About Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation Inc backs arthritis research at scale, with several million-dollar awards in the recent grants list and recurring support for clinical and translational work. The largest grant shown is $3,850,000 to CARRA Inc for research, followed by another award to the same organization for $3,608,754 in a later year and a 2025 grant of $3,040,000 to Carra. That pattern points to sustained support for multi-year research efforts rather than isolated one-off awards.
The foundation’s recent grants also show major commitments to academic medical centers. Cleveland Clinic Foundation received $2,679,287 in 2025 and $1,752,660 in 2024, while Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc received $947,995 in 2024 and $553,495 in 2023. Those repeated awards suggest the foundation works with established research institutions over time. Across its active programs, the foundation funds fellowships, rheumatoid arthritis research, patient-reported outcomes, hip osteoarthritis studies, and juvenile arthritis initiatives, linking research funding with clinical care and education for people living with arthritis.
What Arthritis Foundation Funds
One clear strand is collaborative arthritis research. The foundation gave $3,850,000 to CARRA Inc for research and later $3,608,754 to the same organization, showing sustained backing for a research network rather than a single project.
It also supports clinical institutions working on arthritis science. Cleveland Clinic Foundation received $2,679,287 for research in 2025, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc received $947,995 in 2024 for research, indicating a strong role for hospital-based investigators.
Another focus is disease-specific research and training. Rho Inc received $1,280,000 in 2025 for research, while the foundation’s active programs include clinical rheumatology fellowships and a rheumatoid arthritis research program. Juvenile arthritis remains part of the portfolio as well, through the Conquering Childhood Arthritis Initiative.
How Arthritis Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $81,927 at the median, and $286,979 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows a wide spread above those levels, including multiple six- and seven-figure research awards. Several organizations appear in multiple years, such as CARRA Inc, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc, Rho Inc, and the University of Iowa, which suggests recurring institutional relationships rather than mostly one-time gifts. The foundation is an operating grantmaker, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Some active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the clinical rheumatology fellowship program, the rheumatoid arthritis research program, the patient-reported outcomes program, the hip osteoarthritis think tank research program, and the Conquering Childhood Arthritis Initiative.
