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The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: 45 grants to organizations, $3.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 45 grants to organizations totaling $3,359,310 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $110,310 to Northwestern University in Chicago, IL for funds transferred from van andel. regulation mechanism of thermosensitive receptors in nervous system. principal investigator: juan du, ph.d..
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- EIN
- 411563321
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $20,286
- Grants paid
- $3,359,310
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202543189349104774. It reported $3,359,310 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | Funds Transferred from Van Andel. Regulation mechanism of thermosensitive receptors in nervous system. Principal Investigator: Juan Du, Ph.D. | $110,310 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Investigating Circuits and Mechanisms that Support Long-Lasting Recovery of Movement in Dopamine Depleted Mice. Principal Investigator: Aryn Gittis, Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Boston, MA | The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | Characterizing the Context: The Role of the Microenvironment in Shaping Human Glioblastoma. Principal Investigators: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D. and Kunal Patel, M.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | In vivo Reprogramming of Astrocytes into Neurons for Treating Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Thanh Hoang, Ph.D. | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Palo Alto, CA | Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Virus-Like Intercellular Transmission of Tau in Alzheimer's Disease. Principal Investigator: Jason Shepherd, Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | New York, NY | Unravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Molecular Mechanisms of Intergenerational Memory. Principal Investigator: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Boston, MA | Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Max Planck Florida Corporation | Jupiter, FL | Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Modulation of striatal cells and synapses by dopamine movement signals. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tanya Sippy | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR | Mechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | Evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Shekhar | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | The Molecular Basis of Psychedelic-Induced Plasticity. Principal Investigator: Andrea Gomez, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California | Santa Barbara, CA | Neural Representation of The World During Navigation. Principal Investigator: Sung Soo Kim, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | Neural Population Dynamics Mediating the Balance of Competing Survival Needs. Principal Investigator: Ann Kennedy, Ph.D. | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | In vivo Neurogenomics at Scale. Principal Investigator: Xin Jin, Ph.D. | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Machine Learning Methods for Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral Data. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Linderman | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | How Does 3D Genome Architecture Shape the Development and Aging of the Brain?. Principal Investigator: Longzhi Tan, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Computational Neuroendocrinology: Linking Hormone-Mediated Transcription to Complex Behavior Through Neural Dynamics. Principal Investigator: Annegret Falkner, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Neural Mechanisms of Shifts Between Social Competition and Cooperation. Principal Investigator: Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits. Principal Investigator: Mubarak Hussain Syed, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Neuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | Cambridge, MA | Molecular Anatomy of Hibernation Circuits. Principal Investigator: Sinisa Hrvatin, Ph.D. | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University Grossman School of Medicine | New York, NY | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Buyong Kim | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Aurora, CO | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Princesa Herrera | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Bianca Frias | Science and technology | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Liliana Germain | Education | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Jailah Mitchell | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Alana Ferguson | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Medical research | $300,000 |
| Education | $241,500 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Science and technology | $16,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $933,000 |
| New York | $558,000 |
| Massachusetts | $325,000 |
| Illinois | $210,310 |
| Utah | $175,000 |
| New Jersey | $166,500 |
| Florida | $150,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.