What kinds of organizations does Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc fund?
The recent grants go to universities, cancer centers, hospitals, and medical schools, including The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The beneficiary types listed also include individual researchers, academic institutions, and research organizations or think tanks.
What is the typical grant size?
The foundation’s grant size distribution is centered at $250,000. The 25th percentile is $250,000, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $300,000. Many of the recent grants in the list fall in that range, with some larger awards above it.
Which focus areas appear in the foundation’s programs?
The active programs emphasize pancreatic cancer research, clinical trials and adaptive trial platforms, early detection, precision medicine through Know Your Tumor, patient services and support, advocacy and federal research funding, and community building through PurpleStride. The recent grants also show support for basic, translational, and clinical research.
Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Some programs do, and some do not. The Research Grants Program, the 2026 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Research Recovery Grant, and the 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Fellowship are marked as accepting unsolicited applications. The PanCAN Research Recovery Grant and the example PanCAN Fellowship RFP are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Is the foundation’s grantmaking concentrated in one place?
Its grantmaking is national, with recent awards spread across U.S. institutions in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and other cities. Washington is the top state by recipient count, while California recipients account for 7% of grants.
