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Nobel Laureates Circle

Leading the Way in the Pursuit of Cures

The Nobel Laureates Circle recognizes our visionary donors who make cumulative gifts of $1 million or more to Fred Hutch. These philanthropic leaders are fueling exponential advances in preventing, detecting, treating and curing cancer and other diseases.

50K

blood stem cell transplants per year

More than 50,000 patients worldwide receive blood stem cell transplants annually, all tracing back to Fred Hutch’s pioneering work.

6X

faster with your support

209 Nobel Laureates Circle members have generously contributed $1 million or more to Fred Hutch’s lifesaving research.

209

Nobel Laureates Circle members

209 Nobel Laureates Circle members have generously contributed $1 million or more to Fred Hutch’s lifesaving research.

$1M

endows a fellowship

A $1 million gift endows a fellowship for a scientist on the threshold of a career of lifesaving discoveries.

Nobel Prize Winners

The Nobel Laureates Circle was named to honor Fred Hutch’s Nobel Prize recipients, Drs. E. Donnall Thomas (1990), Lee Hartwell (2001) and Linda Buck (2004). Each received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and further cemented Fred Hutch’s reputation for scientific innovation and excellence.

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Member Roster

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A - E

Madeline* and Howell E. Adams, Jr.
Aldarra Foundation
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
     for Childhood Cancer
Mr. Paul G. Allen*
Chap and Eve Alvord
Amazon
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Society of Hematology
Amgen
The Anderson Foundation
Loch Anderson
Ric and Kaylene Anderson
Stephen and Rita Anderson
Anduin Foundation
Robert M. Arnold*

Scott and Paula Atkison
The Aven Foundation
Avon Foundation for Women
Ronald R. Bailey Estate
Barton Family Foundation
Dan and Pam Baty
Carl and Renée Behnke
Sally Skinner Behnke*
David and Joanna Beitel
Yahn Bernier and Beth McCaw
Debbie and Jim Bevier
Bezos family
Jeff Bezos
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Robert and Sheila Bosanko
Cathy Boshaw and Doug Edlund
Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Susan Brotman
Richard and Loraine Burger
Dave Burke and Louise O'Reilly
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Canary Foundation
Cancer Research Institute
Charles E. Stuart Charitable
     Foundation
Mylo and Marion Charlston*
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the
     American Society of Clinical
     Oncology
Costco Wholesale
Terry and Sharon Covey
Crabby Beach Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick* J. Crane
Roger Crouch

CTI BioPharma
Damon Runyon Cancer Research
     Foundation
In Memory of Charlotte M. Davis
Defeat Multiple Myeloma
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Holly and Eric Dillon
Peter S.* and Sandra W. Dyer
J. Orin* and Charlene Edson
Edward P. Evans Foundation
Clairmont L. and Evelyn S. Egtvedt*
Eluna
John and Christine Enslein
Entertainment Industry Foundation /
     Women’s Cancer Research Fund
The Eucalyptus Foundation

Nobel Laureates Circle membership includes 19 anonymous donors.
*Deceased member
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2022.

F - M

Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
Mark and Kristin Fleischauer
Jane Folkrod*
Foundation for the National
     Institutes of Health
Nat and Diane Franklin
Friends of FSH Research
Friends of José Carreras
     International Leukemia
     Foundation
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers
     Foundation
David Worthington Garner Trust
Bill Gates
Melinda French Gates
The George & Fay Young Foundation
Gerdin Family Foundation
Giles W. and Elise G. Mead
     Foundation
Bob and Eileen Gilman Family
David and Patricia Giuliani and
     Foundation
Chuck Glass

The GM Foundation
Kenneth J. and Beryl N. Goodchild
Calvin A. Gorman Trust
Martin and Barbara Gosselin
Jeff and Julie Guillot
Alice Coulon Hanson*
John J. and Katherine A. Harnish
Lee Hartwell and Theresa Naujack
     Hartwell
The Hartwell Foundation
Hearst Foundations
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Bob and Pat Herbold
Arthur P. Holm Estate*
Jay D. Holman
The Hope Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yvonne Twining Humber Estate
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Immunex
JMS 360 Fund
J. Orin Edson Foundation

Jacob Green Charity Golf Classic
Jewish Community Federation
John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes
     Foundation
David Jones and Maryanne Tagney
Erna M. Jorgensen Trust
José Carreras Leukaemia
     Foundation
The Kaphan Foundation
Estate of Nelda S. Kleinschmidt
Norma and Leonard Klorfine
Miklos Kohary and Natalia Zimonyi
     Kohary
Merrilee Wickstrom Kullman
The Lawrence Ellison Foundation
Rae and Mark Lembersky
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Life Sciences Discovery Fund
Life Sciences Research Foundation
Listwin Family Foundation
LIVESTRONG Foundation
Lucas Brothers Foundation

Claudia R. Luebbers Trust
The Lustgarten Foundation
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Nea Lynn* and Curt Ireland
Mark and Nikki Mahan
Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust
Mr. John A. McCone and
     Mrs. Theiline Pigott McCone*
Rider and Victoria McDowell Charitable Trust
Matt and Carol McIlwain
Doug and Ruth McKnight
Paul Edwin Melcher Estate
Norman and Suzanne Metcalfe
Microsoft
Moneytree, Inc.
The Moore Charitable
     Foundation, Inc.
John and Susie Morganti Estate
Craig and Marie Mundie
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Nobel Laureates Circle membership includes 19 anonymous donors.
*Deceased member
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2022.

N - S

National Breast Cancer
     Foundation, Inc.
Peter and Sheryl Neupert
The Norcliffe Foundation
Carol-Ann O'Mack* and
     John Deininger
Dorothy and Everett O'Neill*
Rick and Pam Panowicz
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Grafton Pauls and LaVonne Pauls
James B. Pendleton Charitable Trust
Premera Blue Cross
Kelly and Christi Price
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Ragon Institute                                    

James* and Sherry Raisbeck
Paula and Stephen Reynolds
James S. Rhodes
Carrie D. Rhodes-Nigam
Richard C. Goldstein Private
     Foundation
Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer
The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and
     Helen C. Kleberg Foundation
Jim Roberts and Pam Becker
Mary K. Rolland
The Rona Jaffe Foundation
Rosalie and Harold Brown
     Foundation

The Milton B. Rubin Family
Dorlesca Hazel Ryan Estate
The Safeway Foundation
Jean E. Sanders M.D.
Sarah M. Hughes Foundation
Jim and Bet Schuler
Schultz Family Foundation
MacKenzie Scott
James G. Scripps Estate
The Seattle Foundation
Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc.
Frank and Harriet* Shrontz
Jim and Jan Sinegal

Ben Slivka and Lisa Wissner-Slivka
Molly Nordstrom Sloan and
     Stuart Sloan
Sloan Foundation
Space Needle Foundation
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Barbara Stephanus
Charles E. Stuart Charitable
     Foundation
Kathy Surace-Smith and Brad Smith
Susan G. Komen
Swarts Family

Nobel Laureates Circle membership includes 19 anonymous donors.
*Deceased member
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2022.

T - Z

Herman E. Tenzler Estate
Dr. and Mrs. E. Donnall Thomas*
Mikal and Lynn Thomsen
Barbara Thrasher and Rick Koffey
Luke D. Timmerman and
     Tracy B. Cutchlow
Hazel Johnson Toly Estate

 

Bonnie and Jim Towne
Turner Construction Company
United Way of King County
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
The V Foundation for Cancer
     Research
Vadon Foundation

W. M. Keck Foundation
Paul S. Warber Estate
Cynthia M. Ward
Washington Research Foundation
Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni
     Foundation
                                  

Elizabeth Wayner
Richard W. Weiland Estate
John and Nancy Zevenbergen
Zilber Family Foundation
Janet Zinn

                                  

Nobel Laureates Circle membership includes 19 anonymous donors.
*Deceased member
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2022.

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Contact Philanthropy

Kelly O'Brien, Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer
Phone: 206.667.5098