Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Focus: Partnership program with National Cancer Institute (NCI) and SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) initiatives. Funds Phase I and II patient-centered cancer clinical trials.

Research Focus Areas

  • New Investigational Therapies
  • New Indications
  • De-escalation of Treatment
  • Mitigation of Treatment Toxicity
  • Predictive Biomarkers (with a therapeutic component)
  • Integrative Medicine

Disease/Research Areas Funded

  • Biomarkers (prognostic or predictive with supportive treatment)
  • Gene Therapy
  • Basket Trials
  • Immunotherapy
  • Targeted Therapies

How to Apply

Application Information

Applications are submitted through the SurveyMonkey Apply portal. For technical support with the application portal, click the information icon in the upper right corner or submit a support request form.

Contact for Program Questions: Research@GatewayCR.org

What Gateway for Cancer Research actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
18
Total given
$5.81M
Median grant
$279K
Range
$22K–$750K
  • By dollars: Texas 25%, California 17%, New York 16%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX

    Cancer research

    $750K

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX

    Cancer research

    $723K

  • Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA

    Cancer research

    $470K

  • Washington University St Louis · St Louis, MO

    Cancer research

    $422K

  • Be the Match Foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Cancer research

    $400K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Cancer
  • Science research

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