Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Cambridge, MA ·EIN 06-1043412 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$38.4M received 60 funders 135 grants · 2020–2024

Who funds Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($8.6M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($3.9M), Gates Foundation ($2.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.4M in grants to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research between 2020–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$8,602,50052020–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$3,856,28742020–2024
Gates Foundation$2,437,50012023
Milky Way Research Foundation$2,300,00032022–2023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$2,038,26022023
Valhalla Foundation$1,650,00032020–2022
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers$1,649,706102020–2024
Allen Family Philanthropies$1,500,00032021–2023
John Templeton Foundation$1,481,29522022–2024
President and Fellows of Harvard College$1,148,32432022–2024
The Breast Cancer Research$1,035,00052020–2024
Novo Nordisk Fonden$1,015,15512024
Sharp Charitable Trust$1,000,00012021
The Pew Charitable Trusts$785,00052021–2024
Advanced Medical Research Foundation$600,00022021–2022
Howard Hughes Medical Institute$562,36932020–2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$527,65132020–2024
The Brett & Meaghan Barakett Foundation$500,00052022–2024
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$480,00022020–2021
Norn Group$440,00012022
Seedlings Foundation$400,00032022–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$400,00022023–2024
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation$400,00032021–2023
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer$302,00012020
The Owens Family Foundation$300,00032022–2024

Showing top 25 of 60 funders by total given.

What grants has Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Novo Nordisk FondenNAT-TECH$1,015,155
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$916,787
2024President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeSPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD$409,113
2024The G Harold & Leila Y MathersRESEARCH PROJECT$250,000
2024The Breast Cancer ResearchMEDICAL RESEARCH$225,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$225,000
2024John Templeton FoundationGERMLINE IMMORTALITY: TRANSGENERATIONAL MAINTENANCE OF UNSTABLE GENETIC ELEMENTS$200,000
2024The G Harold & Leila Y MathersRESEARCH PROJECT$151,611
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundMEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES$110,000
2024Research Foundation for the TreatmentTO SUPPORT GENOMIC APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OVARIAN CANCER.$100,000
2024The Brett & Meaghan Barakett FoundationGeneral Support$100,000
2024Buck Institute for Research on AgingBIOMEDICAL RESEARCH$100,000
2024The Owens Family FoundationSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$100,000
2024Seedlings FoundationHUMANITARIAN/EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY$100,000
2024Research Foundation for the TreatmentTO SUPPORT GENOMIC APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OVARIAN CANCER.$100,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$100,000
2024The Brett & Meaghan Barakett FoundationGeneral Support$100,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$75,000
2024The Mcknight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMolecular Anatomy of Hibernation Circuits. Principal Investigator: Sinisa Hrvatin, Ph.D.$75,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$60,000
2024Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$30,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$21,000
2024The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund forPostdoctoral Fellowship for Gavin Schlissel, Ph.D.$10,333
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$10,000
2024Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrize$7,651
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$7,000
2024Dettmer Family FoundationTO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION$2,500
2024The Baltimore Family FundGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
2024Fidelity FoundationFIDELITY MATCHING GIFTS TO EDUCATION$68
2023Gates FoundationCREATE NOVEL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM CAPABILITIES$2,437,500

Showing 30 most recent of 135 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($8.6M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($3.9M), Gates Foundation ($2.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.4M in grants to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research between 2020–2024.

Who is Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research's largest funder?

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund is the largest recorded funder of Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, with $8.6M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research received?

IRS 990 filings record $38.4M in grants to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research across 135 grants from 60 funders between 2020–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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