How to apply
No required format. Contact: Foundations and Endowments Specialt, C/O Truist Bank 333 S Garland, Orlando, Fl, 2028796319 Deadlines: None. Restrictions: The following guidelines will be used in review of applications: - Innovative and efficient approaches to fundamental medical research of the brain on the mechanisms underlying the formation, storage and retrieval of memories, the impairment of these processes associated with aging, and the development of therapeutic strategies for the prevention and/or alleviation of these impairments in humans, intended principally for clinical application. - Seed grants to initiate promising new projects for medical research of the brain in age related memory loss. - Grants to charitable organizations or i…
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2024
6 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Federation for Aging ResearchNew York, NY | Funding of research | $1.5M |
| Foundation for the NihNorth Bethesda, MD | Funding of research | $1.0M |
| American Brain FoundationMinneapolis, MN | Funding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory loss | $248K |
| University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | Funding of research | $173K |
| University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, AL | Funding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at UAB | $94K |
| University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | Funding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Arizona | $57K |
By state: New York 1 · Maryland 1 · Minnesota 1 · Florida 1 · Alabama 1 · Arizona 1
About this foundation
McKnight Brain Research Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Orlando, Florida, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does McKnight Brain Research Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No required format. Deadlines: None..
How much does McKnight Brain Research Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $3.1M across 6 grants, a median of $210K.
Where does McKnight Brain Research Foundation give?
New York (1 grants), Maryland (1 grants), Minnesota (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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