About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Cures Start Here
Focus Areas
Cancer researchPatient carePrevention and screeningGlobal health
Who They Fund
university research foundations / academic institutions (e.g., University of Washington Foundation)biomedical and public health researcherspatients and populations affected by infectious diseases and cancer
Funding Style
research support / subawardstranslational science & therapy fundingshared research resourcesinterdisciplinary research supportcapacity-building for university research
About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center directs its giving toward cancer research, vaccine and infectious disease work, and the research infrastructure that supports both. The largest recent grant on file is $29.9 million to the University of Washington for research and program support, signaling a model built around major institutional partnerships rather than small, isolated awards. Another large award, $17.2 million to the University of Washington for vaccine and infectious disease research, shows that the foundation’s support extends beyond cancer into broader biomedical science. Its recent grants also show repeated support for Cancer Research and Biostatistics in Seattle, along with major awards to Duke University, Scripps Research Institute, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Hjf Medical Research International Inc. Across these awards, the foundation backs academic institutions, biomedical researchers, and public health science organizations that can carry out specialized studies, shared research, and translational work. The pattern is consistent with a funder that uses large grants to strengthen research capacity and collaborative scientific programs.
What Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Funds
In cancer research and public health sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center gave $8.35 million to Cancer Research and Biostatistics in Seattle for public health sciences and $2.30 million to the same organization for public health sciences in a prior year. That repeated support points to a sustained relationship with a Seattle-based research partner. In vaccine and infectious disease research, the foundation awarded $5.73 million to Duke University in Charlotte and $3.43 million to Hjf Medical Research International Inc. in Bethesda. It also gave $3.41 million to the University of Washington in Chicago for vaccine and infectious disease work, showing support for multiple institutions in the same scientific area. For translational science and human biology, the foundation provided $3.44 million to the University of Washington in Chicago for translational science and therapy and $1.86 million for human biology. Those awards connect the funder’s research portfolio to work that moves from basic science toward clinical application.
How Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster at a p25 of $16,574, a median of $48,238, and a p75 of $176,132, while the recent list also includes very large institutional awards in the millions. That spread suggests a mix of smaller support grants and major subawards or program grants. The grant record shows repeated recipients across multiple years, including the University of Washington, Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Duke University, and Hjf Medical Research International Inc. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and makes program-related investments. It funds organizations rather than individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$97.2M
Total Assets
$3.5B
Total Revenue
$2B
Total Expenses
$2.1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $176K, with a median of $48K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$48K
75th Percentile
$176K
Geographic Reach
National41 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR THOMAS LYNCH JR
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