Medical Research nonprofits

3,287 organizations, from IRS Form 990 filings and other public records.

Combined revenue $27.1B. Median revenue $145k — half of these organizations are smaller than that. Combined assets $79.0B.

Largest by revenue

Ranked on reported total revenue, not on any Helpfund score.

1. SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION — Sacramento, CA — $4.1B (FY2024)

2. THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS — Ch Geneva — $3.5B (FY2024)

3. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc — Boston, MA — $3.5B (FY2023)

4. Howard Hughes Medical Institute — Chevy Chase, MD — $1.8B (FY2023)

5. HEALTH RESEARCH INC — Menands, NY — $1.1B (FY2024)

6. THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC — Cambridge, MA — $860.4M (FY2022)

7. THE JACKSON LABORATORY — Bar Harbor, ME — $652.5M (FY2024)

8. THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE — La Jolla, CA — $641.1M (FY2023)

9. HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE INC — Bethesda, MD — $628.9M (FY2023)

10. THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION — New York, NY — $505.3M (FY2024)

11. BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE — Duarte, CA — $285.3M (FY2023)

12. ALLEN INSTITUTE — Seattle, WA — $272.1M (FY2024)

13. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS — New York, NY — $271.2M (FY2024)

14. CHDI Foundation Inc — Roseland, NJ — $206.6M (FY2023)

15. Riverside Research Institute — Arlington, VA — $189.3M (FY2024)

16. WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH — Cambridge, MA — $164.9M (FY2023)

17. THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR — Westbury, NY — $163.3M (FY2024)

18. GREATER DELAWARE VALLEY SOCIETY OF — Philadelphia, PA — $152.9M (FY2024)

19. ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION — Washington, DC — $138.0M (FY2024)

20. Dana-FarberMass General Brigham Cancer Care INC — Boston, MA — $137.6M (FY2023)

21. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER — Philadelphia, PA — $137.4M (FY2024)

22. SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE — La Jolla, CA — $123.3M (FY2023)

23. ARC RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Palo Alto, CA — $122.3M (FY2024)

24. THE J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES — San Francisco, CA — $119.2M (FY2024)

25. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation — Oklahoma City, OK — $114.3M (FY2022)

26. VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Grand Rapids, MI — $112.7M (FY2023)

27. STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH — Kansas City, MO — $107.5M (FY2023)

28. CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Washington, DC — $102.1M (FY2023)

29. CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB INC — San Francisco, CA — $99.6M (FY2024)

30. The Institute For Cancer Research — Philadelphia, PA — $98.0M (FY2023)

31. BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA — Seattle, WA — $93.6M (FY2023)

32. THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND — Philadelphia, PA — $93.1M (FY2024)

33. LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL — Torrance, CA — $91.6M (FY2022)

34. LOVELACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Albuquerque, NM — $91.2M (FY2023)

35. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA — Washington, DC — $86.4M (FY2023)

36. THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Phoenix, AZ — $85.9M (FY2023)

37. THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC — Madison, WI — $84.9M (FY2024)

38. Parkinson's Foundation Inc — New York, NY — $84.2M (FY2024)

39. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Charleston, SC — $80.6M (FY2022)

40. LICR FUND INC — New York, NY — $79.0M (FY2024)

41. Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc — North Bethesda, MD — $78.5M (FY2024)

42. Future Cryonics Foundation — Cedar Rapids, IA — $77.5M (FY2024)

43. TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE — San Antonio, TX — $75.2M (FY2024)

44. Baylor Research Institute — Dallas, TX — $73.3M (FY2022)

45. CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION — New York, NY — $68.9M (FY2024)

46. THE GOG FOUNDATION INC — Edgewater, MD — $68.5M (FY2024)

47. AFFINITY PARTNERS NETWORK INC — Jamesburg, NJ — $67.4M (FY2024)

48. GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TB DRUG DEVELOPMENT INC — New York, NY — $63.7M (FY2024)

49. Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute — Chicago, IL — $63.1M (FY2023)

50. THE V FOUNDATION — Cary, NC — $62.4M (FY2023)

51. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR — San Francisco, CA — $62.3M (FY2023)

52. PHILADELPHIA FIGHT — Philadelphia, PA — $60.6M (FY2023)

53. DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE — Oklahoma City, OK — $57.4M (FY2023)

54. USONA INSTITUTE INC — Madison, WI — $54.9M (FY2023)

55. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Minneapolis, MN — $54.7M (FY2024)

56. EVERY CURE INC — La Jolla, CA — $54.5M (FY2024)

57. HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION — Salt Lake City, UT — $51.9M (FY2024)

58. DELTA HEALTH ALLIANCE INC — Stoneville, MS — $50.0M (FY2023)

59. American Cancer Society Cancer Action — Washington, DC — $49.8M (FY2024)

60. FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS — Geneva — $49.3M (FY2024)

61. GARY AND MARY WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE — La Jolla, CA — $44.6M (FY2024)

62. ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY — Chicago, IL — $44.5M (FY2024)

63. NSABP FOUNDATION INC — Pittsburgh, PA — $44.2M (FY2022)

64. CRITICAL PATH INSTITUTE — Tucson, AZ — $42.6M (FY2023)

65. SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE — Washington, DC — $41.8M (FY2022)

66. CONQUER CANCER FOUNDATION OF THE — Alexandria, VA — $41.4M (FY2024)

67. LEDUCQ FOUNDATION — Houston, TX — $40.5M (FY2024)

68. THE COLORADO PREVENTION CENTER — Aurora, CO — $39.2M (FY2024)

69. TRANSCELERATE BIOPHARMA INC — West Conshohocken, PA — $38.6M (FY2024)

70. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION — Wellesley Hills, MA — $37.7M (FY2023)

71. INTERNATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH — New York, NY — $37.2M (FY2024)

72. THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC — Columbia, MD — $36.6M (FY2024)

73. BLISS CARES INC — Orlando, FL — $36.6M (FY2024)

74. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — Linthicum Hts, MD — $35.4M (FY2023)

75. MAX PLANCK FLORIDA CORPORATION — Jupiter, FL — $33.5M (FY2024)

76. NRG ONCOLOGY FOUNDATION INC — Philadelphia, PA — $32.2M (FY2022)

77. WILLS EYE OPHTHALMOLOGY — Philadelphia, PA — $32.0M (FY2023)

78. GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER INC — Greenwood, SC — $31.7M (FY2023)

79. Palo Alto Veterans Institute for — Palo Alto, CA — $31.6M (FY2023)

80. CLEARWATER VALLEY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS — Orofino, ID — $30.8M (FY2024)

81. CENTRE COUNTY CANCER CENTER — State College, PA — $29.6M (FY2022)

82. Louisiana Cancer Research Center — New Orleans, LA — $29.3M (FY2023)

83. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY — North Bethesda, MD — $29.0M (FY2024)

84. THE LIEBER INSTITUTE INC — Baltimore, MD — $28.9M (FY2022)

85. GLOBAL COALITION FOR ADAPTIVE RESEARCH — Larkspur, CA — $28.8M (FY2023)

86. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF — Shreveport, LA — $28.3M (FY2023)

87. THE MEDICAL DEVICE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM — Arlington, VA — $28.2M (FY2024)

88. THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF HOPE — New York, NY — $27.7M (FY2023)

89. SEATTLE INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL — Seattle, WA — $26.8M (FY2023)

90. ADDGENE INC — Watertown, MA — $26.4M (FY2024)

91. Hopelab Foundation Inc — San Francisco, CA — $26.3M (FY2024)

92. ALTIUS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES — Seattle, WA — $25.5M (FY2024)

93. BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE — Detroit, MI — $25.4M (FY2023)

94. COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR CANCER — Richmond, VA — $25.0M (FY2024)

95. SOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH AND RESOURCE — Phoenix, AZ — $25.0M (FY2024)

96. THE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH — New York, NY — $24.8M (FY2023)

97. Texas Heart Institute — Houston, TX — $24.7M (FY2024)

98. FRAUNHOFER USA INC — Plymouth, MI — $24.2M (FY2024)

99. CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE — New York, NY — $24.0M (FY2023)

100. MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION — Minneapolis, MN — $23.6M (FY2024)

Who funds this sector

Drawn from each funder's own IRS filing, not reported by the organizations they fund.

American Heart Association Inc — 22 organizations funded, most recently 2024

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — 15 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Vanderbilt University Medical Center — 14 organizations funded, most recently 2023

FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER — 13 organizations funded, most recently 2023

FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER — 12 organizations funded, most recently 2021

Trustees of Boston University — 12 organizations funded, most recently 2023

THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION — 9 organizations funded, most recently 2024

University of Miami — 9 organizations funded, most recently 2024

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS — 9 organizations funded, most recently 2024

The George Washington University — 9 organizations funded, most recently 2022

Where individual donors give

Donor-advised funds and giving platforms that pass on gifts from individual donors. They fund across every sector and do not take proposals.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

PAYPAL Charitable Giving Fund

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

NETWORK FOR GOOD

Trends

We hold one year of filings per organization today, so we cannot yet show how this sector has changed over time. We would rather leave this out than chart something that only looks like a trend.

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.