Giving to Whitehead Institute
Gifts and grants from individual donors, foundations, and corporations directly support our researchers as they seek to transform biomedical science and, ultimately, medicine and health care.
Our Mission is forging new frontiers in science, uncovering insights today that unlock the potential of tomorrow.
Our pursuit of that Mission is guided by our core values: Ingenuity, Belonging, Courage, and Learning. Our values help foster an environment of bold, creative research.
Your financial support can fuel excellence and innovation, enabling our creative and accomplished biomedical researchers to make path-breaking discoveries, uncover the deepest mysteries of biology, and catalyze new ways to combat disease.
Whitehead Institute researchers’ have transformed the world’s fundamental understanding of biology. Their discoveries continue to lead to the formation of dozens of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, underpinning the development process for scores of new treatments and diagnostics. And they are acclaimed for conceiving and developing research methods and tools that have advanced the conduct of science around the world.
Scientific discovery depends on courageous investigators who push past the present boundaries of knowledge. But not on scientists alone. Discovery depends on partners who are passionately committed to shaping the future of biomedical research: philanthropists and funding organizations whose support for basic biomedical research today will enhance millions of people’s lives in years to come.
Throughout its nearly four-decade history, Whitehead Institute has had astonishing impact and a record of disproportionate influence on biomedical research around the world. The Institute’s continuing accomplishments reflect both the exceptional talent it attracts and its uniquely supportive, collaborative, and collegial environment.
Philanthropy can be a powerful driver for cutting edge science, enabling creative and accomplished biomedical researchers to pursue path-breaking discovery. By providing financial support to Whitehead Institute, donors make clear their deep commitment to knowledge and scientific discovery, to nurturing excellence, to advancing innovative science, and to translating new knowledge to improve human health.
Your philanthropy can be an engine for path-breaking discovery. Please demonstrate your commitment to world-class, innovative basic science research by making a contribution to Whitehead Institute in any of these ways.
The importance of donors’ support is not theoretical: at Whitehead Institute, philanthropy is translated into discovery and, longer term, into better understanding of human health and new ways of diagnosing and treating disease. Here are two illustrations of how our donors are having a major impact by advancing the next generation of discovery.
Whitehead Institute Giving Societies honor the Institute’s most philanthropic donors. A diverse constituency of individuals, families, corporations, foundations, and organizations who have contributed $250,000 or more to Whitehead Institute comprise the lifetime giving societies. Donors who have given $2,500 or more for three consecutive years are members of the Director’s Circle.
Recognizing donors whose philanthropic support totals $250,000 to $999,999, the Society reflects Whitehead Institute’s role as a catalyst for the globally renowned biomedical research hub.
Recognizing donors whose philanthropic support totals $1,000,000 to $4,999,999, the Society is named for the Institute’s Nobel Prize-winning Founding Director and pioneering biologist.
Recognizing donors whose philanthropic support reaches $5,000,000 or more, the Society is named for the visionary industrialist and philanthropist who established the Institute.
Honoring donors who have provided for Whitehead Institute through their wills, trusts, gift annuities, retirement plans, donor-advised funds, or insurance policies.
If you would like additional information about making a gift to Whitehead Institute, contact one of our staff members here.