1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Categories
  3. Medical research organizations

Medical research organizations

There are 6,026 medical research organizations in the United States. Combined, these medical research organizations employ 57,805 people, earn more than $21 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $76 billion.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Types of medical research organizations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Medical discipline research centers
 
1,168
 
$8,348,020,093
Organizations supporting multiple medical research organizations
 
1,038
 
$2,155,450,816
Cancer research organizations
 
931
 
$2,426,581,521
Medical research professional societies
 
383
 
$221,988,525
Medical research alliances and advocates
 
188
 
$37,535,867
Organizations supporting a single medical research nonprofit
 
150
 
$3,124,296,430
Nerve, muscle, and bone research organizations
 
143
 
$92,932,481
Medical research and public policy institutes
 
138
 
$204,617,983
Medical research technical and management assistance providers
 
23
 
$7,577,662
Showing 9 of 9 categories

Job trends for Medical research organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
1,008
1-10
 
415
11-25
 
113
26-100
 
129
101 to 1,000
 
69
1,000+
 
13
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of medical research organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,318
$250k to $1M
 
413
$1M to $5M
 
369
$5M to $25M
 
176
$25M to $100M
 
66
$100M+
 
32
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of medical research organizations

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 6,026

Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)

The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is America's most experienced, trusted and effective non-profit dedicated to improving human and animal health by promoting public understanding and support for biomedical research.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$19.6m
Employees
2
EIN
04-2746997
IRS type
501(c)(3)

THE Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. is to prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research. Prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research.
Revenue
$117.4m
Assets
$199.1m
Employees
63
EIN
13-3727250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative cancer research.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$160.5m
Employees
19
EIN
13-1933825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Institute for Humane Studies

The Institute discovers, develops, and supports students, scholars, and other intellectuals who maintain the highest standard of academic excellence and who share an interest in the principles of the classical liberal tradition.
Revenue
$31.1m
Assets
$35.5m
Employees
89
EIN
94-1623852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Research Programs

The corporation was formed exclusively for one or more of The following objectives or purposes: to benefit, to perform The Research functions of, or to carry out The purposes of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. tax id 13-5644916. Tax id #13-5644916.
Revenue
$0
Assets
$0
Employees
0
EIN
13-3470494
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Association for Anatomy (AAA)

The mission of American Association of Anatomists is to advance anatomical science through research, education, and professional development.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
9
EIN
23-6239047
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's National Research Institute (CNHS)

The mission of Children's National Health System is to excel in care, advocacy, research and education.
Revenue
$102.1m
Assets
$28.7m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1654453
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Association for Cancer Research

AACR researches, educates, and collaborates to prevent and cure cancer. They publish journals and host scientific meetings and workshops.
Revenue
$137.4m
Assets
$291.8m
Employees
301
EIN
23-6251648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lupus Research Alliance (ALR)

The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) is an American voluntary health organization based in New York City whose mission is to find better treatments and ultimately prevent and cure systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus).
Revenue
$18.6m
Assets
$93.3m
Employees
72
EIN
58-2492929
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cancer Research Institute (CRI)

Extend the lives of cancer patients and reduce cancer-related deaths by fueling the development of a new class of smarter, more effective treatments that mobilize our body's natural immune defenses against all types of cancer.
Revenue
$24.0m
Assets
$133.7m
Employees
32
EIN
13-1837442
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Henry M Jackson Foundation For The Advancement of Military Medicine

Henry M Jackson Foundation advances military medicine by empowering researchers, facilitating industry collaborations, and supporting programs that benefit armed forces and civilians.
Revenue
$628.9m
Assets
$321.6m
Employees
2,839
EIN
52-1317896
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliance for Aging Research

The Alliance for Aging Research is the leading organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
14
EIN
54-1379174
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Urological Association Education and Research

AUA Education and Research promotes urological education, research, and publication of scientific literature. Offers annual conference attracting thousands of professionals.
Revenue
$35.4m
Assets
$203.9m
Employees
179
EIN
43-0691437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sabin Vaccine Institute

Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization made up of scientists, researchers, and advocates dedicated to reducing needless human suffering from vaccine preventable and neglected tropical diseases.
Revenue
$40.1m
Assets
$15.4m
Employees
84
EIN
06-1389829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)

The mission of the MMRF is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure.
Revenue
$29.1m
Assets
$66.4m
Employees
72
EIN
06-1504413
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CURE Childhood Cancer

CURE Childhood Cancer is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research and through support of patients and their families.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
34
EIN
58-1244138
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roswell Park Alliance Foundation

Roswell Park Alliance Foundation's mission is to maximize dollars available for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's most promising lifesaving research, treatment and prevention programs, while supporting the psychosocial needs.
Revenue
$26.0m
Assets
$160.6m
Employees
97
EIN
16-1391608
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
Revenue
$505.3m
Assets
$439.0m
Employees
325
EIN
13-4141945
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute ("Institute" or "hhmi") is the nation's largest private biomedical research institution, with almost $21 billion in net assets at the end of its 2018 fiscal year.
Revenue
$1.8b
Assets
$27.3b
Employees
2,567
EIN
59-0735717
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

The purpose of American Gastroenterological Association Institute, inc. is to advance and foster the development and application of the science and practice of gastroenterology and closely related fields of study, medical and scientific by providing leade....
Revenue
$30.3m
Assets
$111.7m
Employees
111
EIN
36-6066325
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Want more insights on medical research organizations?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "H00: Medical Research: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2026 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy