Howard Hughes Medical Institute
| Founded | 1953 |
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| Founder | Howard Hughes |
| Focus | Biological and Medical research and Science Education |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°59′55″N 77°4′47″W / 38.99861°N 77.07972°W |
| Method | Laboratories, Funding |
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| Revenue | -US$2.303 billion (due to losses on investments) (2022) |
| Expenses | US$853 million (2022) |
| Endowment | US$24 billion |
| Employees | 2,300 (2022) |
| Website | hhmi.org |
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is an American non-profit medical research organization headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland with additional facilities in Ashburn, Virginia. It was founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes, an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United States. HHMI spends about $1 million per HHMI Investigator per year, which amounts to annual investment in biomedical research of about $825 million.
The institute has an endowment of $22.6 billion, making it the second-wealthiest philanthropic organization in the United States and the second-best-endowed medical research foundation in the world. HHMI is the former owner of the Hughes Aircraft Company, an American aerospace firm that was divested to various firms over time.