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Grantmaking for scientific research, global health R&D, transformative basic science, and health innovation. 330+ grants and 30+ social investments ($550M+).

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Led by Jacob Trefethen.

Grants Awarded

203Total: $335M
GrantRecipientAmountDateStatus
LEAF — Lead Exposure ReductionLead Exposure Action Fund (LEAF)$20MSep 2024
Target Malaria — Gene Drives for Malaria ControlTarget Malaria$18MMay 2017
Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention — General Support (2024)Centre For Pesticide Suicide Prevention$13MJun 2024
University of Washington — Universal Flu Vaccine and Computational Protein Design (David Baker and Neil King)University of Washington$11MNov 2017
Vital Strategies — RESET Alcohol Initiative (2024)Vital Strategies$10MNov 2024
Clinton Health Access Initiative — Sickle Cell Disease Market ShapingClinton Health Access Initiative$8MOct 2024
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination — Hepatitis B ResearchCoalition For Global Hepatitis Elimination$7.6MOct 2024
Arizona State University — Canine Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial (Stephen Johnston)Arizona State University$7.4MNov 2017
Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention — General Support (2021)Centre For Pesticide Suicide Prevention$6.9MJan 2021
Vaccine Formulation Institute — Clinical Development of Novel AdjuvantsVaccine Formulation Institute$5.7MFeb 2025
Hospital for Sick Children – Malaria Vaccine Research and Preclinical DevelopmentHospital For Sick Children$5.7MMar 2024
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine — Snakebite TherapiesLiverpool School Of Tropical Medicine$5.5MAug 2024
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute — Emodepside Phase III TrialSwiss Tropical And Public Health Institute$5.1MJan 2024
Ten30 Biosciences — General SupportTen30 Biosciences$5MApr 2025
UC Berkeley — Aging Research (Irina Conboy) (2017)University of California, Berkeley$5MAug 2017
University of Oxford — Malaria Vaccine ManufacturingUniversity of Oxford$4.7MDec 2024
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — Anemia RCTLondon School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine$4.6MAug 2024
University of Oxford — Improved First-Generation Malaria Vaccine DevelopmentUniversity of Oxford$4.3MDec 2024
Kainomyx — Antimalarial Drug (2021)Kainomyx$4MSep 2021
Stanford University — Research on Vaccine DurabilityStanford University$4MDec 2024
Oregon Health and Science University — Research on Oocyte ProductionOregon Health And Science University$4MJun 2022
Kyoto University — Research on Reproductive Biology (Mitinori Saitou)Kyoto University$4MApr 2019
International Vaccine Institute — Hepatitis E Vaccine Trial (2023)International Vaccine Institute$3.5MOct 2023
University of Oxford — Malaria Vaccine Durability in School-Aged ChildrenUniversity of Oxford$3.5MJun 2025
University of Washington — Universal Influenza Vaccines (Neil King)University of Washington$3.2MSep 2021
Penn State University — Research on Emergency Food Resilience (Charles Anderson) (2020)Penn State University$3.1MMay 2020
University of California, Berkeley — Aging Research (Irina Conboy) (2023)University of California, Berkeley$3MJan 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Synthetic Neurobiology Group (2018)Massachusetts Institute of Technology$3MFeb 2018
Eiger InnoTherapeutics — Lonafarnib and Pegylated Interferon LambdaEiger InnoTherapeutics$3MApr 2024
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — School Net Program RCTLondon School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine$3MSep 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Synthetic Neurobiology GroupMassachusetts Institute of Technology$3MMar 2016
Harvard University — Antimalarial Bednet Development and EvaluationHarvard University$2.9MMay 2024
University Health Network — Preterm Birth Research (2019)University Health Network$2.8MFeb 2019
Boston Children’s Hospital — Chronic Pain Research (Yi Zhang)Boston Children'S Hospital$2.7MOct 2018
Washington University in St. Louis — Gut Microbiome Repair ResearchWashington University in St. Louis$2.7MDec 2023
Duke University — CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editing Tools (Charles Gersbach)Duke University$2.6MOct 2018
Stanford University — Coronavirus Drug Research (June 2020) (Jeffrey Glenn)Stanford University$2.5MJun 2020
Novartis — Cryptosporidiosis Challenge TrialNovartis$2.5MOct 2024
Kyushu University — Research on Mammalian Reproduction (Katsuhiko Hayashi)Kyushu University$2.5MAug 2019
University of New South Wales — In Vitro Fertilization Research (Robert Gilchrist)University Of New South Wales$2.5MNov 2020
University of Michigan — Research on Mammalian Gamete Development (2019)University of Michigan$2.5MMar 2019
Broad Institute — Genome Editing Research (Feng Zhang)Broad Institute$2.5MDec 2019
4J Therapeutics — Locked Nucleic Acid Technology4J Therapeutics$2.5MNov 2023
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute — Dumuria Nets for Malaria Prevention in Nomadic Populations (NOMHAD)Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute$2.4MJun 2025
University of California, Los Angeles — Epigenetic Clock Research (Steve Horvath)University of California, Los Angeles$2.4MApr 2019
New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency — General SupportNew Partnership For Africa’S Development$2.4MApr 2017
Malaria Research and Training Center – TB31F Clinical TrialMalaria Research And Training Center$2.3MMar 2024
Stanford University — In Vitro ImmunologyStanford University$2.3MApr 2025
The University of Glasgow — Malaria Resistance ResearchUniversity of Glasgow$2.3MDec 2023
University of Southern California — Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (July 2019)University of Southern California$2.3MJul 2019
University of Southern California — Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (January 2019)University of Southern California$2.3MJan 2019
University of California, Los Angeles — Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (2020)University of California, Los Angeles$2.3MSep 2020
Pure Earth — Support for Reducing Lead Exposure in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesPure Earth$2.1MAug 2021
University of Notre Dame — Nanopore Protein Sequencing (Gregory Timp)University of Notre Dame$2.1MJun 2017
University of Victoria — Syphilis Diagnostic (Caroline Cameron)University Of Victoria$2MFeb 2022
University of Michigan — Research on Gamete Development (2023)University of Michigan$2MMay 2023
California Institute of Technology — Research on Reproductive Biology (Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz)California Institute Of Technology$2MJul 2019
Stanford University — Immunization Research (2025)Stanford University$2MMay 2025
Indiana University — Respiratory Distress Syndrome InterventionsIndiana University$1.9MApr 2024
Harvard University — COVID-19 Serological Tests (Michael Mina)Harvard University$1.8MApr 2020
University of Notre Dame — Nanopore Protein Sequencing (Gregory Timp) (2021)University of Notre Dame$1.8MAug 2021
University of Southern California — Genomic Research MethodsUniversity of Southern California$1.7MApr 2016
Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky)Rockefeller University$1.6MApr 2017
Sherlock Biosciences — Operating Costs & STI Clinical TrialSherlock Biosciences$1.5MNov 2024
University of California, Los Angeles – Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (2023)University of California, Los Angeles$1.5MJan 2024
University of Washington — Tonsil Model for Tuberculosis ResearchUniversity of Washington$1.5MFeb 2023
Purdue University — Preclinical Data Research (Douglas Brubaker)Purdue University$1.5MAug 2021
Research Institute of Industrial Economics — Genomic Research Methods (2019)Research Institute Of Industrial Economics$1.5MApr 2019
Cures Within Reach — Generic Drug Trials (2024)Cures Within Reach$1.5MNov 2024
The University of Chicago — EPIC Air Quality FundUniversity of Chicago$1.5MJun 2024
University of Washington — Tuberculosis ResearchUniversity of Washington$1.4MAug 2023
Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention — General SupportCentre For Pesticide Suicide Prevention$1.3MAug 2017
Air Pollution Action Group — Air Quality Initiatives in IndiaAir Pollution Action Group$1.3MSep 2025
UC Berkeley — Research on Rapid COVID-19 Serology Testing (Lisa Barcellos and Eva Harris)University of California, Berkeley$1.3MApr 2020
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health — Working Group on Malaria Gene Drive Testing PathFoundation For The National Institutes Of Health$1.2MJul 2016
CDC Foundation — Malaria Control Research (2016)CDC Foundation$1.2MSep 2016
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2019)Life Sciences Research Foundation$1.2MApr 2019
AHADI — Health Sector Assistance in Ghana and GuineaAHADI$1.1MMay 2025
UCSF — Chronic Pain Research (Allan Basbaum) (2021)University of California, San Francisco$1.1MSep 2021
University of Dundee — StrepA Vaccine ResearchUniversity Of Dundee$1.1MMay 2024
CDC Foundation — Malaria Control Research Project (2018)CDC Foundation$1MOct 2018
UCSF — Chronic Pain Research (Allan Basbaum) (2019)University of California, San Francisco$1MAug 2018
New York University — Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (2023)New York University$1MJan 2024
University of Pennsylvania — Research on Mammalian Reproduction (Kotaro Sasaki) (2020)University of Pennsylvania$1MDec 2020
Broad Institute — Pandemic Preemption System (Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi)Broad Institute$1MMar 2020
Harvard University — Fluorescent Imaging for In Vivo MonitoringHarvard University$974KJan 2024
Massachusetts General Hospital — Novel Sepsis Diagnosis MethodMassachusetts General Hospital$958KOct 2024
Broad Institute — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Stacey Gabriel)Broad Institute$925KMar 2020
Schepens Eye Research Institute at Mass Eye and Ear — Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug (Leo Kim)Mass Eye And Ear$920KJul 2021
La Trobe University — Pediatric Sepsis TreatmentLa Trobe University$915KJul 2024
Kainomyx — Antimalarial Drug (2025)Kainomyx$900KDec 2024
Animal Charity Evaluators — General Support (2024)Animal Charity Evaluators$900KMar 2024
UCSF — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Raul Andino)University of California, San Francisco$880KFeb 2018
Sightsavers — Trachoma Treatment ResearchSightsavers$879KOct 2024
Statens Serum Institut — Tuberculosis Vaccine Manufacturing ProcessStatens Serum Institut$848KJun 2025
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine — Malaria in School-aged Children NetworkLiverpool School Of Tropical Medicine$820KApr 2025
Cures Within Reach — Generic Drug TrialsCures Within Reach$800KMay 2023
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative – Samples for Tuberculosis Vaccine TrialInternational AIDS Vaccine Initiative$797KMar 2024
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2018)Life Sciences Research Foundation$780KApr 2018
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2022)Life Sciences Research Foundation$751KMar 2022
University of Pennsylvania — VEuPATH DatabaseUniversity of Pennsylvania$750KAug 2024
Albert Einstein College of Medicine — Fluorescent Auxotrophic TB TestAlbert Einstein College Of Medicine$750KMay 2025
Council on Energy, Environment and Water — Clean Air TeamCouncil On Energy, Environment, And Water$740KJun 2025
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — Dementia Prevention ResearchLondon School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine$730KJun 2025
Project Peanut Butter — Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food RCTProject Peanut Butter$725KSep 2016
WITS Health Consortium — Tuberculosis Vaccine Preclinical Development and TestingWITS Health Consortium$697KJul 2024
University of Pennsylvania — Research on Mammalian Reproduction (Kotaro Sasaki) (2019)University of Pennsylvania$660KFeb 2019
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2021)Life Sciences Research Foundation$630KJun 2021
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Adolfo García-Sastre)Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai$628KApr 2020
Clinton Health Access Initiative — Tuberculosis Drug Price ReductionClinton Health Access Initiative$600KNov 2023
University of Cape Town — Tuberculosis Vaccine Preclinical Development and TestingUniversity Of Cape Town$598KJun 2024
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2020)Life Sciences Research Foundation$585KMay 2020
World Health Organization — Syphilis Treatment for Pregnant WomenWorld Health Organization$584KJun 2024
Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures — California Institute for Regenerative MedicineCalifornians For Stem Cell Research, Treatments And Cures$580KApr 2020
Children’s National Research Institute — Diagnostic AI for Rheumatic Heart DiseaseChildren’S National Research Institute$563KMar 2025
University of California, San Francisco Foundation — Reproductive Medicine ResearchUniversity of California, San Francisco$550KNov 2021
UC Berkeley — In-line Water Chlorination DevicesUniversity of California, Berkeley$550KMay 2025
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center — Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening and Treatment Trial in UgandaCincinnati Children’S Hospital Medical Center$522KJun 2025
Research Institute of Industrial Economics — Genomic Research MethodsResearch Institute Of Industrial Economics$500KAug 2016
Drizzle Health — Tuberculosis DiagnosticsDrizzle Health$500KAug 2024
TropIQ Health Sciences — Antimalarial Bednet Drug ScreeningTropIQ Health Sciences$500KFeb 2025
Engineers Without Borders USA — Off-Grid Refrigeration ChallengeEngineers Without Borders USA$500KMay 2019
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — Malaria Monoclonal Antibody ResearchNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases$496KMay 2025
Project Peanut Butter — Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food RCT (2019)Project Peanut Butter$485KJul 2019
Stanford University — Universal Flu Drug Research (Jeffrey Glenn)Stanford University$415KJul 2020
Boston University — Human Lung Model SystemsBoston University$414KAug 2021
The Kids Research Institute Australia — Malaria Vaccine ModellingThe Kids Research Institute Australia$410KOct 2024
Princeton University — Rescuing Biomedical Research (2018)Rescuing Biomedical Research$409KJan 2018
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Postdoctoral Fellowships (2023)Life Sciences Research Foundation$402KMay 2023
World Health Organization — Syphilis Medication TrialsWorld Health Organization$396KApr 2024
Oregon Health & Science University — Nanobody Discovery for Malaria PreventionOregon Health And Science University$385KJan 2025
Drugs & Diagnostics for Tropical Diseases — Rapid Diagnostic TestsDrugs &Amp; Diagnostics For Tropical Diseases$356KNov 2024
Center for Global Development — Gene Drive ResearchCenter for Global Development$349KJan 2019
University of Michigan — COVID-19 Protein Production (Aubree Gordon)University of Michigan$348KApr 2020
University of Edinburgh — Preterm Birth RCTUniversity of Edinburgh$345KJun 2023
Stanford University — Immunology ProjectStanford University$330KSep 2024
The Task Force for Global Health — Global Flu Funders ConsortiumThe Task Force For Global Health$323KSep 2024
Obafemi Awolowo University — Atorvastatin Combination Trial for TuberculosisObafemi Awolowo University$318KSep 2023
UC Berkeley — Aging Research (Irina Conboy) (2019)University of California, Berkeley$304KJun 2019
University of Oxford — Monoclonal Antibody Development for MalariaUniversity of Oxford$300KNov 2023
Future of Research — General SupportFuture Of Research$300KApr 2016
Cochrane Collaboration — General SupportCochrane Collaboration$300KJun 2014
Princeton University — Rescuing Biomedical Research (2016)Rescuing Biomedical Research$299KJan 2016
IDinsight — Public Health Surveys in IndiaIDinsight$282KMay 2025
Yale University — Inflammation Control ResearchYale University$282KOct 2024
VasoRX — Operating CostsVasoRX$280KOct 2024
GDI Solutions — Lead Exposure Strategy Development (2024)GDI Solutions$260KOct 2024
Eradavir — Influenza Treatment RCTEradavir$250KMar 2025
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research — Plant Protein Optimization ResearchFoundation For Food And Agriculture Research$250KJun 2020
Engineers Without Borders USA — COVID-19 Hospital EquipmentEngineers Without Borders USA$250KApr 2020
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund — Postdoctoral FellowshipJane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund$238KMay 2025
National Academy of Sciences — Gametogenesis WorkshopNational Academy Of Sciences$225KJul 2022
Weill Cornell Medical College — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)Weill Cornell Medical College$221KFeb 2021
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam — Emodepside Disease ModelingErasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam$220KJul 2024
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia — Syphilis Immunology AnalysisUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia$220KMay 2025
UC Berkeley — Assessing COVID-19 Infection Prevalence in Rural Kenya (Amy Pickering and Michael Kremer)University of California, Berkeley$220KAug 2020
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Postdoctoral FellowshipLife Sciences Research Foundation$219KApr 2024
Bouisson-Bertrand Institute — Loiasis (African Eye Worm) Impact StudyBouisson Bertrand Institute$211KMay 2024
Clinton Health Access Initiative — Scoping Grant for Sickle Cell Disease Market ShapingClinton Health Access Initiative$204KOct 2023
Pakistan Air Quality Initiative — Air Quality in Pakistan (2025)Pakistan Air Quality Initiative$200KFeb 2025
University of California, San Francisco Foundation — Reproductive Medicine Research (2023)University of California, San Francisco$200KJul 2023
protocols.io — Platform ImprovementsProtocols.Io$200KDec 2017
Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky) (2020)Rockefeller University$200KApr 2020
UC Berkeley — Research on Drought-Tolerant Rice (Brian Staskawicz)University of California, Berkeley$200KOct 2018
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — TB Vaccine ModelingLondon School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine$197KMar 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — CAR T-cell Cancer TreatmentFred Hutchinson Cancer Center$195KNov 2024
Massachusetts General Hospital — Tuberculosis Vaccine Preclinical Development and TestingMassachusetts General Hospital$178KJul 2024
Life Sciences Research Foundation — Postdoctoral FellowshipLife Sciences Research Foundation$175KMay 2025
UC Davis — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Koen Van Rompay)University of California, Davis$170KMar 2020
Stanford University — Coronavirus Drug Research (February 2020) (Jeffrey Glenn)Stanford University$165KFeb 2020
Cornell University — Cytomegalovirus StudyCornell University$154KMay 2025
Yale University — Purchase of TEER InstrumentYale University$151KJan 2024
Lead Exposure Elimination Project — General SupportLead Exposure Elimination Project$150KDec 2022
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities — Nanomaterials Research (Claudia Schmidt-Dannert)University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities$150KDec 2018
Future of Research — Exit GrantFuture Of Research$150KJul 2017
Duke University — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)Duke University$131KMay 2020
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research — Research on Drought-Tolerant RiceFoundation For Food And Agriculture Research$123KApr 2020
Penn State University — Emergency Food Research (Charles Anderson)Penn State University$109KJun 2019
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — Fluro-BCG planningFred Hutchinson Cancer Center$102KNov 2024
Stanford University — New Method for Lead Paint MeasurementStanford University$101KApr 2025
UC Davis — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Lark L. Coffey)University of California, Davis$101KMar 2021
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine — Malaria Chemoprevention in School-Aged ChildrenLiverpool School Of Tropical Medicine$100KMay 2024
Stanford University — H5N1 Testing Scale-upStanford University$100KFeb 2025
221B Foundation — COVID-19 Testing in Nepal (Jay Mahat)221B Foundation$100KNov 2020
Duke University — Co-Crystallization of Hsp70i and Inhibitor HS-72 (Timothy Haystead)Duke University$82KJun 2017
Global Alcohol Policy Alliance — Conference Travel SupportGlobal Alcohol Policy Alliance$75KMay 2023
Center for Global Development — Lead Exposure ResearchCenter for Global Development$75KMar 2023
UC Berkeley — Plant Pathology Workshop (Brian Staskawicz)University of California, Berkeley$63KDec 2016
Molecular Approaches to Malaria Conference — General Conference Support and Travel GrantsMolecular Approaches To Malaria Conference$60KOct 2023
Kids Research Institute Australia — Malaria Vaccine Stakeholder Engagement MeetingTelethon Kids Institute$55KJan 2025
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease — Conference Scholarships (2024)International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease$55KJun 2024
Soroka Medical Center — COVID-19 Interferon Lambda Trial Study (Ohad Etzion)Soroka Medical Center$55KMay 2020
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease — Conference ScholarshipsInternational Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease$50KOct 2023
Engineers Without Borders International — Strategic PlanningEngineers Without Borders International$50KOct 2022
Yale University School of Medicine — Sepsis Treatment Preclinical TestsYale University$50KJul 2024
Georgia Institute of Technology — Biology Research (Saad Bhamla)Georgia Institute of Technology$50KDec 2018
Imperial College London — Malaria Vaccine ResearchImperial College London$47KMay 2024
Mamoreruinochi wo Mamorukai — Legal Aid for Scientists in JapanMamoreruinochi Wo Mamorukai$40KFeb 2018
GDI Solutions — Lead Exposure Strategy Development (2025)GDI Solutions$39KMay 2025
The Lancefield Society — Strep A Conference SupportLancefield Society$38KFeb 2025
Adekunle Ajasin University — Cryptosporidiosis StudyAdekunle Ajasin University$30KApr 2025
Gordon Research Conferences — Genetic Biocontrol ConferenceGordon Research Conferences$25KMar 2023
Global Rice Research Foundation — Food Security FellowshipsGlobal Rice Research Foundation$25KOct 2023