Medical research charities: where the money goes
The 169 largest of 169 covered medical research charities by contributions and grants, from their latest IRS Form 990.
Medians across the 169 covered medical research charities (latest filings): programs 83.9%, management 12.4%, fundraising 0.1%, highest reported compensation $628,890.
| Charity | Contributions | Revenue | Programs | Fundraising | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria Switzerland, · 2024 | $3.35B | $3.54B | 99.1% | 0.3% | $563K |
| Health Research Menands, NY · FY2026 | $877M | $913M | 95.9% | 0.0% | $307K |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA · FY2025 | $775M | $3.92B | 90.7% | 1.5% | $2.7M |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research New York, NY · 2025 | $689M | $708M | 90.8% | 5.8% | $1.6M |
| The Broad Institute Cambridge, MA · FY2025 | $676M | $846M | 78.8% | 0.5% | $982K |
| Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Bethesda, MD · FY2025 | $516M | $616M | 97.7% | 0.1% | $860K |
| The Scripps Research Institute LA Jolla, CA · FY2025 | $318M | $699M | 92.0% | 1.4% | $1.9M |
| Public Health Solutions New York, NY · 2025 | $317M | $326M | 97.8% | 0.1% | $472K |
| Allen Institute Seattle, WA · 2024 | $265M | $272M | 80.5% | 0.0% | $1.3M |
| Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope Duarte, CA · FY2025 | $186M | $333M | 82.6% | 0.0% | $7.1M |
| The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Westbury, NY · 2024 | $141M | $163M | 87.5% | 4.7% | $2.0M |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Washington, DC · 2024 | $138M | $138M | 88.2% | 2.8% | $631K |
| Arc Research Institute Palo Alto, CA · 2024 | $120M | $122M | 77.4% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME · 2024 | $119M | $653M | 84.6% | 0.7% | $2.7M |
| Sutter Bay Medical Foundation Sacramento, CA · 2024 | $110M | $4.06B | 91.3% | 0.1% | $3.7M |
| Children's Research Institute Washington, DC · FY2025 | $109M | $109M | 79.4% | 0.0% | $2.6M |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA Jolla, CA · FY2025 | $101M | $114M | 82.3% | 1.5% | $1.3M |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MO · FY2025 | $100M | $102M | 58.7% | 0.0% | $3.2M |
| Van Andel Research Institute Grand Rapids, MI · FY2024 | $99M | $113M | 65.3% | 1.7% | $1.7M |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Charleston, SC · FY2025 | $93M | $137M | 81.5% | 9.7% | $635K |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco, CA · 2024 | $93M | $100M | 85.3% | 0.0% | $966K |
| Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center Torrance, CA · FY2025 | $87M | $95M | 69.6% | 0.6% | $926K |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Oklahoma City, OK · FY2025 | $86M | $137M | 92.6% | 2.6% | $1.0M |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Washington, DC · FY2025 | $74M | $83M | 58.9% | 29.0% | $289K |
| Parkinson's Foundation New York, NY · FY2025 | $73M | $84M | 85.5% | 10.9% | $638K |
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Seattle, WA · FY2025 | $73M | $81M | 83.0% | 0.0% | $5.8M |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health North Bethesda, MD · 2024 | $72M | $79M | 85.7% | 0.3% | $690K |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX · 2024 | $69M | $75M | 54.7% | 1.0% | $862K |
| Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute Chicago, IL · FY2025 | $64M | $65M | 56.7% | 0.0% | $2.6M |
| Northern California Institute for Research and Education San Francisco, CA · FY2025 | $62M | $69M | 84.4% | 0.0% | $484K |
| The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Philadelphia, PA · 2025 | $58M | $77M | 79.2% | 1.7% | $758K |
| The V Foundation Cary, NC · FY2025 | $57M | $62M | 86.0% | 7.0% | $632K |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation Wellesley Hills, MA · 2025 | $55M | $57M | 92.1% | 5.1% | $531K |
| Global Alliance for Tb Drug Development New York, NY · 2024 | $53M | $64M | 88.5% | 2.2% | $1.1M |
| Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Minneapolis, MN · 2024 | $53M | $55M | 92.2% | 0.0% | $661K |
| The Morgridge Institute Foundation Madison, WI · FY2025 | $51M | $85M | 90.8% | 0.0% | $595K |
| The Foundation for AIDS Research New York, NY · FY2025 | $48M | $35M | 72.3% | 18.9% | $678K |
| Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Switzerland, · 2024 | $47M | $49M | 81.2% | 1.2% | $414K |
| Gary and Mary West Health Institute LA Jolla, CA · 2024 | $44M | $45M | 83.0% | 0.0% | $959K |
| Huntsman Cancer Foundation Salt Lake City, UT · 2024 | $44M | $52M | 85.3% | 12.0% | $431K |
| The Institute For Cancer Research Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $43M | $95M | 69.2% | 3.0% | $2.1M |
| The Translational Genomics Research Institute Phoenix, AZ · FY2025 | $42M | $76M | 70.6% | 0.0% | $7.1M |
| Baylor Research Institute Dallas, TX · FY2025 | $42M | $89M | 88.0% | 0.0% | $3.0M |
| Delta Health Alliance Stoneville, MS · FY2025 | $40M | $42M | 83.3% | 0.0% | $577K |
| American Association for Cancer Research Philadelphia, PA · 2025 | $39M | $130M | 87.2% | 1.1% | $1.7M |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Alexandria, VA · 2024 | $37M | $41M | 66.8% | 28.5% | $1.1M |
| International Brain Research Organization New York, NY · 2024 | $37M | $37M | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Nrg Oncology Foundation Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $35M | $35M | 96.8% | 0.0% | $200K |
| Critical Path Institute Tucson, AZ · FY2025 | $34M | $47M | 77.9% | 0.0% | $519K |
| Every Cure Philadelphia, PA · 2025 | $34M | $35M | 75.5% | 6.3% | $366K |
| The Foundation Fighting Blindness Columbia, MD · FY2025 | $31M | $37M | 75.4% | 18.2% | $724K |
| Max Planck Florida Corporation Jupiter, FL · 2024 | $31M | $34M | 93.0% | 2.5% | $544K |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MA · FY2025 | $31M | $222M | 87.3% | 1.1% | $1.1M |
| Cancer Research Institute New York, NY · FY2025 | $27M | $35M | 79.2% | 11.5% | $748K |
| New York STEM Cell Foundation New York, NY · FY2025 | $26M | $26M | 89.7% | 4.2% | $712K |
| Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research Palo Alto, CA · FY2025 | $25M | $36M | 84.1% | 0.0% | $346K |
| Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research Seattle, WA · FY2025 | $25M | $25M | 87.4% | 0.0% | $387K |
| Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences Seattle, WA · 2025 | $24M | $24M | 80.4% | 0.0% | $960K |
| The Lieber Institute Baltimore, MD · FY2025 | $24M | $33M | 84.5% | 0.0% | $791K |
| The Medical Device Innovation Consortium Arlington, VA · 2024 | $23M | $28M | 81.5% | 0.0% | $914K |
| Christopher Reeve Foundation Short Hills, NJ · FY2025 | $22M | $23M | 86.0% | 10.0% | $347K |
| Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research Richmond, VA · 2024 | $21M | $25M | 99.8% | 0.0% | $15,000 |
| Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research White Plains, NY · 2024 | $19M | $20M | 64.4% | 0.0% | $595K |
| Children's Tumor Foundation New York, NY · 2024 | $19M | $20M | 83.8% | 8.2% | $468K |
| Louisiana Cancer Research Center of LSUHSC-NOTulane HSC New Orleans, LA · FY2025 | $19M | $25M | 74.8% | 0.1% | $255K |
| Monell Chemical Senses Center Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $18M | $21M | 79.5% | 6.9% | $361K |
| Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood, SC · FY2025 | $17M | $31M | 81.4% | 1.1% | $463K |
| Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation Chicago, IL · 2024 | $17M | $45M | 79.0% | 0.0% | $297K |
| Movember Foundation Santa Monica, CA · FY2026 | $17M | $18M | 72.1% | 20.9% | $203K |
| Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Minneapolis, MN · 2024 | $16M | $24M | 67.2% | 12.6% | $624K |
| The J David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA · 2024 | $16M | $119M | 85.4% | 1.6% | $1.2M |
| American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network Hickory, NC · 2024 | $16M | $16M | 82.4% | 0.0% | $428K |
| ALS Therapy Development Foundation Watertown, MA · 2025 | $15M | $16M | 90.5% | 5.0% | $472K |
| Lungevity Foundation Chicago, IL · FY2025 | $15M | $14M | 85.1% | 10.2% | $235K |
| American College of Gastroenterology North Bethesda, MD · 2024 | $14M | $29M | 87.4% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| Metis Foundation San Antonio, TX · 2024 | $14M | $14M | 83.9% | 0.0% | $431K |
| Rheumatology Research Foundation Atlanta, GA · FY2025 | $14M | $20M | 84.6% | 11.6% | $295K |
| Fraunhofer USA Plymouth, MI · 2024 | $14M | $24M | 73.1% | 0.0% | $396K |
| Biomed Valley Corporation Kansas City, MO · FY2025 | $14M | $14M | 80.2% | 0.0% | $3.2M |
| A Race Against Blindness Gilbert, AZ · 2024 | $14M | $12M | 25.9% | 72.3% | — |
| Dolphins Cycling Challenge Miami Gardens, FL · 2024 | $14M | $15M | 97.0% | 2.1% | $304K |
| Steadman Philippon Research Institute Vail, CO · 2024 | $14M | $14M | 72.5% | 10.3% | $662K |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute Oklahoma City, OK · FY2025 | $14M | $54M | 68.7% | 0.0% | $710K |
| Cure Childhood Cancer Atlanta, GA · FY2025 | $14M | $13M | 88.6% | 4.7% | $407K |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance Springfield, VA · 2024 | $14M | $13M | 94.4% | 2.8% | $256K |
| Health Effects Institute Boston, MA · FY2025 | $13M | $13M | 87.7% | 0.0% | $411K |
| The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation New York, NY · 2024 | $13M | $15M | 91.8% | 2.6% | $374K |
| Boston VA Research Institute Boston, MA · FY2025 | $13M | $16M | 82.4% | 0.0% | $258K |
| Access to Advanced Health Institute Seattle, WA · 2024 | $13M | $18M | 35.8% | 0.0% | $635K |
| Veterans Medical Research Foundation of San Diego San Diego, CA · FY2025 | $12M | $16M | 71.4% | 0.0% | $405K |
| The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration King of Prussia, PA · FY2025 | $12M | $14M | 81.8% | 14.1% | $350K |
| Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute Albuquerque, NM · FY2025 | $12M | $83M | 87.9% | 0.0% | $1.4M |
| Football Research New York, NY · FY2025 | $12M | $12M | 97.3% | 0.0% | — |
| Lupus Research Alliance New York, NY · 2025 | $12M | $24M | 78.7% | 11.6% | $554K |
| New Jersey Health Foundation Princeton, NJ · FY2025 | $12M | $14M | 95.0% | 0.0% | $623K |
| The Roskamp Institute Sarasota, FL · 2025 | $12M | $13M | 62.3% | 2.1% | $391K |
| Count Me in Cambridge, MA · FY2023 | $11M | $12M | 62.8% | 0.2% | $182K |
| International Myeloma Society Boston, MA · 2024 | $11M | $12M | 94.1% | 0.0% | — |
| Eye and Ear Foundation Pittsburgh, PA · FY2025 | $11M | $14M | 85.5% | 7.0% | — |
| The Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation Phoenix, AZ · FY2025 | $11M | $12M | 83.7% | 14.7% | $2.0M |
| Immune Deficiency Foundation Hanover, MD · 2025 | $11M | $11M | 70.1% | 11.5% | $392K |
| Breastcancerorg Ardmore, PA · FY2025 | $11M | $12M | 78.2% | 14.2% | $305K |
| Baruch S Blumberg Institute Doylestown, PA · FY2025 | $11M | $15M | 68.4% | 0.2% | $355K |
| Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation Bolingbrook, IL · FY2026 | $11M | $12M | 95.8% | 2.9% | — |
| American Urological Association Linthicum Hts, MD · 2025 | $10M | $41M | 62.7% | 0.0% | $963K |
| National Foundation For Cancer Research Rockville, MD · 2024 | $10M | $11M | 74.3% | 18.4% | $557K |
| The Children's Oncology Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $10M | $10M | 94.9% | 0.7% | $119K |
| William K Warren Medical Research Center Tulsa, OK · 2024 | $10M | $16M | 64.8% | 0.0% | $509K |
| Center for Improving Value in Health CARE Denver, CO · FY2025 | $9.2M | $10M | 87.2% | 0.0% | $375K |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation San Francisco, CA · FY2025 | $9.2M | $10M | 84.2% | 10.1% | $306K |
| Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation Ann Arbor, MI · 2024 | $9.0M | $11M | 85.1% | 0.0% | $273K |
| American Institute for Cancer Research Arlington, VA · FY2025 | $8.9M | $11M | 66.7% | 19.8% | $234K |
| Rady Children's Hospital Research Center San Diego, CA · FY2025 | $8.8M | $21M | 58.1% | 0.3% | $2.6M |
| Texas Heart Institute Houston, TX · 2024 | $8.7M | $25M | 70.1% | 2.0% | $1.1M |
| Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, MI · FY2025 | $8.4M | $27M | 79.7% | 5.3% | $13M |
| National Disease Research Interchange Philadelphia, PA · 2025 | $8.4M | $13M | 74.9% | 0.0% | $531K |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation Alexandria, VA · 2025 | $8.3M | $10M | 69.4% | 17.5% | $362K |
| Cancer Research and Biostatistics Seattle, WA · 2024 | $7.8M | $11M | 68.6% | 0.0% | $464K |
| Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Utica, NY · 2024 | $7.8M | $10M | 67.1% | 11.7% | $660K |
| Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center Phoenix, AZ · 2025 | $7.6M | $27M | 73.7% | 8.0% | $429K |
| Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York, NY · 2024 | $7.4M | $69M | 87.5% | 0.1% | $1.0M |
| Philadelphia Fight Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $6.9M | $68M | 89.8% | 0.4% | $384K |
| Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Services Research and Health Ad San Juan, PR · 2024 | $6.9M | $18M | 80.8% | 0.0% | $165K |
| Scleroderma Research Foundation San Francisco, CA · 2025 | $5.7M | $13M | 91.0% | 5.6% | $527K |
| Essentia Institute of Rural Health Duluth, MN · FY2025 | $4.8M | $11M | 90.6% | 0.0% | $932K |
| ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Washington, DC · 2025 | $4.4M | $7.4M | 97.5% | 0.0% | $668K |
| Arbor Research Collaborative for Health Ann Arbor, MI · 2024 | $4.2M | $20M | 74.0% | 0.0% | $741K |
| Nsabp Foundation Pittsburgh, PA · FY2025 | $4.1M | $44M | 98.8% | 0.0% | $324K |
| The Gog Foundation Edgewater, MD · 2025 | $3.9M | $92M | 99.7% | 0.1% | $385K |
| The Jacobs Institute Buffalo, NY · 2025 | $3.6M | $14M | 78.0% | 0.9% | $750K |
| Society for Neuroscience Washington, DC · FY2025 | $3.6M | $37M | 72.6% | 0.0% | $977K |
| Heritage Medical Research Institute Marina del Rey, CA · FY2025 | $3.0M | $10M | 98.1% | 0.0% | $269K |
| Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Santa Barbara, CA · 2025 | $2.9M | $6.3M | 73.7% | 11.8% | $349K |
| MEDICINES360 San Francisco, CA · 2024 | $2.9M | $15M | 71.6% | 3.4% | $1.1M |
| The American Academy of Allergy Asthma Milwaukee, WI · 2024 | $2.4M | $18M | 63.2% | 0.0% | $91,667 |
| Clayton Foundation For Research Houston, TX · 2024 | $2.0M | $15M | 82.9% | 0.0% | $785K |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Chevy Chase, MD · FY2025 | $1.8M | $2.00B | 80.2% | 0.0% | $2.0M |
| Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $1.7M | $13M | 74.3% | 0.0% | $383K |
| Addgene Watertown, MA · 2024 | $1.2M | $26M | 80.5% | 0.0% | $511K |
| Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana Shreveport, LA · FY2025 | $1.2M | $25M | 76.3% | 1.9% | $815K |
| The Colorado Prevention Center Aurora, CO · 2024 | $1.1M | $39M | 91.8% | 0.0% | $376K |
| Global Coalition for Adaptive Research Larkspur, CA · 2025 | $1.0M | $32M | 91.7% | 0.0% | $1.3M |
| Project Vision Hawaii Honolulu, HI · 2024 | $909K | $12M | 90.5% | 1.8% | $159K |
| Mary Crowley Medical Research Center Dallas, TX · 2024 | $478K | $21M | 71.7% | 3.0% | $732K |
| Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation Boston, MA · 2025 | $445K | $14M | 85.0% | 3.4% | $305K |
| Cvpath Institute Gaithersburg, MD · 2024 | $387K | $13M | 91.9% | 0.0% | $626K |
| The International Academy of Hope New York, NY · FY2025 | $371K | $33M | 88.0% | 0.2% | $765K |
| Sanders Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute Inc. Co Weill Cornel New York, NY · 2024 | $330K | $17M | 92.9% | 0.0% | $7.0M |
| The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy Waukesha, WI · 2024 | $230K | $17M | 80.1% | 5.6% | $618K |
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics Orofino, ID · 2025 | $227K | $33M | 80.7% | 0.0% | $792K |
| Novus Health Saint Louis, MO · 2025 | $142K | $13M | 95.4% | 0.0% | $368K |
| Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders New Haven, CT · 2024 | $51,076 | $22M | 94.1% | 0.0% | $440K |
| Licr Fund New York, NY · 2024 | $24,044 | $79M | 88.4% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| Bliss Cares Orlando, FL · 2024 | $10,200 | $37M | 97.8% | 0.0% | $224K |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund New York, NY · 2024 | $8,575 | $13M | 93.2% | 0.0% | $517K |
| Affinity Partners Network Jamesburg, NJ · FY2025 | $753 | $67M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $588K |
| Riverside Research Institute Fairfax, VA · 2025 | $0 | $287M | 95.3% | 0.0% | $1.1M |
| Dana-Farbermass General Brigham Cancer CARE Boston, MA · FY2025 | $0 | $171M | 99.7% | 0.0% | $2.7M |
| Greater Delaware Valley Society of Transplant Surgeons Philadelphia, PA · 2024 | $0 | $153M | 93.1% | 0.0% | $1.0M |
| Centre County Cancer Center State College, PA · FY2025 | $0 | $43M | 96.5% | 0.0% | $934K |
| Wills Eye Ophthalmology Clinic Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $0 | $33M | 93.0% | 0.0% | $1.3M |
| Sports Medicine Research and Testing Lab South Jordan, UT · FY2025 | $0 | $25M | 49.8% | 0.0% | $622K |
| Baim Institute for Clinical Research Boston, MA · FY2025 | $0 | $24M | 97.8% | 0.0% | $1.1M |
| International Society for Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Research Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024 | $0 | $20M | 84.0% | 0.0% | $346K |
| Superior Health Quality Alliance Madison, WI · 2024 | $0 | $16M | 89.9% | 0.0% | — |
| South Shore Health Express South Weymouth, MA · FY2025 | $0 | $12M | 63.1% | 0.0% | $1.7M |
| FH Enterprise Services Holdings Milwaukee, WI · FY2025 | $0 | $11M | 55.3% | 0.0% | $5.3M |
| Area Ambulance Authority Cedar Rapids, IA · FY2025 | $0 | $10M | 84.8% | 0.0% | $239K |
| Cedars Sinai Intellectual Property Company Los Angeles, CA · FY2025 | $0 | $9.4M | 98.2% | 0.0% | $3.9M |