Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health reported $78.5 million in revenue and $76.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.71 went to program services, $14.00 to management and general costs and $0.29 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $689,835 (Chief Executive Officer). 74 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $77MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $79MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.7% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.0% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 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 | 91.4% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $689,835 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 74 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 31.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 22 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $640,273 | $0 | $49,562 | $689,835 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $451,716 | $0 | $49,562 | $501,278 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Translational Science Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $388,734 | $0 | $46,512 | $435,246 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Population Health Science Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $392,350 | $0 | $36,416 | $428,766 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $336,184 | $0 | $49,267 | $385,451 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $321,510 | $0 | $45,977 | $367,487 |
| Vice President, Science Partnerships Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $281,317 | $0 | $31,193 | $312,510 |
| Vice President, Science Partnerships Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $264,766 | $0 | $40,305 | $305,071 |
74 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.0M (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
2024 · 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–1b22 · 21 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 5122
- Volunteers Part I, line 621
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Transitional Science Research Collaboration | $1,761,570 |
| SWOG CTI Clinical Trial for Lung Map Project | $1,500,260 |
| The Regents of the University of CaliforniaSD NIMBLE and AMP CMD Research Collaboration | $1,406,374 |
| Ruder Finn Inc Professional Services | $1,299,020 |
| Discovery Life Sciences LLC AMP PD Project Research Collaboration | $1,192,389 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 46 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Foundation for the National Institutes of Health totaling $15M 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 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health spent in 2024, $85.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Foundation for the National Institutes of Health's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health reported that 85.7% of its $76.8 million in expenses went to program services, 14.0% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Foundation for the National Institutes of Health pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Foundation for the National Institutes of Health reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $689,835, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Foundation for the National Institutes of Health get its money?
Of $78.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 91.4% came from contributions and grants (including 1.6% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Foundation for the National Institutes of Health a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1986675 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543109349302334 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349301314 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313179349303941 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222979349301767 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133069349300908 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349309926 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1986675: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.