WARREN ALPERT FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$24.3M+5% YoY
Grants
99
Median Grant
$35K
Organizations Funded
101
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Warren Alpert Foundation improves the health of the public through grants and programmatic activities progressing towards attaining or perfecting medical treatments or cures through basic research, translational and outcomes research as well as through health education. Founded by philanthropist Warren Alpert, the foundation supports medical research, medical education, and in some cases general education and basic human services grants.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$22.9M grants distributed in 2023 with 76 awards, $100M Brown University medical school naming gift 2007, $20M Harvard Medical School Warren Alpert Building 1993, $9.5M genetic counseling diversity initiative Penn Medicine, $5M Stanford computational biology AI training, $4.6M UCLA computational biology program, $3.4M Brown University pancreatic cancer research, neuroscience fellowships 5-7 annual awards
How to Apply
For grants under $25,000: Direct application process with priority for New England area. For grants over $25,000: Submit Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Distinguished Scholars Fellowship (neuroscience): Institutional nomination required, deadline November 1, 2025. All applications must be submitted by Dean, Chief Academic Research Officer, or Grants Administration office. Contact: info@warrenalpertfoundation.org. Allow 30 days to process requests.
Does Not Fund
Priority consideration focused on New England area due to limited availability, institutional nomination required for fellowships rather than direct individual applications, all applications must be submitted by institutional leadership (Dean/Chief Academic Research Officer/Grants Administration)
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$24.3M
Grants
99
Median
$35K
States
23
$23.1M
Grants
73
Median
$35K
States
17
$23.8M
Grants
80
Median
$63K
States
20
Grant Size Distribution
$35K
Typical Grant (Median)
$500
Smallest
$15K
25th Pctile
$125K
75th Pctile
$6.4M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $15K and $125K.
Largest Recent Grants
$6.4M
2024
BROWN UNIVERSITY
RI · DONATION - EDUCATION
$4.6M
2024
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PA · DONATION - EDUCATION
$1.9M
2024
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
MA · DONATION - EDUCATION
$1.6M
2024
INTERMOUNTAIN FOUNDATION
UT · DONATION
$1.1M
2024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
CA · DONATION - EDUCATION
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.