Intuitive Foundation
Accepts applications
Intuitive Foundation is a private foundation in Sunnyvale, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $14.0 million in 104 grants; the typical grant was $51,822 and the largest $2.8 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$14.0 million
- Number of grants104
- Typical grant$51,822
- Largest grant$2.8 million
- Assets$123 million
- New grantees71%
Giving in 2024 was up from $13.4 million the year before.
71% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.4 million | 70 | $88.3 million |
| 2024 | $14.0 million | 104 | $123 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Intuitive Foundation 1020 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (408) 523-2100, grants@intuitive-foundation.org |
| What to submit | Online applications at www.intuitive-foundation.org |
| Deadlines | For unsolicited proposals, they are rolling requests, which are aggregated and assessed quarterly. |
| Restrictions | Limited to 501(c)(3) organizations or foreign equivalents |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Intuitive Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 22 states, the most to Delaware. It also paid $4.3 million in 41 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1 | $2.8 million |
| California | 20 | $861,682 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $787,259 |
| New York | 6 | $674,052 |
| Colorado | 4 | $449,688 |
| Illinois | 4 | $439,000 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $300,129 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $269,610 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $256,700 |
| Maryland | 1 | $220,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation | General support for various designated charities | $2.8 million |
| European Society Coloproctology | European society of coloproctology colorectal robotic surgery training program | $1.9 million |
| The Gog Foundation | A randomized controlled trial of robotic versus open radical hysterectomy for cervical | $749,759 |
| European Society of Thoracic Surgeons | The adoption rate of robotic surgery in the european thoracic community is approaching a tipping point. The ests wants to drive further quality improvement in care in the field of thoracic procedures with a clear society and evidence based driven robotic training curriculum in partnership with industry. | $365,000 |
| Engineers Without Borders | Programmatic support for merging of engineering world health and engineers without borders for management of biomedical engineering training program | $275,000 |
| First Robotic | Competition team support | $256,700 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Gift to support the development and scholarly activity conducted by the da vinci research kit | $220,000 |
| Emory University | Robotic surgical fellowships colorectal surgery program director terrah paul olson | $212,390 |
| Research Foundation of the Ascrs | The research in robotic surgical technology program | $180,000 |
| Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corp | Robotic surgical fellowship: surgical specialty: bariatric surgey, foregut and hernia repair | $150,000 |
| University of Chicago | The goals and objectives of this program will include preparing the candidate for transition to independent practice, learning advanced robotic and laparoscopic skills for procedures in the fields of foregut, bariatric and hernia surgery and exposure to various practice patterns. | $150,000 |
| Meander Medical Centre | Robotic surgical fellowship: meander medical centren prof dr ivo broeders, program director surgical specialty - colorectal | $141,400 |
| University of Utah | The goal for the fellow is to become proficient in the care of patients with disorders of the colon and rectum by building on knowledge and technical skills learned in general surgery residency. | $125,871 |
| Duke University | This fellowship is establishing the basis for future thought in the care and robotic treatment of genito urinary cancers worldwide | $125,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | To provide mentored clinical exposure to single-port robotic surgery for benign and malignant urologic diseases (i.e. Benign prostatic hyperplasia [bph], uretero-pelvic junction obstruction [upj], prostate cancer, and kidney cancer). | $125,000 |
| Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery (Northwell Health) | Provide the fellow with the necessary training and eduction to feel comfortable in application of minimally invasive surgery to the field of bariatrics and general surgery | $125,000 |
| NYU Langone Health | Nyu grossman school of medicine | $125,000 |
| NYU Langone Health | Robotic fellowship grant: thoracic | $125,000 |
| Lahey Clinic | Provided a comprehensive curriculum for the interventional pulmonary fellow each year with both online and in person resources coupled with both low fidelity and high fidelity simulation training as well. | $118,000 |
| Karolinska University Hospital | Implementation of robotic-assisted hysterectomy in the united states: impact on in-hospital use of opioids and non-opioid analgesics | $115,000 |
| NYU Langone Health | Robotic surgical fellowship urology - program director william huang | $111,552 |
| Atrium Health | Robotic fellowship grant pi dr. Martini general surgery | $110,129 |
| Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam | Society training grant: a european training program for robotic liver surgery (liverobot) pi rutger-jan swijnenburg | $106,179 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | This followship program will provide fellows with the clinical expertise to manage complex abdoninal wall pathology | $104,797 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Fellowship program: surgical specialty: general; significant emphasis is placed on minimally invasive treatments to reduce the morbidity of our interventions. | $104,523 |
| European Assocation of Urology | Erus robotic curriculum | $101,897 |
| Health Career Collab | Health career collab - national expansion and program development | $100,000 |
| Khan Academy McAt | Mcat prep improvement project on khan academy | $100,000 |
| Association of Women Surgeons (Aws) | Aws 2023 grant | $91,299 |
| Research Foundation of the Ascrs | Robotic research grant funding provided to the ascrs for their robotic grant program | $84,000 |
| Ted Rogers Scholarship Fellowship Program at Famu-Fsu | Outreach philanthropy grant: enhancing access to STEM education, career readiness and strengthening pathways to student success the program addresses the critical need for resources for undergraduates in research with a primary goal of guiding these students towards postgraduate studies. Historically black colleges and university (hbcu's) have traditionally been under funded and lack the institutional research infrastructure to raise the profile of its student population. | $80,505 |
| Karolinska University Hospital | Implementation of robotic-assisted hysterectomy in the united states: impact on in-hospital use of opioids and non-opioid analgesics | $80,000 |
| Sunderland Royal Hospital | The goal of the fewllowship: to achieve independent practice in robotic colorectal surgery | $78,000 |
| University of Liverpool | The liverpool robotic colorectal fellowship (lrcf) has the aim of providing training in robotic colorectal surgery to colorectal surgeons with previous experience either in open or laparoscopic approach. | $76,000 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust | The fellowship in robotic surgery in esophagogastric surgery aims to provide comprehensive training and exposure to the latest techniques and innovations in the field | $75,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | A human factors approach to mitigating speech communication interference in the operating room | $75,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | Assessing outcomes of patients in tanzania undergoing open versus minimally invasive surgery: the optimise study | $75,000 |
| The College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (Cosecsa) | Building global surgery research capacity to improve outcome of surgical patients: a cosecsa research mentorship program | $74,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Florida | The correlation between health factors county health ranking and bariatric surgery outcomes: a multi-center study | $73,200 |
| Indiana University Health Care Associates Inc | Adjuvant treatment deintensification after transoral surgery for human papillomaviruspositive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx | $72,500 |
Officers and trustees
- Dr Catherine Mohr
- Victor Chow
- Stephanie Gilliard
- Lonnie M Smith
- Dr Myriam J Curet
- Romain Denis
- Kelly McCrystal
- Mark Rubash
Questions people ask
Does Intuitive Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: For unsolicited proposals, they are rolling requests, which are aggregated and assessed quarterly.
How much does Intuitive Foundation give?
$14.0 million in tax year 2024, across 104 grants, with a typical grant of $51,822.
Who runs Intuitive Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Dr Catherine Mohr (President), Victor Chow (Treasurer), Stephanie Gilliard (Secretary) and Lonnie M Smith (Board Chair) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does Intuitive Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, international and education.