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4 funders with a record of paying for “tauopathy”

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Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Alzheimer's Association: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University: $690K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ghr Foundation → Washington University School of Medicine: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for → The Scripps Research Institute: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Michael J Fox Foundation: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2022Ghr Foundation → Washington University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Weill Medical College of Cornell University: $282K across 2 grants, latest 2025Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $1.3M across 8 grants, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Mount Sinai: $217K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Children's Hospital Corporation: $726K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Regents of the University of California: $554K across 3 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Ut Southwestern Medical Center: $485K across 3 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $430K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Mass General Hospital: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University of Massachusetts Amherst: $340K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University of Minnesota Foundation: $322K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: $251K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: $242K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Brigham & Women's Hospital: $203K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Bluedolphin LLC: $203K across 2 grants, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Weill Cornell: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2023Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Augusta University Research Institute Inc: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2025Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University of Southern California: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Weill Cornell Medicine: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Albert Einstein College of Medicine: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Northwestern University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Regenerative Research Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Bluefield Project to Cure Ftd: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Scripps Research Institute: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Washington University School of Medicine: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University in St Louis: $176K across 2 grants, latest 2025Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Ftd Disorders Registry LLC: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Uk Dementia Research Institute at University College London: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Child Care Associates: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Oxiant Discovery Ab: $144K across 5 grants, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of Michigan: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2025Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University De Lille: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → North Texas Community Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $47K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → State University of Iowa: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara: $34K across 6 grants, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Society for Neuroscience: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Brightfocus Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → The Regents of the University of California San Diego: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → University of Pennsylvania: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Ohio State University Foundation: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Gordon Research Conferences: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainwater Charitable Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Rainwater Charitable Foundati…$12MAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Alzheimer's Disease Research…$2.1MGhr Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Ghr Foundation$1.0MThe Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for: $42K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jane Coffin Childs Memori…$42KAlzheimer's Association: received $2.0M on this topicAlzheimer's Association$2.0MMichael J Fox Foundation: received $1.5M on this topicMichael J Fox Foundation$1.5MThe Regents of the University of California San Francisco: received $1.3M on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$1.3MChildren's Hospital Corporation: received $726K on this topicChildren's Hospital Corporation$726KWashington University: received $690K on this topicWashington University$690KThe Regents of the University of California: received $554K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$554KWashington University School of Medicine: received $500K on this topicWashington University School of…$500KWashington University: received $500K on this topicWashington University$500KUt Southwestern Medical Center: received $485K on this topicUt Southwestern Medical Center$485KIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: received $430K on this topicIcahn School of Medicine at Mou…$430KMass General Hospital: received $425K on this topicMass General Hospital$425KThe Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge: received $350K on this topicThe Chancellor Masters and Scho…$350KUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst: received $340K on this topicUniversity of Massachusetts Amh…$340KUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: received $322K on this topicUniversity of Minnesota Foundat…$322KWeill Medical College of Cornell University: received $282K on this topicWeill Medical College of Cornel…$282KThe Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: received $251K on this topicThe Board of Regents of the Uni…$251KThe Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: received $242K on this topicThe Chancellor Masters and Scho…$242KMount Sinai: received $217K on this topicMount Sinai$217KBrigham & Women's Hospital: received $203K on this topicBrigham & Women's Hospital$203KBluedolphin LLC: received $203K on this topicBluedolphin LLC$203KWeill Cornell: received $201K on this topicWeill Cornell$201KAugusta University Research Institute Inc: received $201K on this topicAugusta University Research Ins…$201KDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: received $201K on this topicDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$201KUniversity of Southern California: received $200K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$200KWeill Cornell Medicine: received $200K on this topicWeill Cornell Medicine$200KAlbert Einstein College of Medicine: received $200K on this topicAlbert Einstein College of Medi…$200KNorthwestern University: received $200K on this topicNorthwestern University$200KRegenerative Research Foundation: received $200K on this topicRegenerative Research Foundation$200KRegents of the University of California: received $200K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$200KThe Bluefield Project to Cure Ftd: received $200K on this topicThe Bluefield Project to Cure F…$200KThe Scripps Research Institute: received $200K on this topicThe Scripps Research Institute$200KUniversity of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio: received $200K on this topicUniversity of Texas Health Scie…$200KWashington University School of Medicine: received $200K on this topicWashington University School of…$200KWashington University in St Louis: received $176K on this topicWashington University in St Lou…$176KFtd Disorders Registry LLC: received $155K on this topicFtd Disorders Registry LLC$155KUk Dementia Research Institute at University College London: received $150K on this topicUk Dementia Research Institute…$150KChild Care Associates: received $150K on this topicChild Care Associates$150KOxiant Discovery Ab: received $144K on this topicOxiant Discovery Ab$144KUniversity of Michigan: received $103K on this topicUniversity of Michigan$103KUniversity De Lille: received $100K on this topicUniversity De Lille$100KNorth Texas Community Foundation: received $100K on this topicNorth Texas Community Foundation$100KThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $47K on this topicThe Board of Trustees of the Un…$47KThe Scripps Research Institute: received $42K on this topicThe Scripps Research Institute$42KState University of Iowa: received $41K on this topicState University of Iowa$41KThe Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: received $34K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$34KRegents of the University of California Santa Barbara: received $34K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$34KSociety for Neuroscience: received $34K on this topicSociety for Neuroscience$34KBrightfocus Foundation: received $15K on this topicBrightfocus Foundation$15KThe Regents of the University of California San Diego: received $10K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$10KUniversity of Pennsylvania: received $10K on this topicUniversity of Pennsylvania$10KOhio State University Foundation: received $6K on this topicOhio State University Foundation$6KInternational Society for Frontotemporal Dementias Inc: received $6K on this topicInternational Society for Front…$6KGordon Research Conferences: received $5K on this topicGordon Research Conferences$5KIcahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai: received $3K on this topicIcahn School of Medicine at Mt…$3K
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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 →