About Broad Institute
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.
Focus Areas
Brain HealthCancerCardiovascular diseaseChronic diseaseDiabetesInfectious disease and microbiomeKidney diseaseObesityRare diseaseImmunologyMetabolismGenomics and sequencing technologiesDrug discovery
Funding Style
program support
About Broad Institute
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.
What Broad Institute Funds
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.
How Broad Institute Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$147M
Total Assets
$2.7B
Total Revenue
$860.4M
Total Expenses
$730.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $69K and $627K, with a median of $201K.
25th Percentile
$69K
Median
$201K
75th Percentile
$627K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
About 28% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TODD GOLUB INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
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