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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000351051-09-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090204
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090204

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000351051
		IRS NUMBER:				042103594
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		13F-HR
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-01002
		FILM NUMBER:		09567277

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		238 MAIN STREET SUITE 200
		CITY:			CAMBRIDGE
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			021421012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6172533333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		238 MAIN STREET SUITE 200
		CITY:			CAMBRIDGE
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			021421012
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 13F

Form 13F Cover Page

Report for the quarter ended:	December 31, 2008

Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Address: 238 Main Street, Suite 200
         Cambridge, MA  02142-1012

13F File Number: 28-1002

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Seth Alexander
Title: President MITIMco
Phone: 617-253-6083
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:

Seth Alexander     Cambridge, Massachusetts    February 4, 2009

Report Type:  13F Holdings Report

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None

I AM SIGNING THIS REPORTS AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: 0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 8

Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $407,961,827

List of Other Included Managers: NONE

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DATA DOMAIN INC                ,COM ,23767P109 ,502411        ,26724        ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,26724        ,
H + E EQUIP SVCS INC           ,COM ,404030108 ,1841109       ,238795       ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,238795       ,
INNOPHOS HLDGS INC             ,COM ,45774N108 ,241801        ,12206        ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,12206        ,
ISHARES TR                     ,COM ,464287234 ,208272198     ,8340897      ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,8340897      ,
ISHARES TR                     ,COM ,464287465 ,56214527      ,1252831      ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,1252831      ,
SPDR TRUST                     ,COM ,78462F103 ,140007089     ,1551497      ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,1551497      ,
STRATEGIC HOTELS + RESORTS INC ,COM ,86272T106 ,660772        ,70520        ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,70520        ,
TEXTRON INC                    ,COM ,883203101 ,221920        ,16000        ,SH ,   ,SOLE ,   ,16000        ,
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