Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine reported $616.3 million in revenue and $611.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.68 went to program services, $2.22 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.7% of the total. Government grants made up 83.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $859,852 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 800 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $612MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $616MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.7% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.2% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 83.7% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 83.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 14.7% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $859,852 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.14% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 800 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.5 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 93.8% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch administration expenses: as a trusted partner with military medical researchers, important hjf accomplishments include attracting, managing, and retaining highly qualified scientific staff to support the priorities of U.S. Military Medicine. Whether it is the senior scientist to lead major initiatives and work collaboratively with U.S. Government scientists, or lab techs to perform ongoing research functions, hjf hires the best and brightest talent to accelerate innovations necessary to advance Military Medicine. In fy2025, hjf played an even larger role in convening and connecting…
Endowments: endowments delivered significant program services and support to the uniform services university for the health sciences (usu) particularly for the school of medicine and the clinical sciences department of surgery and department of dermatology. Programs include fellowship grants for graduate students studying medicine at usu. Hjf fellowship awards provide travel, educational, and training support
Education: education accounts provided education, training, and other approved iniatives related to advancing Military Medicine. Samples of projects funded through educational iniatives include the provisioning of textbooks travel to medical conferences or courses, support for exams, and manuscript publications expenses
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 50 hrs/week | $763,556 | $0 | $96,296 | $859,852 |
| EVP & COO Officer, 45 hrs/week | $487,611 | $0 | $83,061 | $570,672 |
| SVP, TREASURER AND CFO Officer, 53 hrs/week | $440,301 | $0 | $60,981 | $501,282 |
| SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL (10/01/24-03/31/25) Officer, 45 hrs/week | $394,468 | $0 | $63,249 | $457,717 |
| VP GLOBAL INFECTIOUS RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 56 hrs/week | $387,823 | $0 | $69,057 | $456,880 |
| VP & CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Officer, 53 hrs/week | $395,097 | $0 | $61,573 | $456,670 |
| PRESIDENT - CAMRIS Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $397,769 | $0 | $22,552 | $420,321 |
| SVP STRATEGIC INIATIVES Officer, 44 hrs/week | $341,448 | $0 | $78,210 | $419,658 |
800 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52,881
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WINDBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research services | $10,093,952 |
| WYLE INC DBA KBR WYLE SERVICES LLC Research services | $7,743,028 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN FRANSICO Research services | $6,671,006 |
| ASPEN MEDICAL USA Research services | $4,288,094 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 269 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine totaling $382 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine spent in FY2025, $97.68 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine reported that 97.7% of its $611.7 million in expenses went to program services, 2.2% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $859,852, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine get its money?
Of $616.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 83.7% came from contributions and grants (including 83.4% from government grants) and 14.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1317896 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202641769349301574 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521769349300142 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421659349302112 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311789349301606 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202211759349300106 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202121759349300537 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1317896: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.