California · Private foundation
Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $40M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,700,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 12
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $251M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $40M | 50% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $12M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $11M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $11M | 38% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $12M | 40% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $13M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc | $47,800,000 | 6 | 81% |
| Michelson Philanthropies Inc | $15,750,000 | 3 | 100% |
| The Michelson 20mm Foundation Inc | $10,700,000 | 5 | 98% |
| Human Immunome Project Inc | $1,741,866 | 5 | 17% |
| The Milken Institute | $1,220,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Mirman School for Gifted Children | $815,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Brentwood School | $265,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology | $30,800 | 1 | 0% |
| America Share USA Inc | $28,750 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc | $47,800,000 | 6 | 81% |
| Michelson Philanthropies Inc | $15,750,000 | 3 | 100% |
| The Michelson 20mm Foundation Inc | $10,700,000 | 5 | 98% |
| Human Immunome Project Inc | $1,741,866 | 5 | 17% |
| The Milken Institute | $1,220,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Mirman School for Gifted Children | $815,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Brentwood School | $265,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology | $30,800 | 1 | 0% |
| America Share USA Inc | $28,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Inner City Law Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upwardly Global | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Latino Medical Student Association Northeast | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($21M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Michelson Philanthropies Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc
- How much does Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc give?
- Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $40,310,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 12 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (48%), Philanthropy (27%), Health (23%).
- Who are Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc ($48M), Michelson Philanthropies Inc ($16M), The Michelson 20mm Foundation Inc ($11M).
- Does Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Michelson Philanthropies Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc based?
- Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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