Advance biomedical science and translate genomic and data-driven discoveries into improvements in human health through interdisciplinary research in genetics, biology, artificial intelligence, and therapeutic development.
The Broad Institute Inc backs biomedical research through large program-support grants, with recent awards reaching Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Its giving is tied to translating genomic and data-driven discoveries into human health applications, and the recent grants show that approach in practice: support for academic medical centers, research universities, and biotechnology collaborators that work across genetics, biology, artificial intelligence, and therapeutic development. The largest recent grant listed is $15,530,321 to Harvard University for program support, followed by another $13,099,014 program-support grant to Massachusetts General Hospital. Those awards sit alongside a broader portfolio that includes institutions in Cambridge and Boston as well as partners outside Massachusetts, indicating a research network rather than a single-site funding pattern. The foundation’s active JUMP-Cell Painting Consortium also points to a specific interest in public datasets, image-based profiling, and drug-discovery infrastructure. Across the recent list, the funder appears to favor restricted, project-based support for named institutions and consortia rather than small discretionary awards.
In cancer-related work, The Broad Institute Inc gave $3,914,462 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for program support, and it also supported other Boston research institutions in the same area. For cardiovascular disease, it awarded $1,560,152 to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr for program support. Genomics and sequencing technologies are central to the foundation’s portfolio, reflected in support for Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in Cambridge through multi-million-dollar program grants. The active JUMP-Cell Painting Consortium adds a drug-discovery angle: it is designed to create large public datasets and technical validation for Cell Painting, an image-based, high-dimensional approach to drug discovery. That mix connects basic research, data infrastructure, and translational work across academic and clinical settings.
Typical grant size is substantial: the p25 is $68,534, the median is $201,350, and the p75 is $626,958. The recent list is dominated by program support, and several recipients appear in multiple years, including Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Children’s Hospital of Boston. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. It also makes no program-related investments. An active consortium program accepts unsolicited proposals, which suggests at least some grantmaking is open through a defined program channel rather than purely invitation-only.
$147M
$2.7B
$860.4M
$730.5M
Most grants fall between $69K and $627K, with a median of $201K.
25th Percentile
$69K
Median
$201K
75th Percentile
$627K
About 28% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Giving is national, but Massachusetts is the main grant destination, with 28% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Cambridge and Boston account for much of the activity, including Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Outside Massachusetts, recent recipients include Burlingame, CA; Danville, PA; Ann Arbor, MI; and Santa Cruz, CA. All recorded recipient countries are in the United States.
It gives program support to universities, hospitals, research institutes, and biotechnology organizations. Recent recipients include Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Color Genomics Inc.
The typical grant size is $68,534 at the 25th percentile, $201,350 at the median, and $626,958 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several multi-million-dollar program-support grants.
Yes. While Massachusetts receives 28% of grants and is the top state by grant count, recent recipients also include organizations in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and other U.S. locations.
Yes. The JUMP-Cell Painting Consortium accepts unsolicited proposals and focuses on creating public datasets and technical validation for Cell Painting, an image-based approach to drug discovery.
No. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $15,530,321 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $15,530,321 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $13,099,014 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $13,099,014 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLOR GENOMICS INC | BURLINGAME, CA | $5,288,811 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLOR GENOMICS INC | BURLINGAME, CA | $5,288,811 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $3,914,462 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $3,914,462 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $3,412,241 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $3,412,241 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,846,307 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,846,307 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FATHOM INFORMATION DESIGN (BEN FRY LLC) | BOSTON, MA | $2,068,516 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FATHOM INFORMATION DESIGN (BEN FRY LLC) | BOSTON, MA | $2,068,516 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $1,857,020 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $1,857,020 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CTR | BOSTON, MA | $1,560,152 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CTR | BOSTON, MA | $1,560,152 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,200,906 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,200,906 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $1,170,758 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $1,170,758 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEVEN BRIDGES GENOMICS INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $1,157,842 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEVEN BRIDGES GENOMICS INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $1,157,842 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | HERMITAGE, TN | $1,135,243 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | HERMITAGE, TN | $1,135,243 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,099,611 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,099,611 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EMUGEN THERAPEUTICS LLC | NEWTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EMUGEN THERAPEUTICS LLC | NEWTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EUROFINS DISCOVERX PRODUCTS LLC | FREMONT, CA | $968,154 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EUROFINS DISCOVERX PRODUCTS LLC | FREMONT, CA | $968,154 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| 3 POINT BIO LLC | BOXFORD, MA | $814,244 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| 3 POINT BIO LLC | BOXFORD, MA | $814,244 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | SOMERVILLE, MA | $762,063 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | SOMERVILLE, MA | $762,063 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | MADISON, WI | $721,477 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | MADISON, WI | $721,477 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $681,366 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $681,366 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JOSLIN DIABETES CTR | BOSTON, MA | $663,665 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JOSLIN DIABETES CTR | BOSTON, MA | $663,665 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $656,095 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $656,095 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $627,142 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $627,142 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $626,408 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $626,408 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $596,592 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $596,592 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$15,530,321PROGRAM SUPPORT
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$15,530,321PROGRAM SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$13,099,014PROGRAM SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$13,099,014PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLOR GENOMICS INC
$5,288,811PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLOR GENOMICS INC
$5,288,811PROGRAM SUPPORT
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
PROGRAM SUPPORT
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$3,914,462PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$3,412,241PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$3,412,241PROGRAM SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$2,846,307PROGRAM SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$2,846,307PROGRAM SUPPORT
FATHOM INFORMATION DESIGN (BEN FRY LLC)
$2,068,516PROGRAM SUPPORT
FATHOM INFORMATION DESIGN (BEN FRY LLC)
$2,068,516PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BOSTON
$1,857,020PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BOSTON
$1,857,020PROGRAM SUPPORT
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CTR
$1,560,152PROGRAM SUPPORT
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CTR
$1,560,152PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$1,200,906PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$1,200,906PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
$1,170,758PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
$1,170,758PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEVEN BRIDGES GENOMICS INC
$1,157,842PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEVEN BRIDGES GENOMICS INC
$1,157,842PROGRAM SUPPORT
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
$1,135,243PROGRAM SUPPORT
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
$1,135,243PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$1,099,611PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$1,099,611PROGRAM SUPPORT
EMUGEN THERAPEUTICS LLC
$1,000,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EMUGEN THERAPEUTICS LLC
$1,000,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EUROFINS DISCOVERX PRODUCTS LLC
$968,154PROGRAM SUPPORT
EUROFINS DISCOVERX PRODUCTS LLC
$968,154PROGRAM SUPPORT
3 POINT BIO LLC
$814,244PROGRAM SUPPORT
3 POINT BIO LLC
$814,244PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
$762,063PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
$762,063PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
$721,477PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
$721,477PROGRAM SUPPORT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$681,366PROGRAM SUPPORT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$681,366PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOSLIN DIABETES CTR
$663,665PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOSLIN DIABETES CTR
$663,665PROGRAM SUPPORT
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$656,095PROGRAM SUPPORT
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$656,095PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$627,142PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$627,142PROGRAM SUPPORT
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$626,408PROGRAM SUPPORT
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$626,408PROGRAM SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$596,592PROGRAM SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$596,592PROGRAM SUPPORT