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

Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Virginia, currently Gates Foundation, Federation of State Boards of Physical, American Society of Clinical Oncology. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.

Who is the largest medical research funder in Virginia?

Gates Foundation gives the most to medical research organizations in Virginia, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to medical research in Virginia?

$77M reached 52 medical research organizations in Virginia, from 250 funders. 34% came from funders also based in Virginia.

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 · Virginia · Medical research

Who funds medical research in Virginia

Virginia's medical research organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$77M

granted

organizations

34%

from in-state

The short version

250 funders gave $77M to 52 medical research organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
34% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of medical research in Virginia is Gates Foundation, at $20M.
The medical research organization drawing the most is Virginia Commonwealth University, at $20M.

Largest funders of medical research in Virginia

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

1Gates Foundation$20M 2Federation of State Boards of Physical$10M 3American Society of Clinical Oncology$7M 4The Breast Cancer Research$5M 5Kids Connect Charitable Fund$4M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 7Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$3M 8Foreign Credentialing Commission On$3M 9Curefa Foundation Inc$2M 10National Philanthropic Trust$2M

Medical research organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

Virginia Commonwealth University$20M Conquer Cancer Foundation of The$19M Healthcare Regulatory Research Institute$13M

42 other medical research organizations$6M

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance$5M Friends of Faces$5M

How to find medical research funders in Virginia

1
Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to medical research in Virginia are Gates Foundation, Federation of State Boards of Physical, American Society of Clinical Oncology. A funder already writing medical research checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
66% of medical research money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national medical research funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a medical research nonprofit in Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Virginia, currently Gates Foundation, Federation of State Boards of Physical, American Society of Clinical Oncology. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest medical research funder in Virginia?: Gates Foundation gives the most to medical research organizations in Virginia, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to medical research in Virginia?: $77M reached 52 medical research organizations in Virginia, from 250 funders. 34% came from funders also based in Virginia.
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.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.