Save the date (Nov. 19-20) for the Fall 2025 HRA Members Meeting!
HRA Happenings
2025 Website Update FAQs
The Health Research Alliance (HRA) website will be launching improved features over the next few months! These changes include: Live now! Account self-management: Each organization can designate an account administrator for their HRA membership. This account administrator can edit organization profile information, access account invoicing information, and add/remove users affiliated…
July 25, 2025HRA Dues Increase for Calendar Year 2026
Dear HRA members, The HRA Board of Directors and HRA staff spent considerable time during 2025 examining the history of HRA’s operating expenses and dues, as well as conducting a benchmarking analysis with similar organizations. HRA established its initial dues structure in 2006 and then raised dues by 25% in…
July 7, 2025HRA Happenings – June 2025
HRA Quarterly Newsletter – June 2025 Dear HRA Members, Happy summer! I hope you are all having a wonderful start to the season and have time planned to spend with your families and loved ones! Welcome to the first installment of the 2025 HRA Quarterly Newsletter! This summer will be…
June 24, 20252024 Impact Report
Dear HRA members, Thank you for your support and engagement during 2024, which was a year of transition for HRA! Please join Jenna and I in celebrating the accomplishments and impact of the Health Research Alliance community, which we’ve summarized in our 2024 Impact Report. We look forward to continuing…
January 15, 2025Introduction to HRA’s New Executive Director
Dear HRA members, I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Health Research Alliance. My first 30 days as the Executive Director have been exciting and fulfilling! I have spent time getting to know the amazing HRA staff and interns, as well as some Board…
July 29, 2024HRA Names Christine Riordan, Ph.D. as their new Executive Director
The Health Research Alliance (HRA) announced today the appointment of its new Executive Director, Dr. Christine Riordan, effective June 17, 2024. Christine Riordan, Ph.D. Dr. Riordan will succeed retiring HRA Executive Director, Dr. Maryrose Franko, and will take on the leadership of the HRA, representing more than 100 nonprofit funders…
May 13, 2024HRA BY THE NUMBERS
119
We are 115+ funders collaborating to impact investment in research
$25B
To date, we have provided over $25 billion in research funding
85,000
More than 85,000 grantees are beneficiaries of our funding
Upcoming Events
2025 CEO Roundtables
8/20/25 3-4PM ET
HRA will be hosting roundtables giving CEOs (including Presidents, Executive Directors, etc) of HRA Member organizations the opportunity to network and learn from their peers. Previous roundtable discussions have covered strategic planning and human resource issues such as remote and hybrid work, compensation, and expanding programs under increasing expense constraints,…
Summer Book Club: Everything Is Tuberculosis
8/27/25 3-4PM ET
Summer book club is back! This summer we will be reading the instant #1 New York Times bestseller, Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a…
Upcoming Meetings
Fall 2025 HRA Members Meeting
11/19/25 (afternoon and evening reception) - 11/20/25 (full day)
The Fall 2025 Health Research Alliance Members Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19 – Thursday, November 20 in Alexandria, VA, hosted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) offices and sponsored by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association, BrightFocus Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and the Donaghue…
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Sponsor of the Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the Fall 2025 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the Fall 2025 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the Fall 2025 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the 2025-2026 HRA Federal Policy Series
Sponsor of the Fall 2024 Members Meeting
Sponsor of the Fall 2024 Members Meeting