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
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Brigitt Rok Potamkin Foundation Inc$60,00012023
Society of Vascular and Interventional$53,33312020
Fanatics Charitable Foundation$50,00022023–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$43,11822022–2023
Jani-Dhuna Foundation$30,00032021–2023
Community Foundation of Greater$30,00032021–2023
Sarah a Stewart Foundation$30,00012022
Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable$25,00012024
Austin Community Foundation Inc$25,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$25,00012021
The Lefkowitz Family Foundation$20,00012024
Jeanne & Richard Kaskey Foundation$20,00042023–2024
The John and Rosemary Brown Family$15,00012024
KrohaCasner Family Foundation$13,35412024
O'brien Family Foundation$12,00012024
Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer$10,00012024
National Football League Players$10,00012023
Lurie Family Foundation$10,00022021
John and Cindy Mccain Family Foundation$7,50022020–2021
Pledgeling Foundation$6,32212020
Bristol-myers Squibb Foundation Inc$6,080102022–2023
National Philanthropic Trust$5,70012022
HAND Foundation$5,50012020
The Lagomarsino Foundation$5,10042021–2024
Children's Orthopaedic Surgery$5,00012022
The Hawkins Family Foundation$5,00012021
Elkes Foundation Iii$5,00012021
The Kgr Foundation Inc$4,78812023
Laura Lemle Family Foundation$4,53042021–2024
Gannett Foundation Inc$4,25012021
The Lazard Charitable Foundation$4,00012023
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$3,00032022–2024
The Tito and Sandra Tiberti Foundation$3,00012022
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$2,35152020–2024
The Sirovich Family Charitable Fdn$1,85412021
McLamore Family Foundation Inc$1,75012024
James D and Diane S Magnus Foundation$1,00012024
The Birk Family Foundation Inc$1,00012022
Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc$1,00012021
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$1,00012020
The Poses Family Foundation$1,00012020
Thaman Family Foundation Ica$51512021
Lorraine and Richard Schwarz Family$50012023
The Yelp Foundation$50012023
Robert S Smith Family Foundation Inc$50012022
Columbia Bank Foundation$50012020
Rapj Foundation$50012019
Synchrony Foundation$46812021
Equitable Foundation Inc$36422023–2024
American Express Foundation$35012021
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors$25812024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$25012021
Dolliver Family Foundation Inc$25012021
High Five Foundation$25012020
High Five Foundation Ii$25012020
Friel Foundation Inc$20012024
Robert a Skead & Mildred L Skead Ch$20012023
John and Bernice Hamra Foundation$15012019
P & B Foundation$10012022
The Rockefeller Foundation$9012023
Pentair Foundation$2512023

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

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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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