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Who funds Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 061043412

10 private foundations reported grants to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts totaling $2.4 million across 11 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Milky Way Research Foundation, with $1.1 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research that accept applications

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Foundations that fund Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

All 10 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Milky Way Research Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
Investigator award research grant1$1.1 million
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Research project2$401,611
Manton Foundation
New York · 2024
For research in dr mary gehring's lab1$264,066
John Templeton Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Germline immortality: transgenerational maintenance of unstable genetic elements1$200,000
The Owens Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Scientific research1$125,000
Seedlings Foundation
Connecticut · 2024
Humanitarian/educational/community1$100,000
The Brett & Meaghan Barakett Foundation
Florida · 2025
General Support1$100,000
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
Minnesota · 2024 · accepts applications
Molecular Anatomy of Hibernation Circuits. Principal Investigator: Sinisa Hrvatin, Ph.D.1$75,000
The Baltimore Family Fund
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$2,000
Fidelity Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Fidelity matching gifts to education1$68

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Who funds Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

Milky Way Research Foundation, The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation, Manton Foundation, John Templeton Foundation and The Owens Family Foundation, and 5 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research get from foundations?

$2.4 million in 11 reported grants from 10 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience and Fidelity Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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