The Leo & Anne Albert Charitable Trust concentrates nearly all of its giving on biomedical research, especially urologic cancers and neurologic aging. It funds university-based research centers and its own named institute, prioritizing translational projects aimed at understanding and treating bladder and prostate cancer and slowing cognitive decline. Grants are large, targeted awards to research programs and investigators rather than general operating support for social services.
The Leo & Anne Albert Charitable Trust centers its giving on biomedical research, with a strong emphasis on urologic cancers and neurologic aging. Its recent grants show a pattern of large, repeated awards to university-based investigators and affiliated research institutes, especially for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and white matter studies tied to cognitive decline. The trust also supports the Leo & Anne Albert Institute for Bladder Cancer Care & Research and the Albert Research Institute for White Matter and Cognition, indicating a preference for named research platforms rather than broad unrestricted support. A major theme in the recent record is investigator-led research at the University of South Florida Research Foundation, where the trust funded a prostate cancer project led by Mildred Acevedo-Duncan. Another recurring line of support goes to Ku Endowment for bladder cancer research directed by Dr. John A. Taylor. These awards are substantial and repeated across multiple years, suggesting a funding style built around sustained research backing rather than one-time exploratory gifts. Beyond laboratory and clinical research, the trust has also financed facility-related work tied to its longstanding community and care interests, including maintenance and construction support for Albert day care centers and an outreach building in Pahokee.
Prostate cancer research is one of the trust’s clearest priorities. In 2025, it gave $751,419 to the University of South Florida Research Foundation for a prostate cancer research project led by principal investigator Mildred Acevedo-Duncan. That same project also received repeated support in 2023, including $152,650, $142,371, $82,488, $68,301, and $39,357. Bladder cancer work is another consistent thread. The trust awarded $254,941 in 2025 to Ku Endowment for Dr. John A. Taylor’s bladder cancer research, and it also supported the Leo & Anne Albert Institute for Bladder Cancer Care & Research with grants of $285,500 in 2023 and $245,880 in 2025. The trust also funds white matter and cognition studies. In 2025 it gave $746,252 to the Albert Research Institute for White Matter and Cognition to advance studies on white matter and whether cognitive loss can be slowed. A separate line of support reached Alzheimer’s Community Care for Albert day care center maintenance and construction.
$2M
$2.7M
$36K
$2.2M
Most grants fall between $68K and $143K, with a median of $81K.
25th Percentile
$68K
Median
$81K
75th Percentile
$143K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed to research institutions and the foundation's own institute; repeat investments in cancer and cognition research rather than broad, distributed philanthropy.
Notable grantees: University of South Florida Research Foundation, Albert Research Institute for White Matter and Cognition, Leo & Anne Albert Institute for Bladder Cancer Care & Research, KU Endowment (Dr. John A. Taylor - bladder cancer research)
Typical grant size falls in a fairly narrow upper-middle range: the 25th percentile is $68,301, the median is $80,799, and the 75th percentile is $142,534. The trust’s recent record also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including the University of South Florida Research Foundation, Ku Endowment, and Alzheimer’s Community Care. That pattern points to ongoing commitments rather than isolated grants. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Giving is concentrated in Florida, with 58% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The largest recent recipients are in Tampa and West Palm Beach, and another Florida grant reached Riviera Beach for work tied to Pahokee. Outside Florida, the trust also funds Kansas City, Kansas, through repeated grants for bladder cancer research and an Alzheimer’s research summer fellow program. All recent grants in the provided record went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on prostate cancer research, bladder cancer research, white matter and cognitive decline studies, and support for Albert day care centers. The trust also funded an outreach building roof replacement in Pahokee, Florida.
Recent research recipients include the University of South Florida Research Foundation for a prostate cancer project led by Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, Ku Endowment for Dr. John A. Taylor’s bladder cancer research, and the Albert Research Institute for White Matter and Cognition for white matter and cognitive-loss studies.
The trust’s grant-size distribution is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $68,301, the median is $80,799, and the 75th percentile is $142,534. Several grants also exceed that range, including awards of $751,419 and $746,252 in 2025.
Yes. The University of South Florida Research Foundation, Ku Endowment, and Alzheimer’s Community Care each appear across multiple grants and multiple years in the recent record, which shows a pattern of sustained support rather than one-off gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $751,419 | 2025 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| ALBERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR WHITE MATTER AND COGNITION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $746,252 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDIES TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE MATTER AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO SLOW COGNITIVE LOSS. |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $254,941 | 2025 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| LEO & ANNE ALBERT INSTITUE FOR BLADDER CANCER CARE & RESEARCH | KANSAS CITY, KS | $245,880 | 2025 | BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH | RIVIERA BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | TO REPLACE THE ROOF OF THE OUTREACH BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, 1200 EAST MAIN STREET, PAHOKEE, FL 33476. LEO ALBERT PROVIDED THE FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHURCH BUILDING DURING HIS LIFETIME. |
| LEO & ANNE ALBERT INSTITUE FOR BLADDER CANCER CARE & RESEARCH | KANSAS CITY, KS | $285,500 | 2023 | BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $152,650 | 2023 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $142,534 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $142,534 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $142,371 | 2023 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $100,000 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $82,488 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $82,488 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $82,488 | 2023 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $79,110 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $77,292 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $76,325 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $76,325 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $68,301 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $68,301 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $68,301 | 2023 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $39,357 | 2023 | MAINTENANCE FUND - ALBERT DAY CARE CENTERS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $39,357 | 2023 | PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN. |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $39,357 | 2023 | DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMER'S COMMUNITY CARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT- ALBERT DAY CARE CENTER |
| KU ENDOWMENT | KANSAS CITY, KS | $11,000 | 2023 | DR. BURNS' ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH SUMMER FELLOW PROGRAM |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$751,419PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
ALBERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR WHITE MATTER AND COGNITION
$746,252TO ADVANCE STUDIES TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE MATTER AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO SLOW COGNITIVE LOSS.
KU ENDOWMENT
$254,941DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
LEO & ANNE ALBERT INSTITUE FOR BLADDER CANCER CARE & RESEARCH
$245,880BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH
$30,000TO REPLACE THE ROOF OF THE OUTREACH BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, 1200 EAST MAIN STREET, PAHOKEE, FL 33476. LEO ALBERT PROVIDED THE FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHURCH BUILDING DURING HIS LIFETIME.
LEO & ANNE ALBERT INSTITUE FOR BLADDER CANCER CARE & RESEARCH
BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$152,650PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
KU ENDOWMENT
$142,534DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$142,371PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
KU ENDOWMENT
$100,000DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
KU ENDOWMENT
$82,488DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$82,488PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
KU ENDOWMENT
$79,110DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
KU ENDOWMENT
$76,325DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
KU ENDOWMENT
$68,301DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$68,301PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$39,357PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, MILDRED ACEVEDO-DUNCAN.
KU ENDOWMENT
$39,357DR. JOHN A TAYLOR - BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT- ALBERT DAY CARE CENTER
KU ENDOWMENT
$11,000DR. BURNS' ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH SUMMER FELLOW PROGRAM