Private Foundation

MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.0M revenue, $8.0M expenses, $198K total assets. IRS filings disclose 94 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $70.2M.

EIN: 852277927 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$3.0M

Total Expenses$8.0M

Total Assets$198K

Grants Given94

Grant Total$70.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2024

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$1,150,000

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

REDWOOD CITY, CA · 2024

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$1,150,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$1,150,000

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER, NY · 2024

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$1,150,000

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

BOSTON, MA · 2024

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$1,125,025

Showing up to 5 of 94 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, SECRETARY James A Hutchinson

DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & TREASURER Richard Klausner

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Top Grant Purposes

INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT

$63,842,045 81 grants

MEDICAL RESEARCH

$4,870,548 10 grants

RESEARCH GRANT

$1,463,789 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$3.0M	$8.0M	$198K
2024	$18.2M	$13.2M	$5.2M
2023	$30.0M	$27.0M	$3.8M
2022	$19.2M	$22.1M	$2.0M
2021	$1.7M	$1.6M	$139K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.0M (+78%), with total assets most recently reported at $198K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, MA, MD, NY, TX.

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