Nobel Laureates Circle

Philanthropy that Fuels Hope

The Nobel Laureates Circle recognizes visionary donors whose cumulative gifts to Fred Hutch total $1 million or more. Your philanthropic leadership is fueling extraordinary advances in preventing, detecting, treating and curing cancer and infectious disease.

Nobel Prize–Winning Science

The Nobel Laureates Circle is named in honor of our Nobel Prize recipients: E. Donnall Thomas, MD, (1990), Lee Hartwell, PhD, (2001) and Linda Buck, PhD, (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

Fred Hutch acknowledges our most dedicated and generous Nobel Laureates Circle donors who have contributed $5 million or more cumulatively.

$100 Million+
Bezos Family
Gates Foundation
Stuart and Molly Sloan

$25 Million+
American Cancer Society
Blood Cancer United
Charles E. Stuart Charitable Foundation
J. Orin and Charlene Edson
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

$10 Million+
Amazon
Robert M. Arnold
Steve and Connie Ballmer
Carl and Renée Behnke
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
The Eucalyptus Foundation
J. Orin Edson Foundation
Norma and Leonard Klorfine
Life Sciences Discovery Fund
Listwin Family Foundation
The Norcliffe Foundation
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Prostate Cancer Foundation
James and Sherry Raisbeck
Safeway Albertsons Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
John Stanton and Theresa Gillespie
Washington Research Foundation
Estate of Richard W. Weiland

$5 Million+
Susan A. Adams Trust
Aldarra Foundation
Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson
Avon Foundation for Women
Ronald R. and Claire Bailey Estate
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Canary Foundation
Costco Wholesale
Deloitte
Holly and Eric Dillon
Clairmont L. and Evelyn S. Egtvedt
David and Patricia Giuliani and Foundation
Stanley W. Johnston Estate
Erna M. Jorgensen Trust
Kuni Foundation
Microsoft
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Carol-Ann O'Mack and John Deininger
Jim and Jan Sinegal
Sloan Foundation
Space Needle Foundation
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Barbara Stephanus
Kathy Surace-Smith and Brad Smith
Susan G. Komen
Swim Across America
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
W. M. Keck Foundation
Mary Ann Walters


Nobel Laureates Circle includes 33 anonymous members.
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2025.

Mr. Howell E. Adams, Jr.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
     for Childhood Cancer
Arleta Rae Allen
Mr. Paul G. Allen
Chap and Eve Alvord
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Society of Hematology
amfAR
Amgen
The Anderson Foundation
Loch Anderson and Allyn Perkins
Ric and Kaylene Anderson
Stephen and Rita Anderson

Anduin Foundation
Marco Argenti and Nanyan Li
Scott and Paula Atkison
Stan and Alta Barer
Barton Family Foundation
Dan and Pam Baty
Sally S. Behnke
David and Joanna Beitel
Yahn Bernier and Beth McCaw
Yvonne M. Betson Trust - Ryan and
     Sara Maxwell
The Bevegni Family
Debbie and Jim Bevier
Jeff Bezos
Jay O. Blain
John O. and Margaret J. Bock

Robert and Sheila Bosanko
Cathy Boshaw and Doug Edlund
Susan Brotman and Jeffrey Brotman
Vinh Bui and Tram Le
Richard and Loraine Burger
Dave Burke and Louise O'Reilly
Ward and Judy Bushnell
Allan L. Caldwell Trust
Cancer Research Institute
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Mylo and Marion Charlston
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO
     Foundation
Terry and Sharon Covey
Crabby Beach Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick J. Crane
Roger M. and Gloria T. Crouch
Crystal Springs Foundation
CTI BioPharma
In Memory of Charlotte M. Davis
Dorothy W. Day Trust
Defeat Multiple Myeloma
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Peter S. and Sandra W. Dyer
Edward P. Evans Foundation
Ellison Foundation
Eluna
John and Christine Enslein


Nobel Laureates Circle includes 33 anonymous members.
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2025.

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
Fritzky Family
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers
     Foundation
David Worthington Garner Trust
Michael and Lynn Garvey
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
Chuck Glass
The General Motors Foundation
Kenneth J. and Beryl N. Goodchild
Larry and Virginia Gordon
Calvin A. Gorman Trust
Martin and Barbara Gosselin
Jeff and Julie Guillot
Donald Guthrie and
     Candace Tkachuck
Susanne and Scott Guthrie
Alice Coulon Hanson

John J. and Katherine A. Harnish
The Hartwell Foundation
Lee Hartwell and
     Theresa Naujack Hartwell
Haselwood Auto Group
O. Peder Haslestad and
     Theodora N. Haslestad Trust
Hearst Foundations
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Robert and Phyllis Henigson
Steven and Jorja Henikoff
Bob and Pat Herbold
Estate of Arthur P. Holm
Mr. Jay D. Holman
The Hope Foundation for
     Cancer Resesarch
Alice M. Hudspeth Trust
Yvonne Twining Humber Estate
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Immunex
Inserra Family Foundation
Nea Lynn and Curt Ireland
Jacob Green Charity Golf Classic
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial
     Fund for Medical Research
Margaret Jeffery Estate
JMS 360 Fund
Mike and Diane Johansson
John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes
     Foundation
David Jones and Maryanne Tagney

Josep Carreras Leukemia Foundation
Kaphan Foundation
Rich and Karmann Kaplan
Estate of Nelda S. and
     Ralph R. Kleinschmidt
Miklos Kohary and
     Natalia Zimonyi Kohary
Mike and Debbie Koss
Merrilee Kullman Estate
The Lambeth Family
The Lawrence Ellison Foundation
Rae and Mark Lembersky
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Family
Life Sciences Research Foundation
Lily Pointe Family Foundation
LIVESTRONG
Lopker Family Foundation
Lucas Brothers Foundation
Claudia R. Luebbers Trust
Lupus Research Alliance
Lustgarten Pancreatic
     Cancer Foundation
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Mark and Nikki Mahan
Marion & John E. Anderson
     Foundation
The Mark Foundation for
     Cancer Research
Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust
Paul and Nancy Maudslien
Trish and Peter May

Mr. John A. McCone and
     Mrs. Theiline Pigott McCone
Rider and Victoria McDowell
     Charitable Trust
Matt and Carol McIlwain
Doug and Ruth McKnight
Kathleen McVay
Melanoma Research Alliance
Estate of Paul E. and Marie T. Melcher
Charlotte H. Merritt
Norman and Suzanne Metcalfe
David C. Miller Trust
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Moneytree, Inc.
The Moore Charitable
     Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Gabriel Morelli
John and Susie Morganti Estate
Craig and Marie Mundie
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Myeloma Solutions Fund


Nobel Laureates Circle includes 33 anonymous members.
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2025.

National Breast Cancer
     Foundation, Inc.
Peter Neupert
Sheryl Neupert
Dorothy and Everett O'Neill
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
PACCAR
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Rick and Pam Panowicz
LaVonne Pauls and Grafton Pauls
James B. Pendleton Charitable Trust
Pfizer
Premera Blue Cross

Dierdre and Dickson Preston
Kelly and Christi Price
Frank W. Pritt, III
Melanie Pritt and Jeffrey Libby
Jacquie Ream
Satya and Rao Remala Family
Rett Syndrome Research Trust
Paula and Stephen Reynolds
James and Kalpana Rhodes
Carrie D. Rhodes-Nigam
Richard C. Goldstein
     Private Foundation
The Rippel 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 Rea Brown
     Foundation
The Milton B. Rubin Family
Dorlesca Hazel Ryan Estate
Jean E. Sanders M.D.
Sarah M. Hughes Foundation
Bet and Jim Schuler

Schultz Family Foundation
MacKenzie Scott
Estate of James G. and
     Marjorie Scripps
Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc.
Frank and Harriet Shrontz
South Sound C.A.R.E. Foundation
Richard Swaisgood Estate
Swarts Family


Nobel Laureates Circle includes 33 anonymous members.
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2025.

Estate of Herman E. and
     Jessie Tenzler
Dr. and Mrs. E. Donnall Thomas
Mikal and Lynn Thomsen
Barbara Thrasher and Rick Koffey
Luke D. Timmerman and
      Tracy B. Cutchlow

Estate of Hazel L. and Walter A. Toly
Doris Torkelson
Bonnie and Jim Towne
Turner Construction Company
UMC
United Way of King County
Unravel Pediatric Cancer

Vadon Foundation
Betty Vandermeer and
     Frank Vandermeer
Paul S. Warber Estate
Cynthia M. Ward
Linda G. Watts Estate
Elizabeth Wayner

Dr. Paul Weiden and Family
The Wissner-Slivka Foundation
James and Roberta Weymouth
Wilke Family Foundation
John and Nancy Zevenbergen
Zilber Family Foundation
Janet Zinn


Nobel Laureates Circle includes 33 anonymous members.
Member roster is up to date as of June 30, 2025.

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