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Gates Foundation → Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute: $223M across 2 grants, latest 2023Illuminations Foundation Inc → Seed Company: $87M across 4 grants, latest 2025Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center → University of Washington: $3.7M across 6 grants, latest 2022American Diabetes Association → University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: $1.6M across 8 grants, latest 2024Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation → City of Hope Medical Center: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → New Venture Fund: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rheumatology Research Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $465K across 4 grants, latest 2025John S and James L Knight Foundation → Social Science Research Council: $455K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Osteosarcoma Institute Inc → Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2023Tsadra Foundation → Art Engle: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bolick Foundation → Sil International: $178K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Path: $111M across 6 grants, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $13M across 4 grants, latest 2025American Diabetes Association → University of Utah: $1.2M across 6 grants, latest 2024Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation → Rector Visitors of Univ of Va: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $486K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rheumatology Research Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan: $475K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Center On Rural Innovation: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Osteosarcoma Institute Inc → Regents of Emory University: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Seed Company: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2025John S and James L Knight Foundation → Public Knowledge: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tsadra Foundation → Sarah Harding: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bolick Foundation → Friends of Agape: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Emory University: $76M across 3 grants, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Biblica: $11M across 4 grants, latest 2025Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation → Johns Hopkins Hospital: $897K across 3 grants, latest 2025American Diabetes Association → George Washington University: $794K across 4 grants, latest 2024Rheumatology Research Foundation → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → New York University: $392K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center → University of Wisconsin: $359K across 1 grant, latest 2022John S and James L Knight Foundation → The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Osteosarcoma Institute Inc → Regents of Northwestern University: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Sil International: $190K across 4 grants, latest 2024Tsadra Foundation → David Higgins: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bolick Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Scripps Research Institute the: $49M across 10 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the: $42M across 26 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $31M across 11 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital: $26M across 23 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → University of Dundee: $22M across 19 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford: $19M across 20 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Global Health Innovative Technology Fund: $16M across 2 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Beijing Huayi Health and Drug Research Institute the: $16M across 4 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc: $14M across 5 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $14M across 12 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc: $13M across 7 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → University of Cape Town: $12M across 16 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Sapient Bioanalytics LLC: $12M across 6 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Institut De Formulation Des Vaccins (Ch) Sa: $12M across 7 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Quantoom Biosciences Sa: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Vir Biotechnology Inc: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $7.9M across 9 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → New Venture Fund: $7.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Children's Hospital Corporation: $7.5M across 7 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Hospital for Sick Children the: $7.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Centre for the Aids Program of Research in South Africa: $6.6M across 9 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh: $6.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Africa Health Research Institute Npc: $6.4M across 7 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Duke University: $6.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $6.3M across 7 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $4.9M across 5 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Sunflower Therapeutics Pbc: $4.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Science for Africa Foundation (Sfa): $4.8M across 10 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation: $806M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$806MIlluminations Foundation Inc: $111M on this topic. Open the funder.Illuminations Foundation Inc$111MFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$4.6MAmerican Diabetes Association: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.American Diabetes Association$3.6MBen and Catherine Ivy Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundat…$2.7MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$1.5MRheumatology Research Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Rheumatology Research Foundat…$1.5MJohn S and James L Knight Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.John S and James L Knight Fou…$1.1MThe Osteosarcoma Institute Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Osteosarcoma Institute Inc$1.0MAdair Foundation: $955K on this topic. Open the funder.Adair Foundation$955KTsadra Foundation: $551K on this topic. Open the funder.Tsadra Foundation$551KThe Bolick Foundation: $423K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bolick Foundation$423KBill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute: received $223M on this topicBill & Melinda Gates Medical Re…$223MPath: received $111M on this topicPath$111MSeed Company: received $88M on this topicSeed Company$88MEmory University: received $76M on this topicEmory University$76MScripps Research Institute the: received $49M on this topicScripps Research Institute the$49MBoard of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the: received $42M on this topicBoard of Trustees of the Leland…$42MUniversity of Washington Foundation: received $31M on this topicUniversity of Washington Founda…$31MMassachusetts General Hospital: received $26M on this topicMassachusetts General Hospital$26MUniversity of Dundee: received $22M on this topicUniversity of Dundee$22MChancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford: received $19M on this topicChancellor Masters & Scholars o…$19MGlobal Health Innovative Technology Fund: received $16M on this topicGlobal Health Innovative Techno…$16MBeijing Huayi Health and Drug Research Institute the: received $16M on this topicBeijing Huayi Health and Drug R…$16MInternational Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc: received $14M on this topicInternational Aids Vaccine Init…$14MPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $14M on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$14MWycliffe Bible Translators: received $13M on this topicWycliffe Bible Translators$13MNovartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc: received $13M on this topicNovartis Institutes for Biomedi…$13MUniversity of Cape Town: received $12M on this topicUniversity of Cape Town$12MSapient Bioanalytics LLC: received $12M on this topicSapient Bioanalytics LLC$12MInstitut De Formulation Des Vaccins (Ch) Sa: received $12M on this topicInstitut De Formulation Des Vac…$12MBiblica: received $11M on this topicBiblica$11MQuantoom Biosciences Sa: received $11M on this topicQuantoom Biosciences Sa$11MVir Biotechnology Inc: received $10M on this topicVir Biotechnology Inc$10MNew Venture Fund: received $8.6M on this topicNew Venture Fund$8.6MMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $7.9M on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$7.9MChildren's Hospital Corporation: received $7.5M on this topicChildren's Hospital Corporation$7.5MHospital for Sick Children the: received $7.3M on this topicHospital for Sick Children the$7.3MCentre for the Aids Program of Research in South Africa: received $6.6M on this topicCentre for the Aids Program of…$6.6MInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh: received $6.5M on this topicInternational Centre for Diarrh…$6.5MAfrica Health Research Institute Npc: received $6.4M on this topicAfrica Health Research Institut…$6.4MDuke University: received $6.3M on this topicDuke University$6.3MFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: received $6.3M on this topicFred Hutchinson Cancer Center$6.3MJohns Hopkins University: received $4.9M on this topicJohns Hopkins University$4.9MSunflower Therapeutics Pbc: received $4.8M on this topicSunflower Therapeutics Pbc$4.8MScience for Africa Foundation (Sfa): received $4.8M on this topicScience for Africa Foundation (…$4.8MUniversity of Washington: received $3.7M on this topicUniversity of Washington$3.7MUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: received $1.6M on this topicUniversity of Colorado Anschutz…$1.6MUniversity of Utah: received $1.2M on this topicUniversity of Utah$1.2MCity of Hope Medical Center: received $900K on this topicCity of Hope Medical Center$900KRector Visitors of Univ of Va: received $900K on this topicRector Visitors of Univ of Va$900KJohns Hopkins Hospital: received $897K on this topicJohns Hopkins Hospital$897KGeorge Washington University: received $794K on this topicGeorge Washington University$794KRegents of the University of Michigan: received $600K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$600KRegents of the University of Minnesota: received $486K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$486KRegents of the University of Michigan: received $475K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$475KSocial Science Research Council: received $455K on this topicSocial Science Research Council$455KCenter On Rural Innovation: received $450K on this topicCenter On Rural Innovation$450KUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $400K on this topicUniversity of North Carolina at…$400KNew York University: received $392K on this topicNew York University$392KRegents of the University of California San Francisco: received $385K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$385KRegents of Emory University: received $375K on this topicRegents of Emory University$375KSil International: received $368K on this topicSil International$368KUniversity of Wisconsin: received $359K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin$359KPublic Knowledge: received $300K on this topicPublic Knowledge$300KThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $300K on this topicThe University of North Carolin…$300KRegents of Northwestern University: received $250K on this topicRegents of Northwestern Univers…$250KArt Engle: received $185K on this topicArt Engle$185KSarah Harding: received $185K on this topicSarah Harding$185KDavid Higgins: received $181K on this topicDavid Higgins$181KFriends of Agape: received $130K on this topicFriends of Agape$130K
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