About 24 Hours for Hank
Raise funds to support cystinosis medical research and help find a cure for Hank and other children suffering from cystinosis.
Focus Areas
Medical researchRare diseasesCystinosisHealth
Who They Fund
people with cystinosisfamilies and caregivers of cystinosis patientspatients with rare genetic disorders
Funding Style
disease-focused biomedical researchtreatment- and cure-oriented fundingtranslational/therapeutic developmentresearch project grants
Topics
About 24 Hours for Hank
24 Hours for Hank Inc centers its giving on cystinosis research, with donations directed to work aimed at treatments and a cure for the disease. The foundation’s grant history shows a sustained focus on the same rare disorder rather than a broad health portfolio, and its public summary ties that mission to helping find a cure for Hank and other children living with cystinosis. The two largest recent grants both went to Cystinosis Research Foundation in Irvine, California: one for $125,000 in 2023 and another for $50,000 in 2025. Those awards point to a grantmaker that channels funding into biomedical research efforts connected to cystinosis rather than into direct services or individual aid. The foundation’s stated focus areas include medical research, rare diseases, cystinosis, and health, with topic tags that emphasize rare genetic metabolic disorders and therapeutic development. In practice, that makes 24 Hours for Hank Inc a narrowly focused research funder with a consistent disease-specific mandate.
What 24 Hours for Hank Funds
Cystinosis research is the foundation’s defining area. One recent grant provided $50,000 to Cystinosis Research Foundation in Irvine, California, “to fund research on the treatment and cure of cystinosis.” Earlier, a $125,000 grant to the same recipient supported “cystinosis research.” Those two awards show a clear emphasis on research tied to treatment and cure development. The foundation also identifies rare diseases and medical research as core focus areas, and its topic taxonomy points to kidneys, liver, muscles, eyes, and the central nervous system. Its program language extends beyond cystinosis alone to biomedical research and rare disease research, but always in service of cystinosis-related work.
How 24 Hours for Hank Gives
Typical grants cluster in a mid-six-figure-to-five-figure range, with p25 at $68,750, a median of $87,500, and p75 at $106,250. The foundation gives as a regional grantmaker, but the recent grant record shown here is small and concentrated rather than broad. The available recent awards go to the same recipient in two different years, indicating repeated support rather than one-off giving. 24 Hours for Hank Inc is a foundation and does not fund individuals. Its active programs also state that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$175K
Total Assets
$214K
Total Revenue
$45K
Total Expenses
$68K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $69K and $106K, with a median of $88K.
25th Percentile
$69K
Median
$88K
75th Percentile
$106K
Geographic Reach
Regional1 state funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BRIAN STURGESS
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