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Grants paid by Milky Way Research Foundation

EIN 85-2277927 · Washington, DC · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

Milky Way Research Foundation of Washington, DC (EIN 85-2277927) reported 94 grants paid totaling $70,176,382 to 25 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $17,129,038 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$70,176,382

94 grants

Recipients

25

distinct organizations

Tax years

2021–2025

5 filings in the corpus

Approved for future payment

$17,129,038

25 commitments · not included in grants paid

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20213$1,334,194$3,553,468
202230$16,736,760$4,768,825
202336$27,806,873$3,649,577
202417$16,399,481$5,157,168
20258$7,899,074

Top recipients

The 25 recipients receiving the most from Milky Way Research Foundation, by grants paid, out of 25 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University 94-1156365CRedwood City, CA16$13,230,7162025
Boston Children's HospitalUBoston, MA8$4,440,9512024
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 06-1043412BCambridge, MA4$3,450,0002025
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 83-0621846BBronx, NY4$3,450,0002024
Baylor College of Medicine 74-1613878BHouston, TX4$3,450,0002024
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 47-4682690DDallas, TX4$3,450,0002024
Salk Institute for Biological Studies 95-2160097BLa Jolla, CA4$3,450,0002024
The Trustees of Columbia University 13-5598093CNew York, NY4$3,450,0002024
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineUBaltimore, MD4$3,437,8472024
Massachusetts General Hospital 04-1564655CBoston, MA4$3,401,2362025
Epigenetic Clock Foundation 85-1457272DTorrance, CA3$3,000,0002023
Wellcome Sanger InstituteUHinxton4$2,996,9222024
University of RochesterURochester, NY3$2,300,0002023
Broad Institute 26-3428781CCambridge, MA3$2,294,2852023
University of LausanneULausanne3$2,276,5602023
Harvard Medical School 04-2213292DBoston, MA3$2,091,5682025
University of California Berkeley 51-0254936CBerkeley, CA4$1,999,9102025
Fundacio Institut de Recerca BiomedicaUBarcelona3$1,724,5812023
University of California Los AngelesULos Angeles, CA1$1,150,0002025
University of Rochester 16-0743209CRochester, NY1$1,150,0002025
University of Pompeu FabraUBarcelona2$1,148,2122023
Va Palo Healthcare SystemUPalo Alto, CA2$1,142,9792023
Babraham InstituteUCambridge2$753,1722023
University of CambridgeUCambridge2$603,0162024
Public Health EnglandUDidcot, OXFORDSHIRE2$334,4272022

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 119 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Milky Way Research Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAU$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MAB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025University of Rochester Rochester, NYC$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAC$1,125,025paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025Harvard Medical Center Boston, MAB$1,066,570paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$640,598paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2025University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAC$466,881paidRESEARCH GRANT202601039349100645
2024Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$1,160,790paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024University of Rochester Rochester, NYC$1,150,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NYB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CAB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MAB$1,150,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TXD$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,150,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,149,449paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDU$1,149,399paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,140,448paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAC$1,133,740paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Harvard Medical School Boston, MAD$1,066,570approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Wellcome Sanger Institute HinxtonU$1,005,990paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NYC$948,750paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$640,598approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAC$536,121paidRESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024Harvard Medical School Boston, MAD$512,499paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAC$460,787paidRESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2024University of Cambridge CambridgeU$301,508paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202541049349100939
2023University of Rochester Rochester, NYU$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NYB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CAB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TXD$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MAB$1,150,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,150,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Broad Institute Cambridge, MAC$1,149,976paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,149,449approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$1,146,707paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDU$1,145,949paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,143,295paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$1,131,450paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023University of Lausanne LausanneU$1,129,435paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Epigenetic Clock Foundation Torrance, CAD$1,000,000paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202411069349101151
2023Wellcome Sanger Institute HinxtonU$998,905paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NYC$948,750paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MAB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CAB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023University of Rochester Rochester, NYU$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Fundacio Institut de Recerca Biomedica BarcelonaU$574,822paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023University of Pompeu Fabra BarcelonaU$574,106paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Broad Institute Cambridge, MAC$572,154paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$571,744paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Va Palo Healthcare System Palo Alto, CAU$571,489paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDU$571,249paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAC$571,236paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAC$571,235paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$565,993paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAC$536,121approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CAC$536,121paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202411069349101151
2023Harvard Medical School Boston, MAD$512,499approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Harvard Medical School Boston, MAD$512,499paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Fundacio Institut de Recerca Biomedica BarcelonaU$383,253paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Babraham Institute CambridgeU$376,586paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Babraham Institute CambridgeU$376,586paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2023Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$333,333paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202411069349101151
2023University of Cambridge CambridgeU$301,508approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202411069349101151
2022Epigenetic Clock Foundation Torrance, CAD$1,000,000paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202311089349101436
2022The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NYC$776,250paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NYC$776,250paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Fundacio Institut de Recerca Biomedica BarcelonaU$766,506paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MAB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXB$575,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NYB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CAB$575,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TXD$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TXD$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022University of Rochester Rochester, NYU$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CAB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NYB$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$575,000paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022University of Pompeu Fabra BarcelonaU$574,106paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022University of Lausanne LausanneU$573,563paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022University of Lausanne LausanneU$573,562paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Broad Institute Cambridge, MAC$572,155paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$571,745paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$571,744approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Va Palo Healthcare System Palo Alto, CAU$571,490paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDU$571,250paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MDU$571,249approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$566,727paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$566,727paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$565,994paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CAC$565,993approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Wellcome Sanger Institute HinxtonU$496,014paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Wellcome Sanger Institute HinxtonU$496,013paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Fundacio Institut de Recerca Biomedica BarcelonaU$383,253approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Babraham Institute CambridgeU$376,586approved, futureINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$333,333paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202311089349101436
2022University of Cambridge CambridgeU$301,508paidINVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT202311089349101436
2022Public Health England Didcot, OXFORDSHIREU$166,900paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202311089349101436
2022Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$166,667paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202311089349101436
2021Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation Torrance, CAC$1,000,000paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation Torrance, CAC$1,000,000approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation Torrance, CAC$1,000,000approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$500,000approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Public Health England Didcot, OXFORDSHIREU$444,183approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$333,333approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Public Health England Didcot, OXFORDSHIREU$275,952approved, futureMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Public Health England Didcot, OXFORDSHIREU$167,527paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726
2021Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAU$166,667paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202211099349101726

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-05-31not stated2024v5.5202601039349100645
990PF20242024-05-31not stated2023v6.0202541049349100939
990PF20232023-05-31not stated2022v5.0202411069349101151
990PF20222022-05-31not stated2021v4.2202311089349101436
990PF20212021-05-31not stated2020v4.1202211099349101726

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/852277927.json.

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