How do I find funders for a medical research nonprofit in Kansas?

Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Kansas, currently Jewish Federation of Greater, Cerebral Palsy Research Endowment, Foundation for Food and Agriculture. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.

How much grant money goes to medical research in Kansas?

$15M reached 17 medical research organizations in Kansas, from 70 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Kansas.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Kansas · Medical research

Who funds medical research in Kansas

Funding is concentrated: Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation alone draws 43% of every medical research grant dollar in Kansas. One funder dominates the giving, Jewish Federation of Greater, at 37% of the total.

$15M

granted

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

70 funders gave $15M to 17 medical research organizations in Kansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
43% of that came from funders also based in Kansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of medical research in Kansas is Jewish Federation of Greater, at $6M.
The medical research organization drawing the most is Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation, at $7M.

Largest funders of medical research in Kansas

The funders giving the most to medical research organizations in Kansas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Jewish Federation of Greater$6M 2Cerebral Palsy Research Endowment$3M 3Foundation for Food and Agriculture$2M 4Center Industries Corporation$2M 5Business Technology Career Opportunities$1M 6United Way of the Plains Inc$481k 7Public Health Institute$265k 8Pga Tour Inc$160k 9Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$150k 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$130k

Medical research organizations in Kansas that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation$7M Coming Together for a Cure Inc$6M Swine Health Information Center Inc$2M

How to find medical research funders in Kansas

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Start with the funders already active in Kansas
The funders giving the most to medical research in Kansas are Jewish Federation of Greater, Cerebral Palsy Research Endowment, Foundation for Food and Agriculture. A funder already writing medical research checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
57% of medical research money in Kansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national medical research funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a medical research nonprofit in Kansas?: Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Kansas, currently Jewish Federation of Greater, Cerebral Palsy Research Endowment, Foundation for Food and Agriculture. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.
Who is the largest medical research funder in Kansas?: Jewish Federation of Greater gives the most to medical research organizations in Kansas, $6M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to medical research in Kansas?: $15M reached 17 medical research organizations in Kansas, from 70 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Kansas.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.