About La Jolla Institute for Immunology
La Jolla Institute for Immunology primarily funds biomedical and immunology research by supporting university medical centers, independent research hospitals, and a few translational/biotech partners across the U.S. Grants are overwhelmingly structured as subrecipient awards to advance collaborative research projects, often tied to vaccine, infectious disease, or translational immunology work. The foundation’s portfolio favors established research institutions and repeat partnerships rather than local or general operating support.
Focus Areas
Collaborative immunology and vaccine research consortia with major academic medical centersTranslational infectious disease diagnostics and therapeutics (e.g., biotech partners like Zalgen Labs)Large-scale laboratory and clinical research projects at top research universities and hospitals (e.g., Fred Hutch, Mass General, UCSD)Subawards supporting multi-institution grants and research networks (federal/consortium pass-throughs)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, programmatic funding delivered primarily as subrecipient awards to a distributed set of national research institutions and a few commercial partners; multiple repeat grants to the same major universities and research hospitals with several large seven-figure commitments and many mid-six-figure awards.
About La Jolla Institute for Immunology
La Jolla Institute for Immunology’s recent giving is built around large subrecipient awards for immunology and biomedical research, with the biggest single grant in the dataset going to the Regents of the University of Michigan for $3,462,338 in 2025. The portfolio is concentrated in research universities, medical centers, and a few translational partners, showing a pattern of project-restricted support rather than broad operating grants. Another major award went to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for $1,915,178 in 2023, underscoring repeated support for large-scale research institutions working on collaborative scientific work. The foundation’s recent grants also show continuing relationships with organizations that appear more than once across years, including Yale University, Emory University, Washington University, and UC San Diego. Those recurring awards point to multi-year support for networked research projects rather than isolated one-off gifts. Across the list, grant sizes range from mid-six-figure awards to multi-million-dollar subawards, which is consistent with research funding embedded in larger institutional collaborations. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and does not fund individuals.
What La Jolla Institute for Immunology Funds
The foundation’s clearest focus is collaborative immunology research tied to major academic medical centers. For example, it awarded $1,166,666 to Yale University in 2025 as a subrecipient award, and it also provided $538,080 to Yale University in 2024. A second thread is infectious disease and translational biomedical work through biotech and research partners. It gave $1,244,056 to Zalgen Labs LLC in 2023 and another $1,153,448 to Zalgen Labs LLC in 2024, both structured as subrecipient awards. Large clinical and laboratory research projects at leading universities are another consistent area. Recent awards include $827,749 to Emory University in 2025, $719,089 to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2025, and $494,634 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2024.
How La Jolla Institute for Immunology Gives
Typical awards are sizeable: the 25th percentile is $54,786, the median is $191,413, and the 75th percentile is $430,344. The recent grants list is dominated by subrecipient awards, indicating project-restricted funding inside larger research collaborations. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Yale University, Emory University, Washington University, UC San Diego, Leidos, and Zalgen Labs LLC, which points to repeat institutional relationships rather than one-time grants. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.3M
Total Assets
$62.5M
Total Revenue
$84.2M
Total Expenses
$86M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $55K and $430K, with a median of $191K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$191K
75th Percentile
$430K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICHARD STRYJEWSKI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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