About Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation
The Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on supporting its affiliated clinical and research enterprise in Wisconsin. All recorded grants fund Versiti Wisconsin Inc and are designated for organ- and blood-related research projects and clinical programs, indicating the foundation acts primarily as an internal funder to sustain translational research, laboratory capacity, and patient-focused transplant/blood services in the Milwaukee area. Its giving appears mission-aligned and operationally directed rather than broadly diversified across outside nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Blood research and transfusion medicine (clinical and laboratory programs)Organ and transplant research projectsClinical research infrastructure and laboratory capacity-building in MilwaukeeSupport for affiliated hospital/research institute operationsWorkforce development and specialist training in transfusion and transplant services
Who They Fund
clinical researchers/medical investigatorsresearch institutions/academic labspatients affected by organ-related conditions
About Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation
Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation Inc. directs nearly all of its philanthropy to Versiti Wisconsin Inc in Milwaukee, with grants tied to research, project research, organ projects, and clinical projects. That pattern points to a funder built around an affiliated clinical and research enterprise rather than a broad external grantmaker. The largest recent award in the file, $10,216,154 in 2025, was designated for research, followed by $8,728,864 in 2024 and $7,769,373 in 2023 for the same purpose. Smaller awards also support project-based work across organ-related and clinical activities, showing a layered funding approach inside the same institutional ecosystem. The foundation’s giving is tightly aligned with blood research, transfusion medicine, organ-related research, and clinical research capacity in Milwaukee. It also appears to support research training through fellowships and awards, including named fellowships for postdoctoral and graduate trainees at the Versiti Blood Research Institute.
What Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation Funds
The foundation supports blood science across several linked areas. In translational and laboratory research, it awarded $458,652 in 2025 to Versiti Wisconsin Inc for project research, with similar project research grants in 2024 and 2023. Organ-related work is another thread: Versiti Wisconsin Inc received $84,432 in 2025 for organ projects, after awards of $57,325 in 2024 and $51,514 in 2023 for the same category. Clinical work also appears in the record, including a $14,804 grant in 2025 for clinical projects and comparable clinical-project awards in prior years. The foundation’s program descriptions also identify support for blood donation, donor recruitment, thrombosis and hemostasis, transfusion medicine, cellular therapy, hematology, and immunology.
How Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation Gives
Typical awards are highly uneven in size, with a p25 of $42,476, a median of $247,130, and a p75 of $2,274,479. The recent record shows both very large institutional research grants and much smaller project and clinical awards, which suggests a mix of core support and tightly scoped project funding. The recipient pattern is highly recurring: the same organization appears across multiple years and grant categories, all within Wisconsin. The foundation operates through affiliated, mission-specific channels and also lists both unsolicited and non-unsolicited pathways among its giving programs, depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$28.3M
Total Assets
$142.6M
Total Revenue
$17.3M
Total Expenses
$12.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $42K and $2.3M, with a median of $247K.
25th Percentile
$42K
Median
$247K
75th Percentile
$2.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHRIS MISKEL
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