Investing in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s recent grantmaking is anchored by AIRE Program awards, with repeated $100,000 grants to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia in both 2024 and 2025 and another $100,000 AIRE Program grant to Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans in 2025. That pattern points to a funder supporting sleep medicine research through institutional awards rather than individual aid. The foundation is a public charity with $106,833,334 in assets and $1,168,196 in annual grants, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its stated purpose is to invest in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. Recent awards also show support for academic medical centers across the country, including Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, University of California Los Angeles, University of Rochester, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and Emory University. The mix of one-year awards and repeated grantees suggests an active research-oriented grantmaker with a national footprint and a strong emphasis on sleep-related institutional programs.
Sleep research and career development are central to the foundation’s giving. In the AIRE Program, it awarded $100,000 to Temple University Hospital for the same program in 2024 and again in 2025, showing sustained support for an institutional initiative. For early-career pipeline work, the Rising Investigator Supplement Grant supports mentored sleep and circadian research training for students, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical fellows who have faced barriers to access and professional growth opportunities. The Young Investigators Research Forum is another career-building program, framed as a research retreat that offers guidance and strategies for early-career investigators. The foundation also backs junior investigator research through the Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators, which provides seed funding for mentored projects in sleep, sleep disorders, and sleep health.
Typical grants cluster at the middle of the range: the p25 is $32,500, the median is $50,000, and the p75 is $50,000. Recent awards show both larger institutional grants and smaller seed or training awards, with AIRE Program gifts at $100,000 and multiple grants at $10,000 to $20,000. The recent list includes repeat recipients across 2024 and 2025, including Temple University Hospital, University of Utah, University of Rochester, Emory University, Jfk University Medical Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and University of Nebraska Medical Center. The foundation is a public charity and its grant programs include several unsolicited options.
$628K
$106.8M
$19.6M
$19.8M
Most grants fall between $33K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 8% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grantmaking is national, and the recent grants all went to U.S. recipients. California appears most often in the recent list, with awards to Los Angeles, Redwood City, Stanford, and other California locations. Philadelphia and New Orleans also stand out through the largest awards, while Chicago, Atlanta, Rochester, Lebanon, Edison, Norfolk, Omaha, Salt Lake City, and Indianapolis appear among other recipient cities. Illinois, the headquarters state, received 8% of grants.
The recent grants go to hospitals and universities such as Temple University Hospital, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Rush University Medical Center, and University of California Los Angeles. Its active programs also support trainees, junior investigators, and sleep centers, so the grantmaking reaches institutional research, training, and patient-care settings.
The typical grant size centers on $50,000. The reported distribution is p25 at $32,500, median at $50,000, and p75 at $50,000, with recent awards ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals, and the recent grant list shows awards made to organizations rather than to people.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Rising Investigator Supplement Grant, Focused Projects Award, Disaster Relief Fund, Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators, Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program, Strategic Research Grant, and SLEEP Travel Grant for Medical Students and Residents.
The foundation’s stated focus areas include sleep medicine research, career development and training for early-career investigators, community sleep health programs, circadian science, and sleep disorders such as hypersomnia, restless legs syndrome, and sleep-disordered breathing.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,300 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER | LEBANON, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| JFK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $27,896 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL | NORFOLK, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $80,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| JFK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $50,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER | LEBANON, NH | $50,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL | NORFOLK, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | AIRE PROGRAM |
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$100,000AIRE PROGRAM
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
$100,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
$50,300AIRE PROGRAM
DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
JFK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$27,896AIRE PROGRAM
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$20,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$100,000AIRE PROGRAM
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$80,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
JFK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000AIRE PROGRAM
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$40,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
$40,000AIRE PROGRAM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
$10,000AIRE PROGRAM
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Who can apply: Sleep centers that have lost their ability to operate and provide patient care due to devastating damage to their facilities in the wake of local disasters.
Deadline: Varies; emergency-driven applications — see program page when a disaster occurs.
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