Mayday Fund
A focused fund devoted to a single human problem, physical pain, betting significant support on a handful of projects that turn research into better care.
Financial profile
Mayday Fund · EIN 38-4117113 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,245,525 | $1,323,157 | $33,373,770 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $9,340,596 | $1,736,197 | $29,554,920 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $1,368,718 | $1,466,204 | $37,196,508 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $654,825 | $1,375,842 | $33,374,150 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Mayday Fund is read alongside.
TBF
Tiny Beam Fund
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TFF
Tommy Fuss Fund
A private family memorial fund that turns grief into research, financing the science of understanding…
BWF
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
An independent biomedical foundation that backs scientists at pivotal career transitions and funds discovery…
JCCMF
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
A memorial fund staking early scientific careers on fundamental discovery
1 companies named
CF
Commonwealth Fund
A national health care foundation dedicated to affordable, quality health care for everyone, supporting…
Who backs MF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Mayday Fund's peers, but not Mayday Fund
Companies named publicly by at least one of Mayday Fund's five peer societies, and not found in Mayday Fund's reviewed public records.
| Company | JCCMF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Merck and Company | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A focused fund devoted to a single human problem, physical pain, betting significant support on a handful of projects that turn research into better care.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Citadel.
Strengths
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