About Rheumatology Research Foundation
The Rheumatology Research Foundation primarily funds academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, and professional societies to advance rheumatology research, clinician-scientist career development, and workforce expansion. Much of its support takes the form of scientist development awards, fellowship and preceptorship funding, career‑development bridge awards, and targeted program support (including COVID telehealth). Grants are national in scope and repeatedly fund leading university rheumatology programs and the American College of Rheumatology.
Focus Areas
Clinician‑scientist development and early‑career research awards in rheumatology (Scientist Development, Investigator, Career Development)Fellowship training and workforce expansion for rheumatology practitioners (Fellowship Training Award, Medical/Graduate Student Preceptorships)Career‑development bridge funding to retain K‑awardees and mid‑career researchers (K Bridge awards)Institutional program support for academic rheumatology departments at major medical centersPractice‑focused innovation and health services research including telehealth (COVID telehealth awards, health services research grants)
Who They Fund
About Rheumatology Research Foundation
A defining feature of the Rheumatology Research Foundation is its sustained support for clinician-scientist development in rheumatology, alongside fellowship training and bridge funding that keeps researchers in the field. Recent awards show that pattern clearly: the foundation gave $788,724 to Brigham and Women's Hospital for an Innovative Research Award - Basic and $350,000 to the American College of Rheumatology for Fellows Fund support. Its grants also reach academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, and professional societies through awards that support basic, clinical, translational, and health services research. The portfolio includes major research awards at institutions such as the University of Minnesota, Boston University, Mayo Clinic, the University of Michigan, and Northwestern University, reflecting a funder that supports both early-stage ideas and career progression. Program support appears alongside investigator funding, including telehealth-related support at Brigham and Women's Hospital and fellows funding at the American College of Rheumatology. The result is a grantmaking pattern centered on research careers, training pipelines, and institutional capacity in rheumatology.
What Rheumatology Research Foundation Funds
In basic research, the foundation backed Brigham and Women's Hospital with $388,724 for an Innovative Research Award - Basic and the Regents of the University of Minnesota with $400,000 for the same award type. Clinical and translational research also receives substantial support: Mayo Clinic received $250,000 for an Investigator Award - Clinical, while the Regents of the University of Michigan received $250,000 for an Investigator Award - Translational. Health services work appears as well, including $299,988 to Boston University for an Innovative Research Award - Health Services and $200,000 to Duke University for an Innovative Research Award - Health Services. The foundation also funds telehealth-related programming, such as $200,000 to Brigham and Women's Hospital for DONORDIRECT TELEHEALTH - APP.
How Rheumatology Research Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster around a midpoint of $50,000, with a lower quartile of $30,000 and an upper quartile of $100,000. The recent-grants list also shows a tier of much larger awards at $200,000 and above, which the foundation uses for research, training, and program support. Grantmaking is recurring rather than one-off: the same institutions appear across multiple years, including Brigham and Women's Hospital, the American College of Rheumatology, Boston University, Yale University, and the University of Michigan. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.6M
Total Assets
$76.4M
Total Revenue
$19.8M
Total Expenses
$17.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National30 states funded
About 1% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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