Grants

Overview

Since 1993, with an initial gift of $13M, The MAYDAY Fund has supported innovative projects to close the gap between knowledge and practice in the treatment of pain, as well projects to build on the current knowledge base. Understanding that creating meaningful change with modest funding is a challenge, MAYDAY tends to provide a significant support to a handful of projects annually, rather than making large numbers of smaller grants. While we have specific grant-making targets, the Fund also remains open to undertaking unusual opportunities that present from time to time.

To date The MAYDAY Fund has made 327 discrete grants representing a total value of $22.4 million. All of Mayday’s grants since inception are listed here. The list can be sorted by year and by topics.

  • Advancing Understanding and Care of Pain in Children with Neurodiversity

    University of British Columbia
    Grant Start Date: 2025 (2-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: 132,000

  • Research Awards for Young Investigators

    US Association for the Study of Pain
    Grant Start Date: 2025 (3-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: 330000
    Research Bench to Bedside

  • Virtual Reality Tooth Trial

    St. Justine Hospital Foundation in Montreal and the University of Montreal
    Grant Start Date: 2025 (2-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: 52,893
    Research Bench to Bedside

  • Grant for Programs

    Philanthropy NY
    Grant Start Date: 2024 (1-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: $1,150
    Foundation Citizenship

  • Grant for Programs

    Council on Foundations
    Grant Start Date: 2024 (1-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: $3,000
    Foundation Citizenship

  • INOVATE VR Pain Grant

    Boston Children's Hospital
    Grant Start Date: 2024 (2-year grant)
    Total Grant Amount: $140,250
    Alternative Strategies & Therapies