Grants paid by Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
EIN 36-4253176 · Chicago, IL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE H125
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-4253176) reported 100 grants paid totaling $14,073,477 to 62 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
$14,073,477
100 grants
Recipients
62
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | $4,477,199 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | $2,268,883 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | $2,148,769 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | $1,878,201 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $2,010,562 | — |
| 2025 | 14 | $1,289,863 | — |
Top recipients
The 62 recipients receiving the most from Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, by grants paid, out of 62 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital 04-1564655 | A | Boston, MA | 4 | $1,710,885 | 2024 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State University 54-6001805 | A | Blacksburg, VA | 1 | $667,200 | 2021 |
| Mid Atlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center LLC 30-0767458 | A | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $643,655 | 2025 |
| Stanford University 94-1156365 | A | Stanford, CA | 4 | $543,933 | 2025 |
| Emory University School of Medicine Brain Health Center 58-0566256 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Trustees of University of Pennsylvania 23-1352685 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $488,005 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | A | Evanston, IL | 3 | $450,000 | 2025 |
| Boston Children's Hospital 04-2774441 | A | Boston, MA | 2 | $350,000 | 2024 |
| St Judes Children's Hospital 62-0646012 | A | Memphis, TN | 2 | $349,999 | 2024 |
| University of Florida Board of Trustees 59-6002052 | A | Gainesville, FL | 2 | $328,908 | 2021 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine 58-0566205 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $322,790 | 2024 |
| University of Utah 87-6000525 | A | Salt Lake City, UT | 3 | $304,872 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees University of Illinois 37-6000511 | A | Urbana, IL | 1 | $300,000 | 2020 |
| University of Southern California 95-1642394 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $297,232 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin 39-6006492 | A | Madison, WI | 2 | $264,970 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University 04-2103552 | A | Waltham, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Emory University 58-2566256 | A | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Rutgers the State University 22-6001086 | A | New Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| University of Michigan 38-6006309 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital 04-2312909 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene 14-1410842 | A | Menands, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| The University of Iowa 42-6004813 | A | Iowa City, IA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| New York Medical College 13-1099420 | A | Valhalla, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Research Foundation of the State of NY | U | Albany, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center 31-0833936 | A | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| University of Kentucky 61-6001218 | A | Lexington, KY | 1 | $250,000 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 74-6000089 | A | Dallas, TX | 1 | $249,966 | 2023 |
| Duke University Medical Center 56-2070036 | A | Durham, NC | 1 | $249,908 | 2020 |
| Axonis Therapeutics Inc 27-2454388 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $249,150 | 2022 |
| Gryphon Bio Inc 82-5230170 | A | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $238,100 | 2024 |
| Cognizance Biomarkers LLC 45-2496245 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $238,050 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 74-1761309 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $237,466 | 2020 |
| University of California San Francisco 94-6036493 | A | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $230,000 | 2023 |
| University of California Los Angeles 95-6006143 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $225,000 | 2024 |
| University of Washington 91-6001537 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $141,154 | 2021 |
| Virginia Tech 54-0721690 | A | Blacksburg, VA | 1 | $140,393 | 2022 |
| University of California Riverside 85-6006142 | A | Riverside, CA | 1 | $125,000 | 2025 |
| Weil Medical College Cornell University 15-0532082 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $115,190 | 2024 |
| Yale University 06-0646973 | A | New Haven, CT | 2 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| University of Vermont State 03-0179440 | A | Burlington, VT | 2 | $114,999 | 2022 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital 91-0564748 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of Alabama 63-6001138 | A | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Quiver Biosciences 92-2683215 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| The Jackson Laboratory 01-0211513 | A | Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 23-2237932 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 23-1352166 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $99,995 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia 54-6001796 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $99,991 | 2020 |
| University of Maryland 52-6002033 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $99,916 | 2023 |
| American Epilepsy Society 04-6112600 | A | Chicago, IL | 6 | $95,750 | 2025 |
| Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia 22-2237932 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Gordon Research Conferences 26-0150662 | A | West Kingston, RI | 4 | $44,006 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic 41-6011702 | A | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $28,617 | 2023 |
| Tufts University 04-2103634 | A | Medford, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado 84-6000555 | A | Boulder, CO | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 13-6171197 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 56-6001393 | A | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $14,937 | 2020 |
| Expesicor 82-2708568 | A | Kalispell, MT | 1 | $11,530 | 2020 |
| Nucleus Healthcare Consulting 92-0768771 | A | Eagan, MN | 1 | $10,566 | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University 62-0476822 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Bruker Spatial Biology 99-2603682 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $9,673 | 2025 |
| Tess Research Foundation 47-3108868 | A | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $6,000 | 2020 |
| Alliance for Epilepsy Research 43-1760017 | A | Dexter, MI | 1 | $5,671 | 2022 |
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 100 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanford University Los Angeles, CA | A | $258,324 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Menands, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | A | $125,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | University of California Riverside Riverside, CA | A | $125,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $125,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Gordon Research Conferences East Greenwich, RI | A | $15,000 | paid | Research Conference | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | Research Conference | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Nucleus Healthcare Consulting Eagan, MN | A | $10,566 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Bruker Spatial Biology Seattle, WA | A | $9,673 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2025 | Mid-Atlantic Sleep and Epilepsy Center Bethesda, MD | A | $6,300 | paid | Research Grant | 202630989349301528 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Pittsburgh, PA | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | St Judes Children's Hospital Memphis, TN | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | A | $199,872 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Gryphon Bio Inc San Antonio, TX | A | $150,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | A | $125,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | A | $125,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Weil Medical College Cornell University New York, NY | A | $115,190 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Quiver Biosciences Cambridge, MA | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Yale University New Haven, CT | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA | A | $80,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2024 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $15,500 | paid | Conference Grant | 202501139349301570 |
| 2023 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $250,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX | A | $249,966 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Morehouse University Atlanta, GA | A | $242,790 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | University of California San Francisco Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Royal Oak, MI | A | $99,999 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | A | $99,972 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | University of Maryland Baltimore, MD | A | $99,916 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Gryphon Bio South San Francisco, CA | A | $88,100 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Mid-Atlantic Sleep and Epilepsy Center Bethesda, MD | A | $36,865 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Stanford University Los Angeles, CA | A | $20,609 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | Conference Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Gordon Research Conferences East Greenwich, RI | A | $10,445 | paid | Conference Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | Mayo Clinic Minneapolis, MN | A | $9,539 | paid | Research Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2023 | University of Utah Conferences and Events Salt Lake City, UT | A | $5,000 | paid | Conference Grant | 202411359349306666 |
| 2022 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $250,000 | paid | CURE Epilepsy | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Stanford University Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | CURE Epilepsy | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | A | $250,000 | paid | Catalyst | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | New York Medical College Valhalla, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | Catalyst | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | A | $250,000 | paid | CURE Epilepsy | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Axonis Therapeutics Inc Boston, MA | A | $249,150 | paid | Catalyst | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | A | $140,393 | paid | DOD Research | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | Taking Flight | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | University of Vermont & State Agriculture Burlington, VT | A | $100,000 | paid | Taking Flight | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | A | $99,995 | paid | Rare Epilepsy | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | A | $83,611 | paid | DOD Research | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Mid Adlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center LLC Bethesda, MD | A | $44,510 | paid | DOD Research | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $30,000 | paid | DOD Research | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Mayo Clinic Minneapolis, MN | A | $19,078 | paid | Research Conference Grant | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $17,500 | paid | Research Conference Grant | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Gordon Research Conferences East Greenwich, RI | A | $8,861 | paid | Research Conference Grant | 202341229349300214 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Epilepsy Research Dexter, MI | A | $5,671 | paid | Research Conference Grant | 202341229349300214 |
| 2021 | Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $667,200 | paid | DOD AWARD | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $250,000 | paid | CATALYST | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $250,000 | paid | CURE EPILEPSY | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Research Foundation of the State of NY Albany, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | CURE EPILEPSY | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Cognizance Biomarkers LLC Philadelphia, PA | A | $238,050 | paid | CATALYST | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $141,154 | paid | CATALYST | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | A | $100,000 | paid | TAKING FLIGHT | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Trustees of University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | TAKING FLIGHT | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | A | $99,999 | paid | TAKING FLIGHT | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | A | $88,621 | paid | DOD AWARD | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | University of Florida Board of Trustees Gainesville, FL | A | $61,409 | paid | DOD AWARD | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $12,750 | paid | RESEARCH CONFERENCE GRANTS | 202201179349300335 |
| 2021 | Gordon Research Conferences West Kingston, RI | A | $9,700 | paid | RESEARCH CONFERENCE GRANTS | 202201179349300335 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | A | $1,385,914 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Mid Atlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center LLC Bethesda, MD | A | $555,980 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Board of Trustees University of Illinois Urbana, IL | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of Florida Board of Trustees Gainesville, FL | A | $267,499 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Emory University School of Medicine Brain Health Center Atlanta, GA | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Rutgers the State University New Brunswick, NJ | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | A | $249,908 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX | A | $237,466 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Trustees of University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $233,005 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | A | $130,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | A | $99,991 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | American Epilepsy Society Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Tufts University Medford, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado Boulder, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Yale University New Haven, CT | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of Vermont State Burlington, VT | A | $14,999 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $14,970 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | A | $14,937 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Expesicor Kalispell, MT | A | $11,530 | paid | RESEARCH GRANT | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202121199349302137 |
| 2020 | Tess Research Foundation Menlo Park, CA | A | $6,000 | paid | CONFERENCE SUPPORT | 202121199349302137 |
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 | 2025v4.1 | 202630989349301528 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501139349301570 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411359349306666 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341229349300214 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201179349300335 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121199349302137 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/364253176.json.
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