Broad Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE BROAD INSTITUTE IS TO PROPEL PROGRESS IN BIOMEDICINE, THROUGH RESEARCH AIMED AT THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. WE ARE A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE ROOTS OF DISEASE AND CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN NEW BIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS AND IMPACT FOR PATIENTS.
- Income
- $846.1 million
- Spending
- $799.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 2,676
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $982,376, institute director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (medical research, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (medical research, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $629.8 million spent. THE BROAD INSTITUTE OPERATES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH BY USING GENOMICS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF HUMAN DISEASE, AND TO HELP LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A NEW GENERATION OF THERAPIES. THE INSTITUTE DEFINES A NEW COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, BRINGING TOGETHER EXTRAORDINARY SCIENTISTS ACROSS HARVARD, MIT AND HARVARD-AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND USES NEW APPROACHES THAT COMBINE BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, COMPUTATION AND ENGINEERING WITH MEDICAL SCIENCE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. ITS SCIENTISTS ARE COMMITTED TO UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF GENOME AND CELL BIOLOGY, AND TO DEVELOPING TRANSFORMATIVE NEW APPROACHES TO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. SCIENTIFIC AREAS INCLUDE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS SCIENCE, DRUG DISCOVERY, GENOME REGULATION, CELLULAR CIRCUITRY AND EPIGENOMICS, IMMUNOLOGY, MEDICAL AND POPULATION GENETICS, AND METABOLISM. BROAD'S RESEARCHERS BRING EXPERTISE IN DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY AREAS, CALLED PLATFORMS, TO COLLABORATE ON CHALLENGING PROJECTS AND DEVELOP NEW TOOLS AND GENERATE DATA AND INSIGHTS AT A SCALE THAT COULD NOT BE DONE WITHIN A TYPICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. TECHNOLOGY AREAS INCLUDE DATA SCIENCES, GENETIC PERTURBATION, GENOMICS, IMAGING, METABOLOMICS AND PROTEOMICS. THE INSTITUTE IS FOCUSED ON USING COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO ACCELERATE SCIENCE EVERYWHERE, DRIVE DOWN THE COST OF RESEARCH, AND MAKE FOUNDATIONAL ADVANCES IN A NUMBER OF DISEASE AREAS. THESE AREAS INCLUDE CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND MICROBIOME, KIDNEY DISEASE, OBESITY, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND RARE DISEASE. THE BROAD INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE EXTENSIVE DATA, METHODS, AND TECHNOLOGIES IT GENERATES SECURELY, RAPIDLY AND READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO DRIVE BIOMEDICAL PROGRESS AROUND THE WORLD. THE BROAD INSTITUTE HOLDS AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC RETREAT, A MULTI-DAY MEETING FEATURING PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS ON A VARIETY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ACROSS THE INSTITUTE. IN 2024, THE RETREAT WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 2,200 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN PERSON. BROAD INSTITUTE OPERATES THE BROAD DISCOVERY CENTER, A FREE EDUCATIONAL SPACE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THERE, BROAD SHOWCASES HOW RESEARCHERS IN KENDALL SQUARE AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND AND TREAT HUMAN DISEASE. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS AND OTHERS VISITED THE DISCOVERY CENTER. THE BROAD'S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM ENGAGES BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY PROVIDING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AND SEMESTER-LONG RESEARCH PROJECTS. IN 2024, 18 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND 15 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A CAREER EXPLORERS PROGRAM DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. IN 2024, AS PART OF THE NINTH ANNUAL BROAD SCIENTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM WITH CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BROAD SCIENTISTS VISITED GRADE LEVEL CLASSROOMS AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SCIENCE UNITS. BROAD SERVED APPROXIMATELY 385 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THIS INITIATIVE. BROAD VOLUNTEERS MENTORED 44 STUDENTS IN THE BIO-CODING CLUB DESIGNED TO ENGAGE 6-8 GRADERS IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY. ALSO IN 2024, BROAD PARTICPATED IN SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. BROAD SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATED IN TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS GROUPS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES, HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. BROAD HOSTED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS STEAM IT UP, COMPUTER SCIENCE PLAYGROUND, A CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL BOOTH, AND TAKE YOUR LITTLE BROADIE TO WORK DAY, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 593 STUDENTS. BROAD SCIENTISTS ALSO LEAD 5 EDUCATIONAL TOURS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR WITH APPOXIMATELY 92 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. TO HELP INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FROM ACROSS MANY BACKGROUNDS, BROAD OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEIR EDUCATION AND CAREERS. IN 2024, 33 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 21 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 43 FACULTY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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