About Resmed Foundation
ResMed Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on supporting medical research at major academic and clinical institutions, frequently funding university-led labs, chairs, and clinical research programs. Grants are paid to top-tier research universities in the U.S., Canada, and Australia and often target translational or clinical research likely connected to respiratory, sleep, or pulmonary health. The foundation favors institutional research support (chairs, program funding) over small community nonprofits.
Focus Areas
University-based medical research (clinical and translational studies)Establishment and support of academic research chairs/endowmentsSleep-disordered breathing and respiratory/pulmonary health research (inferred from grantee mix and ResMed mission)International academic partnerships (U.S., Canada, Australia)
Who They Fund
children and youth (general)disadvantaged / low-income studentsgirls and adolescent females (STEM focus)at-risk and homeless students
About Resmed Foundation
Resmed Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by medical research at universities and clinical institutions, with the largest grant in the file going to Ucsd for $150,000 in 2025. The pattern extends across sleep and breathing health, translational medical research, and academic support such as chairs and research programs. In the recent grants list, the foundation also backed University of Maryland twice at six-figure levels, including $124,000 in 2023 and $63,487 in 2025, showing repeated support for the same research institution. Other large awards went to Duke University, Stanford, UCLA, and University of Pittsburgh, all for medical research. The foundation’s active programs show how that research orientation is organized: clinical research grants, physician and public awareness grants, and an annual emerging investigators award focused on sleep and breathing health. Alongside university funding, Resmed Foundation makes smaller community grants in San Diego County, including support for science education, arts, and youth programs. Its recent record points to a funder that favors institution-based research support, especially where sleep-disordered breathing and related clinical work are central.
What Resmed Foundation Funds
Medical research is the foundation’s main theme. It gave $100,800 in 2025 to Duke University for medical research and $70,000 in 2024 to UCLA for the same purpose, both part of a broader university-centered portfolio. Academic medical institutions appear repeatedly, including University of Toronto Chair support at $61,024 in 2024, which shows a preference for endowed or position-based research backing as well as project grants. Sleep and breathing health is a distinct program area in the active grant list. Resmed Foundation’s clinical research grants are aimed at sleep-disordered breathing, positive airway pressure therapies, and ventilation-based treatments, and its physician and public awareness grants support education and awareness about unhealthy sleep. The foundation also funds local education and culture in San Diego County. Recent examples include $20,000 to Reuben H Fleet Science Center for local science education and $10,000 to Mingei International Museum for local folk art and craft.
How Resmed Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest relative to the biggest research awards: the p25 is $5,000, and both the median and p75 are $10,000. That points to a distribution with many smaller grants and a separate tier of larger institutional research funding, including a $100,000 annual emerging investigators award and clinical research grants that can reach $250,000. The recent record shows repeat support across years rather than one-off grants: University of Maryland appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Flinders University also received grants in 2023 and 2025. Resmed Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including physician and public awareness, clinical research, community philanthropy, and the emerging investigators award.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$536K
Total Assets
$6.4M
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$732K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Resmed Foundation Funds
Top 7 recipient countries by grant volume for Resmed Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 112 | $1.6M | 89.6% |
| 2 | Australia | 6 |
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