Grants paid by Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
EIN 84-1558631 · Chicago, IL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE G45
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 84-1558631) reported 43 grants paid totaling $3,108,033 to 28 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,108,033
43 grants
Recipients
28
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $157,500 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | $205,533 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | $300,000 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $250,000 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $300,000 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $545,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $750,000 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | $600,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 28 recipients receiving the most from Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, by grants paid, out of 28 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 23-1352685 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 5 | $422,500 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | U | New York, NY | 2 | $247,500 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 52-0595110 | A | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco 94-6036493 | A | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $200,000 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago 36-2177139 | A | Chicago, IL | 3 | $175,000 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center 62-0476822 | A | Nashville, TN | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 54-0757884 | A | Richmond, VA | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| The Rector & Visitors of the Univ of Va 54-6001796 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Diego 94-3067788 | A | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute 48-1108830 | A | Kansas City, KS | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University 94-1156365 | A | Redwood, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University 13-1623978 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan 38-6006309 | A | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh 25-0965591 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 95-1644600 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 39-6006492 | A | Madison, WI | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University 15-0532082 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Yale University 06-0646973 | A | New Haven, CT | 1 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| National Jewish Health 74-2044647 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic 41-6011702 | A | Rochester, MN | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| University of Vermont State & Agricultural College 03-0179440 | A | Burlington, VT | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 63-6005396 | A | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $50,000 | 2019 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital 04-2312909 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Trustees of Boston University Bu Medical Campus 04-2103547 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2019 |
| The University of Iowa 42-6004813 | A | Iowa, IA | 1 | $50,000 | 2019 |
| University of Colorado Denver Amc and DC 84-6000555 | A | Aurora, CO | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Stony Brook University 14-6013200 | A | Stony Brook, NY | 1 | $7,500 | 2018 |
| Trustees of Columbia University 13-5598093 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $5,533 | 2019 |
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 43 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | REGULATION OF HER2 ACTIVATION IN FIBROBLAST INVASION AND PULMONARY FIBROSIS. | 202630799349301723 |
| 2025 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD | A | $100,000 | paid | PULMONARY HYPERTENSION PREDICTION IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 202630799349301723 |
| 2025 | University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Kansas City, KS | A | $100,000 | paid | METABOLOMICS OF PRECLINICAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202630799349301723 |
| 2025 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | ASSOCIATIONS OF CT-ASSESSED AIRWAY DIAMETER AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202630799349301723 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN | A | $100,000 | paid | HIF2 MODULATION OF ALVEOLAR REPAIR IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202630799349301723 |
| 2025 | The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | A | $100,000 | paid | THE ROLE OF B-1 CELLS AND IGM IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS PATHOGENSIS | 202630799349301723 |
| 2024 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $125,000 | paid | NANOTECHNOLOGY TARGETING OF ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL PROTEOSTASIS IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $125,000 | paid | INVESTIGATION OF KIF15 AS A NOVEL FAMILIAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS GENE | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | The Regents of the University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARACTERIZATION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY OF IPF ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL TYPE II CELLS | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | The Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $100,000 | paid | ROLE OF NON-CANONICAL AHR SIGNALING IN CORONAVIRUS EXACERBATIONS OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | TERT EXPRESSING ALVEOLAR TYPE II CELLS AS UNIPOTENT PROGENITORS WITH EXPANDED PROLIFERATIVE CAPACITIES | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD | A | $100,000 | paid | UNDERSTANDING CURRENT ATTITUDES TOWARD ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202540809349301619 |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | FIBRONECTIN-TARGETING PEPTIDE AS A PET-BASED PROBE FOR ACTIVE PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202540809349301619 |
| 2023 | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $122,500 | paid | INVESTIGATION OF KIF15 AS A NOVEL FAMILIAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS GENE | 202411029349300201 |
| 2023 | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $122,500 | paid | NANOTECHNOLOGY TARGETING OF ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL PROTEOSTASIS IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202411029349300201 |
| 2023 | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND EPIGENETIC REPROGRAMMING IN DISTAL ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL FUNCTION AND IPF | 202411029349300201 |
| 2023 | The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT OF A TELEHEALTH INTERVENTION TARGETING BARRIERS TO EARLY GUIDELINE-CONCORDANT IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS CARE FOR RURAL POPULATIONS | 202411029349300201 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES ON QUALITY OF LIFE, LUNG FUNCTION, AND SURVIVAL ACROSS INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 202411029349300201 |
| 2023 | Yale University New Haven, CT | A | $75,000 | paid | NEURO-INNATE INTERACTIONS IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 202411029349300201 |
| 2022 | National Jewish Health Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202320909349301012 |
| 2022 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | A | $75,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202320909349301012 |
| 2022 | University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202320909349301012 |
| 2022 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | A | $75,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202320909349301012 |
| 2021 | University of Colorado Denver Amc and DC Aurora, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202241159349301359 |
| 2021 | University of Vermont State & Agricultural College Burlington, VT | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202241159349301359 |
| 2021 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202241159349301359 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202241159349301359 |
| 2021 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202241159349301359 |
| 2020 | Ucsf San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2020 | The Rector & Visitors of the Univ of Va Charlottesville, VA | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2020 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2020 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2020 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2020 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | See Part IV | 202121059349301127 |
| 2019 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202020519349301007 |
| 2019 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202020519349301007 |
| 2019 | Trustees of Boston University Bu Medical Campus Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202020519349301007 |
| 2019 | The University of Iowa Iowa, IA | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202020519349301007 |
| 2019 | Trustees of Columbia University New York, NY | A | $5,533 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202020519349301007 |
| 2018 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 201910449349301411 |
| 2018 | Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 201910449349301411 |
| 2018 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 201910449349301411 |
| 2018 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | Site Payment | 201910449349301411 |
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 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202630799349301723 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202540809349301619 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202411029349300201 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202320909349301012 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202241159349301359 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202121059349301127 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202020519349301007 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201910449349301411 |
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/841558631.json.
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