The Aging Biology Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on biomedical research into the biology of aging, with a specific emphasis on projects studying the aging of human blood cells. Its grants are directed primarily to major academic medical centers and dedicated research institutes, supporting lab- and project-level research rather than broad service or community programs. The foundation makes substantial awards to a small set of repeat grantees, signaling a focused, research-driven strategy aimed at advancing scientific understanding and potential translational outcomes.
Aging Biology Foundation Inc concentrates on research into the aging of human blood cells, and its recent awards show that emphasis clearly. The largest listed grant was $1,254,952 in 2025 to Washington University of St Louis for a research project on aging of human blood cells, followed by repeat support in 2024 for the same purpose. Columbia University in the City of New York and The Abigail Wexner Research Institute also appear among the foundation’s recent recipients for the same research objective, indicating a narrow scientific focus rather than a broad portfolio of causes. The grants are aimed at biomedical research institutions and are structured to sponsor research projects, not individuals or service delivery. In the available recent-grants list, each award supports lab-based inquiry into the biology of aging, with a specific line of work centered on hematopoietic aging. That pattern aligns with the foundation’s broader research orientation toward basic and translational aging biology, especially studies that can clarify the cellular mechanisms underlying human aging.
The foundation’s work is centered on biomedical research, but the clearest throughline is its support for studies of human blood-cell aging. Washington University of St Louis received $1,254,952 in 2025 to sponsor a research project on aging of human blood cells, and the same institution had a $736,609 award in 2024 for that purpose. Columbia University in the City of New York received $543,117 in 2024 for the same research area. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute also appears in the recent grants list, with $502,453 in 2024 tied to a research project on aging of human blood cells. Across these awards, the foundation supports hypothesis-driven laboratory research at academic medical centers and research institutes, with a focus on cellular and molecular questions in aging biology.
The typical grant size is large and tightly clustered: p25 is $505,514, median is $528,908, and p75 is $688,236. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same institutions across 2024 and 2025, which points to an ongoing relationship with a small set of research recipients rather than one-off giving. The foundation is structured as a nonprofit foundation and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $506K and $688K, with a median of $529K.
25th Percentile
$506K
Median
$529K
75th Percentile
$688K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Concentrated, large grants to a few elite research institutions; repeat multi-award relationships rather than many small or geographically diverse grants.
Notable grantees: Washington University in St. Louis, Columbia University (The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York), The Abigail Wexner Research Institute
Grantmaking is concentrated in the United States. The recent grants list shows all 6 listed awards going to US recipients, with no grants in Massachusetts. Recent recipient cities include St Louis, New York, and Colombus, and the top state by grant count is Ohio. The recent pattern is therefore regional in reach, but not local to the foundation’s headquarters.
Its grants support biomedical research on the biology of aging, especially projects studying the aging of human blood cells. The foundation also describes support for fundamental aging biology, including hypothesis-driven research in controlled mammalian systems and related epigenetic mechanisms.
No. The profile lists Funds individuals as False, and the recent grants are all directed to institutions such as Washington University of St Louis, Columbia University in the City of New York, and The Abigail Wexner Research Institute.
The grant-size distribution is substantial: p25 is $505,514, median is $528,908, and p75 is $688,236. Recent awards also include a larger $1,254,952 grant in 2025.
Yes. The active grant programs shown for the foundation all state that they accept unsolicited applications, including Foundation Research Grants and related research grant programs.
The top state by grant count is Ohio. Recent recipient cities include St Louis, New York, and Colombus, and all of the listed recent grants went to US recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Aging Biology Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Experts in epigenetics or researchers seeking to work in epigenetics; access to the infrastructure required to implement the project successfully is necessary. Collaborative grants with academic laboratories are welcome.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,254,952 | 2025 | GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $514,698 | 2025 | GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
| THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | COLOMBUS, OH | $481,580 | 2025 | GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $736,609 | 2024 |
| GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $543,117 | 2024 | GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
| THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | COLOMBUS, OH | $502,453 | 2024 | GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS. |
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST LOUIS
$1,254,952GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$514,698GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$481,580GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST LOUIS
$736,609GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$543,117GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$502,453GRANT TO SPONSOR RESEACH PROJECT ON AGING OF HUMAN BLOOD CELLS.
