About Nmdp Foundation
We save lives through cell therapy.
Focus Areas
blood cancers (leukemia, MDS, etc.)blood disorders (sickle cell, aplastic anemia, etc.)cell therapy / blood stem cell transplantationresearch and clinical trialsdonor registry recruitment and diversitypatient financial assistancecord blood
Who They Fund
bone marrow / stem cell transplant patientspotential donors / registry participantsclinical researchers and scholarsclinical trial participantsMexican patient communities / international beneficiaries
About Nmdp Foundation
Nmdp Foundation channels most of its giving back into the National Marrow Donor Program, with large grants supporting research, donor recruitment, and patient assistance tied to blood stem cell transplantation. In the recent grants list, the largest award was $2,720,058 in 2023 to National Marrow Donor Program for research, followed by $2,305,672 in 2025 for donor recruitment and $1,497,649 in 2023 for BTMM patient assistance. That pattern shows a funder built around the transplant ecosystem rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated causes. The foundation also supports research infrastructure and clinical improvement work. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center received $276,000 in 2023 for research/scholar work, and later research awards of $240,000 appeared in 2024 and 2025. Additional support went to University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Stanford University, Indiana University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research. Across the grants shown, the foundation connects patient support, donor access, and scientific work in cell therapy and blood disorders.
What Nmdp Foundation Funds
Research is a central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. Nmdp Foundation gave $2,720,058 to National Marrow Donor Program for research in 2023, and later supported Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center with $240,000 in 2024 and $240,000 in 2025 for research. Donor recruitment is another major line of support. The foundation awarded $2,305,672 in 2025 to National Marrow Donor Program for donor recruitment, with another $676,771 grant in 2025 in the same category. Patient assistance also appears repeatedly. In 2025, National Marrow Donor Program received $834,833 for patient assistance, and $526,303 went to the same grantee for Mexico patient assistance in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also backs salary and program support, including $405,238 in 2025 for program support-salary and $749,549 in both 2024 and 2025 for various NMDP programs.
How Nmdp Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: the p25 is $77,306, the median is $80,000, and the p75 is $350,672. The recent grants list also shows a wide spread above that upper quartile, with multiple six- and seven-figure awards. Recurring support is common: the same recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including repeat grants for research, donor recruitment, and patient assistance. The foundation operates as a grantmaker rather than an operating charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. For some active programs, unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.5M
Total Assets
$18.4M
Total Revenue
$24.3M
Total Expenses
$22.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $77K and $351K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$77K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$351K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERICA JENSEN
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