About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
To end cancer and related diseases through innovative research, prevention, detection, treatment and compassionate patient care.
Focus Areas
cancer researchpatient caredisease preventionglobal health
Who They Fund
academic and clinical researcherspublic health institutions and departmentsresearch laboratories and core facilities
Funding Style
research fundingclinical research supportshared resources / infrastructureinterdisciplinary collaborationcapacity building for scientific teams
About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s recent grantmaking is dominated by large awards for vaccine and infectious disease work, led by a $20,142,359 grant to the University of Washington for that purpose. The center also backs public health sciences, clinical research, human biology, and patient care-related research infrastructure through grants that frequently reach research universities, medical schools, hospitals, and specialized research organizations. Its 2023 grant list shows a funder comfortable with seven-figure commitments and repeated support for the same partners, including multiple awards to the University of Washington and to Emory University. That pattern fits its stated mission to end cancer and related diseases through innovative research, prevention, detection, treatment, and compassionate patient care. The funding profile suggests a research-centered public charity that channels substantial support into scientific teams and collaborative institutions rather than individuals. Recent examples include major grants to Cancer Research and Biostatistics in Seattle for public health sciences and to Orlando Immunology Center PA for vaccine and infectious disease work.
What Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Funds
Vaccine and infectious disease research is the center’s clearest funding priority in the latest grants. It gave $5,279,684 to Orlando Immunology Center PA for vaccine and infectious disease, $4,658,374 to Duke University for the same area, and $2,979,260 to Johns Hopkins University for vaccine and infectious disease. Public health sciences is another recurring theme: Cancer Research and Biostatistics received $4,699,154 in Seattle for public health sciences, and Regents of the University of Michigan received $1,527,807 for public health sciences. The center also supports clinical research and human biology, including $2,564,380 to the University of Washington for clinical research and $1,716,690 to the University of Washington for human biology. These grants align with its focus on research, prevention, and treatment.
How Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Gives
The typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $21,824, the median is $57,544, and the 75th percentile is $223,026. The recent grant list also shows a small number of very large awards alongside many six-figure grants, indicating a wide spread in grant size. Giving appears to recur to the same institutions across years or across multiple awards in the same year, as seen with repeated grants to the University of Washington and Emory University. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a public charity and a regular funder, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$122.1M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$696.8M
Total Expenses
$610.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $22K and $223K, with a median of $58K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$58K
75th Percentile
$223K
Geographic Reach
National40 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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