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McKnight Brain Research Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended June 2025)

McKnight Brain Research Foundation, a private foundation in Orlando, FL, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $3,115,156 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $1,543,700 to American Federation for Aging Research in New York, NY for funding of research.

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EIN
656301255
Based in
Orlando, FL
Assets
$63,168,510
Grants paid
$3,115,156
Tax year ended
June 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202611349349105001. It reported $3,115,156 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
American Federation for Aging ResearchNew York, NYFunding of research$1,543,700apps.irs.gov
Foundation for the NihNorth Bethesda, MDFunding of research$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
American Brain FoundationMinneapolis, MNFunding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory lossMedical research$247,500apps.irs.gov
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLFunding of researchEducation$172,588apps.irs.gov
University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, ALFunding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at UAB$94,270apps.irs.gov
University of ArizonaTucson, AZFunding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Arizona$57,098apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202511239349100916. It reported $4,443,873 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
American Federation for Aging ResearchNew York, NYFunding of research$2,578,200apps.irs.gov
Foundation for the NihNorth Bethesda, MDFunding of research$1,158,343apps.irs.gov
American Brain FoundationMinneapolis, MNFunding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory lossMedical research$276,253apps.irs.gov
University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, ALFunding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at UAB$197,063apps.irs.gov
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLFunding of researchEducation$106,488apps.irs.gov
University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FLFunding of researchEducation$104,100apps.irs.gov
University of FloridaGainesville, FLFunding of research$17,832apps.irs.gov
University of ArizonaTucson, AZFunding of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Arizona$5,594apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Medical research$523,753
Education$383,176

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$4,121,900
Maryland$2,158,343
Minnesota$523,753
Florida$401,008
Alabama$291,333
Arizona$62,692

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Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.