About Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Our mission is to end the threat of age-related disease for this and future generations.
Focus Areas
AI and computational biologyBasic mechanisms of agingCancer associated with agingCellular stress and diseaseExercise, nutrition, and metabolismWomen’s healthy agingMitochondria and bioenergeticsNeurodegeneration and brain agingSenescence and inflammationStem cells and regenerative medicineClinical trials / translational researchClinical research core and technologies (bioinformatics, metabolomics, proteomics, imaging, etc.)
About Buck Institute for Research on Aging
A defining feature of Buck Institute for Research on Aging is its support for aging science as a research field, including postdoctoral fellowships and an annual Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research. The institute’s mission is to end the threat of age-related disease for this and future generations, and its grantmaking reflects that emphasis through project-specific biomedical research support. Recent awards include $650,000 to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and $600,000 to Uc San Francisco for biomedical research, along with repeated funding to universities and research institutes working in the same area. The pattern suggests a funder that backs both training and research infrastructure, while also making sizable project grants to established institutions. Its active program for postdoctoral fellowships points to an interest in advanced research training in aging science, and the summer course serves junior faculty and advanced fellows through lectures, workshops, and proposal critiques. The grant record shows a consistent focus on biomedical research institutions across the United States, with awards that support research in aging-related biology rather than broad charitable work.
What Buck Institute for Research on Aging Funds
The institute’s topic mix centers on biomedical research tied to aging science. In one area, it funds translational and clinical research: it gave $500,000 to The Regents of University of California San Francisco for biomedical research, and $250,000 to Yale University for the same purpose. It also supports research on aging-related mechanisms at major universities, including $400,000 to Princeton University and $300,000 to Northwestern University. Women’s healthy aging appears in the grant record through $250,000 to Magee-womens Research Institute in Pittsburgh. The active program list adds two structured training channels: postdoctoral fellowships for advanced research training in aging science, and an annual summer course in experimental aging research that covers cell fate decisions, comparative biology, and evolutionary biology. Taken together, the portfolio points to aging biology, biomedical training, and institution-based research support.
How Buck Institute for Research on Aging Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $100,000, with p25, median, and p75 all reported at $100,000, though the recent record also includes larger project awards at $250,000, $400,000, $500,000, and $650,000. The grant list shows repeat awards to the same institutions across multiple years, including Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, The Regents of University of California San Francisco, Regents of the University of Michigan, Magee-womens Research Institute, University of Colorado, and Northwestern University. That pattern fits a project-funding model rather than one-off charity grants. Buck Institute for Research on Aging is a Pure DAF Provider, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active postdoctoral fellowship and summer training course suggest some support for training alongside research grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$100K
Total Assets
$132.3M
Total Revenue
$57.2M
Total Expenses
$62.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $250K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MEAGAN MOORE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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