The Agouron Institute | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 95-3248387

Foundation Overview

Based in Pasadena, CA, The Agouron Institute has awarded 201 grants totaling $15,477,047 to organizations in Maryland, California and 22 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,010 to $815,000, with a median award of $45,000.

Latest Tax Year
2022
Total Giving (all years)
$15,477,047
Total Assets
$21,273,533
Median Grant (all grants)
$45,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
25
Median Grant
$10,000
% Median Grant Decline
-71% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 44%

11 of 25 recipients (44%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
California

Grants are geographically diversified with 21% in California and funding distributed across 40 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in La Jolla (30%), Pasadena (21%), Berkeley (14%).

Funding Trajectory
-55%

Declining funding trend with 55% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Education

Highly focused on education with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Agouron Institute's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Biophysical Society $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
California Institute Of Technology $260,000 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Dartmouth College $76,395 Hanover, NH, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Gordon Research Conferences $28,000 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Life Sciences Research Foundation $70,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Marine Biological Lab $10,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $84,797 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Princeton University $82,816 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Scripps Research Institute Of Oceanography $5,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Stanford University $5,000 Menio Park, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of California San Diego $53,356 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of Chicago $91,021 Chicago, IL, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of Colorado Boulder $8,000 Boulder, CO, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of Maryland $116,911 College Park, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of South Carolina $8,000 Columbia, SC, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Woods Hole Oceanographic Insitute $79,661 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Yale University $82,848 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Blast (Bacterial Locomotion & Signal Transduction) $5,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
European Molecular Biology Laboratory $5,000 Heidelberg, HEIDELBERG, GM Scientific Research & Education 2022
London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine $5,000 London, WC1E 7HT, UK Scientific Research & Education 2022
Northwestern University $8,000 Evansto, IL, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Pennsylvania State University $434,853 University Park, PA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
Universidad Nacional De Quilmes $5,000 Bernal, BUENOS AIRES, AR Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Of California Santa Barbara $6,483 Santa Barbara, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2022
University Tuebingen Gesellschaft $10,000 Tuebingen, TUEBINGEN, GM Scientific Research & Education 2022
Biophysical Society $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
California Institute Of Technology $613,500 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Dartmouth College $-4,396 Hanover, NH, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Gordon Research Conferences $34,050 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Indiana University $8,000 Bloomington, IN, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Life Sciences Research Foundation $70,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Marine Biological Lab $15,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $8,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $82,797 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Princeton University $80,400 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Sscor $35,000 Sonneggstr, CH-8092, WZ Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Berkeley $81,648 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Regents Riverside $7,760 Riverside, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Cambridge $83,233 Cambridge Cb, 3EQ, UK Scientific Research & Education 2021
Virginia Poltechnic Fellowship $102,747 Blacksburg, VA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Yale University $80,404 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Georgia State University $8,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Max Planck Gessellschaft Institute For Marine Microbiologie $5,000 N/a, D-28359 BREMEN, GM Scientific Research & Education 2021
The Pennsylvania State University $86,107 University Park, PA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Ca San Diego $30,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Biophysical Society $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
California Institute Of Technology $613,500 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Gordon Research Conferences $34,050 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Indiana University $8,000 Bloomington, IN, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Life Sciences Research Foundation $70,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Marine Biological Lab $15,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $8,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $82,797 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Princeton University $80,400 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Sscor $35,000 Sonneggstr, CH-8092, WZ Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Berkeley $81,648 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Regents Riverside $7,760 Riverside, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Cambridge $83,233 Cambridge Cb, 3EQ, UK Scientific Research & Education 2021
Virginia Poltechnic Fellowship $102,747 Blacksburg, VA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Yale University $80,404 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Georgia State University $8,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Max Planck Gessellschaft Institute For Marine Microbiologie $5,000 Foreign, D-28359 BREMEN, GM Scientific Research & Education 2021
The Pennsylvania State University $86,107 University Park, PA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Ca San Diego $30,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Biophysical Society $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
California Institute Of Technology $613,500 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Gordon Research Conferences $34,050 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Indiana University $8,000 Bloomington, IN, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Life Sciences Research Foundation $70,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Marine Biological Lab $15,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $8,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $82,797 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Princeton University $80,400 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Sscor $35,000 Sonneggstr, CH-8092, WZ Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Berkeley $81,648 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Uc Regents Riverside $7,760 Riverside, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Cambridge $83,233 Cambridge Cb, 3EQ, UK Scientific Research & Education 2021
Virginia Poltechnic Fellowship $102,747 Blacksburg, VA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Yale University $80,404 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Georgia State University $8,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Max Planck Gessellschaft Institute For Marine Microbiologie $5,000 Foreign, D-28359 BREMEN, GM Scientific Research & Education 2021
The Pennsylvania State University $86,107 University Park, PA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
University Of Ca San Diego $30,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2021
Biophysical Society $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
California Institute Of Technology $154,000 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Dartmouth College $-5,014 Hanover, NH, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Gordon Research Conferences $5,000 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
John Hopkins University $15,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Marine Biological Lab $1,010 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $76,879 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Sanford Bumham Prebys Medical Discover Institute $-10,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Uc Berkeley $79,360 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
University Of Cambridge $77,065 Cambridge Cb, 3EQ, UK Scientific Research & Education 2020
University Of Colorado Boulder $15,000 Boulder, CO, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
University Of Maryland $89,045 College Park, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
University Of North Carolina $5,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
University Of Tennessee $1,850 Knoxville, TN, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Virginia Poltechnic Fellowship $75,000 Blacksburg, VA, US Scientific Research & Education 2020
Biochemical Society $5,000 London, N/A, UK Scientific Research & Education 2019
California Institute Of Technology $799,500 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Colorado School Of Mines $8,000 Golden, CO, US Scientific Research & Eduction 2019
Columbia University $516,000 New York, NY, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Dartmouth College $85,000 Hanover, NH, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Georgia Institute Of Technology $8,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Gordon Research Conferences $47,000 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
International Society For Microbial Ecology (isme) $10,000 Ab Wageningen, N/A, NL Scientific Research & Education 2019
Leiden University $5,000 Be Leiden, N/A, NL Scientific Research & Education 2019
Life Sciences Research Foundation $-65,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Mrc Labaratory & Fellows Of Harvard University $6,000 Cambridge, N/A, UK Scientific Research & Education 2019
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $75,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Regents Of The University Of Ca San Diego $10,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Sanford Bumham Prebys Medical Discover Institute $10,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Scripps Research Institute Of Oceanography $49,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Selkirk Conservation Alliance $30,000 Priest River, ID, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
Sscor $45,000 Sonneggstr, N/A, WZ Scientific Research & Education 2019
Stanford University $77,000 Menio Park, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
University Of Southern California $51,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
University Of Tuebingen $5,000 Tuebingen, N/A, GM Scientific Research & Education 2019
Washington University $8,000 St Louis, MO, US Scientific Research & Education 2019
California Institute Of Technology $815,000 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Federation Of American Societies $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Florida State University $7,750 Tallahassee, FL, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Georgia Institute Of Technology $69,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Gordon Research Conferences $77,000 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Life Sciences Research Foundation $65,000 Baltimore, MD, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Marine Biological Lab $10,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $78,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $85,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Princeton University $20,858 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Selkirk Conservation Alliance $120,000 Priest River, ID, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Stanford University $20,000 Stanford, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Uc Regents Riverside $77,000 Riverside, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
University Of Bristol $-647 Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM, UK Scientific Research & Education 2017
University Of Southern California $46,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
Yale University $72,000 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2017
University Of Vienna $5,000 Vienna, WIEN, AU Scientific Research And Education 2017
Sscor $25,000 Zurich, N/A, SZ Scientific Research And Education 2017
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Disc $10,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
University Of Colorado Boulder $70,000 Boulder, CO, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
International Symposium On Microbia $10,000 Wageningen, N/A, NL Scientific Research And Education 2017
Cnpem National Center For Research $10,000 San Paolo, N/A, BR Scientific Research And Education 2017
North Western University $8,000 Evanstan, IL, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Indiana University Foundations $7,500 Bloomington, IN, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Bahamas Marine Ecocentre $72,000 Miami, FL, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Washington University $72,000 St Louis, MO, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Regents Of The Univ Of Ca Berkeley $70,000 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research And Education 2017
Weizmann Institute Of Science $45,000 Rehovot, N/A, IS Scientific Research And Education 2017
Universidad De Concepcion $100,000 Barrio Universitatrio, CONCEPCION, CI Scientific Research And Education 2017
Bahamas Marine Ecocentre $65,000 Miami, FL, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
California Institute Of Technology $270,250 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Colorado School Of Mines $16,000 Golden, CO, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
European Molecular Biology Laborato $5,000 Martinsried, MARTINSRIED, GM Scientific Research & Education 2016
Georgia Institute Of Technology $65,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Gordon Research Conferences $43,000 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Indiana University Foundation $25,000 Bloomington, IN, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Marine Biological Lab $10,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $137,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Max Planck Gesellschaft $67,000 Jena, JENA, GM Scientific Research & Education 2016
Mcgill University $131,072 Montreal, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CA Scientific Research & Education 2016
New York Structural Biology Center $20,000 New York, NY, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $66,750 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Regents Of The Univ Of Ca Berkeley $10,000 Berkeley, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Scripps Research Institute $5,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
The Geochemical Society $10,000 Washington, DC, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Uc Regents Riverside $65,000 Riverside, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Colorado Builder $67,000 Boulder, CO, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Connecticut $6,000 Storrs, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Georgia Foundation $8,000 Athens, GA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Southern California $381,045 Los Angeles, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Tuebingen $5,000 Tuebingen, TUEBINGEN, GM Scientific Research & Education 2016
Washington University $65,000 St Louis, MO, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Yale University $65,000 New Haven, CT, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
Zing Conferences Cic $10,000 Chatteris, CHATTERIS PE TT, UK Scientific Research & Education 2016
Salk Institute For Biological Studi $5,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
University Of Cincinnati $-2,916 Cincinnati, OH, US Scientific Research & Education 2016
California Institute Of Technology $246,250 Pasadena, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Gordon Research Conferences $52,480 West Kensington, RI, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Massachussetts Institute Of Technol $65,000 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
President & Fellows Of Harvard Univ $124,250 Cambridge, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Princeton University $41,167 Princeton, NJ, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Scor (hanselman) $60,000 Newark, DE, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Hawaii $332,875 Honolulu, HI, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Southern California $240,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Woods Hole Oceanographic Insitute $210,967 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Marine Biological Lab $10,000 Woods Hole, MA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Selkirk Conservation Alliance $50,000 Priest River, ID, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Ca San Francisco $673,500 San Francisco, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Columbia University $231,355 New York, NY, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Ca Davis $10,000 Davis, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Universidad De Concepcion $378,151 Concepcion, N/A, CI Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Tennessee $8,000 Knoxville, TN, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Max Planck Gesellschaft $75,000 Jena, N/A, GM Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Colorado Boulder $65,000 Boulder, CO, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Sanford Burnham Medical Research $10,000 La Jolla, CA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Johannesburg $347,511 Auckland Park, N/A, SF Scientific Research & Education 2015
Mcgill University $100,405 Montreal, QUEBEC, CA Scientific Research & Education 2015
The Pennsylvania State University $15,000 State College, PA, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
Brazilian Center For Research In $10,000 San Paulo, N/A, BR Scientific Research & Education 2015
University Of Cincinnati $8,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Scientific Research & Education 2015
International Society For Microbial $7,500 Wageningen, N/A, NL Scientific Research & Education 2015
The Ohio State University $99,623 Columbus, OH, US Scientific Research & Education 2015

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Agouron Institute as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 95-3248387
Website http://www.agi.org
Address 630 N ROSEMEAD BLVD SUITE 110 Pasadena, CA 91107-2131

Key People (10)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Agouron Institute's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Chairman Dr Melvin Simon
Director Edward Stolper
Director Dr Theodore Friedmann
Director Dr Gordon Gill
Director Dr David Hirsch

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.