About Adopt-A-Scientist
Adopt-A-Scientist directs a concentrated philanthropic focus toward biomedical and scientific research carried out at major research universities and medical centers. Their giving is high-dollar and targeted, primarily funding institutional science and medical research programs at Texas-based institutions while also supporting an international biomedical research organization. They appear to favor funding labs, research initiatives, and scientists within large academic medical centers rather than grassroots or community nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Biomedical and medical school research funding at academic medical centersUniversity-based science research programs in Texas (Houston/Austin/Dallas regions)Funding for individual scientists' labs and institutional research initiativesSupport for elite international biomedical research organizations
Who They Fund
major research universities (Texas)academic medical centersindividual scientists / PI-led laboratorieselite international biomedical research organizations
About Adopt-A-Scientist
Adopt-a-scientist’s recent giving is defined by repeated $200,000 grants to The University of Texas in Dallas and Baylor College of Medicine, showing a program that backs research institutions at a high level rather than dispersing small awards. The foundation’s active grant program, Adopt-A-Scientist Research Adoption, says donated funds go directly to vetted research projects at top cancer institutions, with projects reviewed by an independent Scientific Advisory Board and the Board of Directors. That fits the recent record: the foundation consistently funds biomedical and medical research inside academic medical centers and university settings. The grant list also shows that support is not limited to one institution. Baylor College of Medicine appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including both $200,000 and $100,000 awards, while The University of Texas in Dallas appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with awards from $70,000 to $200,000. A separate $100,000 grant to the Champalimaud Foundation extends that pattern to an international biomedical research organization. Overall, Adopt-a-scientist looks like a funder that directs sizable, project-oriented support to scientists, labs, and research centers.
What Adopt-A-Scientist Funds
Cancer research is central to Adopt-a-scientist’s active program. The Adopt-A-Scientist Research Adoption program explicitly names cancer research, immunotherapy, precision medicine, tumor monitoring and response, and toxicity detection and mitigation as its focus, and the recent grants reflect that emphasis through major awards to university-based research settings. They also support biomedical work at academic medical centers in Texas. Baylor College of Medicine received $200,000 in 2024 and 2025, plus $100,000 in 2023, indicating repeated backing for institutional research activity there. The University of Texas in Dallas received $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025, along with a $70,000 grant in 2023, another sign of multi-year support for university-based science research. Beyond Texas, the foundation extended one of its larger awards to the Champalimaud Foundation in 2025, pointing to support for a biomedical research organization outside the United States.
How Adopt-A-Scientist Gives
Adopt-a-scientist’s typical grant size is $77,500 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $175,000 at the 75th percentile, which places most awards in a high-dollar range. The recent record also shows repeat support rather than one-time giving: Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas in Dallas each received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation operates through a restricted research-adoption model rather than individual giving, and it does not accept unsolicited applications through that program. Its grantmaking is tied to vetted projects reviewed by an independent Scientific Advisory Board and the Board of Directors.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$510K
Total Assets
$2M
Total Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$525K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $78K and $175K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$78K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$175K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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