91KSociety of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Robotic Surgeons: received $77K on this topicSociety of Laparoendoscopic Sur…$77KUniversity of Liverpool: received $76K on this topicUniversity of Liverpool$76KAmerican College of Surgeons: received $75K on this topicAmerican College of Surgeons$75KThe College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (Cosecsa): received $74K on this topicThe College of Surgeons of East…$74KWashington U in St Louis Sch of Med: received $67K on this topicWashington U in St Louis Sch of…$67KCosecsa (College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa): received $67K on this topicCosecsa (College of Surgeons of…$67KCosecsa (College of Surgeons of E Central and S Africa): received $67K on this topicCosecsa (College of Surgeons of…$67KNew Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $60K on this topicNew Hampshire Society of Eye Ph…$60KNorthwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital United States: received $60K on this topicNorthwell Health-Lenox Hill Hos…$60KStanford University - Dr Pugh: received $53K on this topicStanford University - Dr Pugh$53KCalifornia Society of Plastic Surgeons: received $45K on this topicCalifornia Society of Plastic S…$45KKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute: received $40K on this topicKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hosp…$40KAlaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $40K on this topicAlaska Society of Eye Physician…$40KFlorida Society of Plastic Surgeons: received $39K on this topicFlorida Society of Plastic Surg…$39KKansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $39K on this topicKansas Society of Eye Physician…$39KBrigham & Women's Hospital: received $38K on this topicBrigham & Women's Hospital$38KFarhana Akter Co College of Surgeon: received $37K on this topicFarhana Akter Co College of Sur…$37KInga Usher Co College of Surgeons O: received $37K on this topicInga Usher Co College of Surgeo…$37KHospital Israelita Albert Einstein: received $36K on this topicHospital Israelita Albert Einst…$36KSociety of Black Academic Surgeons (Sbas): received $35K on this topicSociety of Black Academic Surge…$35KColumbia U Col of Phys & Surgs: received $33K on this topicColumbia U Col of Phys & Surgs$33KTexas Society of Plastic Surgeons: received $28K on this topicTexas Society of Plastic Surgeo…$28KNarayana Health Hospitals: received $27K on this topicNarayana Health Hospitals$27KMississippi Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: received $25K on this topicMississippi Academy of Eye Phys…$25KResearch Foundation of the Ascrs: received $25K on this topicResearch Foundation of the Ascrs$25KRwanda Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society: received $20K on this topicRwanda Otolaryngology Head and…$20KNew Jersety Society of Plastic Surgeons: received $19K on this topicNew Jersety Society of Plastic…$19KNew Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons: received $18K on this topicNew Jersey Society of Plastic S…$18KRoyal College of Surgeons: received $17K on this topicRoyal College of Surgeons$17KMassachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $15K on this topicMassachusetts Society of Eye Ph…$15KKindred Health Surgical Foundation: received $12K on this topicKindred Health Surgical Foundat…$12KUniversity Teaching Hospital of Kigali: received $8K on this topicUniversity Teaching Hospital of…$8K
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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 →