Nonprofit Funding Opportunities for IBD Research

This list reflects funding sources relevant to IBD research as of April 2025

 

Access to funding can shape what’s possible in IBD research. To support IBD Pro Members at every stage in their research career, we’ve curated this list of nonprofit organizations and grant programs that fund work in IBD, GI, immunology, microbiome science, and related fields.

 

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IBD-Focused Funders

The Helmsley Charitable Trust

https://helmsleytrust.org/our-focus-areas/crohns-disease

Focus: Crohn’s Disease research, translational and clinical

Propel a Cure

https://www.propelacure.org/researchprojects

Focus: IBD research with potential for near-term patient impact

International Organization for the Study of IBD (IOIBD)

https://ioibd.org/grants

Focus: IBD global research collaboration and grants

 

Prizes and Recognition

The Sherman Prize

https://shermanprize.org/guidelines-for-eligibility

Focus: Excellence in IBD patient care, innovation, and advocacy

 

GI & Immunology Research Funders (Including IBD)

Kenneth Rainin Foundation

  • Innovator Awards: Link
  • Invite-Only Grants: Link
  • Early Career Catalyst Award (sunsetted as of 2024)
    Focus: Innovative ideas in gut microbiome and inflammatory disease

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

  • AGA-Pfizer Pilot Research Award in IBD: Link
    Focus: IBD-focused pilot studies

 

Broader Biomedical & Patient-Centered Research

PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute)

Various funding mechanisms:

Wellcome Trust

https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/guidance/prepare-to-apply/discovery-research-schemes-remit

Focus: Discovery research, global health

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

https://pgafamilyfoundation.org/programs/bioscience

Focus: Bioscience innovation with disease relevance

Mathers Foundation

https://mathersfoundation.org/?page_id=485

Focus: Biomedical research with transformative potential

Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

https://www.carvertrust.org/program-areas/medical-and-scientific-research

Focus: Medical and scientific research, especially in Iowa and surrounding states

Jon Moulton Charity Trust / J P Moulton Charitable Foundation

https://www.perscitusllp.com/moulton-charity-trust

Focus: Biomedical and translational research (UK-based)

 

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