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Milky Way Research Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $7.9 million (tax year ended May 2025)
Milky Way Research Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $7,899,074 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 13, 2026. The largest was $1,150,000 to Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University in Redwood City, CA for investigator award research grant.
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- EIN
- 852277927
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $198,227
- Grants paid
- $7,899,074
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202601039349100645. It reported $7,899,074 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Investigator award research grant | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | Cambridge, MA | Investigator award research grant | Medical research | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Investigator award research grant | $1,125,025 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Medical Center | Boston, MA | Investigator award research grant | Health care | $1,066,570 | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $640,598 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Research grant | $466,881 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202541049349100939. It reported $16,399,481 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Investigator award research grant | $1,160,790 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | Investigator award research grant | Science and technology | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | Investigator award research grant | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,149,449 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD | Investigator award research grant | $1,149,399 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Investigator award research grant | Education | $1,140,448 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Investigator award research grant | $1,133,740 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellcome Sanger Institute | Hinxton, UK | Investigator award research grant | $1,005,990 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | Investigator award research grant | Education | $948,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Research grant | $536,121 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | Investigator award research grant | $512,499 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Research grant | $460,787 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Investigator award research grant | $301,508 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $10,779,245 |
| Medical research | $1,150,000 |
| Science and technology | $1,150,000 |
| Health care | $1,066,570 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $10,144,284 |
| Massachusetts | $6,148,624 |
| New York | $3,248,750 |
| Texas | $2,300,000 |
| Maryland | $1,149,399 |
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Updated April 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.