Wellcome Leap Inc
Invitation OnlySan Diego, California · EIN 84-5192069 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$145.9M
Organizations funded171
Typical grant$687,262
Total assets$731.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $209,567 and $1,281,389.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
76% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribopro Bv | Oss, NL | Global health research | $5,582,571 |
| University of Leicester | Leicester, UK | Global health research | $4,266,029 |
| Centillion | Cranfield, UK | Global health research | $3,345,047 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, UK | Global health research | $2,766,819 |
| King's College London | London, UK | Global health research | $2,565,846 |
| University of California San Diego | LA Jolla, CA | Global health research | $2,505,590 |
| Nmi University of Tubingen | Reutlingen, GM | Global health research | $2,311,175 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Global health research | $2,186,879 |
| University of California San Diego | LA Jolla, CA | Global health research | $2,165,821 |
| University of Oslo | Oslo, SW | Global health research | $2,117,048 |
| University of Exeter | Exeter, UK | Global health research | $2,091,938 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, UK | Global health research | $2,060,936 |
| Grendel Games Bv | Leeuwarden, NL | Global health research | $2,046,003 |
| University of California San Diego | LA Jolla, CA | Global health research | $2,002,166 |
| Wellcome Sanger Institute | Cambridge, UK | Global health research | $2,000,000 |
| University of Auckland | Grafton, NZ | Global health research | $1,946,624 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Global health research | $1,927,569 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Global health research | $1,880,679 |
| President and Fellow of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Global health research | $1,816,356 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $1,809,618 |
| Dna Script | Le Kremlinbictre, FR | Global health research | $1,802,559 |
| Makerere University | Kampala, UG | Global health research | $1,777,522 |
| University College London | London, UK | Global health research | $1,773,101 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Global health research | $1,750,840 |
| Algorithmiq | Helsinki, FI | Global health research | $1,682,611 |
| Centillion | Cranfield, UK | Global health research | $1,677,860 |
| Across Platforms Ug | Berlin, GM | Global health research | $1,617,214 |
| Design-Zyme | Lawrence, KS | Global health research | $1,563,877 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $1,557,912 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, UK | Global health research | $1,556,395 |
| Busitema University | Mbale, UG | Global health research | $1,522,115 |
| University of Manchester | Manchester, UK | Global health research | $1,489,562 |
| Aga Khan University Kenya | Nairobi, KE | Global health research | $1,470,854 |
| Monash University | Clayton, AS | Global health research | $1,468,510 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Global health research | $1,449,791 |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham, UK | Global health research | $1,438,430 |
| Nanyang Technological University | Singapore, SN | Global health research | $1,394,602 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Global health research | $1,381,494 |
| University of Cambridge | New York, NY | Global health research | $1,380,526 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Global health research | $1,335,011 |
| Chipsense | San Carlos, CA | Global health research | $1,318,264 |
| Astar Research Entities | Singapore, SN | Global health research | $1,309,094 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Global health research | $1,281,389 |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough, UK | Global health research | $1,252,724 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Global health research | $1,250,655 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Global health research | $1,235,496 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Global health research | $1,225,257 |
| Uppsala University | Uppsala, SW | Global health research | $1,201,793 |
| Weill Medical Cornell University | New York, NY | Global health research | $1,163,079 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | Global health research | $1,159,600 |
| Spark Biomedical | Dallas, TX | Global health research | $1,127,308 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Global health research | $1,093,320 |
| University of New South Wales | Kensington, UK | Global health research | $1,084,217 |
| Nightingale Labs | Solana Beach, CA | Global health research | $1,080,860 |
| University of California San Diego | San Diego, CA | Global health research | $1,028,672 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Global health research | $1,018,399 |
| Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative Inc | Boston, MA | Global health research | $1,003,260 |
| Swansea University | Swansea, UK | Global health research | $976,546 |
| University of New South Wales | Sydney, UK | Global health research | $956,707 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Global health research | $951,639 |
Showing the 60 largest of 171 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicines 360 | San Francisco, CA | Global health research | $11,900,000 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | Global health research | $2,499,197 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, | Global health research | $2,340,996 |
| University of California San Diego | LA Jolla, CA | Global health research | $1,907,828 |
| University College London | London, | Global health research | $1,783,448 |
| National University Health System | Singapore, | Global health research | $1,778,000 |
| University of California San Diego | San Diego, CA | Global health research | $1,616,786 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, | Global health research | $1,481,386 |
| Centillion | Cranfield, | Global health research | $1,471,133 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | Global health research | $1,452,012 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $1,432,791 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, | Global health research | $1,369,462 |
| Trestle Bio | San Diego, CA | Global health research | $1,250,000 |
| Nmi University of Tubingen | Reutlingen, | Global health research | $1,226,400 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Global health research | $1,174,685 |
| Monash University | Clayton, | Global health research | $1,102,559 |
| University of Zurich | Zrich, | Global health research | $1,061,622 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, | Global health research | $1,023,222 |
| National University of Singapore | Singapore, | Global health research | $900,640 |
| King's College London | London, | Global health research | $859,317 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Global health research | $784,776 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Global health research | $744,164 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Global health research | $700,000 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Global health research | $676,037 |
| University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, | Global health research | $665,385 |
| University of Texas Hsc San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Global health research | $661,348 |
| Astar Research Entities | Singapore, | Global health research | $658,720 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | Global health research | $632,674 |
| Design-Zyme | Lawrence, KS | Global health research | $627,790 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Global health research | $627,416 |
| Dna Script | Le Kremlinbictre, | Global health research | $600,000 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | Global health research | $580,000 |
| University of Auckland | Grafton, | Global health research | $538,325 |
| Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences | Siena, | Global health research | $492,400 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Boston, MA | Global health research | $454,000 |
| University of Manchester | Manchester, | Global health research | $440,857 |
| University of Southampton | Southampton, | Global health research | $428,664 |
| University of California San Diego | LA Jolla, CA | Global health research | $414,437 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $405,000 |
| Ribopro Bv | Oss, | Global health research | $400,000 |
| The Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc | Boston, MA | Global health research | $380,174 |
| Dkfz Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum | Heidelberg, | Global health research | $300,000 |
| Nottingham Trent University | Nottingham, | Global health research | $298,600 |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough, | Global health research | $249,697 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | Global health research | $233,400 |
| Mclean Hospital | Belmont, MA | Global health research | $227,465 |
| University of New South Wales | Kensington, | Global health research | $225,402 |
| University of N Carolina Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Global health research | $224,162 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Global health research | $222,375 |
| Nightingale Labs | Solana Beach, CA | Global health research | $221,593 |
| University of Technology Sydney | Ultimo, | Global health research | $193,784 |
| Monash University | Mulgrave, | Global health research | $141,308 |
| National University Health System | Singapore, | Global health research | $140,960 |
| University of Oslo | Oslo, | Global health research | $94,571 |
| University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, | Global health research | $87,067 |
| Central Institute of Mental Health | Mannheim, | Global health research | $85,559 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Global health research | $58,795 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Global health research | $26,538 |
| University of Helsinki | Helsinki, | Global health research | $24,024 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, | Global health research | $22,643 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $145,907,370 | 232 |
| 2023 | $70,971,369 | 153 |
| 2022 | $480,753 | 1 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 17, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202632299349100323
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-5192069
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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