Funding search · EIN 590735717 · Chevy Chase, MD

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Name: Howard Hughes Medical Institute grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

321
grants reported: $183.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $470,666
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

learning community inclusive excellence gray scholars change driving

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Hanna Gray Scholars awards to early-career faculty at research universities
Driving Change: undergraduate STEM inclusion at public and regional universities
Science Education Alliance and SEA-PHAGES phage discovery courses
Medical research payments to host institutions of HHMI investigators
BioInteractive classroom science materials and K-12 science education

Typical grant

Median grant is roughly $470,000, with the middle half running from $25,000 to about $678,000. The big money is formulaic: Hanna Gray Scholars faculty awards land at $1,280,000, Hanna Gray research grants cluster at $414,690 or $829,380, and Driving Change institutional awards come in at a flat $2,500,000. Small checks of $10,000 to $50,000 are supplements to existing scholars and their host institutions, and the same universities appear repeatedly across years.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Medical Research”
“Hanna Gray Scholars”
“Driving Change”
“Science Education Alliance”
“BioInteractive”
“SUPPORT OF K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES”

Positioning adjacent work

Connect to Hanna Gray Scholars if you are early-career; awards to host institutions are fixed at $1,280,000.
For undergraduate STEM equity work, mirror the Driving Change frame and the $2,500,000 institutional scale.
Course-based research proposals should reference SEA-PHAGES and Science Education Alliance directly, sized $20,000 to $675,000.
Emphasize the host institution's commitment; nearly all money flows through universities, not standalone nonprofits.

Worth knowing: This is not open-door philanthropy. Most dollars follow individual scientists HHMI already selected, so the institution receives the check because the person is there, and giving concentrates hard in California, Massachusetts, and New York. The exceptions are Driving Change and Science Education Alliance, which reach public regionals, HBCUs, and Hispanic-serving institutions, and those are the realistic entry points for a new relationship.

0 grants matching “STEM education”

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Stanford University6 grants · $4.6M
Vanderbilt University3 grants · $3.7M
Harvard University5 grants · $3.5M
University of Alaska Anchorage2 grants · $3.3M
Illinois State University3 grants · $3.3M
University of California San Francisco1 grant · $3.1M
University of Pittsburgh1 grant · $3.0M
Loudoun County Public Schools1 grant · $3.0M
University of California - Berkeley4 grants · $3.0M
Allen Institute1 grant · $2.9M

Giving over time

$21.5M

2021

$101.2M

2022

$51.6M

2023

$8.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 321 grants.

$3.2M
University of Alaska Anchorage · Fairbanks, AK · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$3.1M
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Medical research
$3.0M
University of Pittsburgh · 2023
Science Education Alliance
$3.0M
Loudoun County Public Schools · Ashburn, VA · 2021
Support of K-12 science education activities
$2.9M
Allen Institute · Seattle, WA · 2021
Medical Research
$2.6M
Vanderbilt University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$2.5M
Illinois State University · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
Rice University · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
Rutgers University-Camden · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
University of California at Los Angeles · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
University of Massachusetts Amherst · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
University of Vermont · 2023
Driving Change
$2.5M
Loyola Marymount Univ · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.5M
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.5M
State Univ of New York- Albany · Albany, NY · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.5M
Univ of Md Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.5M
Univ of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.5M
Univ of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Driving change learn. Comm.
$2.1M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Medical research
$2.0M
Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Medical Research
$1.9M
Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
Advanced courses
$1.7M
Stanford University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$1.5M
Cold Spring Harbor Lab · Cold Sp Harbor, NY · 2022
Advanced courses
$1.5M
Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation · Rockvillle, MD · 2022
Support of k-12 science education activities
$1.4M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Medical Research
$1.3M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Medical research
$1.3M
Boston University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Case Western Reserve Univ · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Harvard University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Northeastern University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
The Rockefeller University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of California - Berkeley · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of California - Davis · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of California - San Diego · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of California - San Francisco · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of Colorado Boulder · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of Washington School of Medicine · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Washington University · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
Stanford Univ · Po Box, CA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
University of California-San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
H. Gray scholars - faculty
$1.3M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.3M
University of Minnesota Medical School · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Faculty
$1.2M
University of California - Berkeley · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$1.2M
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - grant
$1.2M
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$1.1M
National University · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$1.1M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$1.1M
University of La Verne · La Verne, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$1.0M
Loudoun County Public Schools · Ashburn, VA · 2024
Support of k-12 science education activities
$984,188
Boise State University · Boise, ID · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$965,000
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$931,600
Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$900,000
The Jackson Lab · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
Advanced courses
$898,256
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2022
H. Gray scholars - grant
$883,668
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$871,067
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr · New York, NY · 2021
Medical Research
$829,380
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$829,380
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$823,668
Florida International University · Miami, FL · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$823,668
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$823,668
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$823,668
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$816,447
The Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2022
H. Gray scholars - grant
$813,187
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
H. Gray scholars - grant
$810,366
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
H. Gray scholars - grant
$803,065
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$783,065
Bryn Mawr College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$782,600
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$750,959
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Medical research
$745,789
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2021
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$704,025
Gustavus Adolphus College · Saint Peter, MN · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$678,071
University of Michigan · 2023
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
$675,000
Iup Research Institute · 2023
Science Education Alliance
$649,500
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$625,000
Coker University · Hartsville, SC · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$625,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$600,000
James Madison University · 2023
Science Education Alliance
$591,600
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
California State University-Stanislaus · Turlock, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Dalton State College · Dalton, GA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Fordham University · Bronx, NY · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Haverford College · Haverford, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Suny Empire State College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
Universidad Ana G Mendez-Cupey Campus · San Juan, PR · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$531,600
University of California-Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community
$529,500
Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2022
Inclusive excellence 3 learning community

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.