About Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory advances the field of bioscience by educating and empowering scientific pioneers to discover, develop, connect, and share world-changing ideas that make lives better.
Focus Areas
Biomedical researchSTEM educationPublic engagement in geneticsCapacity building / training
Who They Fund
academic and research scientistsresearch institutions and university departmentsK–12 and higher education educators and studentsgeneral public (science outreach audiences)
Funding Style
research grants (basic and applied)science education and outreach fundingcapacity building for research institutions
About Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s grantmaking is centered on research, and the largest recent award in the file is $4,654,258 to The Broad Institute Inc for research. The laboratory also gave $1,646,395 and $786,070 to Harvard University in separate years, showing repeated support for major bioscience research institutions rather than one-off awards only. Across the recent list, its grants go to universities, medical schools, genome centers, and research institutes working in biomedical science, genetics and genomics, neuroscience, cancer biology, and related fields. The foundation’s profile is also shaped by science education and public engagement. Its existing focus areas include STEM education and public engagement in genetics, alongside capacity building and training. That combination fits a funder that supports both discovery and the institutions and people needed to carry it forward. Recent grantees include Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwell Health, New York Genome Center Inc, and Jackson Laboratory, all receiving research support in the current grant file. The pattern is institutional, research-oriented, and closely tied to bioscience infrastructure.
What Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Funds
Biomedical research is the clearest theme in the recent grants. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory gave $766,507 to Northwell Health for research in 2025 and $605,199 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering for research in 2023, both in the medical-research space. Genetics and genomics appear through multiple institutional awards. The foundation awarded $593,250 to New York Genome Center Inc in 2023 and $592,395 to the same recipient in 2024, both for research. Brain and neuroscience work also appears in the file. It gave $384,318 to Allen Institute for Brain for research in 2023. Its support for academic science is broad rather than limited to one type of institution. The list includes awards to University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Rutgers, and the University of Massachusetts, all for research.
How Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Gives
Typical grant size is moderate to large: the 25th percentile is $79,679, the median is $161,702, and the 75th percentile is $394,268. The recent file also shows several awards well above that range, indicating a portfolio with some large research commitments alongside many mid-sized grants. Recipients appear in multiple years, which points to recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Harvard University, Northwell Health, New York Genome Center Inc, NYU School of Medicine, John Hopkins University, University of Massachusetts, and others recur across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a Pure DAF Provider. It does not fund individuals and is not shown making program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$1.4B
Total Revenue
$232.7M
Total Expenses
$199.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $80K and $394K, with a median of $162K.
25th Percentile
$80K
Median
$162K
75th Percentile
$394K
Geographic Reach
Regional15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BRUCE STILLMAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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