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The Agouron Institute: 25 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended June 2025)

The Agouron Institute, a private foundation in Pasadena, CA, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $1,815,590 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 12, 2026. The largest was $441,222 to Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA for scientific research & education.

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EIN
953248387
Based in
Pasadena, CA
Assets
$14,811,344
Grants paid
$1,807,866
Tax year ended
June 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed June 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202621639349100417. It reported $1,807,866 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScientific research & education$441,222apps.irs.gov
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CAScientific research & educationEducation$430,000apps.irs.gov
Stanford UniversityMenio Park, CAScientific research & education$370,590apps.irs.gov
John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDScientific research & education$106,725apps.irs.gov
Universidad de ConcepcionCIScientific research & education$100,000apps.irs.gov
University of Ca Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAScientific research & education$96,857apps.irs.gov
Life Sciences Research FoundationBaltimore, MDScientific research & education$70,000apps.irs.gov
Gordon Research ConferencesWest Kensington, RIScientific research & education$35,000apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of Ca San DiegoLa Jolla, CAScientific research & education$30,000apps.irs.gov
McGill UniversityCAScientific research & education$17,500apps.irs.gov
European Molecular Biology LaboratoryGMScientific research & education$15,000apps.irs.gov
Biophysical SocietyRockville, MDScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
Marine Biological LabWoods Hole, MAScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of Ca BerkeleyBerkeley, CAScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Geobiology SocietySt Louis, MOScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
Iowa State UniversityDes Moines, IAScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
New Mexico Institute of Mining & TechnologySocorro, NMScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NCScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
Uc Regents DavisDavis, CAScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAScientific research & educationEducation$8,000apps.irs.gov
University TuebingenGMScientific research & education$5,696apps.irs.gov
Asn ConferencesIrvine, CAScientific research & education$5,000apps.irs.gov
Corporacion Instituto Milenio de OceanografiaMXScientific research & education$5,000apps.irs.gov
University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCScientific research & education$5,000apps.irs.gov
Colorado School of MinesGolden, COScientific research & eduction$2,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202511359349104111. It reported $6,778,629 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CAScientific research & educationEducation$5,265,780apps.irs.gov
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScientific research & education$451,126apps.irs.gov
University of Ca Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAScientific research & education$359,050apps.irs.gov
Stanford UniversityMenio Park, CAScientific research & education$125,375apps.irs.gov
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHScientific research & education$114,530apps.irs.gov
University of ChicagoChicago, ILScientific research & educationEducation$109,255apps.irs.gov
John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDScientific research & education$98,344apps.irs.gov
Woods Hole Oceanographic InsituteWoods Hole, MAScientific research & education$94,661apps.irs.gov
Gordon Research ConferencesWest Kensington, RIScientific research & education$38,000apps.irs.gov
University of Ca San DiegoLa Jolla, CAScientific research & education$30,000apps.irs.gov
Selkirk Conservation AlliancePriest River, IDScientific research & education$15,600apps.irs.gov
International Society for Microbial Ecology (isme)NLScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
Marine Biological LabWoods Hole, MAScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
President & Fellows of Harvard UnivCambridge, MAScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
University of Ca Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAScientific research & education$10,000apps.irs.gov
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GAScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
New Mexico Institute of Mining & TechnologySocorro, NMScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNScientific research & education$8,000apps.irs.gov
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTScientific research & education$7,500apps.irs.gov
Colorado School of MinesGolden, COScientific research & eduction$5,000apps.irs.gov
European Molecular Biology LaboratoryGMScientific research & education$5,000apps.irs.gov
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, INScientific research & education$2,250apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Education$5,813,035

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
California$6,748,652
Pennsylvania$892,348
Maryland$285,069
Massachusetts$124,661
New Hampshire$114,530
Illinois$109,255
Rhode Island$73,000
New Mexico$16,000

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Updated June 12, 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.