About Emory University
Grounded in academic excellence, we lead with the greater purpose of serving humanity.
Focus Areas
Higher educationBiomedical and health researchPublic healthCommunity engagementGraduate and professional training
Who They Fund
academic institutions/research laboratoriesexternal research contractors/consultantsproject partners/subcontractors
Funding Style
research-focused contractingproject-restricted/subcontract fundingsponsorship of external partnerstransactional/contract-based support
About Emory University
Emory University’s recent grantmaking is shaped by large research and hospital-related awards, with the biggest payments going to Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Inc and Emorysaint Joseph's Inc. That pattern points to a funder that uses grants, donations, and research subcontracts as part of a broader academic and health system mission rather than a narrow charitable program. Its work reaches into higher education, biomedical and health research, public health, community engagement, and graduate and professional training. The scale is substantial: annual grants given are $589,160,673, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025. Emory University also makes program-related investments and is classified as a regular funder. In the recent-grants list, repeated awards to Georgia Tech Research Corporation and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center show that it supports multi-institution research relationships, while recurring funding to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc highlights an ongoing connection to pediatric health research. The recipient mix includes academic institutions, research laboratories, external research contractors, and project partners/subcontractors, which matches the foundation’s research-focused contracting and subcontract-based support profile.
What Emory University Funds
Biomedical and health research is a major theme. In 2025, Emory University gave $11,121,005 to Orasure Technologies Inc for research/subcontract activity, and it also funded Dcn Diagnostics with $4,652,269 for the same category. Those awards show direct support for outside research partners rather than individual researchers. The foundation also backs academic research infrastructure. Georgia Tech Research Corporation received $9,598,345 in 2025 and $9,178,271 in 2024, while the University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc received $4,874,867 in 2025 and $3,248,746 in 2023. That repeated funding suggests sustained institutional partnerships. Health-system and child health work is another clear thread. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc received $6,495,432 in 2025, $4,780,741 in 2024, and $4,399,033 in 2023. Public-health and professional-training priorities also align with awards to Family Health International, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
How Emory University Gives
Typical grant size sits at $20,714 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $310,091 at the 75th percentile, showing a wide spread between smaller project payments and much larger research awards. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, especially in research-subcontract relationships, which points to ongoing institutional partnerships rather than one-off gifts. Emory University is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes program-related investments. Its support is often structured as grants, donations, research/subcontract payments, and research-sponsorship activity tied to specific projects and external partners.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$589.2M
Total Assets
$22.2B
Total Revenue
$7.3B
Total Expenses
$6.6B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $310K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$310K
Geographic Reach
National47 states funded
About 26% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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