Torrey Coast Foundation concentrates its giving on translational cancer research—particularly collaborative, high-impact projects targeting gastric and esophagogastric cancers and immunotherapy. It funds a mix of large institutional research centers and multi-institution consortia (e.g., Stand Up To Cancer/EIF, major university medical centers, and specialty research foundations), while making occasional local education gifts.
Torrey Coast Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large, collaborative cancer research grants, especially work on gastric and esophagogastric malignancies. In 2024 and 2025, the foundation made two $2,550,000 grants to The Entertainment Industry Foundation for scientific research, including a 2025 grant to Stand Up for Cancer. Those gifts sit alongside major support for consortia and translational projects that aim to move laboratory findings toward clinical use. The foundation also funds academic centers working on tumor biology, immune-targeted therapeutics, and research infrastructure. UC San Diego received $1,285,000 in 2023 for a study on rapid translation of novel immune cell-targeted therapeutics in esophageal and gastroesophageal cancers, while Columbia University received $1,017,800 in 2023 to centralize gastroesophageal cancer resources and generate tumor tissue microarrays. Other large awards went to the Broad Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the University of Pennsylvania, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. A smaller but distinct local gift supported La Jolla Country Day.
In translational esophagogastric cancer work, Torrey Coast Foundation gave $1,285,000 to UC San Diego Foundation for a study titled “Rapid Translation of Novel Immune Cell-Targeted Therapeutics in Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancers.” It also gave $1,017,800 to Columbia University for centralizing gastroesophageal cancer resources and generating tumor tissue microarrays. The foundation funds model development and screening platforms as well. The Broad Institute received $513,181 for adapting 3D cancer organoids into monolayer cell lines and for screening compounds using the PRISM platform. It also backs precision approaches to gastric cancer. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center received $200,000 for “Personalized Therapy for Patients with ARID1A Deficit Gastric Adenocarcinoma (GAC),” and Cornell’s medical college received $574,998 to study mechanisms of the diffuse mesenchymal type of gastric cancer.
Torrey Coast Foundation’s grant sizes are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $155,386, and the 75th percentile is $453,125. The recent record shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, including Columbia University, UC San Diego, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Broad Institute, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. That pattern suggests a mix of recurring institutional relationships and project-based awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$9.2M
$317.1M
$15M
$10.1M
Most grants fall between $100K and $453K, with a median of $155K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$155K
75th Percentile
$453K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Torrey Coast Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 62 | $25.3M | 96.9% |
| 2 | Singapore |
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants to a small number of repeat core research partners and consortia; project-specific and strategic funding aimed at accelerating translational results rather than many small general operating grants.
Notable grantees: The Entertainment Industry Foundation / Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), Columbia University (medical research programs), UC San Diego Foundation / Moores Cancer Center, The Broad Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Torrey Coast Foundation gives nationally, with most grants landing in the United States. New York is the top recipient state by grant count, while 21% of grants go to recipients in California, the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent grants also reached Boston, Houston, Philadelphia, Cambridge, and La Jolla. Outside the United States, the recipient-country distribution includes one grant in Senegal and one in Eswatini.
Its recent grants center on gastric and esophagogastric cancers, with an emphasis on translational research, immune-targeted therapeutics, tumor resources such as tissue microarrays, and precision approaches like ARID1A-deficient gastric adenocarcinoma.
Yes. Columbia University, UC San Diego, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Broad Institute, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center each appear in multiple grant years, showing repeated support rather than one-time-only giving.
The 25th percentile grant is $100,000, the median is $155,386, and the 75th percentile is $453,125. That places many awards in the mid-six-figure range, with some larger collaborative grants above $1 million.
No. Its geographic scope is national, and most grants go to recipients in New York. California recipients account for 21% of grants, but awards also go to institutions in Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and international locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $247K |
1.6% |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | $25K | 1.6% |
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 ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION ( STAND UP FOR CANCER) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,550,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| SU2C CONVERGENCE - PROJECT 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,150,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (MFCR) | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| SU2C AMENDMENT #3 - PROJECT 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $690,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| UCSD FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $535,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY | LA JOLLA, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| MEDICAL COLLEGE CORNELL | NEW YORK, NY | $302,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA (FKA IMMPACT BIO USA INC) | WEST HILLS, CA | $259,122 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (MFCR) | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC | BOSTON, MA | $249,731 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $247,500 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $234,576 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| GATEWAY CANCER RESEARCH | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $200,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| STANFORD | STANFORD, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY GEMINI | LA JOLLA, CA | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $160,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $157,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,550,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| BROAD INSTITUTE GEMINI | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $604,951 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| UCSD FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $600,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| THE DEGREGORIO FAMILY FOUNDATION | PLEASANTVILLE, NY | $437,500 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| STAND UP TO CANCER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| DANA - FARBER CANCER GEMINI INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $187,500 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| LA JOLLA INSTITUTE IMMUNOLOGY | LA JOLLA, CA | $175,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $158,771 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $152,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY THE JOAN & SANDFORD WEIL MEDICAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,695 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $127,644 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| HIAS | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL SUPPORT |
| FIREWORK FOUNDATIONEPIC ENTERTAINMENT | NORTH STILLWATER, MN | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CANCER RESEARACH INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| MIT GEMINI | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $85,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $55,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| INT COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS | GENEVA | $25,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL SUPPORT |
| MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO SU2C/EIF TO FUND CERTAIN CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS. |
| UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,285,000 | 2023 | INSTITUTE FOR NETWORK MEDICINE FOR A STUDY ENTITLED "RAPID TRANSLATION OF NOVEL IMMUNE CELL-TARGETED THERAPEUTICS IN ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCERS", INSTITUTE FOR NETWORK MEDICINE FOR RESEARCH OF THE AREA OF GASTRIC CANCER, AND MOORES CANCER CENTER IMMUNOTHERAPY INNOVATION FUND. |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,017,800 | 2023 | FOR CENTRALIZING GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESOURCES GIFT FUND, GRANT PROPOSAL" GENERATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL TUMOR TISSUE MICROARRAYTS", TO ESTABLISH THE TORREY COAST STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUND, WHICH SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT GASTRIC AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH, TO CONDUCT THE SCIENCE DESCRIBED IN DR. WANG AND BASS'S PROPOSAL,"TARGETING MYELOID CELLS TO ENHANCE IMMUNOTHERAPY TARGETING T CELLS", AND FOR GRANT PROPOSAL" GENERATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL TUMOR TISSUE MICROARRAYTS". |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY - THE JOAN AND SANFORD I WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $574,998 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON THE MECHANISMS OF "DIFFUSE" MESENCHYMAL TYPE OF GASTRIC CANCER AND TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH IN IDENTIFYING AND TESTING EVIDENCE-BASED TARGETED THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN GASTRIC CANCER: TARGETING TGF AND THE IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT. |
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION ( STAND UP FOR CANCER)
$2,550,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SU2C CONVERGENCE - PROJECT 2
$1,150,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (MFCR)
$1,000,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
SU2C AMENDMENT #3 - PROJECT 3
$690,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
UCSD FOUNDATION
$535,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$500,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY
$500,000GENERAL FUNDING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$500,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
MEDICAL COLLEGE CORNELL
$302,500MEDICAL RESEARCH
LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA (FKA IMMPACT BIO USA INC)
$259,122SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (MFCR)
$250,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$250,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC
$249,731MEDICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$247,500SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
$234,576SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
GATEWAY CANCER RESEARCH
$200,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
STANFORD
$200,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY GEMINI
$175,000GENERAL FUNDING
WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE
$160,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
BROAD INSTITUTE
$157,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$150,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$150,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION
$100,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$100,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
$75,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
$2,550,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
BROAD INSTITUTE GEMINI
$604,951SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UCSD FOUNDATION
$600,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$500,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
THE DEGREGORIO FAMILY FOUNDATION
$437,500MEDICAL RESEARCH
STAND UP TO CANCER
$200,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
DANA - FARBER CANCER GEMINI INSTITUTE
$187,500SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
LA JOLLA INSTITUTE IMMUNOLOGY
$175,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
BROAD INSTITUTE
$158,771SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$152,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY THE JOAN & SANDFORD WEIL MEDICAL COLLEGE
$150,695SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$150,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
BROAD INSTITUTE
$127,644SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
HIAS
$100,000MEDICAL SUPPORT
FIREWORK FOUNDATIONEPIC ENTERTAINMENT
$100,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
CANCER RESEARACH INSTITUTE
$100,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
MIT GEMINI
$85,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$55,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
INT COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
$25,000MEDICAL SUPPORT
MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES
$25,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$2,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
$1,500,000DONATION TO SU2C/EIF TO FUND CERTAIN CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS.
UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
$1,285,000INSTITUTE FOR NETWORK MEDICINE FOR A STUDY ENTITLED "RAPID TRANSLATION OF NOVEL IMMUNE CELL-TARGETED THERAPEUTICS IN ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCERS", INSTITUTE FOR NETWORK MEDICINE FOR RESEARCH OF THE AREA OF GASTRIC CANCER, AND MOORES CANCER CENTER IMMUNOTHERAPY INNOVATION FUND.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$1,017,800FOR CENTRALIZING GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESOURCES GIFT FUND, GRANT PROPOSAL" GENERATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL TUMOR TISSUE MICROARRAYTS", TO ESTABLISH THE TORREY COAST STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUND, WHICH SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT GASTRIC AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH, TO CONDUCT THE SCIENCE DESCRIBED IN DR. WANG AND BASS'S PROPOSAL,"TARGETING MYELOID CELLS TO ENHANCE IMMUNOTHERAPY TARGETING T CELLS", AND FOR GRANT PROPOSAL" GENERATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL TUMOR TISSUE MICROARRAYTS".
CORNELL UNIVERSITY - THE JOAN AND SANFORD I WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE
$574,998TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON THE MECHANISMS OF "DIFFUSE" MESENCHYMAL TYPE OF GASTRIC CANCER AND TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH IN IDENTIFYING AND TESTING EVIDENCE-BASED TARGETED THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN GASTRIC CANCER: TARGETING TGF AND THE IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT.