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Grants paid by Brightfocus Foundation, tax year 2024

EIN 23-7337229 · Clarksburg, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE G00J

In tax year 2024, Brightfocus Foundation (EIN 23-7337229) reported 35 grants paid totaling $7,478,202. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2024

Grants reported by Brightfocus Foundation for tax year 2024
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc Athens, GAA$449,985paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY HEIKE KROEGER, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024010N)202413409349300636
2024University of Colorado Denver, COA$428,935paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY MIGUEL FLORES-BELIVER, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024008N)202413409349300636
2024Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NYA$300,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY ANNA PODLESNY-DRABINIOK, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024025S)202413409349300636
2024Emory University Atlanta, GAA$300,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY BRITTANY BUTTS, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024024S)202413409349300636
2024Saint Louis University St Louis, MOA$300,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY ANDREW D. NGUYEN, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024028S)202413409349300636
2024Tufts University Boston, MAA$300,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY GIUSEPPINA TESCO, MD, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024016S)202413409349300636
2024Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAA$300,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY JAEHONG SUH, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024022S)202413409349300636
2024Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLA$299,997paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY MERCEDES PRUDENCIO, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024017S)202413409349300636
2024Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Roslindale, MAA$297,336paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY DAVIDE CAPPON, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024027S)202413409349300636
2024University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CAA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY SARAH KAUFMAN, MD, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024001F)202413409349300636
2024Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY MD JOYNAL ABEDIN, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024010F)202413409349300636
2024University of Virginia Charlottesville, VAA$200,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY XIARONG LIU, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024008S)202413409349300636
2024Oregon Health & Science University Portland, ORA$200,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY DIANA LOZANO, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024009S)202413409349300636
2024University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY SANKALP SHUKLA, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024008F)202413409349300636
2024Washington University in St Louis St Louis, MOA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY DANIRA TORAL-RIOS, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024002F)202413409349300636
2024Schepens Eye Research Institute Inc Boston, MAA$200,000paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY SHINTARO SHIRAHAMA, MD, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024004F)202413409349300636
2024Suny Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NYA$200,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY SAMUEL HERBERG, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024006S)202413409349300636
2024Oregon Health & Science University Portland, ORA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY PAULA SANCHEZ-MOLINA, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024011F)202413409349300636
2024Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NYA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY WENHUI QU, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024003F)202413409349300636
2024Stanford University Palo Alto, CAA$200,000paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY HANNAH ENNERFELT, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024005F)202413409349300636
2024University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor, MIA$200,000paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY JOHN HAN, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024001F)202413409349300636
2024The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PAA$200,000paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY SANDEEP MOOTHEDATH SUBRAHMANIAN, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024006F)202413409349300636
2024Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAA$200,000paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY NEETU KUSHWAH, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024002F)202413409349300636
2024Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDA$200,000paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY KRISHNA SINGH, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024003F)202413409349300636
2024Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NYA$193,526paidALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY TATSUHIKO NAITO, MD, PHD, ENTITLED: (A2024004F)202413409349300636
2024University of Washington Seattle, WAA$191,339paidMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH BY JULIETTE WOHLSCHLEGEL, PHD, ENTITLED: (M2024005F)202413409349300636
2024Columbia University New York, NYA$166,667paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY SIMON JOHN, PHD, ENTITLED: (CG2020004)202413409349300636
2024Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAA$150,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY HANNAH YOUNGBLOOD, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024001F)202413409349300636
2024Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAA$150,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY HAIYAN LI, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024003F)202413409349300636
2024Indiana University Indianapolis, INA$150,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY SHRUTI PATIL, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024002F)202413409349300636
2024University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PAA$150,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY BINGRUI WANG, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024004F)202413409349300636
2024University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CAA$150,000paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY MENGYA ZHAO, PHD, ENTITLED: (G2024005F)202413409349300636
2024Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GAA$85,561paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY C. ROSS ETHIER, PHD, ENTITLED: (CG2020001)202413409349300636
2024Stanford University Palo Alto, CAA$62,531paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY JEFFREY GOLDBERG, PHD, ENTITLED: (CG2022001)202413409349300636
2024Duke University Durham, NCA$52,325paidNATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH BY W. DANIEL STAMER, PHD, ENTITLED: (CG2020002)202413409349300636

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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

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