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Private foundation (trust)EIN 852277927Est. 2023-04

MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$16.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

17

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$965K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$302K–$1.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$18.2M

Total Expenses

$13.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$16.8M

Distributable Amount

$93K

Min. Investment Return

$43K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $302K through median $1.1M to maximum $1.2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $27.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

86 grants

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$11.4M
14 grants
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$4.4M
8 grants
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
$3.5M
4 grants
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$3.5M
4 grants
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
$3.5M
4 grants
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$3.5M
4 grants
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$3.5M
4 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$3.4M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

86 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
58
grants
$1–5M
24
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

California
$20.6M
39% of total
Massachusetts
$12.3M
24% of total
New York
$9.2M
18% of total
Texas
$6.9M
13% of total
Maryland
$3.4M
7% of total

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