American Brain Foundation

Minneapolis, MN ·EIN 41-1717098 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$21.6M received 86 funders 197 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds American Brain Foundation?

American Brain Foundation is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by American Academy of Neurology Institute ($4.8M), Skylight Charitable Trust ($4.3M), Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.6M in grants to American Brain Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
American Academy of Neurology Institute$4,750,00042019–2022
Skylight Charitable Trust$4,334,52382022–2024
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders$1,780,32662022–2025
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$1,736,500172020–2025
McKnight Brain Research Foundation$1,232,50342021–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$1,000,00032020–2022
The Michael J Fox Foundation$1,000,00012021
The Mary E Groff Charitable Trust 2631-00-46$746,666142020–2024
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$700,00052021–2025
Greater Houston Community Foundation$600,00022023–2024
The Charles a Dana Foundation$566,50042023–2024
The Association for Frontotemporal$500,00052021–2025
Aspen Community Foundation$250,00052020–2024
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy$225,00012024
American Epilepsy Society$224,91752020–2024
The Siegel Family Foundation Inc$200,00012020
Epilepsy Foundation of America$199,91742021–2024
Muscular Dystrophy Association$162,50012022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$150,00012024
Park Avenue Charitable Fund$126,00042020–2023
Arizona Community Foundation$100,50032020–2023
Tourette Association of America Inc$100,00012023
University of Miami$100,00022022–2023
Jewish Communal Fund$100,00012022
The Hearst Foundation$100,00012021

Showing top 25 of 86 funders by total given.

What grants has American Brain Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnCLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD/CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP/SHELIA ESSEY AWARD$323,000
2025Parkinson's Foundation IncMEDICAL RESEARCH$200,000
2025The Association for FrontotemporalCLINICAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS$100,000
2025Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,163
2025Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,163
2024Skylight Charitable TrustLEWY BODY DEMENTIA RESEARCH STUDY$1,000,000
2024Skylight Charitable TrustNEURAL INFLAMMATION PROJECT FUND STUDY$625,000
2024Skylight Charitable TrustNEXT GENERATION RESEARCH PROGRAM$377,167
2024Skylight Charitable TrustPSP GENOMICS INITIATIVE$357,356
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationHEALTH$300,000
2024The Charles a Dana FoundationNEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY$283,000
2024The Charles a Dana FoundationNEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY$283,000
2024McKnight Brain Research FoundationFunding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory loss$276,253
2024Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnSHELIA ESSEY AWARD; CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP; CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD; CRTS$267,000
2024The Foundation for Peripheral NeuropathyCRTS in Peripheral Neuropathy$225,000
2024The Association for FrontotemporalCLINICAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS$200,000
2024Skylight Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2024National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyRESEARCH$150,000
2024Parkinson's Foundation Inc$100,000
2024The Mary E Groff Charitable Trust 2631-00-46LEWY BODY DEMENTIA FUND$50,000
2024Aspen Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Mary E Groff Charitable Trust 2631-00-46LEWY BODY DEMENTIA FUND$50,000
2024Epilepsy Foundation of AmericaSUPPORT THE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP$49,917
2024American Epilepsy SocietySPENCER GRANT$49,917
2024Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersPROGRAM SUPPORT$31,667
2024Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersPROGRAM SUPPORT$31,667
2024Fanatics Charitable FoundationEVENT SPONSOR$25,000
2024Rosalie and Harold Brown CharitableOPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Lefkowitz Family FoundationSUPPORT RECIPIENT PROGRAMS$20,000
2024The John and Rosemary Brown FamilyGENERAL$15,000

Showing 30 most recent of 197 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds American Brain Foundation?

American Brain Foundation is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by American Academy of Neurology Institute ($4.8M), Skylight Charitable Trust ($4.3M), Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.6M in grants to American Brain Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is American Brain Foundation's largest funder?

American Academy of Neurology Institute is the largest recorded funder of American Brain Foundation, with $4.8M across 4 grants (2019–2022).

How much grant funding has American Brain Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $21.6M in grants to American Brain Foundation across 197 grants from 86 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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