PARKER INSTITUTE FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024

SAN FRANCISCO, CAEIN 473355381 Website

Annual Giving

$28.1M+101% YoY

Grants

Median Grant

$750K

Organizations Funded

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Foundation Overview

Mission

Accelerate the development of breakthrough immune therapies to turn all cancers into curable diseases; bring top researchers together, provide them resources to pursue and push their best ideas forward, and eliminate barriers that stand in their way

Focus Areas

cancer immunotherapyoncology researchcancer researchbiomedical researchhospital- and university-based research

Grant Types

research grants

Funded Initiatives

Initial $250 million grant in 2016; recent $125 million investment in 2024; nearly $3 million to six early career researchers in 2021; over 460 research projects and clinical trials to date

How to Apply

Research funding opportunities may be administered through individual member institutions (like MSK, Penn, Stanford, UCLA, UCSF). Applications for research or career development funding can be made on the Parker Institute website or through affiliated institutions

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024+101%

$28.1M

Grants

Median

$750K

States

2023-22%

$14.0M

Grants

Median

$444K

States

2022

$17.8M

Grants

Median

$548K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$750K

Typical Grant (Median)

$29K

Smallest

$295K

25th Pctile

$3.3M

75th Pctile

$5.4M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $295K and $3.3M.

Largest Recent Grants

$5.4M

2024

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC

MA · SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIELD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

$5.0M

2024

WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE

NY · SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIELD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

$4.7M

2024

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PA · SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIELD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

$3.6M

2024

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

CA · SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIELD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

$3.1M

2024

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN

CA · SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIELD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

Geographic Focus

$10.6M6 grants

$5.4M1 grants

$5.2M3 grants

$4.9M2 grants

$999K1 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$223.9M

$29.7M(13.3%)

2023

$255.0M

$14.8M(5.8%)

2022

$307.2M

$18.1M(5.9%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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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.