New York · Public charity
The Foundation for AIDS Research
Amfar is dedicated to ending the global aids epidemic through innovative research. (see schedule o)
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $749k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $52,430
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $185,970
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 27
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $53M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations The Foundation for AIDS Research funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k 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 | 7 | $708k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $2.2M | 19% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $1.7M | 39% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $3.6M | 21% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $3.2M | 13% |
| FY2019 | 23 | $6.2M | 35% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $7.5M | 10% |
| FY2017 | 27 | $7.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Francisco | $15,078,231 | 6 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $3,499,667 | 8 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $1,370,766 | 5 | n/a |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | $1,369,473 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $1,286,080 | 4 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $917,984 | 4 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $910,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology | $577,315 | 6 | 0% |
| Emory University | $536,669 | 4 | 0% |
| The Rockefeller University | $438,101 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Francisco | $15,078,231 | 6 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $3,499,667 | 8 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $1,370,766 | 5 | n/a |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | $1,369,473 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $1,286,080 | 4 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $917,984 | 4 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $910,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology | $577,315 | 6 | 0% |
| Emory University | $536,669 | 4 | 0% |
| The Rockefeller University | $438,101 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $437,011 | 4 | n/a |
| The J David Gladstone Institutes | $406,250 | 5 | 0% |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $393,464 | 5 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $335,749 | 3 | 0% |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell Univers | $305,237 | 3 | n/a |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $281,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | $267,418 | 5 | n/a |
| The Scripps Research Institute | $262,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Health Global Access Project Incorporated | $247,991 | 3 | 7% |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc | $231,250 | 4 | 0% |
| AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Inc | $217,682 | 3 | 1% |
| University of Massachusetts | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $199,999 | 4 | n/a |
| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc | $199,362 | 3 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $184,158 | 2 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $155,650 | 2 | n/a |
| Global Action for Trans Equality Inc | $155,612 | 2 | 8% |
| University of Miami | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| State University of Iowa | $149,995 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $148,514 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $133,335 | 2 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc | $99,810 | 2 | 0% |
| National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc | $86,823 | 2 | 0% |
| Uthsc Tyler | $80,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Swarthmore College | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Northwestern University | $76,416 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $68,565 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington University | $52,430 | 1 | 0% |
| Fenway Community Health Center Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $47,928 | 1 | 0% |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | $47,911 | 2 | 0% |
| Prep4all Inc | $43,000 | 2 | 4% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $33,334 | 1 | 0% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vitalant | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Compass Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New Hope for Cambodian Children | $20,024 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc | $19,744 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation for the AIDS Monument | $15,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Aids Walk San Francisco Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($75k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Foundation for AIDS Research supplied at peak.
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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: Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc · Family Health International Inc · Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation · Cornell University · Emory University · University of Pittsburgh · Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc · Foundation to Promote Open Society · New Venture Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The Foundation for AIDS Research
- How much does The Foundation for AIDS Research give?
- The Foundation for AIDS Research reported 9 itemized grants totaling $748,500, out of $4,204,529 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Foundation for AIDS Research fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (62%), Health (21%), Education (13%).
- Who are The Foundation for AIDS Research's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of California San Francisco ($15M), Johns Hopkins University ($3.5M), Mass General Brigham Incorporated ($1.4M).
- Does The Foundation for AIDS Research fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Foundation for AIDS Research?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc, Family Health International Inc, Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation.
- Where is The Foundation for AIDS Research based?
- The Foundation for AIDS Research is based in NY.
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