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The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Grants
Private foundation · EIN 41-1563321 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $3.4M
- Grants reported
- 45
- Median grant
- $75K
- Future commitments
- $2.7M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | $3.4M |
Where The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | Funds Transferred from Van Andel. Regulation mechanism of thermosensitive receptors in nervous system. Principal Investigator: Juan Du, Ph.D. | 2024 | $110.3K |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Boston, MA | The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D. | 2024 | $100K |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D. | 2024 | $100K |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D. | 2024 | $100K |
| 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Virus-Like Intercellular Transmission of Tau in Alzheimer's Disease. Principal Investigator: Jason Shepherd, Ph.D. | 2024 | $100K |
| 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze | 2024 | $100K |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler | 2024 | $100K |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D. | 2024 | $100K |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz | 2024 | $100K |
| 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Palo Alto, CA | Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD | 2024 | $100K |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | The Molecular Basis of Psychedelic-Induced Plasticity. Principal Investigator: Andrea Gomez, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| Regents of the University of California | Santa Barbara, CA | Neural Representation of The World During Navigation. Principal Investigator: Sung Soo Kim, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | Neural Population Dynamics Mediating the Balance of Competing Survival Needs. Principal Investigator: Ann Kennedy, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | In vivo Neurogenomics at Scale. Principal Investigator: Xin Jin, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits. Principal Investigator: Mubarak Hussain Syed, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| 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. | 2024 | $75K |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor | 2024 | $75K |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar | 2024 | $75K |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh | 2024 | $75K |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Molecular Mechanisms of Intergenerational Memory. Principal Investigator: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D. | 2024 | $75K |
| Max Planck Florida Corporation | Jupiter, FL | Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki | 2024 | $75K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- MEFN Selection Committee
- Address
- 921 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN, 554151257
- Phone
- 6123334220
- neuro@mcknight.org
- Deadlines
- SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- Application materials
- SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- Restrictions
- See Supplemental Information
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.