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Colorectal Cancer Alliance Research Grants
Colorectal cancer researchClinical/translational researchBiomarkers+1 more
About Colorectal Cancer Alliance
To end colorectal cancer by funding research, providing support for patients and caregivers, increasing screening and prevention, and advocating for improved care and equity.
Focus Areas
Colorectal cancer researchPatient support and navigationScreening and preventionAdvocacy and public policyClinical trials and biomarkers
Who They Fund
community residents (adults eligible for colorectal screening)patients/clinical research participants
Funding Style
research grantscommunity grantsprevention-focused fundingclinical screening support (colonoscopy funding)
About Colorectal Cancer Alliance
A single disease focus shapes the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s grantmaking: it funds research, prevention, screening, patient support, and advocacy to help end colorectal cancer. Its recent grants show a strong research emphasis, with large awards to major cancer centers and university-based investigators, alongside support for prevention work and community-facing grants. The largest recent award in the dataset was $1,292,500 to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for research grants. Other major awards went to University of Texas in Houston for colon cancer research and to City of Hope for a research grant. The pattern suggests a funder that backs both established research institutions and specific project-level work. It also supports efforts tied to colon cancer prevention, including grants to University of Pennsylvania and University of California in Oakland. The Alliance’s active programs reinforce that focus. Project Cure CRC funds novel and expedited colorectal cancer research, while its research grant mechanisms include awards for young investigators, senior investigators, pilot projects, team science, and opportunistic studies. It also runs health equity and disparities funding tied to colorectal cancer outcomes.
What Colorectal Cancer Alliance Funds
Research is the clearest theme in the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s portfolio. The Alliance gave $147,500 to Dana Farber Cancer Institute for a research grant, and $145,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for research in New York. Prevention is another recurring area. It awarded $125,000 to University of Pennsylvania for colon cancer prevention, then followed with $100,000 prevention grants to the same institution in Philadelphia. In the same area, University of California in Oakland received $112,500 for colon cancer prevention. The foundation also supports work connected to community impact and health equity. The Trustees of University of Pennsylvania received $200,000 for community grant research, and Adventist Healthcare in Gaithersburg received $100,000 for a research grant. Its active program list also includes health equity partnership funding aimed at colorectal cancer disparities.
How Colorectal Cancer Alliance Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster around mid-five figures: the p25 is $20,000, the median is $45,000, and the p75 is $100,000. The recent grants list includes repeated awards to the same institutions across 2024 and 2025, including University of Texas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, University of Connecticut, and Oregon Health & Science University, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The organization is a grantmaking foundation, not an individual-giving funder, and it does not make program-related investments. It also accepts unsolicited applications in several research grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$16.4M
Total Revenue
$20.7M
Total Expenses
$17.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL SAPIENZA
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