Uncle Kory Foundation
Uncle Kory Foundation is a private foundation based in El Segundo, California. Its 2025 filing lists grants for cancer research, including projects on glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
Uncle Kory Foundation at a glance
In short: Uncle Kory Foundation gave $586K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), top state California. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $585,579
- +34.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +45.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,599
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $888,000
- -8.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Uncle Kory Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2121 Rosecrans Ave Suite 4335, El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 295-4565
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Uncle Kory Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ($100K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $559K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 33 grants of 59 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grants went to recipients in California, Texas, North Carolina, New York, and Alabama. California accounted for 43% of grant dollars, Texas 17%, North Carolina 14%, New York 13%, and Alabama 9%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Uncle Kory Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $45K; repeat grants $45K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $121K (2023) to $800K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $586K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Hope Duarte, CA | Targeting Non-Coding RNA Pseudouridine Modification for Glioblastoma Therapy | $50,000 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | To fund project "regulation of myeloid cells by fatty acid metabolism in irradiated glioblastoma." 2nd year renewal | $50,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Sirpiglenastat for Treating Glioblastoma | $50,000 |
| Regents University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Characterizing ptprz1 mechanism in cancer as a therapeutic target, 3rd year funding | $50,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Hapten-Modified Neoantigens as Immune Targets for Glioblastoma Treatment | $50,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | Project fp00009152 - repurposing migraine treatments for dipg - 5th year funding | $50,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | Autophagy inhibition to sensitize medulloblastoma to enhance nk cell immunotherapy | $50,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | Targeting recurrent glioblastoma cells using collagen-binding il-12 and il-7 | $50,000 |
| University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Defining neural dependent vulnerabilities in gbm radiation sensitization using functional genomics | $50,000 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | The role of gaba transaminase in medulloblastoma local recurrence and its potential as a therapeutic target in medulloblastoma metastasis 3rd year funding | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $888,000 | $646,964 | $726,925 | $585,579 | 16 | $715,919 | $21,301 | $37,107 |
| 2024 | $967,961 | $845,170 | $623,496 | $435,000 | 11 | $611,609 | $35,058 | $55,778 |
| 2023 | $708,992 | $571,376 | $249,811 | $121,190 | 8 | $248,713 | $15,728 | $26,967 |
| 2022 | $386,715 | $908,949 | $937,127 | $800,000 | 16 | $929,831 | $8,166 | $28,801 |
| 2021 | $411,710 | $196,680 | $307,166 | $212,000 | 8 | $303,073 | $45,247 | $30,274 |
| 2020 | $522,196 | $483,426 | $498,355 | $390,000 | 7 | — | $106,511 | $26,925 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Uncle Kory Foundation reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included research projects addressing brain cancers and potential treatments. Among its grantees, City of Hope describes its mission as making hope a reality for people touched by cancer and diabetes. The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research describes its mission as partnering with scientists to accelerate cancer research in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $585,579. Grant amounts ranged from $579 to $50,000, with a median grant of $50,000.
Among the listed 2025 grants were $50,000 to City of Hope for research on non-coding RNA pseudouridine modification for glioblastoma therapy; $50,000 to Cornell University for a second-year renewal studying myeloid cells and fatty acid metabolism in irradiated glioblastoma; $50,000 to Duke University for a project on SIRPIGLENASTAT for treating glioblastoma; and $25,000 to The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research as a gift for the GBM Initiative.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amanda H Gregory as vice president and director, and Heath H Gregory as president, director, secretary, and treasurer.
Uncle Kory Foundation is led by Heath H. Gregory, President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heath H. Gregory
President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda H. Gregory
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Uncle Kory Foundation
How much does Uncle Kory Foundation give each year?
Uncle Kory Foundation gave $586K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $435K across 11 grants.
What is Uncle Kory Foundation's typical grant size?
Uncle Kory Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $36,599, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Uncle Kory Foundation that year got $45K on average.
Where does Uncle Kory Foundation give grants?
Uncle Kory Foundation's top state is California, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Texas (17%) and North Carolina (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (4 grants), Houston, TX (2 grants), Durham, NC (2 grants) and Hinsdale, IL (2 grants).
Does Uncle Kory Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Uncle Kory Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Uncle Kory Foundation's largest grantees?
Uncle Kory Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ($100,000 across 2 grants), Duke University ($83,584 across 2 grants) and The UCLA Foundation ($50,579 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Uncle Kory Foundation?
Uncle Kory Foundation reported $888K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $716K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Uncle Kory Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included research projects addressing brain cancers and potential treatments. Among its grantees, City of Hope describes its mission as making hope a reality for people touched by cancer and diabetes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Uncle Kory Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Uncle Kory Foundation's EIN?
Uncle Kory Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4485313. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Uncle Kory Foundation 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-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Uncle Kory Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/uncle-kory-foundation-morg_bf61db14954649f6a9b97b74b9ed7a88
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