Grants paid by The Cure Starts Now Inc
EIN 26-0269131 · Cincinnati, OH · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE G48
The Cure Starts Now Inc of Cincinnati, OH (EIN 26-0269131) reported 44 grants paid totaling $5,548,921 to 26 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$5,548,921
44 grants
Recipients
26
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $2,505,868 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $799,803 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | $1,025,000 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | $1,218,250 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $0 | — |
Top recipients
The 26 recipients receiving the most from The Cure Starts Now Inc, by grants paid, out of 26 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital 31-0833936 | A | Cincinnati, OH | 7 | $3,177,985 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado Denver-Venkatarama 84-6000555 | A | Denver, CO | 3 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| Children's National Medical Center (university of Florida) 59-6002052 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital 36-2167817 | A | Chicago, IL | 2 | $210,000 | 2022 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 13-6171197 | A | New York, NY | 3 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Sonalasense 83-3259527 | A | Berkley, CA | 1 | $198,436 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 74-1586031 | A | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 13-1924236 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles 95-1690977 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (emory Univeristy) 58-0566256 | A | Altanta, GA | 2 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation 20-8573849 | A | Cincinnati, OH | 5 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center 36-2177139 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation 25-1865744 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 23-1352166 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital 52-0595110 | A | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center 74-6001118 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Unc Eshelman School of Pharmacy 56-6001393 | A | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Nemours Children's Health 59-0634433 | A | Orlando, FL | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Musella Foundation 13-3938057 | A | Hewlett, NY | 1 | $12,500 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Medical Center 54-6001796 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| Children's Research Institute 31-6044498 | A | Mason, OH | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 63-6005396 | A | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital 91-0564748 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine 13-1623978 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| Kiragen Bio 93-3830906 | A | Allston, MA | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
| Columbia University Sponsored Projects 13-5598093 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $0 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 44 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | A | $0 + $50,000 non-cash | paid | DR. MARK SOUWEIDANE - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH | A | $0 + $25,000 non-cash | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA | A | $0 + $100,000 non-cash | paid | DR. JAMES ROSS - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Children's Research Institute Mason, OH | A | $0 + $400,000 non-cash | paid | DR. HWANG - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $0 + $390,519 non-cash | paid | DR. BILAP DASGUPTA AND DR. TIMOTHY GERSHON - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | A | $0 + $100,000 non-cash | paid | DR. BECHER - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD | A | $0 + $249,000 non-cash | paid | DR. KARISA SCHRECK, DR. ALAN FRIEDMAN, AND DR. JEFF BULTE - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Kiragen Bio Allston, MA | A | $0 + $50,000 non-cash | paid | DR. RYAN MURRAY - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO | A | $0 + $99,974 non-cash | paid | DR. ADAM GREENE - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA | A | $0 + $1,050,000 non-cash | paid | DR. REBECCA RONSLEY - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $0 + $200,000 non-cash | paid | INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF ONCOLYTIC VIRUS IN DMG | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Columbia University Sponsored Projects New York, NY | A | $0 + $100,000 non-cash | paid | DR. CAHO LU - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH | A | $0 + $1,590,160 non-cash | paid | DR. QING LU AND DR. SCOTT RASKIN - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202601919349301015 |
| 2024 | Children's National Medical Center (university of Florida) Washington, DC | A | $300,000 | paid | DR. GENE HWANG - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH | A | $200,000 | paid | DR LU - "TARGETING DIPG WITH INNOVATIVE T-CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY" | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. MANEET ROA - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (emory Univeristy) Altanta, GA | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. ANNA KENNEY - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. JESSICA TSAI - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. MICHAEL KOLDOBSKIY - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. JESSICA FOSTER - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH | A | $93,250 | paid | DR BIPLAB DASGUPTA - EXPLORING NOVEL TARGETS IN DIPG | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Unc Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC | A | $50,000 | paid | DR. DAVID DREWRY - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | DR. LUIZ PENALVA - MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2024 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202512549349301331 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Denver-Venkatarama Denver, CO | A | $200,000 | paid | DR SUJATHA VENKATARAMAN-PRECLINICAL ASSESSMENT EFFICACY & SPECIFICITY | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH | A | $200,000 | paid | DR LU - "TARGETING DIPG WITH INNOVATIVE T-CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY" | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | DR DOLORES HAMBARDZUMYAN TARGETING MACROPHAGES TO IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL OF DIPG | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | CSF CELL-FREE TUMOR DNA LIQUID BIOPSIES | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Children's Hospital Colorado Denver, CO | A | $100,000 | paid | DR. NATHAN DAHL-DUAL TARGETING PROCESSIVE TRANSCRIPTION FOR MYC-DRIVEN CIRCUITRY IN MEDULLO | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | DR ERIC THOMPSON CHARACTERINZING & TARGETING ABL1 & ABL2 IN MEDULO LEPTOMENINGEAL DESSEMINATION | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH | A | $50,000 | paid | DR BIPLAB DASGUPTA - EXPLORING NOVEL TARGETS IN DIPG | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Nemours Children's Health Orlando, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | DR. WESTMORELAND: TREATMENT OF DIPG WITH ONCOLYTIC ZIKA VIRUS | 202442359349300329 |
| 2023 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202442359349300329 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH | A | $263,867 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | Sonalasense Berkley, CA | A | $198,436 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2022 | Musella Foundation Hewlett, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202331999349300228 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH | A | $2,370,868 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202132039349301313 |
| 2020 | Lurie Children's Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL | A | $110,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202132039349301313 |
| 2020 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202132039349301313 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202601919349301015 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202512549349301331 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202442359349300329 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331999349300228 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132039349301313 |
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