Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a public charity based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its activities include education and research, and its 2025 filing reports 203 grants totaling $49,498,610, with listed grant purposes described as education/research.
Carnegie Mellon University at a glance
In short: Carnegie Mellon University gave $49.5M across 203 grants in 2025 (avg $244K), top state Pennsylvania. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $49,498,610
- +23.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 203
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $243,836
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $68,400
- Total assets
- $7,636,209,610
- +6.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (43 of 203, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (27% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Carnegie Mellon University
- Contact
Mailing address: 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-1358
Website: https://cmu.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Carnegie Mellon University
Who Carnegie Mellon University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Pittsburgh ($6.1M). Together the top 10 received $20.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
902 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 363 grants of 902 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in Pennsylvania received 27% of reported grant dollars. California received 10%, and Illinois, Massachusetts, and Texas each received 8%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 203 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Carnegie Mellon University open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 43 of 203 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $175K; repeat grants $262K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $91K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27.7M (2019) to $49.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 203 grants totaling $49.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Education/Research | $6,094,507 |
| University of Illinois Chicago, IL | Education/Research | $2,089,714 |
| Velentium LLC Richmond, TX | Education/Research | $1,922,328 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks Inc Boston, MA | Education/Research | $1,909,762 |
| Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laborator Laurel, MD | Education/Research | $1,768,692 |
| Penn State University State College, PA | Education/Research | $1,638,813 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA | Education/Research | $1,525,262 |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | Education/Research | $1,229,686 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Education/Research | $1,137,311 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Education/Research | $1,086,772 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,636,209,610 | $2,498,102,199 | $1,896,700,767 | $49,498,610 | 203 | $675,231,553 |
| 2024 | $7,165,712,587 | $2,003,071,984 | $1,776,981,445 | $39,996,271 | 190 | $268,171,076 |
| 2023 | $6,841,480,872 | $1,881,828,034 | $1,640,976,103 | $35,238,940 | 186 | $120,396,147 |
| 2022 | $6,497,771,735 | $1,976,389,642 | $1,513,112,668 | $37,500,236 | 173 | $248,933,596 |
| 2021 | $6,284,436,792 | $1,962,040,329 | $1,383,731,619 | $28,064,450 | 150 | $207,806,396 |
| 2020 | $4,726,328,922 | $1,850,131,561 | $1,438,488,964 | $33,734,403 | 156 | $347,888,541 |
| 2019 | $4,402,305,882 | $1,643,363,312 | $1,393,872,568 | $27,651,694 | 140 | $212,301,645 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Carnegie Mellon’s stated mission is to provide a transformative educational experience, cultivate a collaborative university community, and make a transformative impact regionally, nationally, and globally by engaging with partners beyond campus. Its filing describes instruction, research, and auxiliary services supporting those functions.
The university’s 2025 grant recipients include research universities and other organizations. The University of Pittsburgh describes its mission as serving its region, Pennsylvania, and the nation through education, research, and community partnership. Northwestern University describes its mission as excellent teaching, innovative research, and student growth in a diverse academic community. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania describe a public-service mission that includes education, research, and patient care.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Carnegie Mellon reported 203 grants totaling $49,498,610. Grant amounts ranged from $5,077 to $6,094,507, with a median of $68,400.
The largest reported grants included $6,094,507 to the University of Pittsburgh, $2,089,714 to the University of Illinois, $1,922,328 to Velentium LLC, and $1,909,762 to Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. Each was listed for education/research. Other large recipients included Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ($1,768,692), Penn State University ($1,638,813), and the Regents of the University of California ($1,525,262).
The university also lists Scholarly Project Funding, a $750 award managed by its Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and provided by the Graduate Student Assembly and Office of the Provost. It supports CMU graduate students whose personal or departmental resources are exhausted and whose research is required for a graduate degree. This is support for the university’s own students, not an outside-applicant grant program. The university’s funding guidance describes internal coordination for limited-submission opportunities and proposal review through its Office of Sponsored Programs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Farnam Jahanian as President/Ex-Officio Trustee. Other listed officers and directors include Charles A. Kennedy, Chief Investment Officer; James H. Garrett, Provost and Chief Academic Officer; and Theresa Mayer, Vice President for Research.
Carnegie Mellon University is led by Paul D. Nielsen, Director, CEO & Sei since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 26 of 66 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul D. Nielsen
Director, CEO & Sei
Director, CEO & Sei → Former Ke, Director, CEO & Sei, 2022
Former Ke, Director, CEO & Sei → Director, CEO & Sei, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$601K (2019) → $698K (2025)
Farnam Jahanian
President & Ex-Officio Trustee
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $2.7M (2025)
David Coulter
Chair & Voting Trustee
Voting Trustee → Chairman & Voting Trustee, 2022
Chairman & Voting Trustee → Chair & Voting Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
7.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Michael McQuade
Voting Trustee & Comp Services
V.p. for Research → Voting Trustee & Comp Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
$75K (2019) → $35K (2025)
Lowell Taylor
Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$370K (2025)
Thomas Goff
Man. Director & Operations-Inv Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$618K (2025)
Anne M. Molloy
Vice Chair & Voting Trustee
Voting Trustee → Vice Chairman & Voting Trustee, 2022
Vice Chairman & Voting Trustee → Vice Chair & Voting Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
2.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Tepper
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward H. Frank
Voting Trustee
Vice Chairman & Voting Trustee → Voting Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward J. Grefenstette
Trustee
Voting Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Giler
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francisco B. D'souza
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Brunckhorst
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard L. Ellin
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Cunicelli
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel P. Adams
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Block
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry E. Jennings Jr.
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lip-Bu Tan
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Skurman
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manoj P. Singh
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Bianchini Jr.
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Crockett
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Tull
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yoshiaki Fujimori
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lane M. Bess
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shrinivas V. Dempo
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Tunie
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darryl Britt
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Ed Gainey
Ex-Officio Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathalie Cowan
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Reiman
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ajei Gopal
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Evans
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Chen
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jewell Rhodes
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shalini Ray
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Decker
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Healy
Voting Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brian Olsavsky
Voting Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Lavelle
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joanna Lovering
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Kohatsu
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristieanne Reed
Voting Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Blanton
Vice President of Finance & CFO
Vice President of Finance & CFO → V.p. of Finance & CFO, 2021
V.p. of Finance & CFO → Vice President of Finance & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$416K (2019) → $513K (2025)
Carrie Nelson
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$252K (2019) → $315K (2025)
Charles A. Kennedy
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$475K (2019) → $1.5M (2025)
James H. Garrett
Provost & CAO
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$465K (2019) → $904K (2025)
John Dolan
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$211K (2019) → $296K (2025)
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Jc Warner Univ. Prof. of Nat.
Jc Warner Univ. Prof. of Nat. Sci. → Jc Warner Univ. Prof. of Nat., 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$617K (2019) → $698K (2025)
Mary Jo Dively
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Corporate
Vice President & General Counsel → Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Corporate, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$551K (2019) → $841K (2025)
Michael Trick
Dean & Qatar Campus
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$869K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)
Scott Mory
Former Officer
V.p. for University Advancement → V.p. for Univ. Advisor, 2024
V.p. for Univ. Advisor → Former Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$521K (2019) → $529K (2025)
Daryl Weinert
Vice President for Operations
V.p. for Operations → Vice President for Operations, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$398K (2021) → $552K (2025)
Jonathan Cagan
Former Ke & Professor
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$376K (2021) → $406K (2025)
Tom Mitchell
Former Ke & Professor
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$326K (2021) → $364K (2025)
Isabelle Bajeux Besnainou
Prof., Dean & Tepper Sch.of Bus
Prof., Dean & Tepper Sch. of Bus. → Prof., Dean & Tepper Sch.of Bus, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$759K (2022) → $731K (2025)
Kate Lippert
Assistant Secretary of the Corporate
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$133K (2023) → $152K (2025)
Gina Casalegno
Vice President for Stud Aff & Dean of Stud
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$421K (2024) → $455K (2025)
Martial Hebert
Prof., Dean & Sch of Comp Scie
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$554K (2024) → $641K (2025)
Pam Eager
Int Vice President Univ Advisor
Int Vice President for Univ Advisor → Int Vice President Univ Advisor, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$380K (2024) → $464K (2025)
Stan Waddell
Vice President for Info Tech & Chief Info
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$443K (2024) → $472K (2025)
Theresa Mayer
V.p. for Research
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$475K (2024) → $558K (2025)
William Sanders
Prof., Dean & College of Engin
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$549K (2024) → $606K (2025)
Tysen Kendig
Vice President Uni Committee & Mark
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$193K (2025)
David Bennett
Vice President for Univ Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (73)
- Former: Bruce M. McWilliams (2019–2024) — Voting Trustee
- Former: James E. Rohr (2019–2024) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Laurie Weingart (2019–2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
- Former: Theresa Kail-Smith (2020–2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Brit McCandless Farmer (2023–2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: John Watts (2023–2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: David Steier (2024) — Prof & Heinz College of Info Sy
- Former: Nicholas Scibetta (2024) — Former Officer
- Former: David L. Porges (2019–2023) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Gina Casalegno Vp For (2019–2023) — Student Affairs & Dean of Students
- Former: J. Lea Hillman Simonds (2019–2023) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Paula Kauffman Wagner (2019–2023) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Raymond J. Lane (2019–2023) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Tod S. Johnson (2019–2023) — Vice Chair & Voting Trustee
- Former: Torrence M. Hunt Jr. (2019–2023) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Martial Hebert Prof Dean (2020–2023) — School of Computer Science
- Former: Edward Grefenstette Voting (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Jo Dively Vpgencoun (2021–2023) — Secretary of the Corporation
- Former: Stan Waddell Vp For Info (2021–2023) — Tech & Chief Info Officer
- Former: William Sanders Prof Dean (2021–2023) — College of Engineering
- Former: Daryl Weinert Vp For Ops (2022–2023) — Interim V.p. for Research
- Former: J. Michael McQuade Former (2022–2023) — Officer & Spec. Advisor to President
- Former: Nicholas Scibetta Vp For (2022–2023) — Univ. Committee & Market.
- Former: Scott Mory Vp For (2022–2023) — Univ. Advancement
- Former: Allen L. Robinson (2023) — Director of Cmu-Africa
- Former: Neil Donahue (2023) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
- Former: Glen De Vries (2019–2022) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Ira J. Gumberg (2019–2022) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Mayor William Peduto (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Michael Zamagias (2019–2022) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Rodney McClendon (2019–2022) — Former Officer
- Former: Christopher Stengel (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: John Pranzatelli (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Francisco Pena Ex-Officio (2022) — Trustee & Professor
- Former: Jeffer Choudhrysen Managing (2022) — Director-Head of Investment
- Former: Kate Lippert Assistant (2022) — Secretary of the Corporate
- Former: Neil Donahue Ex-Officio (2022) — Trustee & Professor
- Former: Vijayakumar Bhagavatula Director (2022) — Cmu-Africa & Prof.
- Former: Ajit Shetty (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Cathy A. Light Sec Of The (2019–2021) — Corporate & Adv. to President
- Former: Eric Cooper (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey Housenbold (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: John Lehoczky (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
- Former: Jonathan M. Rothberg (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Linda A. Dickerson (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Mary Ann Ulishney (2019–2021) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Robert Dammon (2019–2021) — Professor of Finance
- Former: Vijayakumar Bhagavatula (2019–2021) — Director & Cmu-Africa
- Former: Jeffer Choudhry Senior (2021) — Managing Director-Head of Investment
- Former: Key Nuttall (2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Scott Mory Vp For Univ (2021) — Advisor, Int V.p. for Market & Committee
- Former: Alex Diclaudio (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Bruce Kraus (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Bryon Krug (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Daryl Weinert Chief Of Staff (2019–2020) — V.p. for Strat. Init.
- Former: Erroll B. Davis Jr. (2019–2020) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Key Nuttall Vp For Marketing (2019–2020) — Communications
- Former: Pamela Eager (2019–2020) — Former Officer & Senior Associate for Development
- Former: Ramamoorthi Ravi (2019–2020) — Zoltners Prof. of Operat. Research
- Former: Randal E. Bryant (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
- Former: Steve Kloehn (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Subra Suresh (2019–2020) — Former Officer & Former Trustee
- Former: Jonathan Cagan Professor Of (2020) — Mechanical Engineering
- Former: Scott Mory Vp For Univ Adv (2020) — Int Vice President for Market & Committee
- Former: Tom Mitchell Founders (2020) — Univ. Professor
- Former: Andrew Moore Dean School (2019) — Of Computer Science
- Former: Jeanne Vanbriesen (2019) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Professor
- Former: Jonathan Cagan Professor (2019) — Interim Dean & College of Engineering
- Former: Karen T. Khan (2019) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Luis H. Ball (2019) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Mark S. Kamlet (2019) — Former Officer & Professor
- Former: Sunil Wadhwani (2019) — Voting Trustee
- Former: Tom Mitchell Prof Int Dean (2019) — School of Comp. Sci.
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.7M, to Farnam Jahanian (President/Ex-Officio Trustee). 26 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Carnegie Mellon University
How much does Carnegie Mellon University give each year?
Carnegie Mellon University gave $49.5M across 203 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40.0M across 190 grants.
What is Carnegie Mellon University's typical grant size?
Carnegie Mellon University's median grant in 2025 was $68,400, and its average grant was $243,836, across 203 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Carnegie Mellon University that year got $175K on average.
Where does Carnegie Mellon University give grants?
Carnegie Mellon University's top state is Pennsylvania, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (10%) and Illinois (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (38 grants), Philadelphia, PA (6 grants), Washington, DC (6 grants) and Chicago, IL (5 grants).
Does Carnegie Mellon University give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 203 grants with a stated purpose on Carnegie Mellon University's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education/Research" (166 grants) and "Program Service" (37 grants).
Who are Carnegie Mellon University's largest grantees?
Carnegie Mellon University's largest 2025 grantees include University of Pittsburgh ($6,094,507), University of Illinois ($2,089,714) and Velentium LLC ($1,922,328), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University reported $7.6B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5B.
What does Carnegie Mellon University fund?
Carnegie Mellon’s stated mission is to provide a transformative educational experience, cultivate a collaborative university community, and make a transformative impact regionally, nationally, and globally by engaging with partners beyond campus. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cmu.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Carnegie Mellon University's EIN?
Carnegie Mellon University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-0969449. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Carnegie Mellon University funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/carnegie-mellon-university-morg_a5d48934d4864625a10c8c2203da911a
BibTeX
@misc{grantable_250969449_2026,
author = {{Grantable}},
title = {{Carnegie Mellon University funder profile}},
howpublished = {GrantGraph},
year = {2026},
url = {https://grantable.co/funders/carnegie-mellon-university-morg_a5d48934d4864625a10c8c2203da911a},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-10. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
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