The Wyss Medical Foundation appears to focus on advancing clinical care and medical research through major gifts to hospitals, universities, and global health organizations. Its largest grants support surgical care, trauma recovery, pediatric specialties, and disease-focused international health work, suggesting a strong interest in scalable medical interventions rather than broad charitable giving. The foundation gives in a concentrated way, with a relatively small number of sizable grants and several repeat recipients, especially academic medical centers and health nonprofits.
Concentrated giving through relatively large grants, with repeat support to a core group of academic medical centers, hospitals, and specialized health nonprofits; most awards look like strategic program or capacity support rather than many small distributed gifts.
Notable grantees: Seed Global Health, Sign Fracture Care International, Massachusetts General Hospital, The UCLA Foundation, The End Fund Inc.
$41.4M
$29.3M
$65M
$41.9M
Most grants fall between $300K and $1M, with a median of $578K.
25th Percentile
$300K
Median
$578K
75th Percentile
$1M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Wyss Medical Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 25 | $23.9M | 80.7% |
| 2 | Switzerland |
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2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 5 |
| $3M |
16.1% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1 | $985K | 3.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the Univeristy of California | Oakland, CA | $2,639,125 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Alice Foundation | Basel | $2,398,971 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Sign Fracture Care International | Richland, WA | $1,475,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Day One Trauma Support | Leeds | $985,050 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| The End Fund Inc. | New York, NY | $777,013 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Phare Bio Inc. | Boston, MA | $725,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Scalpel at the Cross | North Oaks, MN | $692,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $610,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $545,532 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| New England Electric Railway Historical Society | Kennybunkport, ME | $422,151 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Pediatric Spine Foundation | Valley Forge, PA | $347,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $300,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $170,000 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Kagondo St Joseph Hospital Foundation | Incline Village | $49,400 | 2025 | Charitable Contribution |
| Seed Global Health | Boston, MA | $4,500,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,370,800 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $2,086,666 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Sign Fracture Care International | Richland | $1,500,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| The End Fund Inc. | New York, NY | $1,106,549 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Phare Bio Inc. | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $610,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $378,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Pediatric Spine Foundation | Valley Forge, PA | $347,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Alice Foundation | Basel | $324,816 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $300,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| New England Electric Railway Historical Society | Kennebunkport, ME | $250,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Ecole Cantonale d'art de Lausanne | Lausanne | $162,068 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dailas, TX | $120,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Fight for Sight | Bern | $109,070 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
The Regents of the Univeristy of California
$2,639,125Charitable Contribution
Alice Foundation
$2,398,971Charitable Contribution
Day One Trauma Support
$985,050Charitable Contribution
The End Fund Inc.
$777,013Charitable Contribution
Phare Bio Inc.
$725,000Charitable Contribution
Scalpel at the Cross
$692,000Charitable Contribution
Rutgers University
$610,000Charitable Contribution
Massachusetts General Hospital
$545,532Charitable Contribution
New England Electric Railway Historical Society
$422,151Charitable Contribution
Pediatric Spine Foundation
$347,000Charitable Contribution
UT Southwestern Medical Center
$170,000Charitable Contribution
Kagondo St Joseph Hospital Foundation
$49,400Charitable Contribution
Massachusetts General Hospital
$2,086,666Charitable Contribution
The End Fund Inc.
$1,106,549Charitable Contribution
Phare Bio Inc.
$700,000Charitable Contribution
Rutgers University
$610,000Charitable Contribution
Pediatric Spine Foundation
$347,000Charitable Contribution
Alice Foundation
$324,816Charitable Contribution
New England Electric Railway Historical Society
$250,000Charitable Contribution
Ecole Cantonale d'art de Lausanne
$162,068Charitable Contribution
UT Southwestern Medical Center
$120,000Charitable Contribution
Fight for Sight
$109,070Charitable Contribution
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
$100,000Charitable Contribution