Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
A biomedical research foundation that since 1947 has given early-career postdoctoral scientists independent fellowship support to pursue basic research across all disciplines of the life sciences.
Financial profile
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation · EIN 13-1677403 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2,213,115 | $4,925,217 | $86,765,987 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $7,233,705 | $4,631,632 | $78,764,295 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $9,955,267 | $4,141,362 | $97,416,170 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $7,502,979 | $3,881,464 | $87,414,201 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $3,232,335 | $3,904,565 | $79,477,216 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $4,950,710 | $4,281,066 | $61,664,432 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Helen Hay Whitney Foundation is read alongside.
JCCMF
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
A memorial fund staking early scientific careers on fundamental discovery
1 companies named
BWF
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
An independent biomedical foundation that backs scientists at pivotal career transitions and funds discovery…
WF
Whitehall Foundation
A foundation that since 1937 has funded basic research in vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology, backing…
GSAFC
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research
A foundation created in memory of Gabrielle Rich Aouad that funds early-career scientists pursuing novel…
36 companies named
LF
Lalor Foundation
A specialist funder of the earliest science behind reproductive health
Who backs HHWF
Every company Helen Hay Whitney Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Corporate and Institutional Sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Fellowship sponsors (undated page); foundations and research institutes omitted.
Who backs Helen Hay Whitney Foundation's peers, but not Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Helen Hay Whitney Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Helen Hay Whitney Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | GSAFC | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| 111SKIN | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Apres Caviar | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Armand de Brignac | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Baked by Melissa | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Caffe Napoli | Named | 1 of 1 |
| DCS Services | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Foundation Medicine | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Grande Cosmetics | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Guerlain Spa | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Hamptons Muse | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Happy Dad | Named | 1 of 1 |
| HRLM Champagne | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Incyte | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Jefferson’s Whisky | Named | 1 of 1 |
| LALO Tequila | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Let’s Sprinkle by MG | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Lorraine Schwartz | Presented by | 1 of 1 |
| Lucky Energy | Named | 1 of 1 |
| LVH | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Lyre’s Mocktail | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Millennium Takeda | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Muscari | Named | 1 of 1 |
| MYGEMMA | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Naviva® | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Pernod Ricard | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Peter Thomas Roth | Named | 1 of 1 |
| ProMix | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Rami Chocolates | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Reve Travel | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Rumor Rose | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Spring 44 Gin | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Tito’s Handmade Vodka | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Tres Chicon | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Treveri Cellars Prosecco | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Valmont | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Windsor International Limo | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A biomedical research foundation that since 1947 has given early-career postdoctoral scientists independent fellowship support to pursue basic research across all disciplines of the life sciences.
- Consensus
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- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.
Strengths
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