The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is a New York, New York-based public charity, formed in 2000. It funds research focused on developing a cure for Parkinson’s disease and supports the development of improved therapies for people living with the disease today.
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at a glance
In short: The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research gave $201.5M across 149 grants in 2025 (avg $1.4M), top state California. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $201,501,047
- -16.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 149
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,352,356
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $425,905
- Total assets
- $639,188,451
- +45.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (47 of 149, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (27% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
Submit through the Foundation’s grant portal in response to a designated funding opportunity; the principal investigator must initiate and take primary responsibility for the application. The Foundation generally does not accept unsolicited proposals.
- Review Cycle
- Deadlines vary by program; listed examples include rolling deadlines and December 3, 2026 for the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders.
- Deadline
- Deadlines vary by program; listed examples include rolling deadlines and December 3, 2026 for the Edmond J.
- Contact
Mailing address: Grand Central Sta PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163
Phone: (212) 509-0995
Website: https://michaeljfox.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Collaborative Research Network Technical Track RFA
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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Deadline
Deadline not published
Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
GP2 Underrepresented Populations PhD Program Grant
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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Varies
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Who The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana University ($16.6M). Together the top 10 received $82.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
642 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 133 grants of 642 (21%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation says it funds researchers in the United States and around the world. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to California (27%), Massachusetts (17%), Pennsylvania (9%), Indiana (8%), and New York (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 149 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 47 of 149 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1.1M; repeat grants $1.5M. How we count
Medians: $315K first-time, $548K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73.8M (2022) to $240.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 149 grants totaling $201.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Bloomington, IN | Parkinson's Research | $16,649,309 |
| Greenphire King of Prussia, PA | Parkinson's Research | $12,709,888 |
| SB Technology Inc Palo Alto, CA | Parkinson's Research | $12,094,918 |
| Parkinson's Foundation New York, NY | Parkinson's Research | $7,602,000 |
| Casma Therapeutics Cambridge, MA | Parkinson's Research | $6,723,424 |
| Skip Innovations Inc San Francisco, CA | Parkinson's Research | $6,329,612 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Parkinson's Research | $5,309,314 |
| Xingimaging LLC Woodbridge, CT | Parkinson's Research | $5,010,510 |
| The Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | Parkinson's Research | $4,824,668 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Parkinson's Research | $4,696,688 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $639,188,451 | $708,298,921 | $607,173,235 | $201,501,047 | 149 | $17,608,701 |
| 2024 | $439,010,892 | $505,288,760 | $452,470,597 | $240,167,962 | 142 | $13,020,883 |
| 2023 | $349,458,390 | $316,078,272 | $386,159,309 | $125,810,134 | 147 | $11,093,281 |
| 2022 | $397,763,015 | $362,405,973 | $338,898,662 | $73,807,246 | 102 | $2,780,188 |
| 2021 | $330,549,492 | $353,405,980 | $279,892,835 | $134,422,363 | 102 | $527,423 |
| 2020 | $231,669,888 | $202,285,896 | $172,205,904 | $97,929,360 | 102 | $1,223,652 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and ensure the development of improved therapies for people living with Parkinson’s today. Its research agenda has four pillars: clearer disease diagnosis, better treatment pipelines, faster clinical trials, and catalyzed communities. It supports basic, translational, and clinical research in academia and industry, and also develops and distributes research tools, biosamples, and patient data and sponsors or coordinates its own studies.
The Foundation says it funds researchers at universities, for-profit companies, and nonprofit research institutions in the United States and around the world. Its 2025 grants included research organizations and universities. For example, the Broad Institute describes its own mission as advancing biomedicine through research into disease and its treatment, while Harvard describes its mission as education and research across academic domains. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the Foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 149 grants totaling $201,501,047. Grant amounts ranged from $5,850 to $16,649,309, with a median of $425,905.
The largest listed awards included $16,649,309 to Indiana University for Parkinson’s research, $12,709,888 to Greenphire, $12,094,918 to SB Technology Inc., $7,602,000 to Parkinson’s Foundation, and $6,723,424 to Casma Therapeutics. Other listed recipients included Skip Innovations Inc. ($6,329,612), University of Iowa ($5,309,314), XingImaging LLC ($5,010,510), the Broad Institute ($4,824,668), Harvard University ($4,696,688), Verily Life Sciences ($4,577,504), and Psomagen Inc. ($4,171,009); the listed purposes were Parkinson’s research.
The Foundation’s website says it generally does not accept unsolicited proposals. Applicants apply through the Foundation’s online grant submission system for designated funding opportunities. The principal investigator must be the primary applicant, and applicants should choose the program that fits the project’s next-step objectives rather than submit the same idea to multiple programs. Proposals with significant overlap with already funded work will likely not be considered. Some programs use a pre-proposal stage, and not all pre-proposal applicants are invited to submit a full proposal.
Open opportunities listed include the Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, with rolling deadlines and awards ranging from $250,000 for smaller targeted programs to upwards of $5 million for later-stage programs; the Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research program, with awards up to $250,000 and a rolling deadline; and the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders, with a December 3, 2026 deadline. Other listed opportunities include a GP2 PhD program for supervisors from underrepresented groups in Parkinson’s disease research, a Collaborative Research Network Technical Track RFA, and a personalized gait research program offering $250,000–$2,000,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael J. Fox as founder; Andrew J. O’Brien as chairman; Fred G. Weiss as treasurer; and Skip Irving as vice chairman. It also lists Holly S. Andersen, MD, Bonnie M. Bandeen, Glenn Batchelder, Susan Bilotta, Mark Booth, and Jon Brooks as members.
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is led by Deborah W. Brooks, Co-Founder & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 62 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah W. Brooks
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & Executive Vice Chair → Co-Founder & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$964K (2020) → $1.5M (2025)
Andrew J. O'Brien
Chairman
Member → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian K. Fiske
Chief Science Officer
Senior Vice President & Research Programs → Chief Science Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$327K (2020) → $477K (2025)
Holly Teichholtz
Chief Marketing Officer
Senior Vice President, Committee & Content Strategies → Chief Marketing Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$317K (2020) → $525K (2025)
Mark A. Frasier
Chief Science Officer
Senior Vice President & Research Programs → Chief Science Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$330K (2020) → $476K (2025)
Sohini Chowdhury
Chief Program Officer
Deputy CEO → Chief Program Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$546K (2020) → $1.1M (2025)
Todd Sherer
Chief Mission Officer
CEO → Executive Vice President & Research Strategy, 2021
Executive Vice President & Research Strategy → Chief Mission Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$911K (2020) → $1.2M (2025)
James McNasby
General Counsel & Secretary
Chief People Officer & General Counsel → General Counsel, 2023
General Counsel → General Counsel & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$280K (2021) → $417K (2025)
Jennifer Moughalian
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$187K (2024) → $450K (2025)
Lisa Boudreau
Chief Development Officer
Chief Devlep. Officer → Chief Development Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$528K (2024) → $609K (2025)
Vanessa Arnedo
Chief People Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$383K (2024) → $433K (2025)
Akbar Gbajabiamila
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amar Kuchinad
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Creighton
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne M. Holloway
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry J. Cohen
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Malkin
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie M. Bandeen
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Strauss
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Schenker
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colin R. Masson
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Schenker
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Einhorn
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Glickman
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donny Deutsch
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas I. Ostrover
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Kalikow
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred G. Weiss
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Stephanopoulos
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Whelen
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Batchelder
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hartley T. Richardson
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly S. Andersen MD
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Keefer
Member
Chairman → Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John S. Daly
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Brooks
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Finerman
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa A. Piazza
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc S. Lipschultz
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Booth
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Fox
Founder
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelle Fortenberry
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ofer Nemirovsky
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Zaffino
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard J. Schnall
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Tigner
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert W. Shackleton
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Reynolds
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Skip Irving
Vice Chairman
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bilotta
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Pollan
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Willie Geist
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Krys
Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Quinn
Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Bolch Isbill
Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Richter
Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabe Gelman
Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank D'amelio
Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Mirels
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Fitzgerald
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samir Kaul
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: William Fowler (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Frederick E. Rowe Jr To (2024) — Member
- Former: Frederick E. Rowe Jr. (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Michele Golombuski (2020–2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Rachel Dolhun (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Medical Communications
- Former: Lee Fixel (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Lily Safra (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Mark L. Hart III (2020–2022) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.5M, to Deborah W Brooks (Co-Founder & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
How much does The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research give each year?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research gave $201.5M across 149 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $240.2M across 142 grants.
What is The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's typical grant size?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's median grant in 2025 was $425,905, and its average grant was $1,352,356, across 149 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research that year got $1.1M on average.
Where does The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research give grants?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's top state is California, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Massachusetts (17%) and Pennsylvania (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (9 grants), Cambridge, MA (8 grants), San Francisco, CA (7 grants) and Boston, MA (6 grants).
Does The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 149 grants with a stated purpose on The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Parkinson's Research" (149 grants).
Who are The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's largest grantees?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's largest 2025 grantees include Indiana University ($16,649,309), Greenphire ($12,709,888) and SB Technology Inc ($12,094,918), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research reported $639.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $708.3M.
What does The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and ensure the development of improved therapies for people living with Parkinson’s today. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research?
Submit through the Foundation’s grant portal in response to a designated funding opportunity; the principal investigator must initiate and take primary responsibility for the application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's EIN?
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4141945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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