Public Charity

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a Public Charity headquartered in CHEVY CHASE, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.0B revenue, $1.2B expenses, $29.5B total assets. IRS filings disclose 957 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $394.3M.

EIN: 590735717 CHEVY CHASE, MD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0B
Total Expenses$1.2B
Total Assets$29.5B
Grants Given957
Grant Total$394.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE HAS REMAINED CONSTANT SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1953. AS ITS RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION STATE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE SHALL BE THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE BY CONDUCTING DISCOVERY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION, PRINCIPALLY WITHIN FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, AND THE DISSEMINATION AND APPLICATION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY.

Sample Grants Given

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024
MEDICAL RESEARCH
$3,062,953
CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2024
MEDICAL RESEARCH
$2,113,215
NEW HAVEN, CT · 2024
MEDICAL RESEARCH
$1,286,366
ASHBURN, VA · 2024
SUPPORT OF K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
$1,000,000
REDWOOD CITY, CA · 2024
MEDICAL RESEARCH
$502,742

Showing up to 5 of 957 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alison F Richard Phd
VP SCIENCE LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE (THRU 05/25)/LAB HEAD Blanton Tolbert Phd
CHIEF OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Bodo Stern Phd
TRUSTEE, CHAIR NOM & GOV COMM Charlene Barshefsky Esq
TRUSTEE, CHAIR Clayton S Rose Phd
SENIOR GROUP LEADER/FORMER VP & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER David E Clapham Phd

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Top Grant Purposes

Medical Research
$76,412,679 89 grants
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 3 LEARNING COMMUNITY
$60,420,000 104 grants
Inclusive Excellence
$60,180,000 136 grants
Hanna Gray Scholars
$34,320,237 170 grants
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$26,880,000 20 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0B $1.2B $29.5B
2024 $1.8B $1.2B $27.3B
2023 $749.0M $1.1B $25.9B
2022 $2.1B $986.3M $25.9B
2021 $2.1B $954.8M $29.3B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.1B to $2.0B (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.5B.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, and 4 other states.

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